The LoCO Timeline

Today

The Smoke Choking Eureka is Coming From Loleta, and We are Now Entitled to Place a 50 Percent Tariff on All Goods Coming From There
4:59 p.m.

TODAY IN COURT: McKinleyville Shooting Suspect Pleaded Not Guilty to Attempted Murder, Trial Date for Providence Abortion Lawsuit Pushed Out Five Months
4:22 p.m.

37-Year-Old Man Dies After ‘Medical Emergency’ at Humboldt County Jail; Sheriff’s Major Crimes Division Investigating
2:20 p.m.

Drug Task Force Recaps a Crazy Haul From an Operation in Benbow Last Week
1:44 p.m.

This Teen Could Climb UP the Cliffs at Agate Beach, but He Couldn’t Climb Down! So Our Coasties Flew in and Rescued the Goofball
12:23 p.m.

‘These Lives Are Precious’: Spouse of Trinity River Drowning Victim Calls for Increased Water Safety Awareness After Recent Tragedies
12:05 p.m.

Eureka Police Say That the Hospitalized Pedestrian in Last Night’s Major Injury Crash Was Crossing Broadway Against the Light, Despite Dispatchers Telling Him Not to Do That
11:49 a.m.

DID YOU KNOW: If You are Poor, or If You are a Veteran, You Can Get Your Car’s Air Conditioning Fixed Pretty Much For Free?
11:18 a.m.

WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: Folklife Festival! Neverending Story! Crabs! More!
9:15 a.m.

BOOKED: July 22, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Newsom’s Populist Act: Oppose State Billionaire Tax, Embrace Federal One
7:22 a.m.

Four Myths About Insurance in California
7:19 a.m.

OBITUARY: Britney Alyssa Willison, 1991-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Paula Flannery, 1954-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Sidalcea asprella, the Harsh Checkermallow!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

POLL! What are You Doing to Avoid Catching Cyclospora, the Explosive-Diarrhea-Causing Parasite?
4:20 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office: Suspect in McKinleyville Shooting Tracked Down Thanks to Court-Ordered GPS Ankle Monitor That He Was Wearing At The Time
3:39 p.m.

Is Providence Your Primary Care Provider? Your Insurance May No Longer Cover Any Trips to Redwood Urgent Care
3:19 p.m.

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.

Monday, July 20

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.