Articles by LoCO Staff

March 2026

Ettersburg Burglary Interrupted by Helpful Neighbor Who Holds Suspects at Gunpoint, Sheriff’s Office Says; Two Remain At Large

Huffman Among 30 Lawmakers Calling for Investigation Into Claims That Military Leaders Are Saying the Iran War is Part of Biblical End-Times Prophecies

OBITUARY: Heather G. Becksted, 1973-2026

OBITUARY: Jasmin (Jace) Angelica Gutierrez, 2002-2026

OBITUARY: Jamey Estelle Hughes, 1975-2026

OBITUARY: Michele McCall-Wallace, 1961-2026

OBITUARY: Elwood Franklin Bartlett, 1933-2026

Police Say Excess Carbon Monoxide Levels Were Noted in Lamplighter Motel Deaths; Causes of Deaths Still ‘Pending Investigation’

OBITUARY: John Richard Grimm, 1964-2025

OBITUARY: Gloria Ann Allen (Benson), 1937-2026

OBITUARY: Gail Fleming Turner, 1947-2025

Eureka Police Make Meth Sales Arrest Pursuant to OPERATION GATEWAY 101

OBITUARY: Roxanne Burgess, 1953-2026

OBITUARY: Matthew Robert Painter, 1948-2026

OBITUARY: Janis Sue Anderson, 1938-2026​

DESPERATE SCAMMERS: New Online Scam Hypertargets People Who Have Applied to Serve on the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee

Are YOU Going to Run for Elected Office in Eureka, or Serve on One of The City’s Committees or Commissions? Well, Then, You’re Going to Want to Be At This Meeting, Won’t You?

OBITUARY: Ward Michael Falor, 1951-2025

OBITUARY: Harlan Raymond Lawler, 1948-2026

Thirty-Year-Old Man Arrested After a High-Speed Chase is Brought to a Spike-Stripped Halt on Broadway This Morning

If You: A) Receive SNAP Benefits, and B) Lost Food Due to a Power Outage Last Month and C) Live in One of These Zip Codes, This Post is For You

MILESTONE! The First North Coast Condors Have Built a Nest in an Old-Growth Redwood, and There Very Well May Be an Egg in It

OBITUARY: Frances Marrs, 1948-2026

February 2026

OBITUARY: Lena Catherine Petty, 1920-2026

OBITUARY: Michael Eugene Quinn, 1957-2026

Multi-Agency Bust at Illegal Weed Farm Uncovers Cache of Firearms, Hundreds of Rounds of Ammo, Stolen Vehicles and a Taxidermied Wolf, Says CHP

Supervisor Madrone: The Jobs That an Amazon Warehouse Would Provide are Not What Humboldt County is Looking For

OBITUARY: Nancy Jeanette Cooksey-Leppek, 1946-2026

Eureka City Schools Board Member Resigns, Opening a Spot For Candidates Who Live in This One Section of Town

OBITUARY: Avelino Azevedo Homem, 1939-2026

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