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GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Legend of King Peak
Barry Evans / May 19, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully , Obits
… where Highway 1 turns inland north of Fort Bragg a mile north of Westport-Union Landing State Beach (and great campsites). The road doesn’t return to the sea for another 80 miles, west of Petrolia …
PASTOR BETHANY: Raw, Exposed and Held
Bethany Cseh / May 19, 2024, 7 a.m. / Faith-y
(PHOTOS) Redwood Coast Kite Festival Takes Over Halvorsen Park
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 18, 2024, 4:28 p.m. / :)
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Remembering Petey Brucker
The EcoNews Report / May 18, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Festa na Fé! More Than a Hundred Years of Portuguese Heritage in the Eel River Valley
Michael Reynolds / May 18, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Stan Poletski, 1954-2024
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: James (Jim, Jimmy) Nello Thurston Jr., 1962-2024
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… -month-old great granddaughter Melani Yvonne, Kaysha’s baby who unexpectedly passed on May 14.A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Redwood Acres Raceway. Come enjoy libations …
(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing Trinidad 12-Year-Old
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2024, 3:14 p.m. / Emergencies
The Gateway Area Plan is Moving A Little Fast for Arcata Fire’s Comfort
Jacquelyn Opalach / May 17, 2024, 3:08 p.m. / Fire
Recreational Fishing on the Klamath and Trinity Shut Down For the Second Consecutive Year
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2024, 1:22 p.m. / Fish
… to take effect no later than July 1, 2024, following approval by the state Office of Administrative Law. The in-river closures align with the recommended closure of both commercial and recreational ocean …
¿HISPANOHABLANTE? El Lost Coast Outpost Ahora Está Disponible en Español
Hank Sims / May 17, 2024, 10:56 a.m. / Housekeeping
These California Schools Connect Kids to Community Services. Will They Survive Budget Cuts?
Carolyn Jones / May 17, 2024, 7:48 a.m. / Sacramento
… test scores. Newsom launched the initiative in 2020 with a series of grants totalling $4.1 billion for schools to roll out community school programs over 10 years. About half the money has been spent …
Should California Doctors Report Domestic Abuse to Police? Here’s How Physician Lawmakers Voted
Ryan Sabalow / May 17, 2024, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
UH OH: More Than 100 Individuals in Humboldt Exposed to Measles Last Week (But Most are Likely Immune, Says DHHS)
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 4:22 p.m. / Health
END OF AN ERA: Parking Enforcement Set to Return to Eureka
Andrew Goff / May 16, 2024, 4:05 p.m. / Traffic
Having Finally Gotten Its Act Together on Short-Term Rentals, the County is Now Accepting Permit Applications from Existing Operators in Unincorporated Humboldt
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 1:18 p.m. / Local Government
23-Year-Old Missing in the Trinity Following Presumed Drowning Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says; Search Underway
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 12:42 p.m. / Emergencies
North Coast Repertory Theatre and Playhouse Arts Land $70,000 in National Endowment for the Arts Grants
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 10:16 a.m. / Theater
Last Night’s Garage Fire Near Highland Park Caused by ‘Improper Extinguishment of Smoking Materials,’ Humboldt Bay Fire Says
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 9:19 a.m. / Fire
Gig Companies Spent $200 Million to Write Their Own Labor Law. The State Supreme Court Could Throw It Out
Levi Sumagaysay / May 16, 2024, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… will hear oral arguments next Tuesday in a case that could change the fate of more than 1 million gig workers in the state — and perhaps the way we hail rides, order takeout or get groceries delivered …
OBITUARY: Mitchel ‘Mitch’ O. Morrow, 1954-2024
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
‘This is a Major Milestone’: Arcata Planning Commission Passes Final Draft of Gateway Area Plan
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 15, 2024, 3:30 p.m. / Local Government
… Plan and Gateway Code. The action was approved in a 5-1 vote, with Commissioner Abigail Strickland dissenting and Commissioner Daniel Tagney absent.During a brief presentation on the findings of the FEIR …
Influential Think Tank The Brookings Institution Asks, ‘Will Offshore Wind Be Good for Humboldt County?’
Ryan Burns / May 15, 2024, 2:52 p.m. / Offshore Wind
NEVER A BOTHER: Florence Parks on How to be There for Kids in Crisis
Hank Sims / May 15, 2024, 1:30 p.m. / Mental Health
Anticipating an Enrollment Spike From All the New Homes, Arcata Schools Consider Collecting Developer Fees to Accommodate New Students
Jacquelyn Opalach / May 15, 2024, 10:35 a.m. / Education
Newsom Releases Billions for Mental Health Housing Ahead of Schedule: ‘Time to Deliver’
Jocelyn Wiener / May 15, 2024, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
… Newsom Releases Billions for Mental Health Housing Ahead of Schedule: ‘Time to Deliver’ Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in support of Prop. 1 during a press conference at the United …
College Campuses Can’t Hire Undocumented Students. How That Might Change in California
CalMatters staff / May 15, 2024, 7:39 a.m. / Sacramento
Gavin Newsom’s Budget Proposal Ditches Promise to Fund 5 Years of Growth for UC and Cal State
Mikhail Zinshteyn / May 15, 2024, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
… negotiations with the Legislature to finalize a state budget by late June. The 2024-25 budget year begins July 1. The fiscal outlook gets modestly rosier later for the two systems, which combined run 33 …
OBITUARY: Jamie Lionel Wax, 1968-2024
LoCO Staff / May 15, 2024, 7:02 a.m. / Obits
… outside of town with a park-like yard that he had always kept up for Fiona.Jamie grew up in Malibu with his sister Jessica. At 6 feet 5 inches tall to Jessica’s 5-foot, 1-inch frame, Jamie was quick …
Former Singing Trees Recovery Center Owner Amber Bedell Sentenced to Prison for DUI, Child Endangerment
Ryan Burns / May 14, 2024, 4:11 p.m. / Courts
