Articles by LoCO Staff

February 2026

Arcata Police Bust Man Who is Prohibited From Owning Guns for Allegedly Attempting to Sell an Illegal Gun on Snapchat, and They Say He Also Had a Bunch of Drugs

A Fire in an Indianola Mobile Home Was Knocked Down Quickly and No One Was Hurt, But Humboldt Bay Fire Would Like to Use This Occasion to Remind You of a Few Things

Sheriff’s Office POP Team Arrests Humboldt Hill Man Allegedly in Possession of Fentanyl, Says 10-Year-Old Child in the Home Was at Risk

Attempted Burglary in Prestigious Rosewood Neighborhood Busted Up by Ring Camera and Swift Deputy Action, Sheriff’s Office Says; One Arrested

Two Arrested for Assault, False Imprisonment Following Incident in McKinleyville Early This Morning

OBITUARY: Barbara Angela Shumard, 1946-2026

OBITUARY: S William Peer, 1951-2026

Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl: Drug Task Force Investigation Results in Yesterday’s Arrest of Two Eureka Residents

One Driver in Yesterday’s Broadway Crash Airlifted With Major Injuries, Eureka Police Department Says

(UPDATE: OPEN) Highway 299 Closed East of Blue Lake

OBITUARY: Lisa Marie Trout, 1958-2026

OBITUARY: George Clifford Still, 1945-2025

OBITUARY: Ruth Georga Taylor, 1927-2026

Eureka Police: The Victim in Friday’s Fatal Vehicle v. Pedestrian on Wabash Was an 83-Year-Old Man Who Was Inside a Crosswalk

Scotia Lodge Bought by SoCal-Based Hotel Chain ‘Focused on Unique Boutique Properties’; Restaurant, Bar to Launch This Weekend

Bad Crash on Northbound Broadway Just Coming Into Eureka

Strong-Arm Robbery Outside Bank Branch in Hoopa Last Night; Police Seeking Man Who Made Off With Two Deposit Bags

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Familial Attempted Homicide Case on Humboldt Hill

OBITUARY: Betty Mahon, 1925-2026

GUEST OPINION: Y’all Sure Are Wonderful For Caring About Beach Access For People Like Me

OBITUARY: Florence Aimee McGraw, 1941-2026

OBITUARY: Gary Dowd, 1955-2026

OBITUARY: Maximo Gordon Edward Macanas, 1988-2026

OBITUARY: Sharon Darlene Martin, 1953-2026

OBITUARY: Cathern Lee Stuefloten, 1952-2025

OBITUARY: Samasoni Talavou Fonoti, 1976-2026

OBITUARY: Glenn E. Legg, 1930-2026

OBITUARY: Sandra Ellen Lingle, 1939-2026

OBITUARY: Patricia Marie Singley, 1950-2026

Two Arrested Following Drug Task Force Investigation in Eureka; Fentanyl, Meth, Pills, Cash and a Stolen Firearm Found During Searches in Bayview and the West Side

OBITUARY: Loren Andrew Lair, 1986-2026

OBITUARY: William Dennis ‘Billy’ Fraser, 1948-2025

OBITUARY: Kelli Campbell, 1981-2026

The Crew from ‘Good Morning America’ is Coming to Eureka to Broadcast Live From Redwood Sky Walk at Sequoia Park Zoo

OBITUARY: Rebecca Holmes Bertain, 1946-2026

OBITUARY: Jim Guy, 1947-2026

OBITUARY: Albert Elwood Beach, 1933-2026

OBITUARY: Jerrie Anne Nelson, 1956-2026

Smoke Near Arcata? That’s Probably the Prescribed Burn in the Fickle Hill Area

OBITUARY: Lee Roy Armstrong, 1932-2026

Two Fortuna Women Arrested With Narcotics Following Drug Task Force Investigation

Disaster Loans Now Available For Victims of Last Month’s Flooding in King Salmon

OBITUARY: Brenda Olson, 1964-2026

OBITUARY: John Gonsalves Lenardo III, 1941-2025

Are You Ready to BASH Some LUPINE? The Friends of the Dunes Sure Could Use Your Help in the War Against This Invasive Scourge Later This Month

Looking to Run For County Office This Year? The Time to Get Your Act Together is Now!

The Body Found by Crabbers on Wednesday Has Been Identified as a 67-Year-Old Fortuna Resident

All Eureka Businesses are Special, But These Were the Most Specialest! Meet YOUR 2025 Eureka Chamber of Commerce Award Winners!

OBITUARY: Ruth Evelyn Squires, 1927-2026

OBITUARY: Roy Lee Stevens, 1949-2026