Articles by LoCO Staff
March 2026
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Alleged Bridgeville Cultivator on Human Trafficking Charges Following Tip From the Mexican Consulate
Deputies Chase Down One Teen Believed to Have Burgled Babe’s Pizza in Cutten, but Another Teen Escapes
Another Suspect in Monday’s Shooting in Hoopa Taken Into Custody
OBITUARY: Timothy Paul Cissna, 1950-2026
15-Year-Old Arrested in Connection With Hoopa Shooting, Sheriff’s Office Says; Two Other Teenage Suspects Still at Large
Loleta Man Arrested by Deputies After Being Found in Possession of a Firearm, Despite the Terms of His Probation
It’s Almost TSUNAMI DRILL Time! Know Where You’ll be This Time Next Week Week After Next and Get Ready for Your Phone to Blow Up! Let’s Get Better at This!
Hoopa Valley Tribe Offers $10K Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Suspect in Tuesday’s Shooting; Emergency Community Meeting in Council Chambers Tonight
OBITUARY: Leola Nadine Jones, 1938-2026
Two Redding Residents Caught With Illegal Firearms After 74 MPH Stop on Fourth Street, Says EPD
23 POUNDS OF METH: After Months of Investigation, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Arrests Two in Tehama County With a Trunk Full of Drugs
OBITUARY: Rick Brazeau, 1946-2026
OBITUARY: Earl Ronald Crites, 1951-2026
OBITUARY: Jerry Carter Sr., 1950-2026
Lumberjacks Hoopers Headed to NCAA Division II Tourney for the First Time Since 2016
After Blue Lake Plans Fall Through, Cannifest 2026 is Heading to the Arcata Ball Park for Two-Day, All-Ages Event
It’s Time to Start Imagining a Future Fortuna
OBITUARY: Dennis ‘Buddy’ Ohligschlager, 1942-2026
OBITUARY: Gerald ‘Jerry’ Lee Polzin, 1947-2026
Supervisor Natalie Arroyo Issues Statement Upon Learning That She Will Run Unopposed For Re-election
Ettersburg Burglary Interrupted by Helpful Neighbor Who Holds Suspects at Gunpoint, Sheriff’s Office Says; Two Remain At Large
Huffman Among 30 Lawmakers Calling for Investigation Into Claims That Military Leaders Are Saying the Iran War is Part of Biblical End-Times Prophecies
OBITUARY: Heather G. Becksted, 1973-2026
OBITUARY: Jasmin (Jace) Angelica Gutierrez, 2002-2026
OBITUARY: Jamey Estelle Hughes, 1975-2026
OBITUARY: Michele McCall-Wallace, 1961-2026
OBITUARY: Elwood Franklin Bartlett, 1933-2026
Police Say Excess Carbon Monoxide Levels Were Noted in Lamplighter Motel Deaths; Causes of Deaths Still ‘Pending Investigation’
OBITUARY: John Richard Grimm, 1964-2025
OBITUARY: Gloria Ann Allen (Benson), 1937-2026
OBITUARY: Gail Fleming Turner, 1947-2025
Eureka Police Make Meth Sales Arrest Pursuant to OPERATION GATEWAY 101
OBITUARY: Roxanne Burgess, 1953-2026
OBITUARY: Matthew Robert Painter, 1948-2026
OBITUARY: Janis Sue Anderson, 1938-2026
DESPERATE SCAMMERS: New Online Scam Hypertargets People Who Have Applied to Serve on the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee
Are YOU Going to Run for Elected Office in Eureka, or Serve on One of The City’s Committees or Commissions? Well, Then, You’re Going to Want to Be At This Meeting, Won’t You?
OBITUARY: Ward Michael Falor, 1951-2025
OBITUARY: Harlan Raymond Lawler, 1948-2026
Thirty-Year-Old Man Arrested After a High-Speed Chase is Brought to a Spike-Stripped Halt on Broadway This Morning
If You: A) Receive SNAP Benefits, and B) Lost Food Due to a Power Outage Last Month and C) Live in One of These Zip Codes, This Post is For You
MILESTONE! The First North Coast Condors Have Built a Nest in an Old-Growth Redwood, and There Very Well May Be an Egg in It
OBITUARY: Frances Marrs, 1948-2026
February 2026
OBITUARY: Lena Catherine Petty, 1920-2026
OBITUARY: Michael Eugene Quinn, 1957-2026
Multi-Agency Bust at Illegal Weed Farm Uncovers Cache of Firearms, Hundreds of Rounds of Ammo, Stolen Vehicles and a Taxidermied Wolf, Says CHP
Supervisor Madrone: The Jobs That an Amazon Warehouse Would Provide are Not What Humboldt County is Looking For
OBITUARY: Nancy Jeanette Cooksey-Leppek, 1946-2026
Eureka City Schools Board Member Resigns, Opening a Spot For Candidates Who Live in This One Section of Town
OBITUARY: Avelino Azevedo Homem, 1939-2026