The LoCO Timeline
Yesterday
POLL! Do You Like McKinleyville?
4:20 p.m.
FIRST POST-ELECTION REPORT: With a Few Thousand More Votes Counted, Fernandez Barely Extends Lead Over Janelle Jackson, SoHum Health’s Measure K Falls Further Behind, Fortuna’s Measure D Exactly Tied
3:55 p.m.
KRATOM KRACKDOWN! Drug Task Force Raids Eureka-Area Smoke Shops Allegedly Selling Flavored Tobacco and Kratom-Extract Products, Which One Cannot Do
1:58 p.m.
More than 1,600 Cal Poly Humboldt Students Sign Petition Demanding University Continue Funding Arcata’s Evening Bus Services
1:50 p.m.
Blue Lake’s Bike and Skate Park Races Forward — Phase One is Complete, and California Has Awarded $75,000 for an Indigenous Art Project
11:59 a.m.
Gavin Newsom Clears Death Row, Commutes Sentences for Hundreds of Prisoners
11:41 a.m.
Someone Badly Injured Themselves With Illegal Fireworks on the Banks of the Mad River Yesterday Morning, Says Arcata Fire
8:40 a.m.
Democrats’ Blue Wave Beat Texas’ GOP Gerrymanders. Did California Even Need Prop. 50?
7:35 a.m.
BOOKED: Nov. 5, 2026
7:35 a.m.
California Billionaires Faced Down a Tax and Won New Protections for Their Wealth
7:33 a.m.
OBITUARY: Louis Robert Ulibarri, 1952-2026
6:56 a.m.
OBITUARY: Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Louise Calligan Cohune Kelcey, 1942-2026
6:56 a.m.
FUNGUS of the DAY: Tricholoma imbricatum, One of the Common Gilled Mushrooms And Allies!
5 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
EARTHQUAKE! 5.0M Earthquake 111 Kilometers West of Petrolia
8:57 p.m.
Sheriff’s Office Identifies Suspects in Myrtletown Shooting; Arrest Warrants Issued for Two Local Teenagers
4:41 p.m.
LAST NIGHT IN CITY COUNCIL: Is Eureka Realizing Its Strategic Visions?
4:23 p.m.
Are YOU One of the Fortuna Residents Who Will Lose Water Service Next Week in the Middle of the Night? Check Out These Maps to Find Out!
3:24 p.m.
(PHOTOS) Check Out This Pair of Freshly Painted and Refurbished Historic Storefronts in Old Town Eureka
3:04 p.m.
Fortuna Man Sentenced to 40 Years For Sex Crimes Against a Minor and an Adult, District Attorney Says
2:59 p.m.
Blue Lake City Council Race is Stuck in a Logjam, Candidates on the Edge of Their Seats
2:33 p.m.
California Has One Ballot-Counting Trouble Spot. It’s the One Run by an Election Denier
1:46 p.m.
The Tsewendalin Inn — the Motel That Serves the Beautiful Hoopa Valley — Has Been Remodeled and is Getting Ready to Reopen
1:41 p.m.
(PHOTOS) APD Found Gunshot Evidence Near the Arcata Plaza Earlier This Morning
12:08 p.m.
Final Election Night Report! Kim Bergel Cruising to Easy Victory; Garcia, Leonard Likewise Way Ahead; Several Races Still Tight
8:21 a.m.
BOOKED: Nov. 4, 2026
7:50 a.m.
MORNING ROUNDUP: What Happened in California’s Election While You Were Sleeping
7:45 a.m.
OBITUARY: Dana Smart, 1966-2026
6:56 a.m.
OBITUARY: Glennita Rose (Clearwater) Harrison, 1939-2026
6:56 a.m.
OBITUARY: Carla ‘Diane’ Domenichelli, 1938-2026
6:56 a.m.
FUNGUS of the DAY: Suillus tomentosus, the Blue-staining Slippery Jack!
5 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Humboldt County Asks Federal Judge to Toss Latest Civil Rights Lawsuit From Arcata Cattle Rancher Ray Christie
4:47 p.m.
Eureka Woman With History of Threatening to Kill People Arrested for Threatening to Kill People
3:04 p.m.
State Water Board Agrees to Hold a Workshop Exploring Impacts to the Trinity River From California’s Massive Bay-Delta Plan
2:21 p.m.
Do You Have Thoughts on the New CHP Headquarters That’s Planned For the Jacobs Campus? Now’s the Time to Share Your Two Cents!
2:07 p.m.
Friends of Attack Victim Bill Spenceley Take Back the Arcata Community Forest, His ‘Sanctuary’
1:12 p.m.
Humboldt Bay Fire Responding to Oven Fire at Old Town Apartment Complex
9:45 a.m.
Another House Shot Up in the Middle of the Night, This Time Near Myrtle Ave.; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspects
8:35 a.m.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Trump’s California 20,000 Ballot Case. Here’s What to Know
7:36 a.m.
BOOKED: Nov. 3, 2026
7:35 a.m.
OBITUARY: Clifford William Moon, 1925-2026
7:28 a.m.
FUNGUS of the DAY: Tricholomopsis decora, the Decorated Mop!
5 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 2
LoCO ELECTIONS: On Election Night Eve, Kimberley White Weighs In on a Slew of Arcata-Related Questions
8:24 p.m.
Sheriff’s Office Issues Update on Last Weekend’s Drive-By Shooting
4:59 p.m.
POLL! How Fast Did You Drive in the Safety Corridor Today, and What Does Your Top Speed Say About You?
4:20 p.m.
Lt. Jason Kadle Set to be Appointed Next Fortuna Police Chief Tonight
3:21 p.m.
A Major Award! Humboldt County Auditor-Controller’s Office Wins State Honors for Financial Reporting
2:01 p.m.
Eureka Man Arrested for Causing a Scene at the Gazebo Friday, One Day After Being Arrested for Elder Abuse, Police Say
1:57 p.m.
Free Healthcare Clinic Coming to Eureka This Week; Medical, Dental, Vision Services Available on a First-Come, First-Served Basis
12:47 p.m.
It’s HAIRY COP MONTH Again! Your Local Men of Law Enforcement Will Ditch Grooming All November … For a Good Cause
12:21 p.m.
Arcatans — Need the Bus to Take You Somewhere it Doesn’t Currently Go or Sometime it Doesn’t Run? Complain on Wednesday
12:02 p.m.