Articles by LoCO Staff

September 2025

OBITUARY: Victor Green, 1957-2025

OBITUARY: Linda Andersen, 1943-2025

OBITUARY: Matthew Edwin Winburn, 1976-2025

Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than Half a Million Dollars From Yurok Tribe

Dillon Fire Surpasses 9,000 Acres With 21 Percent Containment; Firefighters Focus on Eastern Line to Defend Homes Along Highway 96

71-Year-Old Arcata Man Arrested After Deputies Find 238 Grams of Meth in Probation Search, HCSO Says

OBITUARY: John Charles Ryder, 1970-2025

OBITUARY: Henry Clifton Clark Jr., 1938-2025

The Water District Will Have to Temporarily Shut Down an Important Main Soon, but They Aren’t Expecting it to Affect Customers

Bicyclist Arrested After Fleeing From Officers in the Early Morning, Eureka Police Say; Stolen High-Capacity Firearm Found at the Scene

OBITUARY: Maura-Anne Therese Eastman, 1949-2025

OBITUARY: Robert Hitchcock, 1938-2025

(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating McKinleyville Senior Who Disappeared Last Week After Parking at the Airport

What is PG&E Doing to Make Its System Safer and Reduce Wildfire Risk? Find Out at Thursday’s Virtual Town Hall Meeting!

Dillon Fire Grows to 7,700 Acres With 7 Percent Containment; Red Flag Warning in Effect Due to ‘Hot, Dry, Unstable Weather’

OBITUARY: Lesley Ann Larson, 1950-2025

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man Accused of Firing Rifle at Hoopa-Area Home

August 2025

OBITUARY: James ‘Dan’ Ford, 1937-2025

OBITUARY: Harold George ‘Joe’ Thompson, 1941-2025

OBITUARY: Marvin Mullen, 1949-2025

Harbor District Responds to Trump Administration’s Pulling of Grants, Vows to Continue to Work Toward Offshore Wind Terminal

(UPDATE) Trump Administration Pulls Funding for ‘Fantasy Wind Projects,’ Including $426 Million Grant for Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Terminal

Dillon Fire Exceeds 4,000 Acres With 0% Containment; Highway 96 Open to One-Way Controlled Traffic

OBITUARY: Forrest ‘Ben’ Hurd, 1932-2025

Providence Releases Its Own Statement Ahead of Friday’s Hearing on Emergency Abortion Care

‘Providence is In the Wrong,’ Attorney General Rob Bonta Says Ahead of Tomorrow’s Court Hearing on Emergency Abortion Care

Motorcyclist Uses Hammond Trail Bridge to Escape Pursuit Early This Morning; Deputies Eventually Make Arrest at The Heights Casino

DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Highway 96 Still Open to Controlled Traffic as Fire Tops 2,000 3,100 Acres; Management Team En Route to Assume Command

Arcata Mailman Hanging Up His Bag After 41 Years on the Job

OBITUARY: Noman Kent Perkins, 1942-2025

California Fish and Game Commission Revokes Fortuna Man’s Commercial Fishing License for Crab Trap Violations

Who Dumped a Bunch of Trash From a Roofing Project in Jed Smith Park?

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two in Connection With Early Morning Burglary on Harrison Avenue

EPD Releases More Info About the Man Who Allegedly Torched His Own Car on the Courthouse Lawn

OBITUARY: Robert ‘Mickey’ Dale Huber, 1940-2025

OBITUARY: Barbara Schuler Hight, 1937-2025

DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Orders in Siskiyou County; Highway 96 Could Close, Forest Managers Warn

The Local Pacific Fisher Population Has Again Been Denied Endangered Species Act Protection

New Fire Near Somes Bar Balloons Up to 1,000 Acres Overnight

(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Looking For Walnut Creek Woman After She Failed to Return From Hike Near Whitethorn Last Night

LET’S REVIEW: Last Weekend’s DUI Checkpoint in Eureka, By the Numbers

OBITUARY: Kendra Leighanne Beni Yao Moore, 1999-2025

OBITUARY: Patrick T. Ayers, 1963-2025

Open Door Nabs Grant to Boost Dental Services at its Burre Center Location

(VIDEO) 69-Year-Old Man Drives His Vehicle Onto the County Courthouse Lawn and Sets It On Fire

Multi-Agency Vehicle and Foot Chase Ends Thanks to a Spike Strip and K-9 Officer

OBITUARY: Kenneth Marshall Stoffer, 1930-2025

POLLS! Who Makes the Best Mexican Food in Fortuna, Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville and the Rest of Humboldt?

82-Year-Old Man in the Briceland Backwoods Deceased After Apparently Falling Off a Ladder; Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue Called In to Assist

OBITUARY: Robert Anderson, 1970-2025