Articles by LoCO Staff
August 2026
Food For People to Hold Emergency Food Distribution Events Along Highway 96
MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking 64-Year-Old Man Last Seen in Willow Creek
OPEN! Highway 96 is Open to One-Way Traffic, for the Time Being; Expect Long Delays
Nineteen-Year-Old Hoopa Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Intercourse With 14-Year-Old, Sheriff’s Office Says
MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Containment Increases as Fire Nears 7,000 Acres; Highway 96 Still Closed North of Hoopa
OBITUARY: William Joseph ‘Bill’ McCovey, 1982-2026
Drunk Drivers Beware! CHP is Setting Up a DUI Checkpoint This Weekend
Mile Post 18 Fire Surpasses 6,500 Acres With 19% Containment; Evacuations Orders, Warnings Still in Place
MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Fire Growth Slows, Containment Increases, but More Than 5,000 Acres Have Burned Now
OBITUARY: Kathlene S. Rizzo, 1953-2026
OBITUARY: Louis Edward Duncan, 1933-2026
FIRE UPDATE: New Evacuation Order Issued for Big Hill Area Near Hoopa
Welcome, Crystal Symphony™! Another Big-Ass Cruise Ship is All Set to Dock in Eureka Next Friday, A Week Too Late for Friday Night Market
City of Eureka Offers Free Zoo Admission, Complimentary Madaket Cruises to Hoopa Residents Impacted by Wildfire
MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: 4,605 Acres Burned With Only Five Percent Contaiment; Highway 96 Remains Closed
OBITUARY: LeRoy Donald Modine, 1932-2026
OBITUARY: Lena A. Harrison Rentz Machado, 1978-2026
Say Goodbye to the Parking Lot Behind Lost Coast Brewery Cafe, Which is Being Closed to Make Way for EaRTH Center
Hoopa Man Arrested for Arson (No, Not the Big Fire) and Assault, Sheriff’s Office Says
Hoopa’s Mile Post 18 Fire Grows to More Than Six Square Miles; Only Six Percent Contained With 866 Firefighters Deployed
Rob Holmlund to HCAOG: Former Development Director for Eureka and the Harbor District Set to Lead Humboldt Association of Governments
Seven Condors From the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Will Soon Join the Flock in Yurok Country
(VIDEO) This Year’s Rumble Over the Redwoods Drew Record Crowds, Organization Reports
Study: Invasive Barred Owls Are Winning the Battle for California’s Old-Growth Forests; Removing Them Gives Spotted Owls a Fighting Chance
Believe It or Not, There Are Laws About Riding E-Bikes, E-Scooters and E-Motorcycles, Eureka Police Department Kindly Reminds the Public
(UPDATE: Evacuation Order Issued) Mile Post 18 Fire Surpasses 2,800 Acres as Crews Grapple With Spot Fires Along Eastern Edge; Containment Estimated at 10%
OBITUARY: Julia M. DeMartini, 1931-2026
As If By Magic, Stickers Featuring an Image of the Eureka Police Department’s Badge Helped Foil a Crime Earlier This Week
The Three Linc Housing Developments in Eureka Have Been Collectively Rebranded as ‘The Mallard,’ and Now’s the Time to Get on the List if You Want an Apartment
Hoopa’s Mile Post 18 Wildfire Grows to Three Square Miles; State Management Team Assumes Command
OBITUARY: Pamela Lynn (Brockman) Yagotin, 1954-2026
OBITUARY: Ravis Glenn Whitehead, 1934-2026
OBITUARY: Gary Allen Blickenstaff, 1935-2026
OBITUARY: Benjamin Jacob Hungness, 1981-2026
All Simulated Hell Will Break Out on the Cal Poly Humboldt Campus This Wednesday
FISH ON! After Three Years of No Salmon at the Klamath Salmon Festival, A Limited Number of Plates Will Once Again be Graced With Chinook This Weekend
OBITUARY: Lana Maria Crutchfield, 1947-2026
OBITUARY: Reva Nell Grant, 1945-2026
Marijuana Enforcement Team Eradicates 6,000 Growing Cannabis Plants From Illegal Willow Creek Grow, Sheriff’s Office Says
Still Thinking About Running for Arcata City Council? The City Just Extended Its Filing Deadline to Aug. 12
GUEST OPINION: Rumble Against the Redwoods
Heads Up! Portions of the McKinleyville Community Forest Will be Closed in the Coming Weeks for Hazard Fuels Reduction
OBITUARY: Jean M. Caldwell, 1939-2026
Myers Flat Man Gets 8-Year Sentence for Threatening Neighbor, DA’s Office Says
German Offshore Wind Developer Sells its Humboldt County Lease Back to the Trump Administration, Promises to Develop Natural Gas in the United States Instead
Hoopa Valley Tribe Celebrates the Opening of its New Data Center, the Hub of Broadband Expansion in the Valley and Beyond
Eureka Police Department Announces Arrest of Attempted Homicide Suspect Yesterday
OBITUARY: Marilyn Irene Nelson, 1939-2026
University Police Arrest Eureka Man With 40 Grams of Cocaine at Off-Campus Location, According to Officers
A Section of Harris Street in Eureka Will Be Closed for a Few Hours on Wednesday for Emergency Traffic Signal Repairs
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