The LoCO Timeline

Today

HALLOWEEN LOWDOWN
10:36 a.m.

Pine Hill Home and Vehicle Hit by Gunfire Early This Morning; Sheriff’s Office Looking for White Sedan With Red Top
10:25 a.m.

THE ECONEWS REPORT: BAAJA Blast!
10 a.m.

‘Allegations Are Not Evidence’: Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Refuses to Pull Ballots for Alleged Noncitizens Ahead of Tuesday’s Election
8 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 31, 2026
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Halloween 1959, Eureka — The Worst Halloween of My Young Life
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Larry Dean Hammers , 1962-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Donald Wennerholm, 1953-2026
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Phaeocollybia lilacifolia, One of the Common Gilled Mushrooms And Allies!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

COURT ROUNDUP: Parent Faces Assault and Elder Abuse Charges For Football Game Fight, Accused of Striking a Woman In the Head With a Metal Water Bottle and Using Racial Slurs
5 p.m.

POLL! What’s the Best Halloween Candy?
4:20 p.m.

With Just A Few Days To Go Before Election Day, How Did Arcata’s City Council Candidates Spend Their Hard-Earned Dough?
3:49 p.m.

Recreational Dungeness Crab Season to Open Nov. 7 if You’ve Got the Right Gear, But Not if You’re Around Shelter Cove or Have Old Traps; Statewide Commercial Season Postponed Until at Least Jan. 1
3:40 p.m.

BREAKING! Caltrans is Raising the Safety Corridor Speed Limit to 60 MPH
2:23 p.m.

A Data Center Company Reached Out to Rio Dell Property Owners About Building a Facility There
12:04 p.m.

Elections Office Says it Plans to Start Releasing Results at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, but a New Law Means That Problems in Other Counties Could Delay Reporting
11:50 a.m.

EPD Reports 147 DUI Arrests Since January, Launches ‘Sober Streets Eureka’ Campaign
10:05 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Poor Man’s Whiskey! Rocky Horror Picture Show! Pre-Halloween Festivities! More!
9:40 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 30, 2026
7:50 a.m.

How Prop 45 Could Reshape California’s Fight Over Data Centers
7 a.m.

Google and Meta Spent Big This Election Cycle. Is Big Tech Trying to ‘Buy the Legislature’?
7 a.m.

Did Trump Invest More Money in Rural California Health Ahead of the Election?
7 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Pseudosperma sororium, the Corn-silk Fiberhead!
5 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 29

POLL! How Much of Your Brain Did You Use Today?
4:26 p.m.

Human Remains Found in RV After Fire Engulfs Multiple Vehicles in Shelter Cove; Sheriff’s Office Invetigation Underway
3:28 p.m.

The Bigfoot Trail Alliance Recaps an Amazing Year of Young People Rehabbing Trails Across the Klamath Mountains
1:34 p.m.

When the Cascadia Mega-Quake Destroys Our Community, How Are Relief Supplies Going to Get Here? Local, State and Federal Emergency Personnel Plotted Some of it Out in an Exercise Yesterday
11:51 a.m.

(VIDEO) Wiyot Tribe’s ‘Wigi Past Present Future Story’ Explores How Humboldt Bay Port Development Will Impact Tuluwat Island and Cultural Practices
11:41 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Janelle Jackson on Attending Council Meetings
10:06 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: The Spooky Calm Before the Storm
9 a.m.

Judge Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Ballots
7:57 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 29, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Sheri Lynn Poletski, 1956-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Rita ‘JoEllyn’ James, 1935-2026
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Cantharellus cascadensis, the Cascade Chanterelle!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

POLL! There are a Million Ways to Vote! Which One Did You/Will You Choose?
4:20 p.m.

Election Day is Almost Here! How Much Have Eureka’s Council and Mayoral Candidates Raised Thus Far and How Are They Spending It?
4:05 p.m.

Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges for Causing 19-Year-Old’s Death in Head-On Wreck
1:46 p.m.

Everybody Wins When You Bring Your Kids to Trick or Treat at Timber Ridge After School on Friday
12:26 p.m.

The Sheriff’s Office’s POP Team Popped a Guy on Felony Probation and in Possession of a Load of Drugs and Guns Yesterday, Deputies Say
10:27 a.m.

Humboldt Supervisors Opt for Long-Term Realignment of Centerville Road, Rather Than Temporary Solution to Shore Up the Eroding Beach Parking Lot
8:01 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 28, 2026
7:50 a.m.

What Local Election Officials Found in Trump’s New Claims About California Voters
7:41 a.m.

Judge Says Trump Could Disenfranchise Voters in Purge of Noncitizens From Election Rolls
7:39 a.m.

OBITUARY: Shirley Ann Serra, 1942-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Janet Stock, 1953-2026
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Tricholoma subsejunctum, One of the Common Gilled Mushrooms And Allies!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

POLL! Do You Have a Library Card, And, If That’s a ‘Yes,’ When Was the Last Time You Used It?
4:20 p.m.

Humboldt County’s Coastal Cliffs Are Retreating Faster Than Cliffs Anywhere Else in California, Says Study
2:27 p.m.

Family Seeks Justice for Anisha Gutshall, 19-Year-Old Victim of Head-On Crash
1:20 p.m.