The LoCO Timeline, p. 3

Saturday, May 9

OBITUARY: Neal Dean Ewald, 1955-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jean Marie Hague, 1941-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Michael (Mike) J. Heddinger, 1950-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Gamochaeta ustulata, the Featherweed!
5 a.m.

Friday, May 8

EARTHQUAKE! 4.8M Earthquake 108 Kilometers Southwest of Crescent City
10:04 p.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 4.4M Earthquake 131 Kilometers Southwest of Crescent City
10 p.m.

Lawsuit Filed Against Owners of Eureka’s Lamplighter Inn For Carbon Monoxide Death
4:26 p.m.

POLL! This Sunday, What is the Absolute LEAST You Will Do For the Woman Who Gave You Life?
4:20 p.m.

Four Months After the Downtown Arcata Fire, Cleanup Can Finally Begin
12:58 p.m.

Water Board Tosses HRC’s Proposed Regulation Changes for Elk River Because Sediment Levels Are Not Improving
10:55 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Doug Stanhope! Humboldt Trivia Challenge! Wicked Messengers! More!
10:06 a.m.

BOOKED: May 8, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Tribes Want Cal State to Return Native Remains and Artifacts. Here’s Why It’s Not So Easy
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: John D. DeMartini, 1933-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Joan Marie (Schratwieser) Thomsen, 1963-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Malus fusca, the Pacific Crab Apple!
5 a.m.

Thursday, May 7

With Finals Just Around the Corner, Cal Poly Humboldt and CR’s Learning Management Systems Among Those Fallen Prey to Nationwide Cyberattack
4:28 p.m.

POLL! So What About Now? Have You Decided Who to Vote For for Governor Yet?
4:19 p.m.

(PHOTOS) Arcata Fire and PG&E Battle (Simulated) Earthquake Carnage
1:47 p.m.

Walmart Backs Out of Plans to Purchase the Old Kmart on Broadway; County Government’s ‘One-Stop Permitting Shop’ Back In?
1:08 p.m.

Eureka Police Will be Putting Up a DUI Checkpoint Tomorrow, if That Will Help You Not Drunk-Drive For One Day
11 a.m.

Eureka City Council Moves Forward with Anti-Drilling Resolution After Learning an Outright Ban is Much More Complicated
10:48 a.m.

Hoopa Man Arrested for ‘Serious Violent Assault’ on His Wife, Sheriff’s Office Says
10:19 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Bratwurst! Draglesque! Poetry! More!
9 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Assessor Candidate Ben Larson Answers Your Questions
7:43 a.m.

BOOKED: May 7, 2026
7:35 a.m.

Did Newsom’s $3.8 Billion Hotels-To-Housing Program Pay Off? We Filed 100 Records Requests to Find Out
7 a.m.

For the Lone Woman Left in the California Governor’s Race, It’s All About ‘Temperament’
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Frederick William Lewis, 1969-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Lucille Dorene Bonnikson, 1934-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Contopus sordidulus, the Western Wood-pewee!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, May 6

SINKHOLES: Arcata City Council Approves Emergency Spending to Fix Two of ‘Em, Also Adopts RCAP
8:12 p.m.

POLL! How Worried Should We be About This Hantavirus News?
4:23 p.m.

Hoopa Stabbing Suspect Charged With Murder
3:06 p.m.

Lower Redway Old-Growth Redwood Cannot Be Removed Until the Property Owner Secures a Special Permit, County Says
2:42 p.m.

Amid a Wave of Layoffs and Under New Management, Mad River Community Hospital Employees Sound the Alarm
1:15 p.m.

WHOOPS: Humboldt County Elections Office Discovers 596 Ballots From the Last Election That Were Not Counted
12:42 p.m.

Two Suspects Arrested Following Strong-Arm Robbery at Eureka Construction Site, Police Say
12:02 p.m.

How Will California’s Next Governor Handle Homelessness?
7:37 a.m.

BOOKED: May 6, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Rich Leonardo, 1956-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Rhionaeschna californica, the California Darner!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, May 5

(PHOTOS) Humboldt Rallies for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Day
4:51 p.m.

Blue Lake Family Loses Home, 3 Pet Birds and Dog in Early Sunday Morning Fire
4:50 p.m.

POLL! Star ____
4:20 p.m.

The City of Eureka Will Soon Erect a Gate at Marina Way to Prevent Overnight Vehicle Access (But Don’t Worry, You Can Still Park There for Lunch)
3:06 p.m.

Fortuna, Ferndale and Rio Dell Pause Animal Services Contracts With Miranda’s Rescue as Sheriff’s Office Investigation Continues
2:23 p.m.

Humboldt’s Social Service Organizations Prepare for SNAP Cuts
12:09 p.m.

Agents Find Kilo of Cocaine on Man Previously Busted for Selling Cocaine, Drug Task Force Says
12:07 p.m.

Numerous Eureka Police Units From Different Walks of Life Harmonized to Make a Significant Drug Bust Last Night
11:56 a.m.