Articles by LoCO Staff

August 2025

OBITUARY: Harold George ‘Joe’ Thompson, 1941-2025

OBITUARY: Marvin Mullen, 1949-2025

Harbor District Responds to Trump Administration’s Pulling of Grants, Vows to Continue to Work Toward Offshore Wind Terminal

(UPDATE) Trump Administration Pulls Funding for ‘Fantasy Wind Projects,’ Including $426 Million Grant for Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Terminal

Dillon Fire Exceeds 4,000 Acres With 0% Containment; Highway 96 Open to One-Way Controlled Traffic

OBITUARY: Forrest ‘Ben’ Hurd, 1932-2025

Providence Releases Its Own Statement Ahead of Friday’s Hearing on Emergency Abortion Care

‘Providence is In the Wrong,’ Attorney General Rob Bonta Says Ahead of Tomorrow’s Court Hearing on Emergency Abortion Care

Motorcyclist Uses Hammond Trail Bridge to Escape Pursuit Early This Morning; Deputies Eventually Make Arrest at The Heights Casino

DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Highway 96 Still Open to Controlled Traffic as Fire Tops 2,000 3,100 Acres; Management Team En Route to Assume Command

Arcata Mailman Hanging Up His Bag After 41 Years on the Job

OBITUARY: Noman Kent Perkins, 1942-2025

California Fish and Game Commission Revokes Fortuna Man’s Commercial Fishing License for Crab Trap Violations

Who Dumped a Bunch of Trash From a Roofing Project in Jed Smith Park?

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two in Connection With Early Morning Burglary on Harrison Avenue

EPD Releases More Info About the Man Who Allegedly Torched His Own Car on the Courthouse Lawn

OBITUARY: Robert ‘Mickey’ Dale Huber, 1940-2025

OBITUARY: Barbara Schuler Hight, 1937-2025

DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Orders in Siskiyou County; Highway 96 Could Close, Forest Managers Warn

The Local Pacific Fisher Population Has Again Been Denied Endangered Species Act Protection

New Fire Near Somes Bar Balloons Up to 1,000 Acres Overnight

(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Looking For Walnut Creek Woman After She Failed to Return From Hike Near Whitethorn Last Night

LET’S REVIEW: Last Weekend’s DUI Checkpoint in Eureka, By the Numbers

OBITUARY: Kendra Leighanne Beni Yao Moore, 1999-2025

OBITUARY: Patrick T. Ayers, 1963-2025

Open Door Nabs Grant to Boost Dental Services at its Burre Center Location

(VIDEO) 69-Year-Old Man Drives His Vehicle Onto the County Courthouse Lawn and Sets It On Fire

Multi-Agency Vehicle and Foot Chase Ends Thanks to a Spike Strip and K-9 Officer

OBITUARY: Kenneth Marshall Stoffer, 1930-2025

POLLS! Who Makes the Best Mexican Food in Fortuna, Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville and the Rest of Humboldt?

82-Year-Old Man in the Briceland Backwoods Deceased After Apparently Falling Off a Ladder; Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue Called In to Assist

OBITUARY: Robert Anderson, 1970-2025

The Fortuna Wastewater Treatment Plan is Going to Be a Bit Stinky for Most of the Rest of the Year, and You Can Blame That on Earthquakes

48-Year-Old Santa Rosa Man Identified as Deceased Pilot in Last Weekend’s Shelter Cove Plane Crash

HSCO Arrests Man Who Tried to Stab His Mother

SAVE THE DATE! Eureka is Hosting a Pop-Up DUI Checkpoint on Friday, and if You Wrongly Feel That You Have to Drive Drunk Then You Are Invited to Attend

OBITUARY: Ethel Ruth Marshall Davis, 1931-2025

OBITUARY: Shirley Diane (Roberts) Wilson, 1935-2025

OBITUARY: Hazel Jean Petty, 1936-2025

OBITUARY: Jerry Lowitz, 1954-2025

OBITUARY: Joyce Novelo-Clark, 1957-2025

OBITUARY: Patrick Martin O’Shea, 1944-2025

Fishing Vessel of a Man Lost at Sea Gets Towed Into Humboldt Bay; Coast Guard Suspends Its Search

The Winners of Humboldt’s Design-An-‘I Voted’-Sticker Contest Have Been Announced, and Outpost Readers’ Taste in Art Has Been Confirmed

One Killed, One Injured in Shelter Cove Plane Crash, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Paul Scott Ostrom, 1947-2025

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Electrifying Your Home is Cheaper Than You Think It Is, and You Can Find Out About It All at Tuesday’s Electrification Fair

OBITUARY: Beverly ‘Betty’ Jean Shamberger, 1945-2025

BEWARE, BIG LAGOON-GOERS! The Cyanobacteria is Back With a Fury, and It’s Been Spotted On the South Fork of the Eel Too

OBITUARY: Ivy Olive ‘Johnnie’ Olsen, 1918-2025