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Humboldt’s Planning and Building Department Has Staffing Challenges and Communication Issues, Grand Jury Says
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2026, 4:05 p.m. / Local Government
(VIDEO) More Than 700 Dogs From Miranda’s Rescue Remain Unaccounted For, Sheriff Honsal Says; Excavation of Grounds to Continue for Several Days
Ryan Burns / June 23, 2026, 3:33 p.m. / Animals , Breaking News , Crime
… May 1 of this year, Miranda's Rescue received more than 900 dogs from animal shelters across the state and beyond, including one in Hawaii. To date, the Sheriff's Office investigation has …
There Are Less Than Half As Many Coastal Sand Dunes in California as There Were 175 Years Ago, UCSB Researchers Say
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2026, 2:25 p.m. / Environment
Great Redwood Trail Agency Earmarks $12.4 Million in Climate Bond Funding to Advance North Coast Trail Development and Design
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2026, 10 a.m. / Trails
… Info) “The momentum is real and the Great Redwood Trail is on the move! Over 40% of the Trail is under construction or fully built and is now being loved by over 1 million walkers, hikers and cyclists every year,” said …
(UPDATING) BREAKING: At Miranda’s Rescue, Multiple Agencies, Including the FBI, Execute Search Warrant Authorizing Excavation
Ryan Burns / June 23, 2026, 8:42 a.m. / Animals , Breaking News
… ’s Office Major Crimes Division was assigned as the lead investigative unit. A search warrant was obtained and authorized for Miranda’s Rescue, including the residence and business property.On May 1, 2026 …
OBITUARY: Deborah Clancy, 1933-2026
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2026, 6:59 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Karen Costa, 1967-2026
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2026, 6:58 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jonita Kay Gosney, 1936-2026
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2026, 6:57 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Stan Stockoff, 1960-2026
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Steve Kelly, 1947-2026
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2026, 6:55 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Shirley Gray, 1947-2026
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2026, 6:54 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Shirley Gray, 1947-2026 Shirley Nadine Gray was born on January 1, 1947, in Humboldt County, California, and passed away on April 15, 2026.She was the only daughter of Wiley and Dorothy …
Judge Says Therapy Records Must be Handed Over in Second Providence Emergency Abortion Lawsuit
Sage Alexander / June 22, 2026, 4:49 p.m. / Courts
… therapist. The hospital’s attorneys delivered a subpoena for the records earlier this year. They sought her complete file from August 1, 2021 to present. But according to court documents, her therapist would …
POLLS! Are These Places in Humboldt Better or Worse Than They Were 10 Years Ago?
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2026, 4:20 p.m. / POLLZ
Huffman Touts ‘Welcome News’ as NOAA Allocates $21M for California Salmon Fishery Disaster Relief
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2026, 3:35 p.m. / D.C.
Sheriff’s Officers Find Woman on Probation with .40 Caliber Handgun, Drugs, and Stolen Checks
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2026, 10:27 a.m. / Crime
… Correctional Facility and booked on the following charges:HS 11364(a) Possession of drug paraphernaliaHS 11370.1(a) Possession of a controlled substance w/ armed with loaded firearmPC 29800(a)(1) Felon …
GUEST OPINION: Now Is the Time for Community Participation in Offshore Wind Terminal Planning
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2026, 10:20 a.m. / Guest Opinion
California Gave Every Student in Prison a Laptop. How Community Colleges Are Using Them
Ella Carter-Klauschie / June 22, 2026, 7:53 a.m. / Sacramento
ONCE UPON A TIME: Jesse and the Human Cannonball
Jeff DeMark / June 21, 2026, 7 a.m. / Story
… trick. I’d never seen a Human Cannonball before.Then we heard, “5-4-3-2-1,” an enormous explosion and this guy wearing a sparkly blue helmet blasted out of that cannon, flew over a corndog stand …
ECONEWS REPORT: Offshore Wind Port Development
The EcoNews Report / June 20, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Master Cowboy Taught Me How to Handle the Obstinate Cattle of the Mattole Valley
Ken Roscoe / June 20, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Joan Peavey Hughes, 1949-2026
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , Michael Peavey. In keeping with Joan’s spirit, there will be a celebration of life held July 18, 2026 at 1 p.m. at the Old Steeple in Ferndale. If you would like to attend please RSVP here …
Humboldt Planning Commission Denies Permit for Old-Growth Tree Removal in Lower Redway, Finding No Evidence of ‘Imminent’ Hazard
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 19, 2026, 3:43 p.m. / Environment , Local Government
Save the Redwoods League Says Caltrans’ Last Chance Grade Mitigation Plan is ‘Deeply Flawed,’ Urges Stronger Protections for Old-Growth Redwoods
LoCO Staff / June 19, 2026, 8:45 a.m. / Environment , Traffic
… mitigation proposal amounts to less than half of 1% of the projected $2.7 billion budget for Last Chance Grade, an insufficient attempt at restitution for cutting down some of the world’s last remaining …
This Lawmaker’s Proposal Could Make California ‘The Most Secretive State in the Country’
Yue Stella Yu / June 19, 2026, 7:43 a.m. / Sacramento
Cal State Faculty Push to Prevent AI Tools From Replacing Them as Schools and Staff Experiment
Mikhail Zinshteyn / June 19, 2026, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Chris Laurentz Spoerle, 1959-2026
LoCO Staff / June 19, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
City of Eureka Takes Over Management of Bayside Village Transitional Housing Project
Sage Alexander / June 18, 2026, 5 p.m. / Homelessness , Housing
… responsibilities to, oh my God, here's a $1,700, $1,800, $1,900 a month house payment, and everything that goes along with it,” she said. …
Lost Coast Brewery is For Sale
Ryan Burns / June 18, 2026, 1 p.m. / Business
(VIDEO) Watch This Big Stump Roll Down a Hill and Let it Remind You One of Humboldt’s Escape Routes is Still Effed Up
LoCO Staff / June 18, 2026, 11:57 a.m. / Traffic