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State Housing Authority Reviewing Blue Lake’s Termination of Danco Affordable Housing Project
Sage Alexander / June 15, 2026, 11:04 a.m. / Housing
California Democrats Have a Budget Deal. Here’s Where They Want to Spend More Than Newsom
Yue Stella Yu / June 15, 2026, 7:36 a.m. / Sacramento
… a deal with Newsom before the new fiscal year starts July 1. In the next two weeks, legislators will have to settle their differences with Newsom on health care cuts, funding for schools …
California Admits Using High-Risk AI — Including Systems It Failed to Report Last Year
Khari Johnson / June 15, 2026, 7:35 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Scott Edward Hillman, 1967-2026
LoCO Staff / June 15, 2026, 7:27 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jeff Gupton, 1970-2026
LoCO Staff / June 15, 2026, 7:20 a.m. / Obits
MUSICAL MEMOIR: Earning Gas Money at Arkansas’ Chitlin Circuit Casablanca Club
Paul DeMark / June 14, 2026, 7 a.m. / Music
… of San Francisco Bay Area music venues with the great blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield. The first show was booked for Nov. 1 at the Opal Cliffs Inn, downtown Santa Cruz, California. As a Chicago teenager …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Cleaning Up Cannabis
The EcoNews Report / June 13, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Local Blood Bank Has Been Around for 75 Years. Here’s How Medical Professionals and the Humboldt County Community Built It
Dorothy Jackson / June 13, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
… refrigerator was presented by Brizard-Matthews Company. Also, more than 100 units of blood. Carl Hansen of the Eureka Elks Club presented a check for $1,500, raised from the auction of a car donated by the club …
OBITUARY: Randy Earl Corley, 1985-2026
LoCO Staff / June 13, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
It’s Gonna Be HOT Inland This Weekend, But River Temps Remain COLD! National Weather Service Urges Caution
Ryan Burns / June 12, 2026, 2:57 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
RESURRECTION: The Sidelines Sports Bar, a Once-Infamous Tavern Row Establishment, May be Reopening — With the City’s Blessing
Dezmond Remington / June 12, 2026, 12:43 p.m. / Bidness Time
WELCOME to EUREKA! The Decade-Long Odyssey to Place Stylish Placemaking Signage Underneath the Herrick Overpass is Finally Complete
LoCO Staff / June 12, 2026, 11:37 a.m. / Art
… throughout the city. The project represents a collaboration between Caltrans District 1, the City of Eureka, and a talented team of local contractors and craftspeople. The City would like to extend its …
GUEST OPINION: Local Climate Change Response Requires Bold Leadership. Luckily, We Have That
LoCO Staff / June 12, 2026, 11:13 a.m. / Guest Opinion
Machete-Wielding Man Subdued by K-9 Officer After Allegedly Threatening Bystanders in Loleta, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / June 12, 2026, 9:45 a.m. / Crime
… County Correctional Facility, where he was booked on the following charges:PC 978.5 Bench warrant/Failure to appear of felony chargePC 148(A)(1) Obstruct/resist peace officerMeyers is on active CDC Parole …
The City of Arcata’s Wallet Is a Little Light; Bean-Counters Urge Caution
Dezmond Remington / June 12, 2026, 9:33 a.m. / Economy
… $7 million in grant funding to finish work.) But the next $1.6 million wasn’t as neat; city accountants assessed every expenditure, cut part-time staff by 10%, sliced off $250,000 just in supplies …
California Democrats Threaten to Block Newsom Priorities Over Imperiled Climate Deal
Alejandro Lazo and Yue Stella Yu / June 12, 2026, 8:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… to $1 billion guaranteed to the Legislature for discretionary projects in jeopardy. A climate bargain under threat California’s carbon-trading program, launched in 2013, is California’s way …
OBITUARY: Helen (Nan) Underwood, 1947-2026
LoCO Staff / June 12, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Planning Commission OKs Land Acquisition for Emergency Homeless Shelter in Old Town; Plus: J Street Airbnb Receives Partial Approval
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 11, 2026, 5 p.m. / Local Government
… that she paid a roughly $1,150 fee for her Eureka rentals compared to $260 in Arcata. “When I got the letter a year later from the planning staff that I was not permitted, it came as a really big shock to me …
Some Vile Phone Scammers Scammed an Elderly Eureka Resident Out of a Substantial Amount of Money, So This is Your Periodic Reminder That You Shouldn’t Let Scammers Do That to You
LoCO Staff / June 11, 2026, 3:49 p.m. / Crime
Judge Sentences 38- 47-Year-Old Man to Eight Years in Prison Following His Conviction on Child Sexual Abuse Charges, District Attorney’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / June 11, 2026, 2:51 p.m. / Crime
Coming Attractions Theatres Isn’t Bringing Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ to Eureka’s Broadway Cinema, Nor Any of its 14 Other Locations, on Opening Weekend
Ryan Burns / June 11, 2026, 1:46 p.m. / MOVIED!
Eight Eureka Residents Arrested As Sheriff’s Office Serves a Search Warrant at an Alleged Drug House
LoCO Staff / June 11, 2026, 9:51 a.m. / Crime
Eureka Police Arrest Anderson Woman for DUI After She Allegedly Plowed Into a Parked Vehicle in a Quiet Residential Neighborhood at 4:20 A.M.
LoCO Staff / June 11, 2026, 8:39 a.m. / Crime
Teenager Allegedly Pepper Sprays Employee After Stealing a Bottle of Booze from Blue Lake Patriot Station, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / June 11, 2026, 8:37 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Jared Wilkinson Pabalate, 1977-2026
LoCO Staff / June 11, 2026, 8:03 a.m. / Obits
… There will be a Celebration of Life Open House: 1-4 pm Sunday, June 28th, 2026 at: 1624 17th Street Eureka CA 95501. Please bring happy Jay memories to share, and your dancing-feet as we may break-out into spontaneous dancing …
OBITUARY: Gary Robert Cox, 1941-2026
LoCO Staff / June 11, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Trotter; his children, South, Olin and Yana; and a gaggle of grandchildren. He will be deeply missed. Please join us for an end of life celebration on July 11 at 1 p.m. in The Meadow. Please bring a dish …
ELECTION UPDATE: More Than 39,000 Ballots Have Now Been Counted, and the Local Races Are Even Bigger Blowouts Than They Were Before
Hank Sims / June 10, 2026, 4:06 p.m. / Elections
… ballots have been counted, and as of right now there are only some 1,439 votes left to be processed. More than 39,000 votes have been tabulated.What do the new results show? That Fifth District Supervisor …
COURT ROUNDUP: Hoopa Shooting Proceedings Punted, Woman Accused of Murdering Her Toddler Pleads Not Guilty
Sage Alexander / June 10, 2026, 12:16 p.m. / Courts
A Large Unlicensed Cannabis Cultivation and Distribution Network Was Taken Down in Garberville Yesterday, According to the Drug Task Force
LoCO Staff / June 10, 2026, 11:53 a.m. / Crime
Arcata Wood-Heated Sauna Proposal Not Quite Shot Down in Flames by Planning Commission
Dezmond Remington / June 10, 2026, 11:46 a.m. / Bidness Time , Local Government
