The LoCO Timeline

Yesterday

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.

Thursday, Aug. 20

Outrage Over Miranda’s Rescue Prompts Animal Welfare Groups to Call for New Government Oversight
4:42 p.m.

POLL! Am I Weird for Wishing You a Good Morning? Or Are You Weird For Ignoring Me?
4:25 p.m.

(VIDEO) Caltrans Has Taken Some Beautiful Drone Footage of Last Chance Grade, and It’s Releasing it Along With an Announcement of the Next Phase of Planning for the Longest Highway Tunnel in the State
2:40 p.m.

Arcata’s Data Center is a Piddling Dwarf Compared to the Big Boys, Building Official Says
11:43 a.m.

Eureka Police Arrest 42-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Dealing Fentanyl Out of the McDonald’s Parking Lot
11:30 a.m.

Who’s Running for Blue Lake City Council? Four Candidates Will Jostle For Two Seats
11:24 a.m.

Housing Elements are a Big Deal, and the County is Updating Its! Catch Community Meetings in Garberville and McKinleyville Next Week to Offer Feedback About What You’d Like to See in Your Community
10:27 a.m.

MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Firefighters Are Gaining the Upper Hand
9:12 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Arcata Candidates on Chain Stores and Jobs
8:01 a.m.

As California Demands Less Plastic in Packaging, Manufacturers Say You’ll Pay More for Stuff
7:53 a.m.

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

Forest Fires Follow Roads. The Trump Administration Wants to Build More
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Linda Joyce Cidoni, 1954-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Disonycha latiovittata, a Member of the Leaf Beetles!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 19

Eureka City Council Narrowly Approves Five Vacation Rentals on J Street, Overturning Previous Planning Commission Decision
4:49 p.m.

POLL! If San Francisco’s Fog is Named Karl, What’s Eureka’s Called?
4:20 p.m.

HEADS UP: All Lanes on Northbound Eureka Slough Bridge to be Closed Overnight Sunday
3:05 p.m.

DNA Evidence and Forensic Genealogy Help Confirm the Identify of a Man Found Dead and Burned in a Eureka Homeless Camp 13 Years Ago
1:47 p.m.

GUEST OPINION: I Implore Open Door to Reconsider its Decision to Preemptively End its Programs for Trans Youth
12:43 p.m.

Old Town Eureka’s 511 Restaurant and Pearl Lounge Abruptly Close Their Doors
11:33 a.m.

The Redwood Coast Energy Authority Now Controls a Huge Battery Storage System in the California Desert, Delivering Solar-Generated Electricity When the Sun is Down
10:24 a.m.

WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: ‘Infinite Space, Infinite Terror’
9:30 a.m.

(UPDATE) MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Containment Jumps to 40% as Firefighters ‘Gain the Upper Hand’ on Growth; Highway 96 Reopens to One-Way Controlled Traffic
9:29 a.m.

McK Gas Station Held Up at Gunpoint Early This Morning; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect
8:49 a.m.

Arcata Earns Over Half a Million Dollars to Study Restoration and Climate Change Adaptation Project for Jolly Giant Creek
7:52 a.m.

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

LoCO ELECTIONS: Third Ward Candidate Janelle Jackson on Meeting Constituents, Big Town/Small City, and What is Not Relevant to This Campaign
7:33 a.m.

Inside California Forever’s High-Pressure Push to Fast-Track a Shipyard
7:20 a.m.

OBITUARY: Richard Scoville, 1963-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Helen Carolyn (Susich) Saunders, 1934-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Phragmatopoma californica, the California Sandcastle Worm!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 18

Access Humboldt’s New Home is Where Your Heart Was: Poletski’s Former Location Will Become a ‘Digital Innovation Center’
5:03 p.m.

Food For People to Hold Emergency Food Distribution Events Along Highway 96
4:21 p.m.

MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking 64-Year-Old Man Last Seen in Willow Creek
3:30 p.m.

Fortuna City Council Selects Chamber of Commerce to Helm the River Lodge
2:51 p.m.

TODAY in SUPES: Board Adopts Revised Code of Conduct and Ethics Despite Unexplained Curveball Delivered in Absentia by Supervisor Madrone
2:37 p.m.

OPEN! Highway 96 is Open to One-Way Traffic, for the Time Being; Expect Long Delays
1:27 p.m.