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Humboldt County Association of Governments Secures $310K Grant to Improve Pedestrian Safety at Loleta Elementary, Enhance Connectivity to Tribal Lands
LoCO Staff / July 2, 2025, 3:18 p.m. / Infrastructure
… Communities Competitive Grant will go to Loleta Elementary’s Safe Routes to School program. | Photo: Andrew Goff###Press release from Caltrans District 1: EUREKA – Caltrans has awarded $26 …
Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commissioner and Gavin Newsom Celebrate Expansion of Statewide Film, TV Tax Credit
LoCO Staff / July 2, 2025, 2:06 p.m. / Film
… : productions must spend in California first. For every $1 invested, $4–$8 returns to the state’s economy.For instance the Paul Thomas Anderson movie last January brought in $2.1 million direct dollars …
Meet Deputy William Kerr and Deputy Shirley Yanez, Who Will Henceforth Be Stationed in Willow Creek
LoCO Staff / July 2, 2025, 2:02 p.m. / Local Government
BUS FREE! Humboldt Transit Authority Celebrates 50 Years of Service by Offering Free Rides All July!
Andrew Goff / July 2, 2025, 10:13 a.m. / Community Services
In a First, California Moves Toward Paying Incarcerated Firefighters Minimum Wage
Cayla Mihalovich / July 2, 2025, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
… Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. During active emergencies, Cal Fire compensates them an additional $1 per hour. That appears to be changing. Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed a new state …
California Schools Are Scrambling as Trump Administration Withholds Almost $811 Million
CalMatters staff / July 2, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… March and May, releasing the money on July 1. On Monday, states received an email saying the department was still reviewing 2025 funding for the five affected programs. In many California districts …
Homeless Student Counts in California Are Up. Some Say That’s a Good Thing
Carolyn Jones / July 2, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Lane Giulieri, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / July 2, 2025, 6:57 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Arthur Ray Winters, 1935-2025
LoCO Staff / July 2, 2025, 6:57 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Todd Alyn Coleman, 1962-2025
LoCO Staff / July 2, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Arcata City Council OK’s $50,000 Hiring Bonus for Out-Of-State APD Recruits
Dezmond Remington / July 1, 2025, 4:17 p.m. / Public Safety
Meredith Matthews Leaving Executive Director Gig at Arcata Chamber to Lead Humboldt Lodging Alliance
Ryan Burns / July 1, 2025, 3:29 p.m. / Business
Firefighters Responding to a Handful of North Coast Wildfires as a Result of Yesterday’s Lightning Storm
Andrew Goff / July 1, 2025, 3:16 p.m. / Fire
… . Gasquet Ranger District Myrtle Fire – Approximately .1 acre with ground resources on scene. The fire is located northeast of Crescent City on Low Divide Road near Forest Route 17N21 …
Huffman Slams Senate Passage of Trump’s ‘Big, Ugly Bill,’ Calling it a Betrayal
LoCO Staff / July 1, 2025, 10:28 a.m. / D.C.
‘This Tax Could Kill This Industry.’ California Cannabis Operators Brace for Increase
Alexei Koseff / July 1, 2025, 9:54 a.m. / Sacramento
… and other political leaders. The excise tax for weed is 19% as of July 1, up from 15% — the result of a political deal three years ago that was intended to buy more time for the legal market …
(VIDEO) Fire Destroys Home in Ridgewood Heights; Firefighter Sustains Eye Injury Battling the Blaze
LoCO Staff / July 1, 2025, 9:45 a.m. / Fire
Kneeland Shooting Leaves One with Serious Injuries; 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested on Firearm Assault Charges, HCSO Says
LoCO Staff / July 1, 2025, 9:10 a.m. / Crime
One of the Biggest Obstacles to Building New California Housing Has Now Vanished
Ben Christopher / July 1, 2025, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Hank (Henry) Ingham, 1947-2025
LoCO Staff / July 1, 2025, 6:59 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gregory Lee Rael, 1950-2025
LoCO Staff / July 1, 2025, 6:58 a.m. / Obits
… (Perlmutter) and his stepson Gino Pialorsi.A celebration of Greg Rael’s life will be held on July 12, at 1 p.m. at the Bayside Grange. ###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of …
OBITUARY: Diane Marie Mohorovich, 1935-2025
LoCO Staff / July 1, 2025, 6:57 a.m. / Obits
… .Please join us on July 19, 2025, to share memories of Diane:Eureka Woman’s Club 1531 J Street 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Special thanks to the Timber Ridge staff, Providence St. Joseph Hospital for their care …
OBITUARY: Karen Lynn Hill, 1948-2025
LoCO Staff / July 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
BE SAFE: Aerial Fireworks are Illegal in Most of Humboldt County, Sheriff Says
LoCO Staff / June 30, 2025, 4:07 p.m. / Crime , Public Safety
What Should We Do With the Eureka Slough Bridges? Your Thoughts May Shape Their Fate
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 30, 2025, 4:01 p.m. / Infrastructure , Traffic
Your Latest Update on Efforts to Reopen Highway 36
LoCO Staff / June 30, 2025, 3:21 p.m. / Traffic
Third Suspect Arrested in Last Week’s Residential Burglary in Arcata, APD Says
LoCO Staff / June 30, 2025, 2:46 p.m. / Crime
Controversial Climate Rule, Which Could Raise California Gas Prices, Goes Into Effect Tuesday
Alejandro Lazo / June 30, 2025, 2 p.m. / Sacramento
… , which is adjusted annually, will increase by 1.6 cents per gallon on Tuesday. The tax is primarily used to pay for roads and highways.###This story was originally published by …
RED FLAG WARNING: There’s Good Chance Interior Humboldt and Trinity Counties Will See Winds and Dry Lightning
Andrew Goff / June 30, 2025, 1:01 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
(VIDEO) EVEN MORE TRAIL: Rio Dell Would Like to Remind You They Also Have a Spiffy, New Trail For Your Non-Motorized Needs
LoCO Staff / June 30, 2025, 11:49 a.m. / Community
(VIDEO) Let’s Take a Dreamy Sunset Ride From Arcata to Eureka on the Newly Connected Humboldt Bay Trail, Shall We?
Andrew Goff / June 29, 2025, noon / Community
