Articles by LoCO Staff

May 2026

Cal Poly Humboldt is Closing the Plaza Campus Store

Woman Charged with Homicide for Child’s Death After Remains Found in Blue Lake

OBITUARY: Paul M. Wilson, 1948-2026

Sixteen-Year-Old Arrested With Concealed Handgun After Fleeing Police Down Kenmar Road Just Before Two in the Morning, Fortuna Police Say

Man Found With Meth and Burglary Tools After Short Foot Chase Near Highland Park, Eureka Police Say

OBITUARY: Larry Simpson, 1949-2026

OBITUARY: Joseph (Joe) Francis Cramer, 1938-2026

OBITUARY: Carol Hutton, 1955-2026

A Police Call for Loose Dogs Running Around an H Street Residence Ends With Children Being Taken Into Protective Custody

Assemble, Ye Vendors, Farmers and Artists! Eureka Friday Night Market Season is Nearly Upon Us

Chinook Fishing to Reopen on Klamath and Trinity Rivers After Three Year Closure

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Cutten Man on Rape Charges

OBITUARY: Teresa Marie Houghton, 1952-2026

OBITUARY: Mary Janet Carroll, 1932-2026

(UPDATE: FOUND!) MISSING: Officials Searching for 14-Year-Old Boy Last Seen in McKinleyville

Guy in Hummer Shoots Gun at House in Willow Creek, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Brooks Otis, 1938-2026

DON’T FEAR: It’s Not 1987 Anymore, and That Low-Flying Chopper is (Probably) Just LIDAR-ing the PG&E Lines

OBITUARY: Russell Vernon Lee Jr., 1942-2026

OBITUARY: Carol (Kara) Sue Rossi, 1963-2026

OBITUARY: Mary Elizabeth Murphy Dycus, 1951-2026

OBITUARY: Neal Dean Ewald, 1955-2026

OBITUARY: Jean Marie Hague, 1941-2026

OBITUARY: Michael (Mike) J. Heddinger, 1950-2026

Four Months After the Downtown Arcata Fire, Cleanup Can Finally Begin

OBITUARY: John D. DeMartini, 1933-2026

OBITUARY: Joan Marie (Schratwieser) Thomsen, 1963-2026

Eureka Police Will be Putting Up a DUI Checkpoint Tomorrow, if That Will Help You Not Drunk-Drive For One Day

Hoopa Man Arrested for ‘Serious Violent Assault’ on His Wife, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Frederick William Lewis, 1969-2026

OBITUARY: Lucille Dorene Bonnikson, 1934-2026

WHOOPS: Humboldt County Elections Office Discovers 596 Ballots From the Last Election That Were Not Counted

Two Suspects Arrested Following Strong-Arm Robbery at Eureka Construction Site, Police Say

OBITUARY: Rich Leonardo, 1956-2026

Blue Lake Family Loses Home, 3 Pet Birds and Dog in Early Sunday Morning Fire

Agents Find Kilo of Cocaine on Man Previously Busted for Selling Cocaine, Drug Task Force Says

Numerous Eureka Police Units From Different Walks of Life Harmonized to Make a Significant Drug Bust Last Night

Sheriff’s Office Continues ‘Saturation Patrol’ in Hoopa; Three Arrested on Bench Warrants and a Stolen Vehicle Charge

Nearly Three Years in the Making, Eureka’s Habit Burger is Finally Ready to Launch

OBITUARY: Jean Elaine George, 1943-2026

Eureka Police Cited 10 People Last Month for Driving While Using Their Hands to Operate Cell Phones

Hoopa Man Arrested for Murder After Fatally Stabbing His Uncle, Sheriff’s Office Says

(VIDEO) Humboldt Bay Coast Guard Medevacs ‘Ailing’ Passenger From Cruise Ship Near Shelter Cove

Fire in Arcata Early Yesterday Morning Causes Estimated $325,000 in Damages

OBITUARY: Dr. Stephen ‘Steve’ Wilson, 1941-2026

OBITUARY: Alan Wade Franklin, 1958-2026

Search Warrant Served at Miranda’s Rescue Amid Allegations of Felony Animal Abuse, Fraud and Conspiracy

OBITUARY: Richard Carl Blake Jr., 1956-2026

OBITUARY: Sandra Spalding, 1957-2026

OBITUARY: Matthew Shawn Finley, 1958-2026