Articles by LoCO Staff

July 2025

OBITUARY: Paul McEwen III, 1962-2025

Sheriff’s Office Identifies Man Shot by Deputies in Glendale Saturday

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Hits 21,000 Acres; 38 Percent Contained

OBITUARY: Donald Eugene Schmitter, 1944-2025

OBITUARY: Patricia Ann Fales, 1969-2025

Wanted Felon Shot Dead Near Blue Lake in Standoff With Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies, Agency Reports

PG&E Files Its Application to Surrender its Hydropower License, Paving the Way for the Removal of the Potter Valley Dams on the Eel River

BUTLER FIRE UPDATE: Rain Last Night Helped Firefighters Gain Ground, But There is Still a Red Flag Warning in Effect; Virtual Community Meeting Tonight

OBITUARY: Ruby Huck, 1934-2025

OBITUARY: Melvin (Sam) Roy McCornack, 1940-2025

OBITUARY: Mary V. Rocha, 1933-2025

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Closes in 19,000 Acres as Red Flag Warning Goes Into Effect

Extra Deputies Patrolling Trinidad Following Burglary Investigation

OBITUARY: Annette E. Stainbrook, 1966-2025

OBITUARY: ‘Yogi’ Eugene Arthur Saxon Jr., 1963-2025

OBITUARY: Shirley Ann Meyer, 1933-2025

OBITUARY: Elvina Newjahr Wood, 1928-2025

OBITUARY: Glenda K. Cooper, 1947-2025

FIRE UPDATE: Crews Strengthen Containment Lines Along Salmon River Road as Butler Fire Reaches 18,474 Acres

Interested in Eel River Dam Removal? Mark Your Calendars, Because PG&E is Holding an Online Town Hall Meeting Next Month

OBITUARY: Cole Christopher Foos, 1984-2025

OBITUARY: Carolyn Sue Lucas (Gibbs), 1943-2025

OBITUARY: Rose Ann Burger Hurst, 1927-2025

OBITUARY: Robert ‘Rick’ Parsells, 1951-2025

OBITUARY: Germaine Marie (Rivet) Mix, 1937-2025

(UPDATE: ALL CLEAR) Sheriff’s Office Seeking Man Who Fled From Rio Dell Firefighters Who Were Attempting to Help Him Earlier Today

Two Head-On Car Collisions on Highway 101 in Northern Mendo Yesterday; Both Were DUI-Related and One Innocent Driver Was Killed, CHP Says

FIRE UPDATE: Containment Lines Hold Steady as Butler Fire Nears 18,000 Acres; Red Flag Warning Issued

OBITUARY: Raymond Truttman, 1934-2025

Head-On Crash That Seriously Injured Two People on 299 Last Week Caused by Caltrans Employee Veering Into Incoming Traffic, CHP Says

FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Orders Expanded as Butler Fire Exceeds 17,000 Acres With 6 Percent Containment

OBITUARY: Alice Flocchini, 1923-2025

OBITUARY: Andrew Louis Sicard, 1963-2025

Blue Lake Man Arrested on Suspicion of Fentanyl and Meth Sales

OBITUARY: Diana Lee Harralson, 1949-2025

OBITUARY: Lavern ‘Gary’ Juchtzer, 1948-2025

Eureka Man Arrested for Stealing Cash From His Place of Employment in Arcata, APD Says

Gun-Toting Garberville Man Arrested After Stealing a Vehicle and Trying to Cash a Fraudulent Check at the Local Credit Union, Sheriff’s Office Says

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Jumps the Salmon River, Advances to Within Two Miles of Forks of Salmon

OBITUARY: John Curtis Perkins, 1961-2025

OBITUARY: Imogene Hendricks, 1932-2025

OBITUARY: Ila Mae Hardaway, 1941-2025

Forks of Salmon is Under Immediate Evacuation Orders as Butler Fire Advances on the Community

Arcata City Hall Will Start Closing Early on Fridays to Improve ‘Employee Wellness’

FISHERFOLK! It is Time Once Again to Go Kill All the Eel River Pikeminnow You Can Find, and Maybe Win a Prize

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Tops 10,000 Acres With Two Percent Containment; Community Meeting Set for Tonight in Forks of Salmon CANCELLED

WELCOME, BREEZE! Utah-Based Budget Airline Steps in to Take Over Avelo’s Old Humboldt-to-Burbank Routes, and Offers Easyish Flights to Salt Lake City/Provo in the Bargain

OBITUARY: Mark Allen Williams, 1946-2025

Humboldt Deputies Destroy Over 2,000 Growing Marijuana Plants on SoHum Property

Two Arrested in Arcata in Possession of Massive Amounts of Cash, Coke, Ketamine, Shrooms and More, Says DTF