The LoCO Timeline

Today

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Festival of the Sea! Kinetic Lab of Horrors! Chris Pierce! More!
12:01 p.m.

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Save the Redwoods League in the 21st Century
10 a.m.

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Humboldt’s Bay’s Decaying Dikes Are at a Breaking Point
8 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 24, 2026
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The True History of The Benevolent Order of Elks and its Eureka Lodge, With a Note on the Great Mid-Winter Buffalo Barbecue of 1958
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Lorena Diane Barmore, 1945-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Garrya buxifolia, the Dwarf Silktassel!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

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.

Thursday, Oct. 22

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.