Articles by LoCO Staff

February 2024

OBITUARY: Sharon Elizabeth Fifer, 1940-2024

OBITUARY: Roberto Pacheco Freitas, 1930-2024

OBITUARY: Theodore (Bear) Jon McWhorter, 1953-2024

Highway 101 Closed at Del Norte’s Last Chance Grade

Resighini Tribe of Yurok People, State Parks Join Forces to Protect Cultural, Natural Resources on Tribal Lands

Rio Dell Man Skedaddles From Federal Court Just Before Jury Hands Down His Drug Trafficking Conviction, Says U.S. Department of Justice

Interior Department Reaches Landmark Agreement with Klamath Basin Tribes, Project Irrigators to Collaborate on Ecosystem Restoration and Water Reliability

OBITUARY: Morgan ‘Bud’ Leroy Cupp, 1943-2024

PG&E Warns of Mylar Balloon-Caused Outages This Valentine’s Day

(UPDATED) (PHOTOS) Arson Suspected After Fish and Wildlife Vehicles Torched in Early Hours Monday; CHP Investigating

Garberville Woman Confirmed Deceased in Highway 299 Crash, Says California Highway Patrol

OBITUARY: Clare Francis Marie Alder (Petersen), 1983-2024

OBITUARY: Marlene Culver, 1949-2023

Unlicensed Contractors in Eureka Busted During Sting Operation Earlier This Month, State License Board Says

Planning a Romantic Walk on the Beach This Valentine’s Day? Watch Out for Nesting Western Snowy Plovers!

OBITUARY: Erin A. Chance Lincoln, 1943-2023

Romance Scams Duped Humboldt County Residents Out of Nearly $250K Last Year; FBI Issues Warning Ahead of Valentine’s Day

Trinidad Rancheria Launches Environmental Review Process for Roadway Improvements, Including Possible New Hwy. 101 Interchange

Eureka Woman Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter, Smuggling Narcotics into Jail

OBITUARY: Dennis Wayne Krystosek, 1954-2024

Vehicle Rollover Impacting Traffic in Downtown Eureka

The Outpost’s Ryan Burns Wins Third Annual ‘40th Award,’ a Humboldt County Journalism Honor Highlighting Work That Focuses on the Economically Disadvantaged

OBITUARY: Nolan Fritz, 1921-2024

OBITUARY: Frank William Ames Jr. 1957-2024

OBITUARY: Kathryn ‘Sue’ Blankinship, 1953-2024

Eureka Chinatown Project Gets $25,000 Boost

(UPDATE: FOUND) 86-Year-Old Woman With Dementia Walked Off From Her Eureka Residence

BLUE SLIDE WEEKEND: Fernbridge to Be Fully Closed For Almost Two Days Later This Month

OBITUARY: Richard Nelson Leamon, 1934-2024

Providence Humboldt County Announces New CEO Started Last Month

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man in Connection With Large-Scale Cannabis Farm Burglary in Eastern Humboldt

Correctional Officers Rescue Female Inmate From Suicide Attempt, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: O’Rourk A. Swinney, 1951-2024

‘Peaceful Resolution’ to Incident That Saw Man Barricade Himself For Hours in Arcata Home

‘Butcher Zionist Pigs’ Poster Found in Mad River Hospital Bathroom; Arcata Police Investigating

Suspected Burglar’s Getaway Rig Gets Stuck in McKinleyville Mud Prior to Arrest, Says HCSO

OBITUARY: James Martin ‘Jim’ Meade, 1920-2024

OBITUARY: Leona Marie Bishop, 1953-2024

OBITUARY: Angela Price, 1981-2023

‘I Will Not Stand For It’: Attorney General Bonta Decries ‘Cynical’ Lawsuits From Citizens for a Better Eureka

CHP Releases Names, Ages of the Three People Killed in That Head-On Crash on Highway 101 Near Rio Dell Last Month

Body of Missing Redway Woman Found in Eel River Near Dean Creek, Sheriffs Office Says

OBITUARY: Dexter Slade Luther, 1945-2024

OBITUARY: Raymond Harold Chilton, 1945-2023

MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking At-Risk Redway Woman

Eureka Police Department Releases Names of Two SWAT Deputies Involved in the Shooting Death of a Standoff Suspect Last Week

Humboldt County Correctional Facility Releases 2023 Statistics

The Future McKinleyville Community Forest is Open For Business! CSD Closes Escrow on 599 Acres of Land Above Town

Local Felon Arrested With More Than Half a Pound of Fentanyl, Plus Other Drugs and Firearms, Drug Task Force Says

OBITUARY: Kathleen June Baldy-Dean, 1958-2024