The LoCO Timeline

Today

THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Crosswalk, Who Dis?
10 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 30, 2025
7:50 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Cement Men of Olden Times, and The Backs They Broke to Build a Concrete Eureka
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Harold George ‘Joe’ Thompson, 1941-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Marvin Mullen, 1949-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Neoscona oaxacensis, the Western Spotted Orbweaver!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Judge Holds Providence St. Joseph to Prior Agreement as Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit Proceeds
4:46 p.m.

POLL! Are You Pro-Trump or Anti-Trump, and Are You Pro- or Anti-Offshore Wind?
4:20 p.m.

150,000 Acres of Six Rivers National Forest Wilderness Could Lose Protection if Trump Administration Rescinds Roadless Rule
3:38 p.m.

Harbor District Responds to Trump Administration’s Pulling of Grants, Vows to Continue to Work Toward Offshore Wind Terminal
3:07 p.m.

Gov. Newsom Launches New Task Force to Clear California Homeless Encampments
1:07 p.m.

(UPDATE) Trump Administration Pulls Funding for ‘Fantasy Wind Projects,’ Including $426 Million Grant for Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Terminal
11:05 a.m.

Dillon Fire Exceeds 4,000 Acres With 0% Containment; Highway 96 Open to One-Way Controlled Traffic
10:07 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 29, 2025
7:35 a.m.

Inside Juan Pablo Cervantes’s Rush to Organize a Special Election in Less Than Half the Usual Time
7:15 a.m.

OBITUARY: Forrest ‘Ben’ Hurd, 1932-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii, the Edwards’ Glassy-wing Moth!
5 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 28

Providence Releases Its Own Statement Ahead of Friday’s Hearing on Emergency Abortion Care
8:55 p.m.

POLL! What’s the Longest You’ve Ever Worked at the Same Job?
4:20 p.m.

‘Providence is In the Wrong,’ Attorney General Rob Bonta Says Ahead of Tomorrow’s Court Hearing on Emergency Abortion Care
11:41 a.m.

Newsom Deploys ‘Crime Suppression’ Teams Statewide While Mocking Trump’s Threats
10:36 a.m.

Motorcyclist Uses Hammond Trail Bridge to Escape Pursuit Early This Morning; Deputies Eventually Make Arrest at The Heights Casino
10:23 a.m.

DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Highway 96 Still Open to Controlled Traffic as Fire Tops 2,000 3,100 Acres; Management Team En Route to Assume Command
10:19 a.m.

Arcata Mailman Hanging Up His Bag After 41 Years on the Job
7:53 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 28, 2025
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Noman Kent Perkins, 1942-2025
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Eurybia radulina, the Roughleaf Aster!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 27

POLL! We Are In PEAK TOMATO TIME! What’s Your Favorite Way to House These Versatile, Bounteous and Beautiful Fruits?
4:20 p.m.

California Fish and Game Commission Revokes Fortuna Man’s Commercial Fishing License for Crab Trap Violations
12:50 p.m.

Eureka City Council Approves Letter Urging CalPERS to Divest From Companies Invested in the ‘Genocide of Palestinian People’
12:01 p.m.

Who Dumped a Bunch of Trash From a Roofing Project in Jed Smith Park?
10:48 a.m.

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two in Connection With Early Morning Burglary on Harrison Avenue
10:20 a.m.

Arcata is Making More Sales Tax Money than Ever Before
9:58 a.m.

EPD Releases More Info About the Man Who Allegedly Torched His Own Car on the Courthouse Lawn
9:49 a.m.

A Mini Cascadia Quake? What the 6.5-Magnitude Earthquake of 1954 Reveals About the ‘Big One’
8:06 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 27, 2025
7:50 a.m.

OBITUARY: Robert ‘Mickey’ Dale Huber, 1940-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Barbara Schuler Hight, 1937-2025
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Typha latifolia, the Broadleaf Cattail!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 26

POLL! Parking Etiquette Question! How Long Are You Allowed to Just Sit in Your Car While Occupying a Parking Space?
4:20 p.m.

DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Orders in Siskiyou County; Highway 96 Could Close, Forest Managers Warn
4:19 p.m.

We’ll Have to Wait Until October to Finish the Prelim Hearing for Man Charged With Threatening Schools, Businesses
3:04 p.m.

The Local Pacific Fisher Population Has Again Been Denied Endangered Species Act Protection
2:04 p.m.

New Fire Near Somes Bar Balloons Up to 1,000 Acres Overnight
12:31 p.m.

Board of Supervisors Loosens the Purse Strings on ‘Project Trellis’ — a Cannabis Industry Support Program — Just a Little Bit
12:11 p.m.

(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Looking For Walnut Creek Woman After She Failed to Return From Hike Near Whitethorn Last Night
9:55 a.m.

INTERVIEW: A Boy, His Turtle and Humboldt on the National Stage
9:21 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 26, 2025
7:50 a.m.

LET’S REVIEW: Last Weekend’s DUI Checkpoint in Eureka, By the Numbers
7:40 a.m.

California GOP Takes Newsom to Court Over Redistricting, Again. Will Trump Sue Next?
7:14 a.m.