The LoCO Timeline

Today

Eureka Police Arrest Suspect in Connection With Vehicle-to-Vehicle Shooting Case Earlier This Month
5:04 p.m.

Humboldt Public Health Officials Confirm Local Whooping Cough Case, Warn of Potential Exposures in Arcata, McKinleyville and Fortuna
4:49 p.m.

POLL! What’s Your Go-To Swim Stroke?
4:20 p.m.

Is It Already Too Late to Get the Anti-Amazon Ballot Initiative On the November Ballot? Organizers Face a Daunting Timeline
4:14 p.m.

EPD Says: Today’s Successful Conclusion to the Crisis on P Street Exemplifies Our Community’s Teamwork Approach to These Kinds of Situations
3:34 p.m.

Eureka City Council Approves $110 Million Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27, Ends Current Fiscal Year With a $3.7 Million Deficit
3:22 p.m.

McK Man Sprays Clerk With Lighter Fluid When Asked to Leave the Dollar General, Sheriff’s Office Says
3:01 p.m.

(UPDATE) Eureka Police Are Asking People to Steer Clear of That One Stretch of 16th Street Near West Ave. While It Deals With a Thing
2:01 p.m.

WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: A Royal Return in Arcata
9:42 a.m.

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

OBITUARY: Clarence Arthur Peterson, 1934-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Carex gynodynama, the Olney’s Hairy Sedge!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Billboard Businessman Sues Humboldt County in Effort to Keep U.S. 101 Advertisement South of Eureka Up
4:31 p.m.

Interested in Eel River Dam Removal? Friends of the Eel and the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter Urge People to Attend FERC Meetings in Ukiah Next Week
4:21 p.m.

Arcata’s Key to Growing Its Economy: More Arcata, Consultants Say
3:43 p.m.

Fortuna City Council Continues Search for New River Lodge Lessee, Expands Scope to Include Private Entities
3:09 p.m.

Internal Documents From a Southern California Water Agency Outline a Vision to Turn Eel River Water Rights Into a Cash Bonanza — at the Expense of Local Users
12:57 p.m.

As Parasites Threaten Juvenile Salmon in the Upper Klamath River, the Karuk Tribe Emphasizes That the ‘River Is Still in the Early Stages of Healing’
10:16 a.m.

Community Group Pursues Ballot Initiative to Block Amazon Distribution Facility and All Other Large Warehouses in the Coastal Zone
9:53 a.m.

BOOKED: June 16, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Newsom Says He’s on Trump’s ‘Hit List’ as Justice Department Interviews Governor’s Friends
7:12 a.m.

OBITUARY: Tad Sarvinski, 1978-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Cynthia Miraglia, 1954-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Phacelia imbricata, the Mountain Phacelia!
5 a.m.

Monday, June 15

TONIGHT IN CITY COUNCIL: Fortuna May Lease the River Lodge to the Local High School District — Or an Aspiring Event Organizer? — to Ease the City’s Financial Woes
4:36 p.m.

POLL! Bro! How Pumped Were You When Gaethje Defeated Topuria in the White House Octagon During the UFC Freedom 250 Title Match?
4:20 p.m.

Arcata Cattle Rancher Ray Christie Plans to Reopen Redwood Meat Co. This Summer, Though Some Local Beef Producers Say they Won’t Give Him Their Business
3:21 p.m.

The Harbor District is Working On Plans for a Heavy-Duty Marine Terminal to Serve the Offshore Wind Industry. If You Have Thoughts, You Might Want to Attend a Meeting Next Week
1:48 p.m.

‘Sketchy Andy’ Lewis, Former Humboldter Famous for Slacklining in the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Dies in Utah BASE Jump
1:36 p.m.

Eureka Police Recap Weekend Spate of DUI Arrests, Including One in Which a Person Allegedly Became Aggro in the McDonald’s Drive-Thru Before Bottoming Out on the Curb
12:49 p.m.

FREE-WHEELIN’: McKay Community Bike Park Construction Begins
noon

State Housing Authority Reviewing Blue Lake’s Termination of Danco Affordable Housing Project
11:04 a.m.

BOOKED: June 15, 2026
7:50 a.m.

California Democrats Have a Budget Deal. Here’s Where They Want to Spend More Than Newsom
7:36 a.m.

California Admits Using High-Risk AI — Including Systems It Failed to Report Last Year
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Scott Edward Hillman, 1967-2026
7:27 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jeff Gupton, 1970-2026
7:20 a.m.

CHROMIST of the DAY: Fucus distichus, the Rockweed!
5 a.m.

Sunday, June 14

BOOKED: June 14, 2026
7:50 a.m.

MUSICAL MEMOIR: Earning Gas Money at Arkansas’ Chitlin Circuit Casablanca Club
7 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Chimaphila menziesii, the Little Prince’s Pine!
5 a.m.

Saturday, June 13

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: OysterFest! Duane Flatmo and El Pulpo Magnifico! Agent Orange! More!
10:05 a.m.

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Cleaning Up Cannabis
10 a.m.

BOOKED: June 13, 2026
7:50 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Local Blood Bank Has Been Around for 75 Years. Here’s How Medical Professionals and the Humboldt County Community Built It
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Randy Earl Corley, 1985-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Sidalcea diploscypha, the Fringed Checkerbloom!
5 a.m.

Friday, June 12

POLL! Are You FOR or AGAINST the Return of Sidelines?
4:20 p.m.

It’s Gonna Be HOT Inland This Weekend, But River Temps Remain COLD! National Weather Service Urges Caution
2:57 p.m.

RESURRECTION: The Sidelines Sports Bar, a Once-Infamous Tavern Row Establishment, May be Reopening — With the City’s Blessing
12:43 p.m.