July 2026

‘These Lives Are Precious’: Spouse of Trinity River Drowning Victim Calls for Increased Water Safety Awareness After Recent Tragedies

Are You and Your Family Prepared for Wildfire Season? Upcoming Public Meetings in Willow Creek and Garberville Can Help

June 2026

The Sheriff’s Office Reminds You That Aerial Firework are Illegal Almost Everywhere in the County

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

May 2026

A Man Was Killed in Hoopa By Police Over Two Years Ago. Documents Show Snags in the First State Investigation of its Kind in Humboldt County

Lawsuit Filed Against Owners of Eureka’s Lamplighter Inn For Carbon Monoxide Death

April 2026

Texting and Driving This Month? EPD’s Gonna Get You

December 2025

‘I Want Our Officers to Have Skin in That Game’: New APD Chief of Police Chris Ortega on the Importance of Community Engagement and Culture

July 2025

Arcata City Council OK’s $50,000 Hiring Bonus for Out-Of-State APD Recruits

June 2025

BE SAFE: Aerial Fireworks are Illegal in Most of Humboldt County, Sheriff Says

May 2025

Sheriff’s Office Warns Swimmers of ‘Serious Dangers’ in Fast-Moving Rivers

March 2025

Yurok Tribe Issues ‘Urgent’ Measles Announcement, Then Clarifies: No Confirmed Cases in Humboldt or Del Norte Counties

May 2024

State Officials Close Humboldt County’s Recreational Razor Clam Fishery Again Due to Domoic Acid Toxicity

March 2024

GET A WINDOW BREAKER! Arcata Fire District Says a Driver Survived a Water Crash Last Week Because They Were Carrying This Useful Tool

November 2023

DHHS Social Services Branch Has ‘Major Outbreak’ of COVID; Wait Times Longer Than Usual

August 2022

Dangerous Levels of Cyanobacteria Identified in Big Lagoon

July 2022

Eureka’s Revamped Police Oversight Board Reviews Bylaws, Staffing Levels at EPD, Newly Approved City-Owned Security Camera Policy

August 2021

(UPDATE: REOPENED) Eureka Vietnamese Restaurant Pho Thien Long Closed by Health Department After Routine Inspection Finds Evidence of Rodent, Cockroach Infestation

July 2021

Boil-Water Advisory Issued for Klamath Community Services District Due to Violation of California Safe Drinking Water Act, Yurok Tribe Says

February 2020

CORONAVIRUS TIPS: County Health Department Offers Advice to Local Businesses With Concerns About COVID-19

January 2020

HEADS UP: Caltrans Has Started Removing Eucalyptus Along Highway 101 Safety Corridor

October 2019

Caltrans is Bringing in an Arborist to Assess Health and Safety of Eucalyptus Trees Along 101 Safety Corridor

September 2019

Eureka and Rio Dell Mayors Team Up For Delightful Informational Video About PG&E Power Shutoffs

August 2019

(UPDATE: CLEARED TO REOPEN) County Health Department Shuts Down Eureka’s China Woks 88 Buffet After Inspection Reveals Cockroach Infestation

Use Extra Caution While Swimming in the Trinity River This Labor Day; Dam Release Will Cause Colder, Swifter Waters than Usual

May 2019

County Health Experts Warn People to Stay Out of the Poopy Creek at Moonstone Beach

Eureka Police Chief Decries ‘Hostile and Threatening Speech’ Directed at Needle Exchange Program; Says EPD Will be on Hand to Ensure Peace at HACHR Picnic Tomorrow

Tick Season Is Coming! Here’s Some Tips on How to Protect Yourself From Their Nasty Bites

February 2019

Eyes Forward, Eureka Drivers! Old Town Had a Few New Stop Signs Installed Today

December 2018

ON THE INSIDE: Two Inmates and Two Officers Describe What It’s Like, Day-in and Day-out, In the County Jail

November 2018

An Explosive Reminder Not to Deep-Fry Your Frozen Turkey, and More Thanksgiving Food Safety Tips

September 2017

(PHOTOS) Playing Hardball, Eureka Demolishes Another Squires-Owned Building

August 2017

Speed Limit in Eureka School Zones May Soon Drop to 15 MPH

(VIDEO) RIP, Blue Heron Motel! Troublesome Squires-Owned Building Demolished by Eureka

Eureka’s China Buffet Cleared to Reopen Following County Health Department Shut-Down

Eureka’s China Buffet Shut Down After Inspector Finds Major Health Code Violations Including a Vermin Infestation and Raw Chicken Stored Atop Broccoli

County Health Department Shuts Down Arcata’s Taco Faktory Truck After Failed Inspection

July 2017

Score Another One for Bomb-Bot! Sheriff’s Office Robot Puts Suspicious Object in its Belly and Safely Blows it Up

May 2017

TICKS! County Explains How to Protect Yourself From These Disgusting, Blood-Sucking, Disease-Ridden Hellspawn

September 2016

KINS Asks Eureka Police Chief If He’s Prepared to Fight ‘Ecoterrorists,’ the Station’s Imaginary Boogeymen of 25 Years Ago

August 2016

Careful, Reggae Goers: Potentially Toxic Algae Now in Full Bloom on the Eel River

June 2016

(MAP) Beware: Here Are Humboldt County’s Roadkill Hot Spots

Careful in the Eel River This Week, Folks: PG&E Releasing Extra Water to Test Its Dam Powerhouse

February 2016

Three Big Takeaways From This Year’s Measure Z Funding Requests

LoCO Readers Report Widespread Power Outages in Eureka

December 2015

What To Do When Jerks In Trucks Harass Beachgoers

September 2015

‘All of Our Efforts On Homelessness Are Paying Off,” Says Eureka Police Chief

August 2015

Local Clams and Mussels Could Poison You, California Public Health Warns

July 2015

LoCO Blackout Bot Says Humboldt’s Power is Seriously Messed Up Right Now

Naked Man Rescued From Pylon in Humboldt Bay