Articles by LoCO Staff

June 2026

Interested in Eel River Dam Removal? Friends of the Eel and the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter Urge People to Attend FERC Meetings in Ukiah Next Week

As Parasites Threaten Juvenile Salmon in the Upper Klamath River, the Karuk Tribe Emphasizes That the ‘River Is Still in the Early Stages of Healing’

Community Group Pursues Ballot Initiative to Block Amazon Distribution Facility and All Other Large Warehouses in the Coastal Zone

OBITUARY: Tad Sarvinski, 1978-2026

OBITUARY: Cynthia Miraglia, 1954-2026

Eureka Police Recap Weekend Spate of DUI Arrests, Including One in Which a Person Allegedly Became Aggro in the McDonald’s Drive-Thru Before Bottoming Out on the Curb

OBITUARY: Scott Edward Hillman, 1967-2026

OBITUARY: Jeff Gupton, 1970-2026

OBITUARY: Randy Earl Corley, 1985-2026

WELCOME to EUREKA! The Decade-Long Odyssey to Place Stylish Placemaking Signage Underneath the Herrick Overpass is Finally Complete

GUEST OPINION: Local Climate Change Response Requires Bold Leadership. Luckily, We Have That

Machete-Wielding Man Subdued by K-9 Officer After Allegedly Threatening Bystanders in Loleta, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Helen (Nan) Underwood, 1947-2026

Some Vile Phone Scammers Scammed an Elderly Eureka Resident Out of a Substantial Amount of Money, So This is Your Periodic Reminder That You Shouldn’t Let Scammers Do That to You

Judge Sentences 38- 47-Year-Old Man to Eight Years in Prison Following His Conviction on Child Sexual Abuse Charges, District Attorney’s Office Says

Eight Eureka Residents Arrested As Sheriff’s Office Serves a Search Warrant at an Alleged Drug House

Eureka Police Arrest Anderson Woman for DUI After She Allegedly Plowed Into a Parked Vehicle in a Quiet Residential Neighborhood at 4:20 A.M.

Teenager Allegedly Pepper Sprays Employee After Stealing a Bottle of Booze from Blue Lake Patriot Station, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Jared Wilkinson Pabalate, 1977-2026

OBITUARY: Gary Robert Cox, 1941-2026

A Large Unlicensed Cannabis Cultivation and Distribution Network Was Taken Down in Garberville Yesterday, According to the Drug Task Force

Fire Season is Here, and So Burning Stuff in Calfire Responsibility Areas Will be Forbidden as of Monday

OBITUARY: ‘Jim’ Charles Tupper, 1942-2026

OBITUARY: Joyce Ann (Rode) Huyck, 1950-2026

OBITUARY: William F. Thorington, 1948-2026

Humboldt County’s Tsunami Warning System Could Be Improved, Latest Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury Report Finds

County Government Says It’s All Caught Up on Its Annual Audits For the First Time Since 2020

The World’s Largest Private Residential Yacht is About to Dock in Humboldt Bay and Disgorge Its Wealthy Occupants for a 36-Hour Visit

NEW RED PANDA ALERT! Sequoia Park Zoo Welcomes Henny, a ‘Spunky, Young Female’ From New York

OBITUARY: John Henry Enos, 1940-2026

OBITUARY: Bruce Wayne Shepherd, 1950-2026

Two Arrested for Driving Under the Influence Following Separate Weekend Crashes in Eureka

OBITUARY: Shirley Ann (Tolley) Pontoni, 1940-2026

OBITUARY: Shirley Renee Walsh, 1955-2026

The ‘Saturation Patrol’ in Hoopa Continues, With a Vehicle Stop and Arrest on Tish Tang Road at Three in the Morning

TEACHER of the YEAR! Humboldt County’s Top Educator of 2026 Learns Scotia Kids Their ABC’s … and Much More Besides!

Northbound Highway 101 Traffic Will Be Rerouted Over to the Southbound Eel River Bridge Next Week to Accommodate Seismic Upgrades, Caltrans Says

ELECTIONS OFFICE UPDATE: There Are Still More Than 21,000 Ballots Left to be Processed; Updates to be Issued Twice Weekly

Got Extra Bamboo? Saffron, the Sequoia Park Zoo’s Hungry Red Panda, is Looking for a Snack

OBITUARY: Orion Waters, 1975-2026

During This Year’s Ocean Day, Do-Gooding Kids Posed in the Forms of a Scallop, a Sand Dollar and a Moon Snail

OBITUARY: Ana Margarida Homem, 1944-2026

OBITUARY: Ronald ‘Ron’ Buckland, 1945-2026

A Passing Driver Got Skittish and Reckless Around the Scene of a Downtown Crash This Afternoon, Eureka Police Say; He Was Pulled Over and Apparently Discovered With Meth

Rumble Over the Redwoods to Bring Plane Flips, Smoke and Kabooms Back to Humboldt This Summer

OBITUARY: Carole Ann Richardson, 1941-2026

OBITUARY: Vera Jeanette Steele, 1939-2026

POLL! Time’s Up (Almost)! So Who Did You/Will You Vote For in the June 2 Election?

Gunfire in Eureka This Afternoon, as Person in Black Vehicle Opens Fire on White Porsche SUV; Police Investigating, Ask Public for Information

Caltrans Finalizes Environmental Impact Report for the Underground Tunnel That Will Bypass Landslide-Plagued Last Chance Grade