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TODAY IN SUPES: Board OKs ‘Dark Sky’ Rules to Limit Light Pollution in Unincorporated Humboldt
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 19, 2025, 3:35 p.m. / Local Government
California Republicans Sue to Block Newsom’s Gerrymandering, Point to Legislative Gamesmanship
Maya C. Miller / Aug. 19, 2025, 1:20 p.m. / Sacramento
(VIDEO) LoCO SPORTS! A Humboldt Kid and a Speedy* Turtle Just (Shell)Shocked the World
Andrew Goff / Aug. 19, 2025, noon / LoCO Sports!
Gavin Newsom Wants an Election in a Hurry on His Gerrymander. Here’s What Has to Happen
Maya C. Miller / Aug. 19, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Hazel Jean Petty, 1936-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jerry Lowitz, 1954-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Joyce Novelo-Clark, 1957-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , Christopher Clark, and Clayton Clark; along with many cousins and great-nieces and great-nephews.A celebration of life will be held at Trinidad Town Hall on August 23, 2025, at 1 p.m.###The obituary above …
OBITUARY: Patrick Martin O’Shea, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Fishing Vessel of a Man Lost at Sea Gets Towed Into Humboldt Bay; Coast Guard Suspends Its Search
LoCO Staff / Aug. 18, 2025, 3:29 p.m. / News
… around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.Missing is a 65-year-old man. [NOTE: Kawahara was 70, according to his memorial website.]Coast Guard crews searched over 18 hours, scouring an area of 2,100 sq. miles, including …
GUEST OPINION: Humboldt is Aware Enough to Recycle, But What About the Pollution Created by Our Recycling Bins?
Dan Zev Levinson / Aug. 18, 2025, 11:18 a.m. / Guest Opinion
The Winners of Humboldt’s Design-An-‘I Voted’-Sticker Contest Have Been Announced, and Outpost Readers’ Taste in Art Has Been Confirmed
LoCO Staff / Aug. 18, 2025, 10:38 a.m. / Elections
One Killed, One Injured in Shelter Cove Plane Crash, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 18, 2025, 10:22 a.m. / Emergency
Gavin Newsom Warms to Big Oil in Climate Reversal
CalMatters staff / Aug. 18, 2025, 8:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… average about $4.49 per gallon in California, according to AAA, $1.33 higher than the national average but lower than they’ve been since January. The Western States Petroleum Association …
OBITUARY: Paul Scott Ostrom, 1947-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 18, 2025, 7:17 a.m. / Obits
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Electrifying Your Home is Cheaper Than You Think It Is, and You Can Find Out About It All at Tuesday’s Electrification Fair
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Fishing at Fernbridge Pool, the Most Famous Salmon Hole in the West
Alan Lufkin / Aug. 16, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Beverly ‘Betty’ Jean Shamberger, 1945-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2025, 7 a.m. / Obits
BEWARE, BIG LAGOON-GOERS! The Cyanobacteria is Back With a Fury, and It’s Been Spotted On the South Fork of the Eel Too
LoCO Staff / Aug. 15, 2025, 4:36 p.m. / Health
LOL! The Maps Have Been Leaked, So Check Out What Our New Congressional District Will Be if Texas Republicans and California Democrats Get Their Way
Hank Sims / Aug. 15, 2025, 4 p.m. / Elections
Long-Delayed Habit Burger Is, In Fact, Still Coming to Eureka, as Is a LOCAL Smashburger Joint
Ryan Burns / Aug. 15, 2025, 3:19 p.m. / Food
… it forsaken us?!Fear not: The home of the Double Char — recently rechristened as USA Today's No. 1 best fast food burger — is still headed our way. A Eureka location recently …
Longtime Painter, Aspiring Muralist Aimée Woods Brings New Life to Long-Barren Retaining Wall in Eureka’s Pine Hill Neighborhood
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 15, 2025, 2:47 p.m. / Art , Community
StartUp Humboldt Launches Investment Competition with $200,000 Prize
Dezmond Remington / Aug. 15, 2025, 8:01 a.m. / Business
Covered California Health Insurance Will Cost More in 2026. Here’s What’s Behind the Double-Digit Increase
Kristen Hwang / Aug. 15, 2025, 8 a.m. / Sacramento
… about $2.1 billion in enhanced tax credits for consumers. Double whammy for consumers Ariana Brill, a certified health insurance agent who helps people enroll in Covered California, said …
OBITUARY: Ivy Olive ‘Johnnie’ Olsen, 1918-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 15, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Garth Jewett Casacca, 1938-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 15, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Bruce J. Amado, 1939-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 15, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
What’s Going on at the Homeless Encampment on Arcata’s O Street?
Dezmond Remington / Aug. 14, 2025, 12:53 p.m. / Homelessness
(VIDEO) Rumble Over the Redwoods’ 100-Year-Old WWII Pilot Profiled by David Muir on ‘World News Tonight’
Andrew Goff / Aug. 14, 2025, 12:47 p.m. / :)
Cooley Out: Humboldt County’s Latest Director of Aviation Lasted Barely Two Months
Ryan Burns / Aug. 14, 2025, 11:45 a.m. / Airport , Local Government
… requested a copy of Cooley's resignation letter. We'll update this post when we hear back from the county.###UPDATE, 1:24 p.m.:Well, there's not much to this letter of resignation …
Step Aside, Ponies! Kinetic Sculptures Are Taking Over the Ferndale Racetrack at This Year’s Humboldt County Fair
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 14, 2025, 10:29 a.m. / Community , Kinetic
… Fairgrounds at 1:30 p.m. with the Kinetic Racers’ Pageantry Parade, followed by the Rutabaga Royalty Hobby Kinetic Creature Race, a “delightfully absurd” stick creature competition. (Think hobby horse racing …
