Articles by LoCO Staff

September 2026

OBITUARY: Debra Carol Kalas, 1956-2026

OBITUARY: Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Theodore Davi, 1935-2026

August 2026

A 43-Year-Old Cal Poly Humboldt Student and Dorm Resident Was Arrested for Sexual Assault This Morning, and Then Arrested Again After Making Bail and Returning to the Dorm

Can You Guess Where Tomorrow’s Sobriety Checkpoint Will be Held in Eureka? Why Not Just Drive Sober So You Don’t Have To?

OBITUARY: Kathleen Zeiner Hough Klatt Coleman, 1942-2026

OBITUARY: Anthony Lee Freeman, 1953-2026

Search Warrants Served in Fieldbrook and McKinleyville Yield Arrests on Charges of Witness Tampering, Conspiracy and Drug Possession

OBITUARY: Brenda Gail Caywood, 1953-2026

(UPDATE: LAST SUSPECT ARRESTED) HOOPA HOMICIDE: One Suspect in Custody, Another Suspect — Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’ — Still at Large

Oregon Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison For Embezzling Over $550,000 From Yurok Tribe

OBITUARY: Timothy ‘Tim’ Carrick, 1967-2026

OBITUARY: Everett ‘Sonny’ Harold Pritchett, 1944-2026

Three Cars Impounded From a House in Alton in Due to ‘Multiple Reckless Driving Incidents,’ According to the California Highway Patrol

Major Injury Traffic Collision in Eureka; Police Say Cyclist Blew Seventh Street Stop Sign Before Crash With Vehicle

WARNING! Trinity River Flows Will Run High Through Mid-September as Lewiston Dam Releases Begin

Three Condors Take First Free Flights from the Northern California Condor Restoration Program

Eureka Police Arrest Warrant Suspect at Fourth Street Hotel, and Say They Found Evidence of Ongoing Fentanyl Sales in His Car

OBITUARY: Judith Jean DeGraff, 1946-2026

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: PG&E Will Be Sounding a Variety of Alarms in King Salmon at 12:05 P.M. Every Friday Until Further Notice

Local Public Speaker, Eureka City Schools Board Member Joins Ronald Reagan, Colin Powell and Norman Vincent Peale in the Public Speaking Hall of Fame

Homicide in Hoopa Last Night; Sheriff’s Office Says it Has No Suspect at This Time

OBITUARY: Stephanie Leanne Nichols (Sells), 1987-2026

OBITUARY: Christopher ‘Monk’ Eric Nicholas, 1982-2026

OBITUARY: Jean Charlotte Arruda, 1939-2026

OBITUARY: Edith Dorene Hiscox, 1931-2026

Humboldt County Issues Statement Explaining Its Reasons for Settling Cannabis Code Enforcement Lawsuit

GUEST OPINION: What Humboldt Kids Can Get From Getting Out of Humboldt Once in a While

The Arcata Police Department Invites You to Come Eat a Hot Dog and Hang Out at its HQ This Saturday

Smoke on Bear River Ridge This Week? That’s Just a Controlled Burn

OBITUARY: Shannon Childs, 1975-2026

OBITUARY: Marilyn Jean Blackburn, 1948-2026

High-Speed Chase of a Wanted Felon Ends After Foot Pursuit Near Fernbridge, Eureka Police Say

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS FANS: Please Note That the Big 5 and Little 4 Conferences Will Henceforth be Known as the ‘Pacific’ and ‘Redwood’ Conferences, Respectively

The Drug Task Force Would Like to Locate This Suspected Drug Trafficker, Whom it Says it Has Confiscated Almost Two and a Half Pounds of Fentanyl From Over the Past 18 Months

Drug Task Force Charges Man With Pimping and Pandering After Arresting Him Allegedly in Possession of Lots of Drugs and a Stolen Gun

Police Use Flock Camera Network to Track a Missing, At-Risk Adult to Humboldt County, More Than 150 Miles From Petaluma Home

Local Film Commission Brings Home Award for its Work on ‘One Battle After Another’

MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: The Fire’s Footprint Has Not Changed, but Some Danger Remains

McKinleyville Man Arrested in Connection With Gas Station Robbery Earlier This Week

Two Men Were Found Drowned in the Trinity River on Wednesday, Sheriff’s Office Says

A Month of Friday Night Markets in Arcata Kicks Off Tonight With Duane Flatmo’s El Pulpo Magnifico

MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Armed With a Variety of Drones and Favorable Weather, Firefighters Have Held it at Around 7,600 Acres, With About 75 Percent Containment

Autopsy Reveals That a Previously Reported Drowning Death in the Trinity River Was Actually Caused by a Heart Attack, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Thomas Eugene Sutton, 1955-2026

(VIDEO) Caltrans Has Taken Some Beautiful Drone Footage of Last Chance Grade, and It’s Releasing it Along With an Announcement of the Next Phase of Planning for the Longest Highway Tunnel in the State

Eureka Police Arrest 42-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Dealing Fentanyl Out of the McDonald’s Parking Lot

Housing Elements are a Big Deal, and the County is Updating Its! Catch Community Meetings in Garberville and McKinleyville Next Week to Offer Feedback About What You’d Like to See in Your Community

MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Firefighters Are Gaining the Upper Hand

OBITUARY: Linda Joyce Cidoni, 1954-2026

HEADS UP: All Lanes on Northbound Eureka Slough Bridge to be Closed Overnight Sunday