The LoCO Timeline

Today

Eureka Police Department Announces Arrest of Attempted Homicide Suspect Yesterday
9:42 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 5, 2026
7:35 a.m.

California Democrats Defy Newsom, Back Billionaire Tax
7 a.m.

Trump Administration Threatens to Gut Head Start Rules, Affecting 70,000 Kids in California
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Marilyn Irene Nelson, 1939-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Macromia magnifica, the Western River Cruiser!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

EARTHQUAKE! 4.0M Earthquake 31 Kilometers Northwest of Covelo
5:30 p.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 4.0M Earthquake 22 Kilometers Southeast of Alderpoint
5:28 p.m.

POLL! How Often Do You Fish?
4:20 p.m.

Arcata Councilmember Meredith Matthews Abandons Reelection Bid
12:33 p.m.

(VIDEO) Fortuna, Rio Dell Volunteer Firefighters Extinguish Structure Fire Near Middle School
11:57 a.m.

University Police Arrest Eureka Man With 40 Grams of Cocaine at Off-Campus Location, According to Officers
11:28 a.m.

Jerold Phelps Now Offering Outpatient MRIs in Garberville
10:47 a.m.

Hoopa Firefighters Responding to 2.5-Acre Fire Near Bald Hill
10:40 a.m.

A Section of Harris Street in Eureka Will Be Closed for a Few Hours on Wednesday for Emergency Traffic Signal Repairs
10:30 a.m.

The Privately Owned Flock Camera in Westhaven Is Here to Stay — And the Owner Doesn’t Really Care if You Don’t Like it
7:54 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 4, 2026
7:50 a.m.

It’s Hazy! Smoke From the Huge Oregon and Washington Fires is Making Its Way Into Humboldt
7:28 a.m.

California Nearly Achieved Universal Healthcare. Now, Millions Are Losing Coverage
7:04 a.m.

OBITUARY: Maria Wijnanda Petronella Oosterwijk, 1931-2026
6:56 a.m.

PROTOZOAN of the DAY: Stemonitis splendens, the Chocolate Tube Slime!
5 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 3

Shannon Miranda and Husband Jim Oxborrow Have Put Their Las Vegas Home on the Market for $1.1M
5 p.m.

POLL! Should Gov. Newsom and the State Legislature Take Urgent Action to Ensure That Owners of Goat Herds Don’t Have to Pay Their Goat-Herding Workers Overtime?
4:20 p.m.

Two Tiny Dogs Were Badly Injured While Protecting a Kneeland Animal Rescue Operator From Bears
4:07 p.m.

State Sen. Mike McGuire to Host Annual Fisheries Forum AND ‘Super’ El Niño Town Hall on Tuesday
3:18 p.m.

IT’S GONNA GET HOT: With Interior Humboldt Temperatures to Reach Triple Digits This Week, County Offers Safety Tips
1:31 p.m.

Six Short-Term Rental Operators Owe the City of Eureka $108K in Unpaid Taxes, and Staff Are Coming to Collect
12:26 p.m.

The Sheriff’s Office’s Annual Sex Offender Registration Sweep Has Been Completed, and Here are the Numbers
10:58 a.m.

El Cora Mexican Food in Garberville Shuttered After Inspection Finds Live Cockroaches
10:23 a.m.

MONDAY LOWDOWN: A Soul Start to Your Week in Arcata
9:16 a.m.

Sheriff’s Office Recaps Successful Search-and-Rescue Mission in the Mattole Valley
8:10 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 3, 2026
7:35 a.m.

‘Don’t Flock Me’: California, U.S. Lawmakers Debate License Plate Reader Technology
7 a.m.

Keep an Eye on These 5 Deals as California Lawmakers Close Out the Legislative Session
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Stanley Eugene Johnson, 1949-2026
6:48 a.m.

OBITUARY: Mary Hester Sanger, 1949-2026
6:44 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Aequorea victoria, the Victoria’s Crystal Jelly!
5 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 2

BOOKED: Aug. 2, 2026
7:35 a.m.

MUSICAL MEMOIR: Playing the Monterey Jazz Festival With Little Willie Littlefield and Albert Collins
7 a.m.

LIT BIT: An Excerpt from Wake Turbulence, a Mystery Novel From Local Author Stilson Snow
7 a.m.

GUEST OPINION: Reckoning With My Occhiolism
7 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Claviceps purpurea, the Rye Ergot!
5 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 1

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trump’s Plans to Disrupt Dam Removal Get FERC’d
10 a.m.

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Flynn Creek Circus! Beer Fest! Fuego! More!
8:08 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 1, 2026
7:50 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Eureka’s Biggest Contribution to the War Effort Was a Massive Bayfront Shipyard That Built Floating Dry Docks
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ronald George Webster, 1941-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Plathemis lydia, the Common Whitetail!
5 a.m.

Friday, July 31

POLL! When Are You Merging At the Eureka Slough Bridges Work Zone?
4:22 p.m.

Sheriff Honsal Responds to Shannon Miranda’s Accusations: ‘The Facts Will Ultimately Speak for Themselves’
3:10 p.m.