The LoCO Timeline, p. 4

Thursday, May 21

PLANT of the DAY: Fritillaria affinis, the Checker Lily!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, May 20

‘This Case Remains a Priority’: Sheriff’s Office Issues Update on Miranda’s Rescue Investigation, Asks Public to Come Forth With Information
7:14 p.m.

LAST NIGHT in EUREKA COUNCIL: Fewer Homeless People are Sleeping in Shelters, According to the Most Recent Eureka Police Department Survey, and It’s Not Exactly Clear Why
4:51 p.m.

Wanted Felon Leads Officers on a Dance Through Neighborhood Backyards Before Being Taken Into Custody, Eureka Police Say
4:23 p.m.

POLL! Have You Ever Paid For Parking With an App?
4:20 p.m.

Thirty-Eight-Year-Old Arcata Man Sentenced to 125 Years to Life For Multiple Child Abuse Sex Crimes, District Attorney’s Office Says
3:33 p.m.

Cypress Grove to Shut Down McKinleyville Goat Dairy After 15 Years of Operation
2:53 p.m.

Humboldt County Fifth District Supervisor Candidates Field Questions at Forum, Differ Little on Policy Positions
2:13 p.m.

People Love Ragging on the C Street Bicycle Boulevard, Survey Says
1:40 p.m.

Miranda’s Rescue Search Warrant Reveals Eight Dead Dogs Have Been Recovered; Sheriff’s Investigator Believes Miranda Killed Them for Financial Gain
12:03 p.m.

A Father-Son Duo Sued Arcata in 2024, Claiming that the City Had Unlawfully Used Their Land to Build the Old Arcata Road Roundabout. A Resolution Doesn’t Seem Near
10:08 a.m.

BOOKED: May 20, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Even While Courting Moderates on Voter ID, GOP Leaders Still Push Debunked Fraud Narrative
7 a.m.

What Are They Trying to Hide? California Lawmakers Kill Lobbying Transparency Bills
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Patricia ‘Pat’ Ann Wilsey, 1940-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Betty Anne Hanson, 1940-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Bibio albipennis, the White-winged March Fly!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, May 19

BMW Driver Goes Too Fast, Crashes into Three Other Cars
3:41 p.m.

TONIGHT in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: ‘Flatmo Alley’ to be Made Official; Anti-Offshore Oil Resolution Comes Back
11:03 a.m.

Old Town Coffee and Chocolates, a Eureka Fixture For 24 Years, Abruptly Closes
10:45 a.m.

SHOWTIME! Candidates for Fifth District Supervisor are Going Live Tonight on the KEET/League of Women Voters Forum
8:29 a.m.

BOOKED: May 19, 2026
7:35 a.m.

California Community Colleges Crack Down on Fake Students Stealing Financial Aid
7:04 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Pinus ponderosa, the Ponderosa Pine!
5 a.m.

Monday, May 18

POLL! Will Offshore Wind Come Back Into the Conversation Within the Next Ten Years?
4:21 p.m.

COURT ROUNDUP: Jake Combs Found Guilty of First Degree Murder (Again); Woman Charged in Death of Her 19-Month-Old Daughter; School Threats Suspect Submits Mental Health Petition
12:52 p.m.

Eureka Man Arrested on Charges of Sexual Assault of a Minor, Child Pornography, False Imprisonment and More
12:47 p.m.

St. Joseph Health and the Attorney General’s Office are Still Trying to Reach a Settlement in Emergency Abortion Care Case
9:52 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Fifth District Supervisor Candidate Evan Schwartz on Amazon’s Plans at the Airport
7:44 a.m.

BOOKED: May 18, 2026
7:35 a.m.

California’s ‘Groundbreaking’ Fast Food Council Lacks a Leader, Hasn’t Met in Over a Year
7:32 a.m.

$6 Gas and Refinery Fears Collide With California’s Climate Ambitions
7:31 a.m.

OBITUARY: George Woodrow Bell, 1940-2026
7:06 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Calochortus tolmiei, the Tolmie’s Pussy Ears!
5 a.m.

Sunday, May 17

Power Outage in Fortuna; 1696 Customers Affected
8:02 p.m.

Power Outage in Fortuna; 1696 Customers Affected
7:32 p.m.

LIT BIT: An Excerpt From ‘Alpha House,’ an East Bay Noir by Local Author David Andrew Lee
8:20 a.m.

BOOKED: May 17, 2026
8:19 a.m.

BOOKED: May 16, 2026
8:19 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Lomatium utriculatum, the Foothill Desert-parsley!
5 a.m.

Saturday, May 16

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Bring Back Our Grizzlies!
10 a.m.

Like, What Even Is a ‘Rutabaga Queen?’
9:37 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Coasties on Horseback?!? Remembering That Time When the Exigencies of War Took Our Valiant Sailors Out of Their Watery Element and Plopped Them Onto the Backs of Steeds
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Winifred Angelica Beal, 1948-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ethel May (Brinker) Wilcox, 1934-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Letha May Kirkpatrick, 1939-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Albert Wayne Beissert, 1941-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Hydrophyllum occidentale, the Western Waterleaf!
5 a.m.

Friday, May 15

POLL! Which Version of a Billboard Promoting Rio Dell’s Attractions and Encouraging Highway Travelers to Take the Exit Should the City Council Approve?
4:28 p.m.

Cal Poly Humboldt is Closing the Plaza Campus Store
10:33 a.m.

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