Articles by LoCO Staff

February 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

OBITUARY: Jason Keith Hansen, 1974-2025

OBITUARY: Antonio (Tony) Fimbres, 1957-2025

Crabbers Find Body in Ocean

The Clam Beach Run is This Weekend, and It’s a Special One!

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide in Weitchpec

OBITUARY: John Lennord McGee III, 1953-2026

OBITUARY: Edward ‘Ed’ Earnest Albert Kukkonen, 1944-2026

There Will Be a Prescribed Burn in the Blue Lake/Korbel Area Tomorrow, and You’re Probably Going to See Smoke

Suspect in Last Week’s Willow Creek Stabbing Arrested in Del Norte County, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Richard ‘Rick’ Buskirk, 1951-2025

OBITUARY: Elsie Mae Moxon, 1925-2026

OBITUARY: John Strasser, 1962-2026

Two Men Arrested After Separate Confrontations at Recent Anti-ICE Protests in Eureka, EPD Says

Bayside Corners Seeks Another Nonprofit to Take Ownership of Historic Temperance Hall

Shots Fired at Locations Along Sonoma Street Yesterday; Eureka Police Seeking Suspects

‘Threat to the Community’: Warrant Issued for Suspect in Last Week’s Stabbing in Willow Creek; His Whereabouts are Unknown

Myers Flat Man Arrested for Firearms Violations After Allegedly Threatening Neighbor, Sheriff’s Office Says

Weekend Fire at Eureka Apartment Building Leaves Behind $350K in Damage; Cause Still Under Investigation, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

OBITUARY: Janene Diane Morris, 1963-2025

January 2026

51-Year-Old Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Redwood Park; 75-Year-Old Victim Airlifted Out of Town

(PHOTOS) Late-Night Fire Puts Beleaguered Eureka Apartment Building Out of Its Misery

OBITUARY: Jefferson Mark Wiedemann, 1951-2026

OBITUARY: Ruth Leona Del Grande, 1941-2025

OBITUARY: Douglas Tresslar Way, 1965-2025

In a Letter to the Community, Eureka Police Chief Pledges Lawful, Neutral Policing Amid Ongoing Anti-ICE Protests

Burglary Suspect Unsuccessfully Tries to Barracade Himself Inside Pine Hill Apartment, Sheriff’s Office Says

SURVEY: Cal Poly Humboldt Is Seeking Community Input to Help Guide Future Growth in McKinleyville

OBITUARY: Destry Beargrease Girard, 1973-2026

OBITUARY: Kitty Colleen McGill, 1953-2026

OBITUARY: Patricia Ellen Jones, 1952-2025

OBITUARY: Michael Edward Kuhn, 1982-2026

OBITUARY: Patricia Ann Estevo, 1932-2025

Arrest Made for the December Murder of 36-Year-Old at a Cannabis Grow Site in Eastern Humboldt, Sheriff’s Office Says

FBI Arrests 23-Year-Old Missouri Man in Connection With 2023 Threats Against McKinleyville High School, Sheriff’s Office Says

Just a Heads-Up: PG&E is Installing and Replacing Gas Lines in Eureka This Week

Two Arrested for Fentanyl Sales in Redway Yesterday, Drug Task Force Says

OBITUARY: Lawana Lee Martin, 1933-2026

OBITUARY: Elaine Roxie Chilton, 1954-2025