Articles by LoCO Staff

July 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

FIRE UPDATE: More Evacuations Ordered as Butler Fire Exceeds 9,100 Acres With No Containment; Red Fire Nears 100 Percent Containment

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Holds at 8,156 Acres, Still Zero Percent Contained; Evacuation Orders, Warnings Remain in Effect

OBITUARY: James Morris Johnson, 1936-2025

OBITUARY: Garrett James Christian, 1970-2025

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Exceeds 8,100 Acres With Zero Containment; Crews Prioritize Structure Protection Measures in Butler Flat, Nordheimer Communities

Body Found in the Klamath Yesterday Identified as Man Who Was Swept Away in the River Two Days Earlier

OBITUARY: Colleen Cruz, 1932-2025

OBITUARY: Richard S. Hall, 1972-2025

Four Arrested for Trespassing as Sheriff’s Office Clears Blue Lake Encampments Linked to Recent Fires, HCSO Says

FIRE UPDATE: Evacuations Ordered as Butler Fire Exceeds 7,200 Acres With Zero Percent Containment

Two Arrested Yesterday in Connection With Glendale Homicide; Victim Identified as Fort Bragg Resident