The LoCO Timeline

Today

Eureka City Council Approves Temporary Ban on Data Centers; 45-Day Moratorium to Take Effect Immediately
2:44 p.m.

Delos Moore, the 43-Year-Old Cal Poly Humboldt Student Arrested for Sexual Assault on Monday, Spent 14 Years in State Prison Before Moving Into the Dorms
12:59 p.m.

K9 Finds Suspected Burglar Hiding in Car, Sheriff’s Office Says
11:02 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 2, 2026
7:50 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Dwivedi on Being a Landlord; McCutcheon on His First Ward Roots
7:26 a.m.

Why a Signature Newsom Power Move Flopped in the Last Days of the Legislative Session
6:59 a.m.

In Standoff With Newsom, California Democrats Claw Back $450 Million for Climate Projects
6:58 a.m.

OBITUARY: Martin Lee Jacobson, 1963-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Cindy Palmatier, 1967-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Lophocampa maculata, the Spotted Tussock Moth!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

California Attorney General Says He’ll Sue the Trump Administration Over ‘Illegal’ Buyout of Humboldt Offshore Wind Lease
3:15 p.m.

Hundreds of Riders Will Take Turns Careening Down a Massive, Twisty Hill Out in Hoopa Next Weekend
2:54 p.m.

19-Year-Old Hoopa Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
2:22 p.m.

CALFIRE SEZ: Just Because It’s Raining a Little Bit, That Doesn’t Mean You Can Burn Your Debris (Yet)
1:56 p.m.

Wildfire Liability Bill Dies Without a Vote on Final Day of Session
1:43 p.m.

(PHOTOS) Firefighters Rescue McKinleyville Dog That Dug a Hole and Got Very Stuck In It
12:33 p.m.

We Have Weather! More is Incoming!
12:13 p.m.

Construction on the Samoa Cookhouse Will Begin as Soon as Danco Finalizes Its Financing and Permits, Says Spokesperson
10:55 a.m.

One Dies in Rollover Crash Monday Evening on State Route 36
10:46 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: More Arcata Candidates Tell Us Why They Like Arcata
7:56 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 1, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Newsom Vetoed a Data Center Water Bill Last Year. Will He Sign It This Time?
7:44 a.m.

OBITUARY: Barbara Alves Laplace, 1942-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: April Dawn Wilson, 1949-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Debra Carol Kalas, 1956-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Theodore Davi, 1935-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Cisseps fulvicollis, the Yellow-collared Scape Moth!
5 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 31

POLL! When Does Summer End?
4:20 p.m.

A Wheelchair-Accessible Path May be in the Works at Arcata’s Ennes Park
3:39 p.m.

JUDGE: Seized Devices From Cal Poly Humboldt Activist Must be Returned, Digital Evidence Can’t Be Used
3:20 p.m.

A 43-Year-Old Cal Poly Humboldt Student and Dorm Resident Was Arrested for Sexual Assault This Morning, and Then Arrested Again After Making Bail and Returning to the Dorm
1:55 p.m.

Can You Guess Where Tomorrow’s Sobriety Checkpoint Will be Held in Eureka? Why Not Just Drive Sober So You Don’t Have To?
12:27 p.m.

MONDAY LOWDOWN: French Punk in Eureka
8:26 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Jeff Leonard on Public Pensions, the Local Economy and Offshore Wind
8:03 a.m.

Trump Cuts to These College Outreach Programs Are Hurting Rural California Students
7:56 a.m.

Lawmakers Vote to Let First Responders Retire Earlier and With More Money. Will Newsom Sign On?
7:51 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 31, 2026
7:50 a.m.

California Lawmakers Strike Wildfire Deal That Leaves Out Most of Newsom’s Big Demands
7:44 a.m.

OBITUARY: Kathleen Zeiner Hough Klatt Coleman, 1942-2026
7:36 a.m.

OBITUARY: Anthony Lee Freeman, 1953-2026
7:30 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Neriene litigiosa, the Sierra Dome Spider!
5 a.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 4.4M Earthquake 184 Kilometers West of Ferndale
2:22 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 30

Search Warrants Served in Fieldbrook and McKinleyville Yield Arrests on Charges of Witness Tampering, Conspiracy and Drug Possession
11:24 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 30, 2026
7:35 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Lottia limatula, the File Limpet!
5 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 29

LoCO ELECTIONS: Anil Dwivedi on AI
11:20 a.m.

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Barred Owl Removal, Working as Intended
10 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 29, 2026
7:50 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Whitethorn Schoolmarm Remembers the Unruly Children and Odd Adults Who Populated the Place in 1934
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Brenda Gail Caywood, 1953-2026
6:56 a.m.