The LoCO Timeline

Today

POLL! It is October in the Year of Our Lord 2026. How Many Podcasts are You Subscribed To?
4:20 p.m.

St. Vincent de Paul’s Painting Class Gives Eureka’s Unhoused Residents an ‘Opportunity to Shine’
1:55 p.m.

FROST ADVISORY! Protect Your Precious Green Friends From the Freeze Tonight
1:31 p.m.

Arcata’s Public Meetings Next Week: Housing! Data Center Moratorium! Kid’s Zone!
12:22 p.m.

Inmate Caught Attempting to Smuggle Drugs Into Jail Inside ‘Body Cavity,’ Sheriff’s Office Says
10:18 a.m.

(UPDATE: FOUND!) MISSING: Eureka Police Seek Help Finding At-Risk 76-Year-Old Woman
10:02 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: For the Gory!
9 a.m.

California’s Carbon Market Changed This Year, and the Next Governor Will Inherit the Fallout
8:16 a.m.

California Has More Revenue Than Expected Thanks to AI. Should the State Save It?
8:14 a.m.

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

OBITUARY: Maggie Kathleen Grant-Pearson, 1959-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Dr. Don Janes, Jr., 1965-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Richard Eric Peterson, 1938-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: James Richardson, 1959-2026
6:46 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Porphyrellus porphyrosporus, the Dusky Bolete!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

COURTS: Woman Charged for Fatally Striking Pedestrian Allegedly Tested Positive For Two Drugs, Admitted to Police She Shouldn’t Have Been Driving
5:02 p.m.

POLL! When Is The Last Time You Were In A Car Accident?
4:20 p.m.

County Public Works Department Asks You to Be Careful on its Roads, Which Are Wet
3:10 p.m.

Humboldt County Supervisor Rex Bohn Reveals That He’s Being Investigated for Possible Violations of County’s Harassment and Discrimination Policy — Again
12:57 p.m.

Arcata Will Buy Ravine Parcel, Kick Off Landslide Repair
10:42 a.m.

Amid a Spate of Truly Terrible Driving, Eureka Police Department Urges Everyone to Do Better
9:26 a.m.

Medi-Cal Cuts Could Push Seniors and People With Disabilities Off of Coverage
8:17 a.m.

California Cities Pull the Plug on Data Centers After State Regulations Don’t Scale Up Fast Enough
7:43 a.m.

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

OBITUARY: Gary Douglas Robinson, 1949-2026
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Lycoperdon perlatum, the Common Puffball!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 21

POLL! Should Eureka’s Fourth and Fifth Streets Be Reduced to Two Lanes?
4:23 p.m.

LAST NIGHT IN CITY COUNCIL: What if Eureka’s Fourth and Fifth Streets Were Narrowed Down to Two Lanes?
4:10 p.m.

Fortuna’s Hot Brew Bistro Closes Abruptly Four Days After Owner’s Arrest Onsite for Public Intoxication
3:46 p.m.

Congressman Jared Huffman District Office Received a ‘Suspicious’ Package With White Powder in It Two Days Ago
3:37 p.m.

Fortuna Woman Arrested on Hate Crime, Assault and Battery Charges After Allegedly Starting Fight at St. Bernard’s Football Game, EPD Says
3:23 p.m.

NWS Predicts Kelvin Wave and El Niño-Caused High Tides, Potential Flooding in Lower Coastal Areas Next Week
2:31 p.m.

Humboldt County Public Servants Join Statewide Strike
2:28 p.m.

They Ain’t Making Any More of It: Arcata May Buy Parcel to Fix up B Street Landslide
11:29 a.m.

WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: The Helltones in Eureka
9 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: McCutcheon on ‘The 15-Minute City’ and His Education and Life Experience
7:55 a.m.

What to Know About California’s Other Tax-the-Rich Measure: Prop. 3
7:54 a.m.

‘Borders on the Absurd.’ California Fights Trump Lawsuit to Set Aside 20,000 Ballots
7:52 a.m.

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

ANIMAL of the DAY: Sciurus griseus, the Western Gray Squirrel!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 20

Prosecutors to File New Charges Against Eureka Driver Accused of Striking Pedestrian While Intoxicated
4:23 p.m.

Theft Suspect Arrested in Possession of Burglary Tools and a Loaded Weapon Earlier Today, Eureka Police Say
4:17 p.m.

Humboldt Bay Is California’s ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’ for Sea Level Rise, State Climate Report Warns
4:01 p.m.

Humboldt County Association of Governments Unveils Plan to Reduce Traffic-Related Collisions and Fatalities
3:23 p.m.

TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Purchase of Three Eureka Parcels, Which the County Will Likely Use for Parking in the Short-Term
12:58 p.m.

(UPDATE: FOUND!) Eureka Police Looking for Two Missing Kids
12:41 p.m.

California State Workers Are About to Strike. What That Means for the DMV, EDD, Parks and More
11:09 a.m.

(PHOTOS) Rep. Jared Huffman Attempts to Assuage Fears at Eureka Town Hall, Encourages Everyone to Vote
11 a.m.

Sheriff’s Office Releases Photo of Domestic Violence Suspect Last Seen Leaving Jacobs Avenue Residence on a White Honda Motorcycle, Warns That He Should be Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’
10:04 a.m.

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