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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Bring Back Our Grizzlies!
The EcoNews Report / May 16, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Coasties on Horseback?!? Remembering That Time When the Exigencies of War Took Our Valiant Sailors Out of Their Watery Element and Plopped Them Onto the Backs of Steeds
Dan Hoff / May 16, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Winifred Angelica Beal, 1948-2026
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… caregiver, Lenore Weber. A celebration of life will be held on May 30 at 1 p.m., at her favorite place, amongst the Pepperwood trees at Camp Idylwilde in the Bear River Valley, 4779 Upper Bear River …
OBITUARY: Ethel May (Brinker) Wilcox, 1934-2026
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and love to all. Per Ethel’s wishes, there is to be a viewing at Goble's Mortuary on May 30, from 9 to 11 a.m., to be followed with a graveside service at Sunrise Cemetery in Fortuna at 1 p.m. Please …
OBITUARY: Letha May Kirkpatrick, 1939-2026
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Albert Wayne Beissert, 1941-2026
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Cal Poly Humboldt is Closing the Plaza Campus Store
LoCO Staff / May 15, 2026, 10:33 a.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: One Team’s Grueling (Yet Glorious) Quest for the Kinetic Grand Championship
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 15, 2026, 10:30 a.m. / Humboldt Outdoors , Kinetic
Woman Charged with Homicide for Child’s Death After Remains Found in Blue Lake
LoCO Staff / May 15, 2026, 9:25 a.m. / Crime
California Governor Debate: Rivals Gang Up on Democratic Frontrunner Becerra
Jeanne Kuang / May 15, 2026, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
… to specifically endorse the other, the only realistic way for a Republican to win in blue California is for both Republicans to come in Nos. 1 and 2 and shut Democrats out of the general election. …
California Lawmakers Rush $25 Million to Hospitals Without Knowing Who Qualifies
Yue Stella Yu and Ana B. Ibarra / May 15, 2026, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
… eligible hospitals over until July 1, when the new fiscal year begins, said Sen. John Laird, a Santa Cruz Democrat who chairs the Senate Budget Committee and championed the funding bill. The measure, put …
OBITUARY: Paul M. Wilson, 1948-2026
LoCO Staff / May 15, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Trump Officials Hit California With ‘Largest Ever’ Freeze on Medicaid Funds
Ana B. Ibarra / May 14, 2026, 4:31 p.m. / Sacramento
… is suspending $1.1 billion in Medicaid funding from California’s home health program over fraud concerns, a move that state health officials and health advocates say could harm hundreds of thousands of seniors …
‘Duane Flatmo Alley’ Proposal Moves Forward, This Time With the Alley Next to His Giant Mural
Sage Alexander / May 14, 2026, 4:25 p.m. / Government
Though Delayed by a Few Months, the U.S. 101-Sunset Avenue Interchange Project’s Construction Will Probably Begin Next Summer
Dezmond Remington / May 14, 2026, 2:28 p.m. / Infrastructure
… : $14.9 million from a US Department of Transportation RAISE grant, $2.5 million from Cal Poly Humboldt, and $1.25 million from Caltrans. The city will kick in somewhere around $200,000 from Measure G …
FUN! Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Means That We Get to Have Political TV Ads Again
Hank Sims / May 14, 2026, 12:52 p.m. / Politics
A Sea Lion’s Recent Journey up Trinity River is ‘Unusual’
Sage Alexander / May 14, 2026, 11:55 a.m. / Animals , Caught on Camera , Wildlife
Sixteen-Year-Old Arrested With Concealed Handgun After Fleeing Police Down Kenmar Road Just Before Two in the Morning, Fortuna Police Say
LoCO Staff / May 14, 2026, 9:03 a.m. / Crime
… , 2026 at approximately 1:43 AM, an Officer with the Fortuna Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a silver Mercedes sedan around the 2600 block of Kenmar Road for a vehicle code violation …
Man Found With Meth and Burglary Tools After Short Foot Chase Near Highland Park, Eureka Police Say
LoCO Staff / May 14, 2026, 8:22 a.m. / Crime
Money for Clean Drinking Water Threatened by Newsom Administration’s Climate Overhaul
Rachel Becker / May 14, 2026, 7:44 a.m. / Sacramento
… and affordable drinking water to the state’s most disadvantaged communities. Last week, Newsom celebrated the program’s accomplishments. “Over 1 million people that didn’t have access to clean, safe …
California’s New Plastic Recycling Rules Spark Fights From All Sides
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde / May 14, 2026, 7:44 a.m. / Sacramento
… is responsible for coming up with a plan to meet the law’s goals. Producers — defined as companies that make more than $1 million in sales and produce products packaged in plastic or own brands under which …
OBITUARY: Larry Simpson, 1949-2026
LoCO Staff / May 14, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , Vilma Brown and his stepfather, Burton Brown; his brother Alan Simpson, and his stepbrother Stephen Brown.A celebration of life and memorial will be held in his memory on Sunday, May 17, 1-4 p …
OBITUARY: Joseph (Joe) Francis Cramer, 1938-2026
LoCO Staff / May 14, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Carol Hutton, 1955-2026
LoCO Staff / May 14, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… in Hoopa at her Grandma Hazels house on Keller Flat and passed on May 1, 2026 at Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. We gather today to celebrate the life of Carol — a woman who loved deeply, stood …
(WATCH) Huffman Grills Interior Secretary Burgum on ‘Arch de Trump’ and Other Presidential ‘Vanity Projects’
Ryan Burns / May 13, 2026, 4:05 p.m. / D.C.
… to the National Park Service and renewable energy projects, which the president has derided as the “Green New Scam.”Meanwhile, in addition to Trump's $1.4 billion White House ballroom project, taxpayers could …
Big Changes for Arcata’s Land Use Code Are Incoming (Albeit from Far Away)
Dezmond Remington / May 13, 2026, 3:52 p.m. / Local Government
Advocates Say Chris Rogers’ Assembly Bill Could Help People Filing Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
Sage Alexander / May 13, 2026, 3:01 p.m. / Courts , Politics
(PHOTOS) Eureka’s Pink Lady Mansion Just Got Pinker
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 13, 2026, 2:24 p.m. / Business , Our Culture
A Police Call for Loose Dogs Running Around an H Street Residence Ends With Children Being Taken Into Protective Custody
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2026, 11:12 a.m. / Crime
… , at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Eureka Police Department Animal Control Unit responded to a residence in the 1700 block of H Street for a report of several dogs running loose in public in front of the residence …
Assemble, Ye Vendors, Farmers and Artists! Eureka Friday Night Market Season is Nearly Upon Us
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2026, 10:06 a.m. / Art , Business , Community