Articles by LoCO Staff

July 2026

Expect More Smoke Near Ettersburg Today as CalFire Continues Prescribed Burning on French Ranch

‘We Need the Community’s Help’: EPD Seeks Public Input to Improve Traffic Safety in Eureka as Injury Collisions Climb 18%

A Landowner Clearing Some Brush Found Boxes of Live Military Ordnance Yesterday, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Jose Trigueiro Gonsalves, 1941-2026

OBITUARY: Thomas Hunt, 1958-2026

OBITUARY: Lilla Compton, 1927-2026

June 2026

Humboldt County Has Invited You to Participate in Planning for Proposed Amazon Distribution Warehouse as Environmental Document Prep Begins

Legislators Mike McGuire and Chris Rogers Condemn Miranda’s Rescue Dog Killings, Thank Sheriff’s Office and Concerned Neighbors

The Sheriff’s Office Reminds You That Aerial Firework are Illegal Almost Everywhere in the County

Organizers of Anti-Amazon Ballot Initiative Tout Early Success in Signature-Gathering Efforts

Local Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Sufficient Funding and Personnel to Respond to Disasters, Civil Grand Jury Concludes

EPD is Ramping Up DUI Enforcement Ahead of Fourth of July Weekend

The Environmental Review Process for Proposed Amazon Warehouse in McKinleyville Has Commenced

Smoke Near Ettersburg? Fear Not, That is a CalFire Prescribed Burn

OBITUARY: David Neyra, 1970-2026

Civil Grand Jury Report Examines How Humboldt County Schools Prepare for Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Eureka Police Request Witnesses to Serious Motorcycle Collision on Saturday Evening

McKinleyville Man Arrested for Allegedly Poaching Old Growth Redwood Log, Says State Parks

‘This Investigation is Just Getting Started’: Sheriff’s Office Uncovers 117 Dog Carcasses, 21 Skulls and ‘Hundreds of Bones’ at Miranda’s Rescue

Our Water and Sewer Bills Need to Increase Regularly If We Want Safe and Reliable Service, Grand Jury Report Concludes

OBITUARY: Patricia ‘Pat’ Bailey, 1940-2026

OBITUARY: David Moore, 1943-2026

OBITUARY: Michael Felthauser, 1949-2026

Federal Appeals Court Affirms Endangered Species Act Protections for Klamath River Salmon

Self-Reported Kidnapping Story in McKinleyville Turns Out to be Bogus, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: George Robert Enos, Sr., 1944-2026

OBITUARY: Ren Dean (Deno) Massagli, 1944-2026

Humboldt’s Planning and Building Department Has Staffing Challenges and Communication Issues, Grand Jury Says

There Are Less Than Half As Many Coastal Sand Dunes in California as There Were 175 Years Ago, UCSB Researchers Say

Eureka Police Arrest Arcata Woman for Felony Evading and Reckless Driving After Brief Vehicle Pursuit

Great Redwood Trail Agency Earmarks $12.4 Million in Climate Bond Funding to Advance North Coast Trail Development and Design

OBITUARY: Deborah Clancy, 1933-2026

OBITUARY: Karen Costa, 1967-2026

OBITUARY: Jonita Kay Gosney, 1936-2026

OBITUARY: Stan Stockoff, 1960-2026

OBITUARY: Steve Kelly, 1947-2026

OBITUARY: Shirley Gray, 1947-2026

POLLS! Are These Places in Humboldt Better or Worse Than They Were 10 Years Ago?

Huffman Touts ‘Welcome News’ as NOAA Allocates $21M for California Salmon Fishery Disaster Relief

Sheriff’s Officers Find Woman on Probation with .40 Caliber Handgun, Drugs, and Stolen Checks

GUEST OPINION: Now Is the Time for Community Participation in Offshore Wind Terminal Planning

OBITUARY: Joan Peavey Hughes, 1949-2026

Save the Redwoods League Says Caltrans’ Last Chance Grade Mitigation Plan is ‘Deeply Flawed,’ Urges Stronger Protections for Old-Growth Redwoods

OBITUARY: Chris Laurentz Spoerle, 1959-2026

(VIDEO) Watch This Big Stump Roll Down a Hill and Let it Remind You One of Humboldt’s Escape Routes is Still Effed Up

OBITUARY: Marlene J. ‘Marla’ West, 1933-2026

OBITUARY: Pietro Severino Stagnoli , 1937-2026

OBITUARY: Nancy Lewis, 1935-2026

Eureka Police Arrest Suspect in Connection With Vehicle-to-Vehicle Shooting Case Earlier This Month

Humboldt Public Health Officials Confirm Local Whooping Cough Case, Warn of Potential Exposures in Arcata, McKinleyville and Fortuna