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Loleta Man Arrested by Deputies After Being Found in Possession of a Firearm, Despite the Terms of His Probation
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2026, 4:13 p.m. / Crime
… with an extended capacity magazine and ammunition. Brumwell was arrested and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he was booked on the following charges: PC 29800(a)(1 …
We Have a Race: ‘Regular Person’ Evan Schwartz is Running for Humboldt County Supervisor in the Fifth District
Ryan Burns / March 11, 2026, 3:38 p.m. / Elections
D Street Park Upgrades Will Let You Get Ripped for Free
Dezmond Remington / March 11, 2026, 2:50 p.m. / Community , Local Government
It’s Almost TSUNAMI DRILL Time! Know Where You’ll be This Time Next Week Week After Next and Get Ready for Your Phone to Blow Up! Let’s Get Better at This!
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2026, 1:16 p.m. / Non-Emergencies
(UPDATE) One Person Hospitalized With ‘Life-Threatening’ Injuries Following Yesterday’s Shooting in Hoopa; Suspect Remains At-Large, Says HCSO
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 11, 2026, 10:23 a.m. / Crime
… (UPDATE) One Person Hospitalized With ‘Life-Threatening’ Injuries Following Yesterday’s Shooting in Hoopa; Suspect Remains At-Large, Says HCSO ###UPDATE, 1:15 p.m. The Hoopa Valley Tribal …
Solar Panel Reimbursements to Remain Low Under California Appeals Court Ruling
Malena Carollo / March 11, 2026, 8:12 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Leola Nadine Jones, 1938-2026
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Humboldt County Currently Has the Second-Highest Gas Prices in the Entire Country
Dezmond Remington / March 10, 2026, 4:26 p.m. / Economy
[UPDATED] TODAY in SUPES: Bohn Apologizes for Misconduct; Board Opts Not to Censure Him
Ryan Burns / March 10, 2026, 3:48 p.m. / Local Government
‘I Love These Old Victorians!’ Meet the 85-Year-Old Folk Artist Recreating Eureka’s Signature Architecture … in Miniature
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 10, 2026, 1:13 p.m. / Art , Feel Good
Can Questions be Threats? Closing Arguments Finish Preliminary Hearing in Daryl Ray Jones Trial
Dezmond Remington / March 10, 2026, 12:50 p.m. / Courts
Two Redding Residents Caught With Illegal Firearms After 74 MPH Stop on Fourth Street, Says EPD
LoCO Staff / March 10, 2026, 9:58 a.m. / Crime
… :PC 29800(a)(1) – Felon in Possession of a FirearmPC 30305(a)(1) – Prohibited Person in Possession of AmmunitionPC 25400(a)(1) – Carrying a Concealed Weapon in a VehiclePC 25850(a) – Carrying a Loaded Firearm …
23 POUNDS OF METH: After Months of Investigation, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Arrests Two in Tehama County With a Trunk Full of Drugs
LoCO Staff / March 10, 2026, 9:22 a.m. / Crime
… Oloughlin at the Rolling Hills Casino in Tehama County. In their vehicle, Agents located a hidden compartment containing 23 pounds of methamphetamine and 1 ounce of fentanyl. James Faycurry, Robbi Faycurry …
Voter ID Could Be Headed to the California Ballot. Opponents Plan to Make It About Trump
Nadia Lathan / March 10, 2026, 7:45 a.m. / Sacramento
… that supporters are working to put on the November ballot. Organizers last week said they’ve submitted more than the nearly 875,000 signatures required to qualify the measure — 1.3 million in all. As officials …
OBITUARY: Rick Brazeau, 1946-2026
LoCO Staff / March 10, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , alerted by pals, scurried to introduce the liquor into their inventory. Each bartender signed their names on the typewritten log Rick had prepared. Price of a drink at the Eureka Inn’s snazzy Rib Room? $1 …
OBITUARY: Earl Ronald Crites, 1951-2026
LoCO Staff / March 10, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Vanessa Rivano, Amanda Rivano, Hannah Rivano, and great-grandson Joshua Mann. Please join us for a celebration of life memorial May 17, 2026 at 1 p.m. at the Fortuna Veterans Memorial Building, 1426 Main St …
OBITUARY: Jerry Carter Sr., 1950-2026
LoCO Staff / March 10, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Do You Like Stuff? Arcata’s Selling a Whole Lot of It
Dezmond Remington / March 9, 2026, 4:31 p.m. / Local Government
Overnight Samoa Bridge Work To Bring Fiber Internet to the People of the Peninsula
Sage Alexander / March 9, 2026, 2:35 p.m. / Broadband , Business , Internet
… in a 2022 contest fizzled out. Bay Area-based startup Dalet Access Labs built out free internet for the neighborhood, but the California Department of Education ultimately failed to announce a winner for a $1 …
Lumberjacks Hoopers Headed to NCAA Division II Tourney for the First Time Since 2016
LoCO Staff / March 9, 2026, 1:58 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… and will face No. 1 seed and site host Cal State East Bay (30-0) on Friday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. from Pioneer Gymnasium in Hayward. The winner will advance to the West Region semifinal …
After Blue Lake Plans Fall Through, Cannifest 2026 is Heading to the Arcata Ball Park for Two-Day, All-Ages Event
LoCO Staff / March 9, 2026, noon / Event
It’s Time to Start Imagining a Future Fortuna
LoCO Staff / March 9, 2026, 11:41 a.m. / Local Government
… lives, works, raises a family, or simply cares about Fortuna is encouraged to attend.Workshop 1 — IMAGINE FUTURE FORTUNA - Wednesday, March 25, 2026Doors open: 4:00 p.m. (preview)Workshop: 5:30–8:00 p …
How Trinidad’s Big Water Leak Highlights a Much Bigger Quandary
Carrie Peyton-Dahlberg / March 9, 2026, 9:29 a.m. / Infrastructure
… , is the city of Trinidad, which provides water to around 1,000 people, restaurants and businesses within and beyond city limits. (The other three at-risk systems are much smaller: Alderpoint County Water …
California Has 40,000 Affordable Housing Units Ready to Break Ground. One Setback Is Holding Them Up
Ben Christopher / March 9, 2026, 8:06 a.m. / Sacramento
… going back three years. With a combination of number crunching and a little inference, the report estimates that clearing the current backlog would require an extra $4.1 billion, split between state …
TO YOUR WEALTH: Investing in a Time of War
Brandon Stockman / March 8, 2026, 7 a.m. / Transportation
… .It might surprise you to find out that typically the impact of military invasions and conflicts when it comes to market volatility, as JPMorgan puts it, is “short-lived”.(1) Furthermore …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Transmission Upgrades for Offshore Wind
The EcoNews Report / March 7, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… Research Center found that the cost to California ratepayers is low, about $1.68 per year. Tanner Etherton, Awbrey Yost and Jim Zoellick from Schatz join the show to nerd out over transmission infrastructure …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: How Humboldt State Became a Top University in the Field of Natural Resources
Richard L. Ridenhour / March 7, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Dennis ‘Buddy’ Ohligschlager, 1942-2026
LoCO Staff / March 7, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gerald ‘Jerry’ Lee Polzin, 1947-2026
LoCO Staff / March 7, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits