Articles by LoCO Staff

February 2026

OBITUARY: Jessica Naomi (Porter) Finley, 1986-2025

OBITUARY: Kenny Lynn Mendoza, 1963-2026

District Attorney Clears Sheriff’s Office Corporal in Fatal Bear River Shooting, Details Events in the 29-Year-Old Simi Valley Man’s Life That Led to His Encounter With the Law

Eureka’s Flags Will be at Half-Staff Tomorrow, ‘In Solemn Remembrance’ of the Indian Island Massacre

Fieldbrook Man’s $100K Donation Kicks Off Successful Fundraising Drive for Local Planned Parenthood Clinics

OBITUARY: RoseAnn Cooney, 1937-2026

OBITUARY: Cynthia Annette (Smith) Shively, 1957-2026

The Kinetic Sculpture Lab Has Moved Into Its New Home Thanks to Efforts of More Than 200 Volunteers

Attorney General Bonta Touts New Evidence of Price-Fixing by Amazon, Asks Court to Immediately Halt Illegal Practice

OBITUARY: Murray Maximillian Saul, 1980-2026

OBITUARY: Elaine Rindahl Palmer, 1939-2026

OBITUARY: Gordon Ernest Clapp, 1947-2026

YOU SHALL NOT PASS! Samoa Bridge Will Be Closed for the Next Few Nights for Bridge and Broadband Work

OBITUARY: Celestine ‘Tina’ Terbush, 1929-2026

OBITUARY: Florence Mae Moody, 1931-2026

OBITUARY: Tyrel James Grant, 1994-2025

OBITUARY: Donald Lynn Stafford, 1960-2026

Arcata Police Bust Man Who is Prohibited From Owning Guns for Allegedly Attempting to Sell an Illegal Gun on Snapchat, and They Say He Also Had a Bunch of Drugs

A Fire in an Indianola Mobile Home Was Knocked Down Quickly and No One Was Hurt, But Humboldt Bay Fire Would Like to Use This Occasion to Remind You of a Few Things

Sheriff’s Office POP Team Arrests Humboldt Hill Man Allegedly in Possession of Fentanyl, Says 10-Year-Old Child in the Home Was at Risk

Attempted Burglary in Prestigious Rosewood Neighborhood Busted Up by Ring Camera and Swift Deputy Action, Sheriff’s Office Says; One Arrested

Two Arrested for Assault, False Imprisonment Following Incident in McKinleyville Early This Morning

OBITUARY: Barbara Angela Shumard, 1946-2026

OBITUARY: S William Peer, 1951-2026

Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl: Drug Task Force Investigation Results in Yesterday’s Arrest of Two Eureka Residents

One Driver in Yesterday’s Broadway Crash Airlifted With Major Injuries, Eureka Police Department Says

(UPDATE: OPEN) Highway 299 Closed East of Blue Lake

OBITUARY: Lisa Marie Trout, 1958-2026

OBITUARY: George Clifford Still, 1945-2025

OBITUARY: Ruth Georga Taylor, 1927-2026

Eureka Police: The Victim in Friday’s Fatal Vehicle v. Pedestrian on Wabash Was an 83-Year-Old Man Who Was Inside a Crosswalk

Scotia Lodge Bought by SoCal-Based Hotel Chain ‘Focused on Unique Boutique Properties’; Restaurant, Bar to Launch This Weekend

Bad Crash on Northbound Broadway Just Coming Into Eureka

Strong-Arm Robbery Outside Bank Branch in Hoopa Last Night; Police Seeking Man Who Made Off With Two Deposit Bags

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Familial Attempted Homicide Case on Humboldt Hill

OBITUARY: Betty Mahon, 1925-2026

GUEST OPINION: Y’all Sure Are Wonderful For Caring About Beach Access For People Like Me

OBITUARY: Florence Aimee McGraw, 1941-2026

OBITUARY: Gary Dowd, 1955-2026

OBITUARY: Maximo Gordon Edward Macanas, 1988-2026

OBITUARY: Sharon Darlene Martin, 1953-2026

OBITUARY: Cathern Lee Stuefloten, 1952-2025

OBITUARY: Samasoni Talavou Fonoti, 1976-2026

OBITUARY: Glenn E. Legg, 1930-2026

OBITUARY: Sandra Ellen Lingle, 1939-2026

OBITUARY: Patricia Marie Singley, 1950-2026

Two Arrested Following Drug Task Force Investigation in Eureka; Fentanyl, Meth, Pills, Cash and a Stolen Firearm Found During Searches in Bayview and the West Side

OBITUARY: Loren Andrew Lair, 1986-2026

OBITUARY: William Dennis ‘Billy’ Fraser, 1948-2025

OBITUARY: Kelli Campbell, 1981-2026