Articles by LoCO Staff
August 2026
Two Men Were Found Drowned in the Trinity River on Wednesday, Sheriff’s Office Says
A Month of Friday Night Markets in Arcata Kicks Off Tonight With Duane Flatmo’s El Pulpo Magnifico
MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Armed With a Variety of Drones and Favorable Weather, Firefighters Have Held it at Around 7,600 Acres, With About 75 Percent Containment
Autopsy Reveals That a Previously Reported Drowning Death in the Trinity River Was Actually Caused by a Heart Attack, Sheriff’s Office Says
OBITUARY: Thomas Eugene Sutton, 1955-2026
(VIDEO) Caltrans Has Taken Some Beautiful Drone Footage of Last Chance Grade, and It’s Releasing it Along With an Announcement of the Next Phase of Planning for the Longest Highway Tunnel in the State
Eureka Police Arrest 42-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Dealing Fentanyl Out of the McDonald’s Parking Lot
Housing Elements are a Big Deal, and the County is Updating Its! Catch Community Meetings in Garberville and McKinleyville Next Week to Offer Feedback About What You’d Like to See in Your Community
MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Firefighters Are Gaining the Upper Hand
OBITUARY: Linda Joyce Cidoni, 1954-2026
HEADS UP: All Lanes on Northbound Eureka Slough Bridge to be Closed Overnight Sunday
DNA Evidence and Forensic Genealogy Help Confirm the Identify of a Man Found Dead and Burned in a Eureka Homeless Camp 13 Years Ago
GUEST OPINION: I Implore Open Door to Reconsider its Decision to Preemptively End its Programs for Trans Youth
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority Now Controls a Huge Battery Storage System in the California Desert, Delivering Solar-Generated Electricity When the Sun is Down
(UPDATE) MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Containment Jumps to 40% as Firefighters ‘Gain the Upper Hand’ on Growth; Highway 96 Reopens to One-Way Controlled Traffic
McK Gas Station Held Up at Gunpoint Early This Morning; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect
OBITUARY: Richard Scoville, 1963-2026
OBITUARY: Helen Carolyn (Susich) Saunders, 1934-2026
Access Humboldt’s New Home is Where Your Heart Was: Poletski’s Former Location Will Become a ‘Digital Innovation Center’
Food For People to Hold Emergency Food Distribution Events Along Highway 96
MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking 64-Year-Old Man Last Seen in Willow Creek
OPEN! Highway 96 is Open to One-Way Traffic, for the Time Being; Expect Long Delays
Nineteen-Year-Old Hoopa Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Intercourse With 14-Year-Old, Sheriff’s Office Says
MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Containment Increases as Fire Nears 7,000 Acres; Highway 96 Still Closed North of Hoopa
OBITUARY: William Joseph ‘Bill’ McCovey, 1982-2026
Drunk Drivers Beware! CHP is Setting Up a DUI Checkpoint This Weekend
Mile Post 18 Fire Surpasses 6,500 Acres With 19% Containment; Evacuations Orders, Warnings Still in Place
MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Fire Growth Slows, Containment Increases, but More Than 5,000 Acres Have Burned Now
OBITUARY: Kathlene S. Rizzo, 1953-2026
OBITUARY: Louis Edward Duncan, 1933-2026
FIRE UPDATE: New Evacuation Order Issued for Big Hill Area Near Hoopa
Welcome, Crystal Symphony™! Another Big-Ass Cruise Ship is All Set to Dock in Eureka Next Friday, A Week Too Late for Friday Night Market
City of Eureka Offers Free Zoo Admission, Complimentary Madaket Cruises to Hoopa Residents Impacted by Wildfire
MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: 4,605 Acres Burned With Only Five Percent Contaiment; Highway 96 Remains Closed
OBITUARY: LeRoy Donald Modine, 1932-2026
OBITUARY: Lena A. Harrison Rentz Machado, 1978-2026
Say Goodbye to the Parking Lot Behind Lost Coast Brewery Cafe, Which is Being Closed to Make Way for EaRTH Center
Hoopa Man Arrested for Arson (No, Not the Big Fire) and Assault, Sheriff’s Office Says
Hoopa’s Mile Post 18 Fire Grows to More Than Six Square Miles; Only Six Percent Contained With 866 Firefighters Deployed
Rob Holmlund to HCAOG: Former Development Director for Eureka and the Harbor District Set to Lead Humboldt Association of Governments
Seven Condors From the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Will Soon Join the Flock in Yurok Country
(VIDEO) This Year’s Rumble Over the Redwoods Drew Record Crowds, Organization Reports
Study: Invasive Barred Owls Are Winning the Battle for California’s Old-Growth Forests; Removing Them Gives Spotted Owls a Fighting Chance
Believe It or Not, There Are Laws About Riding E-Bikes, E-Scooters and E-Motorcycles, Eureka Police Department Kindly Reminds the Public
(UPDATE: Evacuation Order Issued) Mile Post 18 Fire Surpasses 2,800 Acres as Crews Grapple With Spot Fires Along Eastern Edge; Containment Estimated at 10%
OBITUARY: Julia M. DeMartini, 1931-2026
As If By Magic, Stickers Featuring an Image of the Eureka Police Department’s Badge Helped Foil a Crime Earlier This Week
The Three Linc Housing Developments in Eureka Have Been Collectively Rebranded as ‘The Mallard,’ and Now’s the Time to Get on the List if You Want an Apartment
Hoopa’s Mile Post 18 Wildfire Grows to Three Square Miles; State Management Team Assumes Command
OBITUARY: Pamela Lynn (Brockman) Yagotin, 1954-2026
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