The LoCO Timeline

Today

Eureka Man Arrested for Stealing Cash From His Place of Employment in Arcata, APD Says
5:32 p.m.

(UPDATE: RATS DEFEATED!) Regrettably, the Rats Have Made Their Presence Felt at Mrs. Fields and Pretzelmaker in the Bayshore Mall and Those Businesses Will Have to Retrench For a Time
4:05 p.m.

Gun-Toting Garberville Man Arrested After Stealing a Vehicle and Trying to Cash a Fraudulent Check at the Local Credit Union, Sheriff’s Office Says
3:50 p.m.

Faced with Losing Their Homes, Some Fortuna Mobile Home Owners will Petition the City Council for a Rent Stabilization Ordinance
3:35 p.m.

Honsal Says Humboldt Hasn’t Received New DOJ Demand for the Immigration Status of California Inmates, But Adds His Office Won’t Comply
3:28 p.m.

‘It’s Just Gone’: GOP Funding Cuts for Public Media Pose Existential Threat to KEET-TV, Station’s GM Says
1:46 p.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Quadiators! Northern Nights! Friday Night Market! More!
12:19 p.m.

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Jumps the Salmon River, Advances to Within Two Miles of Forks of Salmon
10:36 a.m.

BOOKED: July 18, 2025
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: John Curtis Perkins, 1961-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Imogene Hendricks, 1932-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ila Mae Hardaway, 1941-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Crimora coneja, the Rabbit Dorid!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Forks of Salmon is Under Immediate Evacuation Orders as Butler Fire Advances on the Community
5:51 p.m.

POLL! You’ve Been Granted Unsupervised Access to the Humboldt Drug Task Force’s Evidence Room and Have Been Told You Can Keep One Treat From Their Arcata Bust Earlier This Week. What Will You Choose?
4:20 p.m.

Humboldt County is Doing its Part in the Glorious Effort to Restore Alcatraz as a Hardcore Maximum Security Prison
12:39 p.m.

News from City Council: Arcata Friday Night Markets are Officially On, and There May Be More Nice Hotels Downtown in the Distant Future (Plus, See the Proposed Revamp of the Fairwinds!)
12:27 p.m.

Arcata City Hall Will Start Closing Early on Fridays to Improve ‘Employee Wellness’
11:48 a.m.

FISHERFOLK! It is Time Once Again to Go Kill All the Eel River Pikeminnow You Can Find, and Maybe Win a Prize
11:43 a.m.

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Tops 10,000 Acres With Two Percent Containment; Community Meeting Set for Tonight in Forks of Salmon CANCELLED
9:49 a.m.

WELCOME, BREEZE! Utah-Based Budget Airline Steps in to Take Over Avelo’s Old Humboldt-to-Burbank Routes, and Offers Easyish Flights to Salt Lake City/Provo in the Bargain
9 a.m.

BOOKED: July 17, 2025
7:50 a.m.

Citing Security Threats, California Lawmakers Want to Shield Their Addresses From Public
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Mark Allen Williams, 1946-2025
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Platanthera unalascensis, the Alaska Rein Orchid!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, July 16

COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka OKs $8.2 Million for New Operations Complex; Gulch Greenway Ordinance Clears Final Hurdle
4:56 p.m.

Humboldt Deputies Destroy Over 2,000 Growing Marijuana Plants on SoHum Property
4:46 p.m.

POLL! What is Your Favorite Fog Forecast?
4:20 p.m.

Two Arrested in Arcata in Possession of Massive Amounts of Cash, Coke, Ketamine, Shrooms and More, Says DTF
4:05 p.m.

FIRE UPDATE: More Evacuations Ordered as Butler Fire Exceeds 9,100 Acres With No Containment; Red Fire Nears 100 Percent Containment
9:31 a.m.

BOOKED: July 16, 2025
7:35 a.m.

AI Is Helping Students Be More Independent, but the Isolation Could Be Career Poison
7:02 a.m.

Thousands of Californians Lost Work After LA Immigration Raids. Citizens Did, Too
6:58 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Onchidella borealis, the Leather Limpet!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, July 15

The City of Arcata Will be Taking a Look at Whether to Buy Part of the Disc Golf Course Behind the Cal Poly Humboldt Campus
4:22 p.m.

POLL! Should News and Information Websites Feel a Moral Obligation to Label Content That is Produced Through Use of AI?
4:20 p.m.

TONIGHT IN EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Funding for the City’s New Corp Yard, New Rules for Local Greenways, and More!
10:42 a.m.

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Holds at 8,156 Acres, Still Zero Percent Contained; Evacuation Orders, Warnings Remain in Effect
9:52 a.m.

BOOKED: July 15, 2025
7:50 a.m.

A New Invader Threatens California Water Supplies. Can the State Stop Its Spread?
7:25 a.m.

OBITUARY: James Morris Johnson, 1936-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Garrett James Christian, 1970-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Zelentia fulgens, the Shiny Aeolid!
5 a.m.

Monday, July 14

POLL! You Are a Cyclist on the New Humboldt Bay Trail and See a Pedestrian in Your Lane Up Ahead. What Do You Do?
4:20 p.m.

Humboldt County Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Deny Review of Cannabis Fine Case
4:03 p.m.

BREAKING: Avelo Airlines is Leaving Humboldt County, Closing Its Base in Burbank
1:16 p.m.

Humboldt Made Dishes on the New Arcata-Based Friday Night Market, Which in All Likelihood is Coming This September
11:34 a.m.

(VIDEO) Humboldt Band Jacki & The Jollies Funkily Requests You ‘DON’T GO’ in New Space Age Music Video
10:30 a.m.

OPINION: Offshore Wind Is Humboldt County’s Opportunity — and Responsibility
10:25 a.m.

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Exceeds 8,100 Acres With Zero Containment; Crews Prioritize Structure Protection Measures in Butler Flat, Nordheimer Communities
10:11 a.m.