The LoCO Timeline

Today

At DEA Hearing in Virginia, Sheriff Honsal Testified in Favor of Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, According to People in Attendance
4:34 p.m.

POLL! Do We Need to Keep Making AT&T Run Copper Phone Lines Out to Every Single Place in the Hills?
4:20 p.m.

A Shark May Have Bit a Surfer at Moonstone Beach Yesterday
2:52 p.m.

Eureka ICE Detainee Rudy Jimenez Gonzalez Transferred to Privately Run Colorado Detention Facility
12:44 p.m.

Eureka Police Issue Statement on the Crisis That Closed Downtown Streets Yesterday
12:32 p.m.

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

California Reading Scores Are Up, Thanks to Literacy Investments. Can the State Do More?
7 a.m.

Most California Lawmakers Never Buck Their Party. These Few Do
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Onchidoris muricata, the Fuzzy Onchidoris!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

SCANNER TRAFFIC INDICATES: Shots Fired in McKinleyville
noon

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

OBITUARY: Jeanette Erickson, 1957-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Madia sativa, the Coast Tarweed!
5 a.m.

Saturday, July 18

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Fortuna Rodeo! Ron Lynch! Northern Nights!
10:51 a.m.

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trump Attacks the California Coast
10 a.m.

BOOKED: July 18, 2026
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Meet John Jefferson DeHaven, Probably the Most Consequential Political Figure Humboldt County Ever Produced
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Diaulula odonoghuei, the Northern Leopard Dorid!
5 a.m.

Friday, July 17

No Reported Cases of Cyclospora Infections in Humboldt County Amid Outbreak of Explosive-Diarrhea-Causing Parasite in Other States
4:30 p.m.

POLL! Which Safety Corridor Median Will You Miss the Most?
4:20 p.m.

(VIDEO) Eureka Man Detained by ICE in Wyoming; Daughter Describes Him as a Loving Family Man Who’s Been in the U.S. for Over 30 Years
2:13 p.m.

Eureka Mayor Kim Bergel Launches Re-election Campaign
11:35 a.m.

GREAT NEWS! Humboldt County Superior Court is Finally Set to Launch Online Access to Public Case Information
10:53 a.m.

Arcatans! Got a House That Could Use Some TLC? The City May Be Able to Offer You a Special Loan
10:26 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Northern Nights! Quadiators! Friday Night Market! More!
10:01 a.m.

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

PLANT of the DAY: Clarkia rhomboidea, the Diamond Clarkia!
5 a.m.

Thursday, July 16

Ferndale Open Door Will Move All Primary Care Services and Staff to Fortuna; Senior Care Center Planned for Ferndale Space
6:03 p.m.

Man Sentenced to (at Least) 128 Years to Life in Prison for Pine Hill Double Murder
5:07 p.m.

POLL! Have You Gone Camping or Swimming Yet This Summer?
4:20 p.m.

Humboldt Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts Illegal Alderpoint Grow, Destroys 3,000-Plus Growing Plants and 2,300 Pounds of Weed
4:18 p.m.

So, What’s Going on With the Eureka Slough Bridge? We Have Answers
3:50 p.m.

Eureka’s New App-Based Parking Program is On Track to Generate $70K in Revenue in Its First Four Months; On-Street Parking Fees Coming Next Year
3:25 p.m.

Arcata City Council: Potential New Development Fees on the Horizon, Basketball Court Will be Fixed, AI Policy Must Be Stronger
1:47 p.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Ukrainian Folk Ladies Harmonize in Arcata
10:42 a.m.

Rural Counties Government Group Moves to Block AT&T’s Attempt to Bail on Providing Phone Service in the Boonies
10:24 a.m.

BOOKED: July 16, 2026
7:35 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Girardia dorotocephala, One of the Planarians!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, July 15

DON’T CROSS ME: The Long-Planned Closure of Medians on the Arcata-Eureka Safety Corridor is About to Begin
5:07 p.m.

POLL! Is Humboldt County in the Pacific Northwest?
4:27 p.m.

Humboldt County Supervisors Kickstart Ban on Offshore Mineral and Oil Drilling Facilities, Private Detention Centers and a Moratorium on Data Centers
3:54 p.m.

Power Outage in Alliance; 1429 Customers Affected
3:22 p.m.

Nearly 3,000 Customers Without Power Between Arcata and McKinleyville
2:52 p.m.

(PHOTOS) Eureka Residents Map Out Prospective Sites for the 1,740 New Homes Required by the State
2:37 p.m.

‘His Eyes Smiled’: Betty Chinn Meets Pope Leo in Rome
12:52 p.m.

McKinleyville Amazon Project Raises Community Pollution Concerns
11:33 a.m.

WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: Wow!
10:42 a.m.

Meredith Matthews Announces Re-election Campaign for Arcata City Council
9:40 a.m.

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

PLANT of the DAY: Madia gracilis, the Grassy Tarweed!
5 a.m.