The LoCO Timeline

Today

POLL! Should Nearly a Third of Humboldt’s New Housing be Built in Eureka?
4:21 p.m.

Was Eureka Assigned Too Much Low-Income Housing? Humboldt Association of Governments Will Consider the City’s Appeal During a Public Hearing on Thursday
3:01 p.m.

Local Resident Falls Seriously Ill With Amatoxin Poisoning After Eating Foraged Mushroom, Likely a Death Cap
1 p.m.

Arraignment for Hoopa Shooting Murder Charges Set for Friday
12:25 p.m.

The Eureka Police’s St. Paddy’s Day Checkpoint Took Place on Harris Street, for a Change, and Here’s How it Did
11:55 a.m.

Power Outage in Freshwater; 1043 Customers Affected
11:02 a.m.

BOOKED: March 18, 2026
8:05 a.m.

Some California Democrats Pitch Gas Price Relief as Prices at the Pump Soar
7:52 a.m.

A Contentious Project to Raise California’s Shasta Dam Just Got a Funding Boost From Trump
7:49 a.m.

OBITUARY: Daberion Hill, 1979-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jeanne Lynette Harris-Yount, 1956-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Gloria Diana Rist, 1941-2026
6:56 a.m.

Power Outage in Myrtletown; 2436 Customers Affected
5:02 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Pedicularis densiflora, the Warrior’s Plume!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

How’s Arcata Doing? Council Members to Take Stock at Meeting
4:28 p.m.

POLL! When Will Humboldt County Next Vote For a Republican for Any State or Federal Office?
4:22 p.m.

Lookin’ Good, Ishūng! Sequoia Park Zoo Drops Body Transformation Vid on the American Black Bear’s Birthday
3:52 p.m.

(UPDATE: REOPENED!) The Roaches Have Made Their Presence Felt at Eureka’s Hunan Restaurant, Which Will Have to Close For a Bit to Beat Them Back
3:44 p.m.

Not Many Running for District 2 California State Legislature Seats
2:53 p.m.

(UPDATE: HCSO STATEMENT) The Sheriff’s Office Conducted a Big Operation on Eureka’s West Side This Morning.
1:52 p.m.

TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves an Increase to Supervisors’ Annual Travel Budgets
12:10 p.m.

TUESDAY LOWDOWN: Green Day
8:21 a.m.

It Took These Runners 15 Hours to Run All 60 Miles Between Every Murphy’s Grocery Store
7:55 a.m.

Teens Walked Out of School to Protest ICE. Police Are Investigating the Adults Who Helped Them
7:53 a.m.

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

OBITUARY: Lesa Karen Coleman, 1955-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Steve Boyce, 1953-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Aechmophorus occidentalis, the Western Grebe!
5 a.m.

Monday, March 16

ATTENTION, ST. PADDY’S DAY PARTY PEOPLE! EPD Will Hold a DUI Checkpoint at an Undisclosed Location in Eureka on Tuesday Night
4:31 p.m.

POLL! Would You Eat Pickleweed?
4:21 p.m.

[UPDATE] Teenagers Charged With Murder in Hoopa Shooting
2:18 p.m.

[UPDATE: ‘No Credible Threat’] Two Eureka High Schools and College of the Redwoods Locked Down Due to Threat of an Active Shooter
1:50 p.m.

THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Board Will Consider Bumping Annual Allowance for Work Trips
12:50 p.m.

(WATCH) Locals Erupt With Joy as Humboldt-Filmed ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture at the Academy Awards
10:39 a.m.

Power Outage in Fortuna; 1636 Customers Affected
10:02 a.m.

Power Outage in Newburg; 6844 Customers Affected
8:32 a.m.

MONDAY LOWDOWN: Jer-ry! Jer-ry! Jer-ry!
8:21 a.m.

BOOKED: March 16, 2026
7:50 a.m.

California Bets on an Obscure Tool to Replace Clean Air Authority Trump Revoked
7:48 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Erythronium revolutum, the Coast Fawn Lily!
5 a.m.

Sunday, March 15

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

PLANT of the DAY: Plectritis ciliosa, the Longspur Seablush!
5 a.m.

Saturday, March 14

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Fix Your Stuff (And Save the Planet)
10 a.m.

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Roller Derby! Seed & Plant Exchange! Arcane Artists! More!
8:50 a.m.

BOOKED: March 14, 2026
7:50 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Blue Lake Girl Who Ran Away From Home to Make a Splash in Early Hollywood Talkies
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Herbert Joel Pierce, 1943-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Anthoxanthum occidentale, the California Sweet Grass!
5 a.m.

Friday, March 13

The Victim in the Hoopa Shooting Has Died
10:24 p.m.

End the War: Arcata City Council to Decide on Adopting a Resolution Condemning the Iran War
4:48 p.m.