The LoCO Timeline

Today

Super El Niño Could Bring Heavy Rainfall and Record High Tides This Winter, Plus Summer Lightning in Fire-Prone Regions Across the North Coast, Climate Scientists Warn
1:48 p.m.

Elected Officials Outraged After Developer Vacates Humboldt Offshore Wind Lease
12:59 p.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Flynn Creek Circus! Eureka Summer Concert Series! McKinleyville Music in the Park! More!
11:30 a.m.

German Offshore Wind Developer Sells its Humboldt County Lease Back to the Trump Administration, Promises to Develop Natural Gas in the United States Instead
10:11 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 6, 2026
7:35 a.m.

As AI ‘Therapists’ Dish Out Advice, California Lawmakers Try to Set Some Limits
7:11 a.m.

Why Truckers Always Seem to Be on the Phone While They Drive on the Highway
7:09 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Orgyia antiqua, the Rusty Tussock Moth!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Funding for Arcata’s Evening Bus Service is in Limbo
4:35 p.m.

Hoopa Valley Tribe Celebrates the Opening of its New Data Center, the Hub of Broadband Expansion in the Valley and Beyond
4:19 p.m.

STATE O’ FISH: Rebuilding California’s Still-Struggling Salmon Fishery and Another ‘Unpredictable’ Year for Dungeness Crab
4:14 p.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 4.4M Earthquake 31 Kilometers Northwest of Covelo
3:34 p.m.

A Man Who Shoplifted From Booklegger in Eureka 40 Years Ago Just Mailed the Book Back With an Apology and a $100 Bill
3:18 p.m.

Last Night, After an Extremely Testy Discussion of the Matter, the Eureka City Council Voted to Approve a Garbage Rate Hike
1:57 p.m.

(UPDATE: Fixed! Open for Business!) El Cora Mexican Food in Garberville Shuttered After Inspection Finds Live Cockroaches
10:29 a.m.

Eureka Police Department Announces Arrest of Attempted Homicide Suspect Yesterday
9:42 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 5, 2026
7:35 a.m.

California Democrats Defy Newsom, Back Billionaire Tax
7 a.m.

Trump Administration Threatens to Gut Head Start Rules, Affecting 70,000 Kids in California
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Marilyn Irene Nelson, 1939-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Macromia magnifica, the Western River Cruiser!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 4

EARTHQUAKE! 4.0M Earthquake 31 Kilometers Northwest of Covelo
5:30 p.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 4.0M Earthquake 22 Kilometers Southeast of Alderpoint
5:28 p.m.

POLL! How Often Do You Fish?
4:20 p.m.

Arcata Councilmember Meredith Matthews Abandons Reelection Bid
12:33 p.m.

(VIDEO) Fortuna, Rio Dell Volunteer Firefighters Extinguish Structure Fire Near Middle School
11:57 a.m.

University Police Arrest Eureka Man With 40 Grams of Cocaine at Off-Campus Location, According to Officers
11:28 a.m.

Jerold Phelps Now Offering Outpatient MRIs in Garberville
10:47 a.m.

Hoopa Firefighters Responding to 2.5-Acre Fire Near Bald Hill
10:40 a.m.

A Section of Harris Street in Eureka Will Be Closed for a Few Hours on Wednesday for Emergency Traffic Signal Repairs
10:30 a.m.

The Privately Owned Flock Camera in Westhaven Is Here to Stay — And the Owner Doesn’t Really Care if You Don’t Like it
7:54 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 4, 2026
7:50 a.m.

It’s Hazy! Smoke From the Huge Oregon and Washington Fires is Making Its Way Into Humboldt
7:28 a.m.

California Nearly Achieved Universal Healthcare. Now, Millions Are Losing Coverage
7:04 a.m.

OBITUARY: Maria Wijnanda Petronella Oosterwijk VanderVeldt, 1931-2026
6:56 a.m.

PROTOZOAN of the DAY: Stemonitis splendens, the Chocolate Tube Slime!
5 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 3

Shannon Miranda and Husband Jim Oxborrow Have Put Their Las Vegas Home on the Market for $1.1M
5 p.m.

POLL! Should Gov. Newsom and the State Legislature Take Urgent Action to Ensure That Owners of Goat Herds Don’t Have to Pay Their Goat-Herding Workers Overtime?
4:20 p.m.

Two Tiny Dogs Were Badly Injured While Protecting a Kneeland Animal Rescue Operator From Bears
4:07 p.m.

State Sen. Mike McGuire to Host Annual Fisheries Forum AND ‘Super’ El Niño Town Hall on Tuesday
3:18 p.m.

IT’S GONNA GET HOT: With Interior Humboldt Temperatures to Reach Triple Digits This Week, County Offers Safety Tips
1:31 p.m.

Six Short-Term Rental Operators Owe the City of Eureka $108K in Unpaid Taxes, and Staff Are Coming to Collect
12:26 p.m.

The Sheriff’s Office’s Annual Sex Offender Registration Sweep Has Been Completed, and Here are the Numbers
10:58 a.m.

MONDAY LOWDOWN: A Soul Start to Your Week in Arcata
9:16 a.m.

Sheriff’s Office Recaps Successful Search-and-Rescue Mission in the Mattole Valley
8:10 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 3, 2026
7:35 a.m.

‘Don’t Flock Me’: California, U.S. Lawmakers Debate License Plate Reader Technology
7 a.m.

Keep an Eye on These 5 Deals as California Lawmakers Close Out the Legislative Session
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Stanley Eugene Johnson, 1949-2026
6:48 a.m.

OBITUARY: Mary Hester Sanger, 1949-2026
6:44 a.m.