Search the Ol’ LoCO Archives!
Stories
INTRODUCING: The Humboldt Handy! Your Go-To Spot When You Need a Plumber, Electrician, Roofer, Painter, or Just About Any Kind of Building Contractor
Hank Sims / June 11, 2024, 11:13 a.m. / Housekeeping
Some California Officials Can Meet Remotely. For Local Advisory Boards, State Lawmakers Say No
Sameea Kamal / June 11, 2024, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… meeting policies born out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Legislature agreed last year to do that for state boards, until Jan. 1, 2026. But lawmakers declined to give that flexibility for local advisory …
California Gig Worker Law Withstands Challenge From Uber at Federal Appeals Court
Levi Sumagaysay / June 11, 2024, 7:21 a.m. / Sacramento
… to address — worker misclassification.” More than 1.4 million workers in California do app-based driving and delivery work for big gig companies such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart, according …
OBITUARY: Virginia ‘Ginnie’ Roderick-Lawson, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / June 11, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Virginia ‘Ginnie’ Roderick-Lawson, 1940-2024 Virginia ‘Ginnie’ Roderick-LawsonAugust 21, 1940 - June 1, 2024 With the most profound sadness, we announce the passing …
OBITUARY: Ben Spini Jr., 1924-2024
LoCO Staff / June 11, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… easier for Ben and his girls in those last months. A combined graveside service for Ben and Pat Spini will be held at the Blue Lake Cemetery on July 17 at 1 p.m., followed by a 2 p.m. Celebration of Lives …
ART ALERT: Here’s Which Walls Will Become More Colorful During the 2024 Eureka Street Art Festival
LoCO Staff / June 10, 2024, 2:03 p.m. / Art
Two-Story Structure Near Target in Eureka Demolished After Accidental Fire on Saturday
LoCO Staff / June 10, 2024, 11:27 a.m. / Fire
… . Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a reported Structure Fire at 2235 3rd St. in Eureka. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with 1 Chief Officer, 3 Engines and 1 Truck for a total of 13 fire service personnel …
Linc Housing Secures Another $15M for 90 Affordable Housing Units in Three Eureka Locations
LoCO Staff / June 10, 2024, 11:18 a.m. / Housing
… Streets, and Myrtle and Sunny Avenues. The project has previously been awarded $30.1 million from the State’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program in 2023, as well as an Infill …
Eureka Resident Arrested With a Pound of Meth Coming Back From Sacramento, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / June 10, 2024, 10:24 a.m. / Crime
(VIDEO) There are Bears in the Tree By Pierson’s
Hank Sims / June 10, 2024, 9:42 a.m. / Animals
Student Loan Relief Deadline Approaching for 300,000 California Borrowers
Mikhail Zinshteyn / June 10, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… their student loans for more than 15 years, a key reason why debt among this population has skyrocketed.By May, more than 1 million Americans have already gotten $51 billion in debt relief through this adjustment …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Fact or Fiction-fulness?
Barry Evans / June 9, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… fails to mention that we're in the midst of “the sixth mass extinction:” We’re currently causing species extinction at somewhere between 100 and 1,000 times higher than natural background …
(PHOTOS) Humboldt Kicks Off Pride Month with Old Town Parade
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 8, 2024, 1:45 p.m. / Community , Event
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Wiyot Tribe and BLM Partner for Stewardship of Headwaters
LoCO Staff / June 8, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Remember Humboldt Bay’s Once-Mighty Shark and Flounder Fisheries? And: Can You Identify the Weird Fishes That Baffled Early White Settlers?
Alan Lufkin / June 8, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: A. Elaine Gosselin, 1928-2024
LoCO Staff / June 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Walter George Hasiuk, 1941-2024
LoCO Staff / June 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gordon Jerry Nitsch, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / June 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Cemetery on June 11, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Gordon Nitsch's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents …
Accidental Fire Causes $75K in Damages to E Street Business, Says Humboldt Bay Fire
LoCO Staff / June 7, 2024, 4:47 p.m. / Fire
… Commercial Structure Fire at the 600 block of E Street in Eureka. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with 1 Chief Officer, 3 Engines and 1 Truck for a total of 13 fire service personnel. Additionally, 1 volunteer …
APD Provides Details on a Pair of Serious Traffic Incidents From the Past 24 Hours
LoCO Staff / June 7, 2024, 3:01 p.m. / Traffic
MOVEMENT of JAH WINDMILL! County Government Signs Up With ‘Xodus Group’ for Offshore Wind Industry Analysis
LoCO Staff / June 7, 2024, 2:10 p.m. / Infrastructure
Local Woman Tried to Stop Teen Bullies From Beating a Kid, but When She and Her Husband Intervened, The Kids Attacked Her Instead; APD Seeks Video Evidence
Ryan Burns / June 7, 2024, 1:05 p.m. / Crime
… your ass again!’” She managed to retreat to a nearby parking lot to call 9-1-1. While she was on the phone she noticed that the original victim had managed to get away, which she considers …
ART ‘N SEEK! Local Artists Will Hide Mushroom-Themed Creations All Around Humboldt on Saturday as a Part of the Worldwide ‘Game of Shrooms’
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 7, 2024, 12:05 p.m. / Art
Cal Poly Humboldt and Other Local Institutions Sign Partnership Agreement With Australia’s Charles Darwin University; Delegation From Australia’s Northern Territory in Town This Week
LoCO Staff / June 7, 2024, 10:03 a.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
… in the Northern Territory of Australia, and it also has campuses throughout the country. The Northern Territory makes up about one-sixth of Australia. It is home to just 1% of the population, of whom 30% are First …
Fatal Single-Vehicle Car Crash Into Bayside Grange Early This Morning; Power Out Across Bayside, Sunny Brae
Hank Sims / June 7, 2024, 9:31 a.m. / Emergencies
Why Gavin Newsom’s Gun Control Constitutional Amendment Hasn’t Gone Beyond California
Alexei Koseff / June 7, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… more than 1,500 of them on how they can help in their states. They plan to train 10,000 volunteers by early 2025 when resolution introductions begin. Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation said …
Jury Convicts McKinleyville Man of Voluntary Manslaughter in 2023 Shooting, District Attorney’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / June 6, 2024, 2:16 p.m. / Courts
The Sheriff’s Office Has Good Photos of Suspects in a Violent Shooting and Carjacking Two Months Ago, and It Would Like to Know if Anyone Recognizes Them
LoCO Staff / June 6, 2024, 1:38 p.m. / Crime
California’s Highest Court Rejects ‘People as Pollution’ Argument for UC Berkeley Housing
Ben Christopher / June 6, 2024, 10:56 a.m. / Sacramento
… by Semantha Norris, CalMattersThe three-year legal battle over the fate of a 1,200 unit housing project and the question of whether the noise of undergrads should be treated as an environmental pollutant under …
Why Increasing Penalties for Assaulting ER Workers Is Dividing California Democrats
Ryan Sabalow / June 6, 2024, 7:08 a.m. / Sacramento