The LoCO Timeline

Today

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Rhododendron Parade! Fantastic Negrito! Mark Farina! More!
8:54 a.m.

BOOKED: April 25, 2026
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Four Waterfront Yarns
7:30 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Horkelia tridentata, the Threetooth Horkelia!
5 a.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 4.0M Earthquake 55 Kilometers West of Petrolia
12:42 a.m.

Yesterday

INTERVIEW: Foggy Bottoms Boys’ Thomas Nicholson Stratton, Whose Jersey Scoops Just Won the Inaugural StartUp Humboldt Competition With a Lactose-Free Ice Cream Project
3:53 p.m.

Heads-Up, Nature-Goers! Much of the Beautiful Lacks Creek Recreation Area is Going to be Closed for Restoration Work This Summer, Off and On
3:27 p.m.

Eureka Police Searching for a Man Who Held Up a Convenience Store at Knife Point This Morning; Grant Elementary Briefly Placed on Lockdown
2:11 p.m.

‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Drive is Set for May 9 – Watch For a Blue Bag in the Mail!
1:59 p.m.

Woman Escapes Alleged Kidnapper By Texting 911 From a Gas Station Bathroom, Sheriff’s Office Says; Suspect Arrested
12:36 p.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 4.0M Earthquake 66 Kilometers West of Petrolia
12:34 p.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Mary Burke on Boosting Tourism Industry Opportunities in the Fifth District
12:02 p.m.

Why is Shelter Cove Asking its Residents to Approve a Tax Increase? Just Look at Our Books, Says General Manager
9:42 a.m.

BOOKED: April 24, 2026
7:50 a.m.

California Election Officials Face False Choice: Count Votes Quickly or Count Them Right
7:41 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Lyza Padilla Memorial Show | Candelit Walk in the Redwoods | Khan: The Musical | More
7:27 a.m.

California Republicans Call It the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’. Here’s Who It’s Supposed to Help
5:10 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Gilia millefoliata, the Dark-eyed Gilia!
5 a.m.

Power Outage in Kneeland; 3179 Customers Affected
4:22 a.m.

Thursday, April 23

POLL! So Who Won Last Night’s California Gubernatorial Debate?
4:20 p.m.

Ferndale’s Valley Grocery is Closed; A Notice on the Door Threatens Eviction Over Past-Due Rent
3:25 p.m.

‘Save Our Store’! Petrolia Neighbors are Banding Together to Save Their Community Market (UPDATE: Which Maybe Doesn’t Need Saving?)
11:58 a.m.

Two Arrested Following BB Gun Brandishment Near Henderson Street Last Night, Eureka Police Say
11:45 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Humboldt International Film Fest Organizers Talk About This Year’s Fest!
11:30 a.m.

In Response to Federal Funding Loss and Staff Cuts, KEET-TV is Outsourcing Broadcast and Transmission Services
11:27 a.m.

‘This is Not OK’: Huffman Says He’ll Launch an Investigation Into the Trump Administration’s Eel River ‘Water Grab’ Scheme
9:55 a.m.

INTERVIEW: Audrey Hanks, Candidate for Humboldt County Assessor, Talks About the Role of the Office and What She Hopes to Accomplish
7:50 a.m.

BOOKED: April 23, 2026
7:35 a.m.

California’s Ban on Masked Immigration Agents Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court
7:13 a.m.

GUEST OPINION: First TV Debate in Race for Governor Mostly Bypassed California’s Serious Issues
7:09 a.m.

OBITUARY: Laurena K. (Matteucci) Nevers, 1945-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Octopus rubescens, the East Pacific Red Octopus!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, April 22

LAST NIGHT IN COUNCIL: Eureka Adopts New Rules for AI Use Among Staff; Proposed Pay Hike for Elected Officials Headed to November Ballot
4:31 p.m.

RANKED CHOICE POLL! On This Earth Day, Please Rank the Greatest Threats to Life on the Planet From Scariest to Least Scariest
4:21 p.m.

Don’t Miss Your Mammogram Because You Can’t Afford It! There’s a Local Program That Might be Able to Help
3:41 p.m.

That SoCal Water Agency Says It’s Just in the Very Initial, Exploratory Phase of its Potential Bid to Take Over the Eel River Dams
12:27 p.m.

(PHOTOS) Wiyot Tribe Breaks Ground on Downtown Eureka Affordable Housing Project
12:24 p.m.

Next Hoopa Shooting Hearing Pushed Forward After Motion From Defense
12:18 p.m.

Arcata Hoteliers Approve Plan to Lure Tourists With Thousands of $100 Gift Cards, Sparking Both Enthusiasm and Accountability Concerns
11:30 a.m.

Is Your Tap Water a Little, uh, OFF-COLOR This Morning? No Need to Panic, But You Might Want to Take These Simple Steps, Says the Water District
9:47 a.m.

BOOKED: April 22, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Greg Graham, 1955-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: James ‘Jim’ Emmet Boyd, 1943-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Carex buxbaumii, the Buxbaum’s Sedge!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, April 21

A Kneeland School Bus Driver Who Has Been Driving the Route Since Age 19 Has Been Named California’s Classified School Employee of the Year
4:24 p.m.

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Approves $1.85 Million for Measure Z Projects and Services; Old-Growth Protections for Lower Redway Punted to a Future Agenda
4:06 p.m.

Headwaters Forest Poised To Get 73 Acres Bigger This Summer
1:54 p.m.

There’ll Be a Public Meeting About Amazon’s Proposed Distribution Center Next Wednesday
1:04 p.m.

Fortuna Awards $846,000 Contract to Consulting Firm for General Plan Update
12:55 p.m.

Statements From PG&E and Friends of the Eel on SoCal Agency’s Potter Valley Dam Bid
11:48 a.m.