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California Sues Huntington Beach to Stop Voter ID
Alexei Koseff / April 15, 2024, 2:47 p.m. / Sacramento
NEW LAND ABOVE THE HIGHWAY? The ‘Arcata Cap’ Project Would Build Five Acres Suspended Over Highway 101
Stephanie McGeary / April 15, 2024, 12:52 p.m. / Infrastructure
Cal Poly Humboldt’s New $7.9 Million Ocean Research Vessel Arrives in 2025
LoCO Staff / April 15, 2024, 9:42 a.m. / Education
Why Tortillas Sold in California May Be Forced to Add a New Ingredient
Ana B. Ibarra / April 15, 2024, 6:51 a.m. / Sacramento
… that rule took effect, the proportion of babies born with neural tube defects has dropped by 35% — about 1,300 fewer babies every year — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: I’m Confused!
Barry Evans / April 14, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… .) According to Merriam-Webster, biweekly means both:1: occurring, done, or produced every two weeks2: occurring, done or produced twice a weekA commentary by the M-W editors notes, “The problem lies …
Because People Get Their News in Facebook Comment Sections, City of Eureka Issues Press Release Stating Sequoia Park Zoo Is Not Closing and Never Was
LoCO Staff / April 13, 2024, 5:14 p.m. / Local Government
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Studying and Not Studying at Humboldt State During the Second World War, When Young Women Made Up Most All of the Student Body
Naida Olsen Gipson / April 13, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… celebrated my seventeenth birthday less than a month before he died. One would think that with a war on. 1 would have been independent and worldly, but that was not the case. I missed my father and worried …
OBITUARY: Pamela Ann Lundblade, 1945-2024
LoCO Staff / April 13, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Seven Years Later, Arcata Police Hope That More Witnesses to the Killing of David Josiah Lawson Will Come Forward
LoCO Staff / April 12, 2024, 4:40 p.m. / Crime
[UPDATE: Opens Friday] Reviews are In for the Entirely Humboldt-Filmed Bigfoot Family Drama Sasquatch Sunset
Ryan Burns / April 12, 2024, 4:33 p.m. / MOVIED!
The Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation Announces That it is Dissolving; City of Eureka to Take Over Fundraising Duties, Press Release Says
LoCO Staff / April 12, 2024, 3:17 p.m. / Local Government
[UPDATED] Report From Animal Advocacy Group Finds ‘Deception, Cruelty and Animal Abuse’ at Alexandre Family Farm in Crescent City
Ryan Burns / April 12, 2024, 2:47 p.m. / Animals , Business , Government
California Requires New Homes to Have Solar Panels. Should Wildfire Victims Get a Break?
Ryan Sabalow / April 12, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Michele (Feldman) Baughman, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / April 12, 2024, 7:18 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Michele (Feldman) Baughman, 1937-2024 Michele (Feldman) BaughmanMay 12, 1937- April 1, 2024On Monday, April 1, 2024, at 7:42 pm, Michele (Feldman) Baughman died peacefully …
OBITUARY: Melvin Leon Snow Jr., 1964-2024
LoCO Staff / April 12, 2024, 7:08 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Melvin Leon Snow Jr., 1964-2024 Melvin Leon Snow Jr., also known as Mel, Ralph, or Boo, passed away on April 1, 2024, in Eureka after a hard fought battle with cancer. He …
Cal Poly Humboldt and UC Davis Launch Arcata-Based Program to Prepare Native Americans for Med School
LoCO Staff / April 11, 2024, 4:01 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt , Tribes
… apply again. Fewer than 1% of doctors in the United States are Native American.The Huwighurruk program is the first postbaccalaureate program in the state aimed at helping Native American students …
(PHOTOS) The Harbor District’s Big Ocean Outfall Pipe Got Exposed by Major Beach Erosion From Winter Storms
Ryan Burns / April 11, 2024, 2:49 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather , Local Government
‘We Must Do Better’: Rep. Jared Huffman Responds to Statewide Salmon Fishery Closure
LoCO Staff / April 11, 2024, 2:39 p.m. / Environment , Fish
Humboldt Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Selling Fentanyl, Weapons, Among Other Charges
Andrew Goff / April 11, 2024, 2:19 p.m. / Crime
FINALLY! Shoot Up Your Friends in the New ‘Humboldt Growhouse’ DLC Map From ‘Call of Duty’
Andrew Goff / April 11, 2024, 1:57 p.m. / Cannabis
Sheriff’s Deputies Track Down, Arrest Trinidad Area Man for Making Violent Threats
LoCO Staff / April 11, 2024, 1:18 p.m. / Crime
… Correctional Facility on charges of Threaten Crime with Intent to Terrorize (PC 422(A)), Brandishing a Deadly Weapon (PC417 (A)(1)), Elder Abuse (PC 368(B)(1)), Felon in Possession of a Firearm (PC29800(A)(1 …
California Salmon Fishing Banned for Second Year in Row
Rachel Becker / April 11, 2024, 7:07 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Wesley O. Ludwig, 1929-2024
LoCO Staff / April 11, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , before her death three years ago. In the last few years he had started creating intarsia artwork from wood. His last piece was entered into the Humboldt County Fair in 2023, and won 1st Place, Best of Show …
YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board Narrowly Approves Ordinance Imposing New Rules for Illuminated Signs, Billboards
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 10, 2024, 4:41 p.m. / Local Government
… on the livelihood of business owners without just compensation.“In 2017, I purchased Allpoints [Signs] for $1,650,000,” he said. “I made this investment knowing my business and private property would be protected via …
Eureka Preschool Director Resigns After Failing to Immediately Report Alleged Child Abuse By Employee, State Investigation Finds
Ryan Burns / April 10, 2024, 3:58 p.m. / Education
Eureka Dog Owner’s Attempt at Interrupting Breeding Pit Bull Results in Severe Injuries, Law Enforcement Intervention
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2024, 2:29 p.m. / News
Westhaven Man Arrested After Girlfriend Flees Home to Escape Domestic Violence, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2024, 1:40 p.m. / Crime
… )(1) P.C. Exhibit Deadly Weapon other than Firearm, 148(a)(1) P.C.; Obstruct/Resist/etc. Public/Peace Officer/Emergency Personnel, and 978.5 P.C. Bench Warrant/Failure to Appear on Felony Charges …
Public Enemy Frontman Chuck D Will Give Free Talk at Van Duzer Theatre Later This Month
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2024, 12:46 p.m. / Education
NoHum Union School Board Provides ‘Deeply Unsatisfying’ Statement on Reassigning Arcata High Principal Ron Perry
Stephanie McGeary / April 10, 2024, 12:37 p.m. / Education
California Fails to Track Its Homelessness Spending, Outcomes, Says New Audit
Marisa Kendall / April 10, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… or even Test Participant. One shelter reported nearly 1,100 people enrolled in a facility with fewer than 300 beds. Should California pause its spending on homelessness? Hoover hopes he and his …
