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KEET-TV Warns Locals About Scam Texts Claiming PBS or Public Broadcasting are Shutting Down and Requesting Donations
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 4:06 p.m. / News
Arcata City Council Adopts Resolution Opposing Offshore Oil Drilling
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 22, 2026, 4:02 p.m. / Government
Humboldt’s Civil Grand Jury Explains Why it May or May Not Grant County Supervisors’ Request to Review Its Code of Conduct and Make Recommendations
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 2:24 p.m. / Courts
… in a Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury Report. These Reports are usually released beginning in the Spring of each year. Because the Civil Grand Jury sessions run from July 1st of one year through June 30 …
Enviro Group Cries Foul as Caltrans Removes a Few Small Trees in Richardson Grove; Agency Says Construction on Long-Delayed Improvement Project Will Start in Spring
Ryan Burns / Jan. 22, 2026, 11:36 a.m. / Environment , Transportation
Arcata City Council Tackles Sea Level Rise at the Marsh, and Also Bumps Up the Number of Bicycle Ride-Share Stations
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 22, 2026, 10:44 a.m. / Government
… -bikes to the pool; their maximum speed will be capped electronically. Khatri said the bicycles were rented 1,716 times last year and ridden for 1,526.9 hours, a record for the program. Councilmember …
HEADS UP: Expect Delays on Henderson Street in Eureka Today and Tomorrow; That Thing’s Getting Repaved
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 9:45 a.m. / Traffic
The Wiyot Senior Housing Development Behind Eureka City Hall is Officially Underway
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 8:23 a.m. / History
… ), an initiative of Humboldt Asian and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI), is excited to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for the Eureka Chinatown Monument on Friday January 30, 2026 from 12:00 - 1:00 p …
Lobbyists and Lawmakers Mingle Over Luxury Tequila, Shrimp and Cigars at Capital Party
Yue Stella Yu / Jan. 22, 2026, 7:45 a.m. / Sacramento
… “regularly interact with tribal governments and tribal government programs,” Lindstrom told CalMatters. Attendance often exceeds 1,000, he said, with VIP access reserved for tribal leaders, state lawmakers …
OBITUARY: John William Corbett, 1947-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 7:28 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Barbara Orcutt, 1932-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 7:23 a.m. / Obits
… by hardship, and offered forward as a precious gift. Please join us in community and food to celebrate the life of Barbara. A memorial service has been planned for January 25th at 1:00pm at Willow Creek …
Humboldt County Has a New Economic Development Director, and Her Name is Peggy Murphy
LoCO Staff / Jan. 21, 2026, 3:36 p.m. / Local Government
Eureka City Council Unanimously Approves Sanctuary Declaration for Transgender People
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 21, 2026, 3:25 p.m. / Local Government
[UPDATED] Fire Erupts In Arcata Warehouse Where People and Pets are Living in Tents
Ryan Burns / Jan. 21, 2026, 1:25 p.m. / Fire
MCKINLEYVILLE wants YOU! The Municipal Advisory Committee is One Member Down, So it is Time for You to Step Up and Serve
LoCO Staff / Jan. 21, 2026, 12:28 p.m. / Local Government
Need Money for College? Local Kids Can Apply For Almost 200 Locally Funded Scholarships With One Form
LoCO Staff / Jan. 21, 2026, 11:50 a.m. / Education
Newsom Touts Gains Against EBT Theft as Trump Presses Blue States on Benefits Fraud
Jeanne Kuang / Jan. 21, 2026, 7:49 a.m. / Sacramento
California’s Newest ICE Center Has 1,400 Detainees. What Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla Saw There
Wendy Fry / Jan. 21, 2026, 7:42 a.m. / Sacramento
… California’s Newest ICE Center Has 1,400 Detainees. What Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla Saw There This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters …
OBITUARY: Debbie (Deborah) M. Barcelles, 1959-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 21, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Driver Narrowly Misses Eureka’s Old Town Carriage Horse Before Colliding With a Tree By the Gazebo
Ryan Burns / Jan. 20, 2026, 11:32 a.m. / News
OBITUARY: Coffee Clay Winans, 1991-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 20, 2026, 8:10 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: William Marshall Sellman, 1950-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 20, 2026, 8:01 a.m. / Obits
Local and State Leaders Slam Trump Administration’s Offshore Oil Drilling Plan at Packed Eureka Public Meeting
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 18, 2026, 1:25 p.m. / Activism
… on the bay.” Economic activities, like seafood harvesting and tourism, related to California’s coast brings in $1.7 trillion a year annually, Huffman claimed. Allowing offshore drilling would only increase …
(PHOTOS) Hundreds Gather for Anti-ICE Protest Outside Humboldt County Courthouse
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 17, 2026, 2:59 p.m. / Activism , Government
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Climate Action Theatre
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 17, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Day They Floated a Complete Two-Story Victorian Across Humboldt Bay
Editor / Jan. 17, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Leonard (Lenny) Eugene Abbott, 1961-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 17, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
THE FORGOTTEN DISASTER: King Salmon Was Smashed by King Tides at the Beginning of the Year. Why is No One Talking About It?
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 16, 2026, 4:47 p.m. / Community Services , Emergency
Runners are Spending Hundreds of Hours Going Around the Same Arcata City Block This Month in Pursuit of Free Burritos
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 16, 2026, 3:18 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… a little later in the day. They’re crowding it this January, collectively spending hundreds of hours grinding out laps less than a fifth of a mile long. The record is 1,067. (As of publication. No, that …
California Counties Must Jump Through New Hoops to Get Homelessness Funds
Marisa Kendall and Ben Christopher / Jan. 16, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… in a row, the state awarded $1 billion a year to be divvied up between counties, big cities and federally-recognized regional homelessness funding groups known as Continuums of Care. Each round of funding …
