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Two Arrested Following Drug Task Force Investigation in Eureka; Fentanyl, Meth, Pills, Cash and a Stolen Firearm Found During Searches in Bayview and the West Side
LoCO Staff / Feb. 11, 2026, 4:23 p.m. / Crime
… 11370.1(A)- Possession of a controlled substance while armed PC496(A)- Buying/receiving stolen property PC148.9(A)- Providing false identification Roberts was found to have numerous …
Celinda Gonzales, Mental Health Advocate for Yurok Tribe, Identified Among Deceased in Last Week’s Murder-Suicide
Nigel Duara / Feb. 11, 2026, 2:49 p.m. / Tribes
Blue Lake Cannifest Moves Forward: Organizer, Dell’Arte and City Council Agree to Plan a Scaled-Down Event
Ryan Burns / Feb. 11, 2026, 1:49 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… ;s school facility. He estimated a maximum crowd size of roughly 1,500 people, including vendors. Dell'Arte Board Chair Artemis Pebdani also addressed the council. “Dell'Arte has …
Humboldt Supervisors Scrap Proposed Zero-Interest Loan Program for King Salmon Residents, Opt to Support Federal SBA Program
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 11, 2026, 1:29 p.m. / Local Government
… FEMA does,” she said, noting that the program isn’t exclusive to King Salmon. Anyone who was impacted by storms between Jan. 1 and 5 can apply for federal assistance, even folks living in Del Norte …
Arcata Mulls Grant Options for Its Low-Income Residents
Dezmond Remington / Feb. 11, 2026, 7:32 a.m. / Local Government
… for businesses that create or retain low-income jobs: It threw a lifeline to around 20 of them during the Covid pandemic and loaned $2.1 million to the Wing Group a decade ago. At the council meeting, Loya mused …
OBITUARY: Loren Andrew Lair, 1986-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 11, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: William Dennis ‘Billy’ Fraser, 1948-2025
LoCO Staff / Feb. 11, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kelli Campbell, 1981-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 11, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TODAY IN SUPES: Billboard in Elk River Wetlands Must Come Down, Humboldt Supervisors Say
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 10, 2026, 5:12 p.m. / Local Government
The Crew from ‘Good Morning America’ is Coming to Eureka to Broadcast Live From Redwood Sky Walk at Sequoia Park Zoo
LoCO Staff / Feb. 10, 2026, 3:57 p.m. / Media
Dell’Arte Was Excited to Bring Cannifest to Blue Lake. Then City Hall Threatened Legal Action.
Ryan Burns / Feb. 10, 2026, 3:29 p.m. / Cannabis , Government , News
… city of Blue Lake. Screenshot of a Feb. 1 Instagram post from Cannifest.“That’s not gonna happen,” Wood said on the voicemail. She repeated the declaration twice before hanging …
Overtime Pay and Night Vision Binoculars: UC San Diego Is Among Agencies Helping Patrol Border
Phoebe Huss / Feb. 10, 2026, 7:27 a.m. / Sacramento
… on May 1, 2024. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters Rachel Zaetz, senior director of communicators for the UC Board of Regents, the governing body of the UC, said in an emailed statement …
OBITUARY: Rebecca Holmes Bertain, 1946-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 10, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Rebecca Holmes Bertain, 1946-2026 Rebecca Holmes Bertain passed away from this life on February 1, after a battle with dementia. Born in Pasadena in 1946 to Bob and Rita …
OBITUARY: Jim Guy, 1947-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 10, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Albert Elwood Beach, 1933-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 10, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Federal Contractor That Hired a Prominent White Nationalist Did Over $1M in Security Work in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties Last Year: The Guardian
Ryan Burns / Feb. 9, 2026, 11:24 a.m. / Government , News
… Federal Contractor That Hired a Prominent White Nationalist Did Over $1M in Security Work in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties Last Year: The Guardian White nationalist leader Ian …
‘Little Death Bombs’: Illegal Cannabis Farms Poison California’s Forests. Who’s Cleaning Them Up?
Rachel Becker / Feb. 9, 2026, 7:57 a.m. / Sacramento
… up all grows spotted on its 1.1 million acres of wildlife areas, ecological reserves, and other properties, officials say. Staff assist with clean ups on federal lands “when asked,” said cannabis …
OBITUARY: Jerrie Anne Nelson, 1956-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 9, 2026, 7:47 a.m. / Obits
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Wildlife Crossings Help Wildlife and Motorists
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 7, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: How the Yellow Lupine Arrived in Humboldt County
Evelyn McCormick / Feb. 7, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
… Francisco area. Mrs. Cobb, 93, resides in a Masonic Rest Home in the Bay Area. The couple planted the lupine around the station on July 1, 1908. Up to this time only species of blue and blue-and-white lupine …
Smoke Near Arcata? That’s Probably the Prescribed Burn in the Fickle Hill Area
LoCO Staff / Feb. 7, 2026, 7:15 a.m. / Fire
… will be broadcast burning around 1 acre of mixed redwood forest to improve forest health, promote biodiversity, and generate quality habitat. Smoke may be visible from Eureka and Arcata. All plans and dates …
OBITUARY: Lee Roy Armstrong, 1932-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 7, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Teamsters Ready to Strike at Cal Poly Humboldt in Two Weeks
Dezmond Remington / Feb. 6, 2026, 4:27 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt , Labor
… are planning to strike in two weeks over a system-wide salary dispute. Members of the Teamsters Local 2010, a union that represents some 1,100 skilled-labor employees for California State University (and about …
Two Fortuna Women Arrested With Narcotics Following Drug Task Force Investigation
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2026, 3:48 p.m. / Crime
… of Northbound HWY 101 and Metropolitan Road. During a search of the vehicle and its occupants, deputies located 1.22 grams of heroin and drug paraphernalia. Ultimately, Katherine Manjarrez (32 …
Disaster Loans Now Available For Victims of Last Month’s Flooding in King Salmon
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2026, noon / Emergencies
… to community members, the SBA will be opening a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9 at Humboldt Grange #501, located at 5845 Humboldt Hill Road in Eureka. The center will be open Mondays …
Coastal Commission Reviews Draft Strategy to Protect ‘California’s Storied Fishing Grounds’ as Offshore Wind Development Advances
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 6, 2026, 9:09 a.m. / Government , Offshore Wind
… to address potential impacts to commercial and recreational fisheries by May 1. Speaking during the public comment period, McGuire commended the working group for meeting the deadline and putting …
California Spends Billions Based on This Pollution Tracker. Who Benefits From Its Latest Update?
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde / Feb. 6, 2026, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Brenda Olson, 1964-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: John Gonsalves Lenardo III, 1941-2025
LoCO Staff / Feb. 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… located at Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna at 1 p.m. Private interment services will take place at Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Ferndale.The family of John …