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Highway 101 = Open! Highway 299 = More Open Than It Used to Be!
Andrew Goff / March 10, 2017, 12:42 p.m. / Traffic
… out of here (or back here, conceivably).First the great news: Caltrans District 1 sends word that the slide that fully closed Highway 101 just north of Leggett has been cleared up enough to allow …
Rob Lowe is Shooting a “Secret Project” in Humboldt?
Andrew Goff / March 10, 2017, 12:09 p.m. /
(UPDATE: OPEN!) Caltrans Hopes to Have Highway 101 in Northern Mendocino Open This Afternoon
Andrew Goff / March 10, 2017, 8:52 a.m. / Traffic
HSU’s Ambitious Julius Caesar Delivers a Power-Mad Dictator and Backstabbing Senators
Lauraine Leblanc / March 10, 2017, 7:06 a.m. / Theater
Uber Comes to Humboldt, Bringing Modern Convenience and Corporate Baggage
Ryan Burns / March 10, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Business
(UPDATE) They Say They’re Mapping the Cannabis Genome, But When EPD Came Calling They Found BHO Equipment
Hank Sims / March 9, 2017, 5:26 p.m. / Cannabis
EPD SAYS: It Was a Wild Year in Armed Robberies of Banks and Businesses, But We Solved Almost All of ‘Em
Hank Sims / March 9, 2017, 4:40 p.m. / Crime
… 2016 through February 2017, EPD’s Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) solved 29 armed robberies, 9 of which were from other agencies. In total, 10 were arrested and 1 is wanted on four counts …
(UPDATE) Three Victims Confirmed Dead After Officers Recover Vehicle In Sunday’s Highway 96 Crash From Klamath River
John Ross Ferrara / March 9, 2017, 4:05 p.m. / Traffic
‘Long-Barrel Bandit’ Case Set For August Trial; Suspect in Ten Armed Robberies Could Face Decades in Prison
Rhonda Parker / March 9, 2017, 3:50 p.m. / Crime
… there is enough evidence for a trial. At his arraignment today, Deputy Public Defender David Lee entered not guilty pleas on his behalf. Shepard is being held on $1 million bail.The robber used a variety …
CHP Names Victim in Today’s Fatal Downtown Eureka Hit and Run; Driver Arrested for Felony Vehicular Manslaughter
Andrew Goff / March 9, 2017, 3:28 p.m. / Traffic
… Manslaughter# # #UPDATE: 1:30 p.m.: The female pedestrian, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead after she was transported St. Joseph Hospital, according to Officer Martin Abshire …
(VIDEO) Going For Gold! Humboldt’s Special Olympics Basketball Players Show Off Skills, Sportsmanship and Preparation for Regionals
Sierra Jenkins / March 9, 2017, 7:16 a.m. / LoCO Video Reports
OBITUARY: Marybelle Rogers Meade, 1920-2017
Andrew Goff / March 9, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… will be held at 1 p.m., at the family’s church, St. Albans Episcopal Church, 1675 Chester Avenue, Sunny Brae, Arcata, CA. 95521. Reverend Eric Duff will officiate. Local musicians, Bob Ebenstein and Sarah Torres …
OBITUARY: Carmelita Nahsonhoya, 1965-2017
LoCO Staff / March 9, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… in Arcata on Friday, March 10, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with services to directly follow. A gathering for friends and family will be held at the Yurok Tribe's Worthington Site, 3400 Erie St …
(LIVE VIDEO) Jill Stein is Speaking at HSU
Andrew Goff / March 8, 2017, 7:09 p.m. / Activism
Sheriff’s Office Uses GPS to Locate, Rescue Three People Stuck in the Snow Near Willow Creek (UPDATE: Also Two Guys in the Woods Near McKinleyville!)
Andrew Goff / March 8, 2017, 4:30 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
(UPDATED) Check Out This 14-Year-Old’s Perfect Response to School Questionnaire Asking Where She’s ‘Over Fat’
Ryan Burns / March 8, 2017, 4:19 p.m. / Education
Accused Murder Suspects in Eureka, Fortuna Shootings Both Appear in Court
Rhonda Parker / March 8, 2017, 3:36 p.m. / Courts
… remains in custody on $1 million bail.PREVIOUSLY:Man Shot, Killed Off Rohnerville Road in Fortuna; Police Searching for Suspect’Fortuna Police Release Statement on Today’s Homicide; Shooting Resulted From …
Caltrans Struggles to Keep the Failing Highway to Crescent City Open; Expect 10 to 20 Minute Delays
Hank Sims / March 8, 2017, 3:02 p.m. / Traffic
… Caltrans Struggles to Keep the Failing Highway to Crescent City Open; Expect 10 to 20 Minute Delays Last Chance Grade. Photo: Caltrans.From Caltrans District 1:Motorists using U …
Kitchen Trial Delayed Again; Preliminary Hearing on Manslaughter Charges Against Fortuna Mom Now Scheduled For May, Expected to Last Five Days
Rhonda Parker / March 8, 2017, 2:03 p.m. / Courts
SURVEY SAYS! Humboldt County Kids Have Easy Access to Booze and Tobacco … and Our Convenience Stores Aren’t Helping, State Research Shows
Hank Sims / March 8, 2017, 9:52 a.m. / Health
… ” or cigarillos in addition to cigarettes, and all of those stores sold cigarillos for under $1.Only 34 percent of stores sell fresh fruits or vegetables.Thirty-one percent of stores sell non- or low-fat milk …
(PHOTO) Armed Robbery at Fortuna Chevron; Seems Unlikely, But Can You Identify This Ski-Masked Suspect?
Andrew Goff / March 8, 2017, 9:49 a.m. / Crime
… to contact the Fortuna Police Department at 725-7550 or the WeTip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME. …
(VIDEO) Zero to Fierce! A Ten-Day Festival is Celebrating the Work and Creativity of Humboldt Women
Sierra Jenkins / March 8, 2017, 7:06 a.m. / LoCO Video Reports
Judge Rules SoHum Residents Will Have to Endure Farty Election Pamphlet
Rhonda Parker / March 7, 2017, 5:18 p.m. / Elections
New York City Homicide Suspect Visits Alleged ‘Grow’ House in Eureka and is Arrested EPD
Andrew Goff / March 7, 2017, 4:02 p.m. / Crime
No, EPD Will Not Arrest You if You Don’t Buy Them iTunes Gift Cards Over the Phone, Says EPD
Andrew Goff / March 7, 2017, 3:41 p.m. / Feel Sad
Republican Health Care Bill Could Cost Thousands of Humboldt County Residents Their Insurance Coverage
Ryan Burns / March 7, 2017, 3:29 p.m. / Health Care
County Government Signals That it Will Stand By Its Recently Hired, Embattled Public Defender
Hank Sims / March 7, 2017, 1:44 p.m. / Local Government
(UPDATE) Mother and Two Young Daughters Suspected Deceased After Vehicle Plunges into Klamath River; Father Able to Climb to Safety
Andrew Goff / March 7, 2017, 12:22 p.m. / Traffic
TRAVEL-BANNED: One Iranian HSU Student’s Crazy Odyssey to Get Back to the States and Finish the School Year
John Ross Ferrara / March 7, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / HSU
… . Wikimedia.Maleki found one available flight to the U.S. with a layover in Frankfurt, Germany.“The ticket cost me $1,200. They knew that flight was my only option, so they raised the price,” Maleki said. “I …
