The LoCO Timeline

Today

TUESDAY LOWDOWN: If You’ve Never Seen a Cello Goblin Before…
9:39 a.m.

GUEST OPINION: What Humboldt Kids Can Get From Getting Out of Humboldt Once in a While
8:23 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Lots More Questions and Answers To and From Eureka and Arcata Candidates for Office
8:22 a.m.

The Arcata Police Department Invites You to Come Eat a Hot Dog and Hang Out at its HQ This Saturday
8:07 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 25, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Smoke on Bear River Ridge This Week? That’s Just a Controlled Burn
7:38 a.m.

California Justices Seem Skeptical of Sheriff Chad Bianco’s Defense in Ballot Seizure Case
7:21 a.m.

OBITUARY: Shannon Childs, 1975-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Marilyn Jean Blackburn, 1948-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Symphyotrichum chilense, the Pacific Aster!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Eureka Political Candidates Dinged for Placing Campaign Signs on City Property
4:58 p.m.

Do-Over Hearing Scheduled for Possible Mental Health Diversion of School Threats Suspect
4:43 p.m.

POLL! How Many More Acres of Humboldt County Will Burn in Wildfires This Year?
4:20 p.m.

Will the Old Arcata HR Block Become Four New Apartments? The Planning Commission Will Decide Tomorrow
3:58 p.m.

THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Another Batch of Weed Permits to be Nixed
3:20 p.m.

After Backing Up Traffic Over the Weekend, the Signal at Broadway and Hilfiker Has Been Fixed
3:06 p.m.

High-Speed Chase of a Wanted Felon Ends After Foot Pursuit Near Fernbridge, Eureka Police Say
2:55 p.m.

Humboldt County Settles Cannabis Code Enforcement Lawsuit for $350K, Agrees to Reform Practices
2:43 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS FANS: Please Note That the Big 5 and Little 4 Conferences Will Henceforth be Known as the ‘Pacific’ and ‘Redwood’ Conferences, Respectively
2:25 p.m.

The Drug Task Force Would Like to Locate This Suspected Drug Trafficker, Whom it Says it Has Confiscated Almost Two and a Half Pounds of Fentanyl From Over the Past 18 Months
2:12 p.m.

Drug Task Force Charges Man With Pimping and Pandering After Arresting Him Allegedly in Possession of Lots of Drugs and a Stolen Gun
1:54 p.m.

Police Use Flock Camera Network to Track a Missing, At-Risk Adult to Humboldt County, More Than 150 Miles From Petaluma Home
12:53 p.m.

Local Film Commission Brings Home Award for its Work on ‘One Battle After Another’
10:23 a.m.

MONDAY LOWDOWN: Loud in Old Town
8:41 a.m.

MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: The Fire’s Footprint Has Not Changed, but Some Danger Remains
8:24 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Incumbent Eureka Mayor Kim Bergel on Volunteerism, Streets, Shopping Carts and More
7:56 a.m.

The Trump Administration Upended How the West Fights Wildfires. California Is Bracing Too
7:35 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 24, 2026
7:35 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Herpyllus propinquus, the Western Parson Spider!
5 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 23

BOOKED: Aug. 23, 2026
7:35 a.m.

STORY TIME: Constantly Avoiding Sucking; or, The Happiest Guy in Trempealeau, Wisconsin
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Habrosyne scripta, the Lettered Habrosyne Moth!
5 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 22

THE ECONEWS REPORT: RWE is Out. What’s Next for Offshore Wind?
10 a.m.

McKinleyville Man Arrested in Connection With Gas Station Robbery Earlier This Week
9:11 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 22, 2026
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Fabulous Etters of Ettersburg Ranch
7:30 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Triakis semifasciata, the Leopard Shark!
5 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21

Researchers Found Almost Triple the Normal Number of Dead Marine Mammals on North Coast Beaches Last Month
3:55 p.m.

COURT ROUNDUP: Humboldt County District Attorney Won’t File Charges Against Suspect for Alleged Willow Creek Stabbing in January
3:54 p.m.

Two Men Were Found Drowned in the Trinity River on Wednesday, Sheriff’s Office Says
2:13 p.m.

Why do People Keep Getting Killed on Eureka’s Streets? A Deep Dive Into the Problem and the Different Ideas That Different People Have to Solve It
1:42 p.m.

A Month of Friday Night Markets in Arcata Kicks Off Tonight With Duane Flatmo’s El Pulpo Magnifico
10:29 a.m.

MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Armed With a Variety of Drones and Favorable Weather, Firefighters Have Held it at Around 7,600 Acres, With About 75 Percent Containment
9:50 a.m.

Autopsy Reveals That a Previously Reported Drowning Death in the Trinity River Was Actually Caused by a Heart Attack, Sheriff’s Office Says
9:13 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Just a Giant Flaming Octopus
7:53 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 21, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Lawmakers Gut Major DUI Reform Through ‘Hostile Amendments’
7:32 a.m.

Homeless Counts Dropped in These California Counties This Year
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Thomas Eugene Sutton, 1955-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Sciopithes obscurus, the Obscure Root Weevil!
5 a.m.