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