Articles by LoCO Staff

January 2026

This Valentine’s Day, Get Yourself Married on the Madaket or in the Library’s Majestic Humboldt Room

Local Business Coalition Launches ‘Arcata Fire Relief Fund,’ Seeded by a $50,000 Donation From PG&E

Get Ready for an Airplane to Scream at You Saturday Afternoon

OBITUARY: Donald Edward Metaxas, 1937-2025

EUREKA RESIDENTS: You Can Kill Five Minutes and Help Out a Local Kid Getting His Degree By Taking His Quick Survey on the City’s Bus System

Local Educator Colby Smart Withdraws From Campaign for Congress, Citing Time and Energy Constraints

OBITUARY: Stephanie Farmer Witzel, 1952-2026

OBITUARY: Alan Ramon Walters, 1968-2025

OBITUARY: Ona Darlene O’Neal, 1933-2026

Eureka Man Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Person, Dog at a Homeless Encampment

END OF WATCH: Cheyenne, the Sequoia Park Zoo Bald Eagle, Has Passed Into Legend

OBITUARY: Velma Ruth Childs, 1923-2026

OBITUARY: Sherria (Sheri) Tyler, 1950-2025

County Government Issues Statement on the Death of Former Fifth District Supervisor Anna Sparks

CALLING UNIVERSAL DONORS! Local Blood Bank Issues Urgent Call for Type O Negative Donations

Eureka, Arcata and Trinidad Came Out to Protest ICE Over the Weekend

OBITUARY: Leroy ‘Sonny’ Tripp, 1969-2025

45-Year-Old Man Wanted in Connection With Last Night’s Stabbing in Willow Creek, Sheriff’s Office Says

Ferndale Man Arrested Following Standoff, Booked on Charges of Attempted Murder and Domestic Violence

OBITUARY: Nateya Shalisa Dowd, 2009-2026

Rep. Huffman, Environmental Organizations and State Legislators to Hold ‘Educational Forum’ on Offshore Oil Drilling in Eureka

Sheriff’s Office Recaps Rescue of Lost Hiker in the Bald Hills Last Week

Sheriff’s Office Busts Suspected Drug House Near Blue Lake; Two Arrested

One Lane of Fernbridge Will Be Closed on Tuesday After a Crack Sensor Showed Movement in Recent Flooding, Though Caltrans Says the Bridge is Still Safe

OBITUARY: Janice Gale McCann, 1949-2025

OBITUARY: Danny Taylor, 1949-2025

OBITUARY: Candace Miller, 1947-2025

OBITUARY: Thomas Emil Eggel, 1946-2025

OBITUARY: Paul Calvin Windham, MD, 1949-2025

Sheriff’s Office Gets Forensic Profile of Human Remains Found Near Myers Flat Last June; Man Was Middle-Aged or Older With Very Poor Oral Health

Elderly Woman Suffers Major Injuries After Being Hit by a Vehicle in Henderson Center This Morning

FIRE RECOVERY: Arcata Chamber of Commerce and Allies Launch Joint Effort to Support Lost Businesses and People Affected by Friday’s Fire

(VIDEO) Local High School Athletes and the Humboldt-Del Norte League are Begging Adults Not to be Insufferable Jerks at Games

(UPDATE: FOUND) Eureka Police Looking for Missing 10-Year-Old

OBITUARY: Christopher Drew Smith, 1946-2025

OBITUARY: Annette Jeanne Jicha Young, 1932-2025

OBITUARY: David McGinty, 1943-2025

OBITUARY: Cheryl Lynn Peterson Rau, 1944-2025

OBITUARY: Connie Tye, 1936-2025

The Point in Time Count is Almost Upon Us! Volunteers Needed to Help Try to Count All the County’s Homeless Population on Jan. 23

Humboldt County Public Defender’s Office Nabs $743,864 State Grant to Expand Holistic Defense Services

‘We Would Love to Rebuild’: Northtown Books Owner Dante DiGenova Addresses Devastating Fire, Thanks the Community and Looks Toward Next Steps

The Sheriff Has Declared a State of Emergency Due to Friday’s Fire in Arcata, Citing the Effects of Hazardous Materials Entering the Creeks and the Bay

Arcata Fire: Cause of Friday’s Block-Destroying Blaze Still Under Investigation; Seven Businesses Leveled, Along With Several Apartments; Five Other Businesses Sustained Damage

Trinidad Without Water After Big Main Break on Scenic Drive Empties the City’s Tanks

(UPDATING) Huge Fire in Downtown Arcata

OBITUARY: Lonnie Mack Martin, 1958-2025

OBITUARY: Erling Dellabalma, 1939-2025

December 2025

A Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit Sniffed Out a Massive Collection of Illegal Substances During a Salmon Creek Traffic Stop Yesterday; Two Eel River Valley Residents Arrested

Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishing Now Open to Entire Humboldt Coast; Commercial Season Set to Open Jan. 15, Pending Domoic Acid Test Results