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It’s PIKEMINNOW DERBY Time! Let’s Get Out on the Eel and Slay Invasive Fish for Fun and Food and Prizes
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2024, 4 p.m. / Fish
Arcata Fire Puts Out Fire in Manufactured Home Off Alliance Early This Morning, But Not Before Lots of Damage Was Done
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2024, 11:41 a.m. / Fire
LOW ON BLOOD! There’s a ‘Critical Shortage’ of O Positive at the Blood Bank, and If You Are of That Persuasion They’d Really Love it If You Could Donate
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2024, 10:29 a.m. / Emergencies
Can’t Find a Doctor? California Bill Would Punish Insurers for Giving Customers Outdated Info
Ryan Sabalow / July 29, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… require an insurer’s provider directory to be at least 60% accurate by this time next year and 95% accurate by July 1, 2028. The insurers would face fines up to $10,000 for every 1,000 enrolled customers …
California Added a New Grade for 4-Year-Olds. Are Parents Enrolling Their Kids?
Carolyn Jones and Erica Yee / July 29, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Constantino Romero, 1970-2024
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… through all sports. On August 1, 2009, Tino married the love of his life, Debbie. Little did he know that same week he not only became a husband, but a soon-to-be grandfather. Tino found out days later his …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Hear Me Roar
Barry Evans / July 28, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson and Friends Explore the Historic Bridges of Bridgeville and Beyond
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 27, 2024, 2:21 p.m. / Humboldt Outdoors
Hill Fire Now 45 Percent Contained at 7,224 Acres
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 27, 2024, 10:11 a.m. / Fire
… remains the priority, fire personnel continue to mop up and patrol other areas of the perimeter,” according to Incident Command. There are 1,578 personnel, 42 crews, 96 engines, 37 pieces of heavy …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Gang Goes to Norway
LoCO Staff / July 27, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Eureka Boys’ Group Made the 510-Mile Walk to Portland’s Lewis & Clark Exposition in 1905 and Arrived as Heroes
Glen Nash / July 27, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… the following pledge: Realizing that my going to Portland is dependent upon the following conditions here named, I promise:1. That I will receive, transact and obey all orders from, and allow myself …
Law Enforcement Showed a ‘Lack of Effective Planning and Command’ Responding to Cal Poly Humboldt Protests, Independent Review Finds
Ryan Burns / July 26, 2024, 2:11 p.m. / Activism , Cal Poly Humboldt , Crime
Hill Fire Grows to 7,111 Acres, Now 17 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / July 26, 2024, 9:55 a.m. / Fire
Newsom Set an Ambitious Goal to Launch 500,000 Californians Into New Careers. Many Are Firefighters
Adam Echelman / July 26, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Mike Hess, 1959-2024
LoCO Staff / July 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… was marked by his deep connections to his family, friends and community. Growing up in the timber industry, Mike also spent a few years as a commercial fisherman, venturing up to 1,300 miles west of Eureka …
OBITUARY: Daniel J. Hodge, 1949-2024
LoCO Staff / July 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Partly Built New Acute Rehab Building at Redwood Memorial Scrapped, and Providence Employees Say Inpatient Rehab May Be Eliminated Altogether
Ryan Burns / July 25, 2024, 3:52 p.m. / Health Care
… .”“It's really disrespectful,” Minton said. “People are freaked out.”The rumor mill among local health care workers has been further fed by a leaked July 1 memo from Granada …
Hill Fire Personnel Say Conditions are Improving, but Warn It’s Still Quite Hot and Dry for July
Gillen Tener Martin / July 25, 2024, 3:05 p.m. / Fire
… Hill Fire response is a unified Cal Fire and the Forest Service effort that currently involves 1,920 personnel. Last night’s meeting was live streamed on Facebook, and the video can be found here. …
(VIDEO) See What Wind Turbine Assembly Would Look Like on Humboldt Bay, Courtesy of This Presentation From the Harbor District
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 25, 2024, 11:50 a.m. / Infrastructure , Offshore Wind
… at roughly 1,000 feet – about the size of the Eiffel Tower – from the ocean surface to its wing tips. Each blade is as long as a football field. A digital rendering of the fully …
Sheriff’s Office Identifies Two Men Killed in Kneeland Plane Crash Earlier This Week
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2024, 11:18 a.m. / Crime
Newsom Orders State Agencies to Clear Homeless Encampments
Marisa Kendall / July 25, 2024, 9:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… are not meeting his expectations, as he’s done in the past. In 2022, he briefly rescinded $1 billion from cities and counties after accusing them of failing to take big enough steps to reduce homelessness. Cal …
When California Housing Regulators Beef With Voters, Who Wins?
Ben Christopher / July 25, 2024, 7:44 a.m. / Sacramento
… for nearly 1,000 new units by the end of the decade, a quota they’ve been assigned by California’s Housing and Community Development Department. A key pillar of the city’s plan is to convert a dozen …
Ballot Battles, Lawsuits and a Ticked-Off Millionaire: CalMatters on Eureka’s Parking Lot Wars
Ben Christopher / July 25, 2024, 7:35 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Shirley Ann Holmgren, 1936-2024
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Arnold ‘Arny’ Roen Bolkcom, 1961-2024
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Arcata Fire Snuffs Small Mystery Blaze in the Manila Dunes This Afternoon
LoCO Staff / July 24, 2024, 4:58 p.m. / Fire
County Supes Have Differing Views on the Merits of Civilian Oversight of Sheriff’s Office But Postpone Decision on Grand Jury Recommendations
Ryan Burns / July 24, 2024, 3:35 p.m. / Local Government
Out With the Noodles, In With the Sticky Rice: Obento to Take Over Former Japhy’s Location in Northtown Arcata
Gillen Tener Martin / July 24, 2024, 2:28 p.m. / Business
What’s Going on With the Samoa Cookhouse? Danco Owner Dan Johnson Says Reopening is Still a Couple Years Away
Jacquelyn Opalach / July 24, 2024, 1:39 p.m. / Business