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OBITUARY: Rosalie Schuler, 1938-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 27, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Tracy Leanne Sloan, 1969-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 27, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Schneider Agrees to Pay $400K in Penalties for Mega-Home Permit Violations, Fully Restore Property and Then Give It to a Tribe, Nonprofit or Government Agency
Ryan Burns / Jan. 26, 2026, 3:06 p.m. / Environment , Government , Tribes
… ,000 to the California Coastal Conservancy and $100,000 to the future land steward for ongoing care and managementOffer both parcels (6.1 acres total) for dedication to a tribe, public agency or nonprofit …
Correctional Staffers Reverse Jail Overdose with Narcan; Subject Later Found to Have Fentanyl Concealed in a Body Cavity, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Jan. 26, 2026, 11:41 a.m. / Crime
(UPDATE) Man Arrives at St. Joseph Hospital With a Stab Wound in His Back, Says He Was Attacked at Veteran’s Park in Willow Creek for No Apparent Reason, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Jan. 26, 2026, 10:24 a.m. / Crime
… -colored eyes, and short brown hair. He was described being between 5-foot-11-inches and 6-foot-1 inches tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds, wearing a light blue zippered sweatshirt …
California Cities Just Saw Their Lowest Homicide Rates in Decades. It’s Not Clear Why
Nigel Duara / Jan. 26, 2026, 8:03 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Genevieve Helen Hemenway, 1928-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 26, 2026, 7:41 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Michele ‘Mickie’ Harris, 1956-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 26, 2026, 7:39 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Michele 'Mickie' Harris, 1956-2026 Michele “Mickie” HarrisNovember 13, 1956 – January 1, 2026 Michele “Mickie” Harris passed away …
OBITUARY: Ruth Villier, 1931-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 26, 2026, 7:32 a.m. / Obits
PHOTOS and VIDEO of Sunday’s ‘ICE Out’ Protests in Eureka and Ferndale
Ryan Burns / Jan. 25, 2026, 4:51 p.m. / Politics
House Lost to Fire in McKinleyville Today; Investigators Determine Arsonist to Blame
LoCO Staff / Jan. 25, 2026, 11:47 a.m. / Fire
PLAN AHEAD! The Samoa Bridge Will Be Closed for the Next Few Nights to Accomodate Bridge and Broadband Work
LoCO Staff / Jan. 25, 2026, 8 a.m. / Traffic
… : Caltrans District 1###Notice from the Caltrans District 1 Facebook page:Route 255 in Eureka is scheduled to be closed overnight from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., beginning Sunday evening, Jan. 25, and wrapping up …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Las Memorias del Gran Fuego — My Immigrant Family Lived in the Dean Victorian When it Caught Fire
Maria Romero Delaney / Jan. 24, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Joyce Louise Jury, 1935-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 24, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Vivian McCovey Tello at Kimaw Outreach, and Rod Johnson at the Hoopa Ambulance Station.Funeral services will be held at the Willow Creek Bible Church at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 with a viewing …
OBITUARY: Thomas Henry Peters, 1945-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 24, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Local Leaders Optimistic About Arcata’s Future at the State of the City
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 23, 2026, 4:20 p.m. / Local Government
Drug Tasks Force Busts Up Alleged Fentanyl Operation in the Hoopa Valley; One Arrested
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2026, 3:40 p.m. / Crime
… .Upon a search of the residence, Agents located 1.65 pounds of suspected fentanyl, 400 suspected Xanax bars, 11 functional firearms, several high-capacity magazines, a large sum of ammunition and just under $15 …
Humboldt County Superior Court Secures Stopgap Funding to Maintain Courthouse Security Screening Through June 2027
Ryan Burns / Jan. 23, 2026, 3:13 p.m. / Local Government
… more.In 2015, the office issued a more comprehensive tally that included two dozen guns, 28,400 knives, 1,102 metal forks, 687 can openers, 33 pairs of handcuffs and more than 1,000 handcuff …
CRAB ON! Humboldt’s Commercial Crab Fishery is Finally Set to Open Next Week
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2026, 3:02 p.m. / Fish
… . This will apply to the fishing area that is scheduled to open Jan. 30 and vessels subject to Fair Start may not begin fishing in this area until Mar. 1. For more information, please see the …
Investigation Finds No Evidence of Foul Play in January 2 Arcata Fire; Cause Remains Undetermined
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2026, 12:26 p.m. / Fire
[UPDATE: There is a GoFundMe] ‘This Loss is Profound’: Weott’s Agnes J. Johnson Charter School Slated for Closure Amid Ongoing Financial Crisis, Declining Enrollment
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2026, 12:23 p.m. / Community , Education
… to raise $700,000 in the next two and a half weeks. They've raised $1,000 so far.###Press release from Mary Halstead, executive director of Agnes J. Johnson Charter School in Weott …
Local Central Labor Council Calls for Solidarity With Minnesota on Its ‘Day of Truth’
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2026, 8:18 a.m. / Activism
The Local Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters is Closing
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2026, 8:03 a.m. / Community
Newsom Wants $200M for EV Rebates. Experts Say It’s Not Enough to Fix California’s Slump
Alejandro Lazo / Jan. 23, 2026, 7:44 a.m. / Sacramento
… has surpassed 2.5 million clean car sales, saying the achievement came after the state “invested in this future when others said it was impossible.” He framed the number against a modest goal to get 1 …
OBITUARY: Kaelyn (Kale) Starshine Jones-Rios, 2004-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Julie Ann Baldy McKinnon, 1946-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Randall Galen Sheesley Sr., 1960-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , 2025. A celebration of life will be held on Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at the clubhouse, Ocean West — 1090 Murray Road, McKinleyville. Randall was born in Manhattan Beach, Calif. in 1960. His parents are Janice …
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 …
