The LoCO Timeline

Today

Two People Died on the Trinity River Last Week, in Separate Incidents; Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on the Cases, Urges People to be Cautious on the Water
1:48 p.m.

Heading Out on Highway 36 This Weekend? Expect 45-Minute Delays Near the Slide Area at Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park Saturday, Caltrans Says
1:03 p.m.

With New State Funding, Food Advocates Hope for Partial Return of a Local Assistance Program Cut by Feds
9:20 a.m.

Big Trouble in Little River: After 16 Years, an Environment Dispute Between State Regulators and an Octogenarian Farmer Just Upstream From Moonstone Beach Could be Coming to a Head
7:45 a.m.

TUESDAY LOWDOWN: Folklife Fest Songwriters’ Night! Strange Meeting! Crabs Baseball! More!
7:43 a.m.

BOOKED: July 21, 2026
7:35 a.m.

White House Admits It Used Keywords to Kill Billions Worth of California Research Grants
7:14 a.m.

Gavin Newsom’s Return-To-Office Rules Are Stricter Than Many States, Including Texas
7:12 a.m.

OBITUARY: Stephen Charles Jones, 1957-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Emily Ann Barnes, 1951-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Helen Russell Taylor, 1932-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Navarretia squarrosa, the Skunkweed!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

At DEA Hearing in Virginia, Sheriff Honsal Testified in Favor of Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, According to People in Attendance
4:34 p.m.

POLL! Do We Need to Keep Making AT&T Run Copper Phone Lines Out to Every Single Place in the Hills?
4:20 p.m.

A Shark May Have Bit a Surfer at Moonstone Beach Yesterday
2:52 p.m.

Eureka ICE Detainee Rudy Jimenez Gonzalez Transferred to Privately Run Colorado Detention Facility
12:44 p.m.

Eureka Police Issue Statement on the Crisis That Closed Downtown Streets Yesterday
12:32 p.m.

BOOKED: July 20, 2026
7:50 a.m.

California Reading Scores Are Up, Thanks to Literacy Investments. Can the State Do More?
7 a.m.

Most California Lawmakers Never Buck Their Party. These Few Do
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Onchidoris muricata, the Fuzzy Onchidoris!
5 a.m.

Sunday, July 19

SCANNER TRAFFIC INDICATES: Shots Fired in McKinleyville
noon

BOOKED: July 19, 2026
7:50 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jeanette Erickson, 1957-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Madia sativa, the Coast Tarweed!
5 a.m.

Saturday, July 18

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Fortuna Rodeo! Ron Lynch! Northern Nights!
10:51 a.m.

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trump Attacks the California Coast
10 a.m.

BOOKED: July 18, 2026
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Meet John Jefferson DeHaven, Probably the Most Consequential Political Figure Humboldt County Ever Produced
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Diaulula odonoghuei, the Northern Leopard Dorid!
5 a.m.

Friday, July 17

No Reported Cases of Cyclospora Infections in Humboldt County Amid Outbreak of Explosive-Diarrhea-Causing Parasite in Other States
4:30 p.m.

POLL! Which Safety Corridor Median Will You Miss the Most?
4:20 p.m.

(VIDEO) Eureka Man Detained by ICE in Wyoming; Daughter Describes Him as a Loving Family Man Who’s Been in the U.S. for Over 30 Years
2:13 p.m.

Eureka Mayor Kim Bergel Launches Re-election Campaign
11:35 a.m.

GREAT NEWS! Humboldt County Superior Court is Finally Set to Launch Online Access to Public Case Information
10:53 a.m.

Arcatans! Got a House That Could Use Some TLC? The City May Be Able to Offer You a Special Loan
10:26 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Northern Nights! Quadiators! Friday Night Market! More!
10:01 a.m.

BOOKED: July 17, 2026
7:50 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Clarkia rhomboidea, the Diamond Clarkia!
5 a.m.

Thursday, July 16

Ferndale Open Door Will Move All Primary Care Services and Staff to Fortuna; Senior Care Center Planned for Ferndale Space
6:03 p.m.

Man Sentenced to (at Least) 128 Years to Life in Prison for Pine Hill Double Murder
5:07 p.m.

POLL! Have You Gone Camping or Swimming Yet This Summer?
4:20 p.m.

Humboldt Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts Illegal Alderpoint Grow, Destroys 3,000-Plus Growing Plants and 2,300 Pounds of Weed
4:18 p.m.

So, What’s Going on With the Eureka Slough Bridge? We Have Answers
3:50 p.m.

Eureka’s New App-Based Parking Program is On Track to Generate $70K in Revenue in Its First Four Months; On-Street Parking Fees Coming Next Year
3:25 p.m.

Arcata City Council: Potential New Development Fees on the Horizon, Basketball Court Will be Fixed, AI Policy Must Be Stronger
1:47 p.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Ukrainian Folk Ladies Harmonize in Arcata
10:42 a.m.

Rural Counties Government Group Moves to Block AT&T’s Attempt to Bail on Providing Phone Service in the Boonies
10:24 a.m.

BOOKED: July 16, 2026
7:35 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Girardia dorotocephala, One of the Planarians!
5 a.m.