Articles by LoCO Staff

September 2026

Two of Eureka’s Temporary Mini Traffic Circles Will Be Removed Today, But Safety Data Collection Will Continue

Deputies Arrest 51-Year-Old Woman on Suspicion of Transporting Narcotics in the Hoopa Valley; Proactive Policing Still in Effect in the Area, Department Says

(VIDEO) Demolition of the Old Eel River Bridge on Hwy. 101 is Underway

OBITUARY: Henry George Anaya, Jr., 1953-2026

OBITUARY: Chad Alan Crandall, 1978-2026

OBITUARY: Deanna Marie McKinnon, 1967-2026

OBITUARY: William ‘Greg’ Wilmot, 1952-2026

Eureka Police Made Nine DUI Arrests Over Labor Day Weekend

Suspected Drug House Bust Yields an Array of Illicit Substances, a Loaded Pistol, Cash and Three Arrests, Including a Gang Member, Sheriff’s Office Says

Truck Stolen From Ettersburg Located in Shelter Cove Many Months Later; Deputies Also Found a Decapitated Deer Carcass; Suspect Still at Large

Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Urges Residents to Vote Early Amid Federal Court Challenges Over Mail-In Ballots

Rio Dell Police Assure Public That the Crystal Landry Who Was Recently Arrested is Not THEIR Crystal Landry

Jail Staff Saved an Inmate’s Life Five Days Ago, Says Sheriff’s Office

OBITUARY: Ethan ‘Hunter’ Jackson, 2006-2026

OBITUARY: Tammie Lynn (Canfield) Harris, 1967-2026

Hoopa Valley Tribe, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Join Forces to Improve Salmon Habitat, Advance Sustainable Fishing Practices on Trinity River

Three Kids Treated for Rabies Exposure After Handling Positive Bats, Humboldt County Public Health Says

HEADS UP, FIELDBROOK! We Can’t Know Exactly When, But TORCHBEARR is Coming to Torch Between Six and 22 Acres of You Soon

OBITUARY: Michael Jesse Lyons, 1938-2026

OBITUARY: Terry Anthony Strong, 1946-2026

(PHOTOS) Firefighters Douse Early Morning Trailer Fire Near Ferndale; No Injuries Reported

Ten Years In, Humboldt County Growers Alliance Launches New Strategy to Expand Markets and ‘Demand Recognition’ for Local Cannabis

OBITUARY: Christopher Alan Covington, 1984-2026

The Eureka Police Department Says That It Will Step Up Enforcement Around E-Bikes and the Like This Month

OBITUARY: James Eric Brundage, 1944-2026

The Humboldt Deputy Sheriffs Organization Says That Its Members Are Bummed Out by Low Pay, Understaffing

OBITUARY: Joan Bennett, 1947-2026

OBITUARY: Keith Millican, 1935-2026

K9 Finds Suspected Burglar Hiding in Car, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Martin Lee Jacobson, 1963-2026

OBITUARY: Cindy Palmatier, 1967-2026

California Attorney General Says He’ll Sue the Trump Administration Over ‘Illegal’ Buyout of Humboldt Offshore Wind Lease

CALFIRE SEZ: Just Because It’s Raining a Little Bit, That Doesn’t Mean You Can Burn Your Debris (Yet)

(PHOTOS) Firefighters Rescue McKinleyville Dog That Dug a Hole and Got Very Stuck In It

OBITUARY: Barbara Alves Laplace, 1942-2026

OBITUARY: April Dawn Wilson, 1949-2026

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