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Cal Poly Humboldt Spent More Than $90,000 On an Independent Security Firm After the February Pro-Palestine Occupation
Dezmond Remington / March 24, 2026, 1:45 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
The Eureka Police Department’s Annual Report Is, Once Again, Full of Fascinating Facts and Figures
Hank Sims / March 24, 2026, 1:34 p.m. / Local Government
… an annual report detailing the inventory, use, and oversight of such equipment. Additionally, City of Eureka Security Camera Use Policy 1.82 requires an annual report to City Council outlining how public …
Fortuna Might Score Funding to Reopen Its Theater from…the State of California?
Dezmond Remington / March 24, 2026, 10:47 a.m. / Film , Local Government
… last week that they’d apply for up to $1 million from the program; if the application is successful, the city will lend the money to the Fortuna Theatre Foundation, a group dedicated to the theater …
California Sues Trump to Keep Shut Oil Pipeline on Santa Barbara Coast
Alejandro Lazo / March 24, 2026, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
Digital Tablets Mellowed California Prisons. Now a Tech Migration Is Riling Users
Joe Garcia / March 24, 2026, 7:14 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Helen Maudlin Kelley, 1924-2026
LoCO Staff / March 24, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Bruce Emerson Hancock, 1937-2026
LoCO Staff / March 24, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Leo Herman Langer III, 1940-2026
LoCO Staff / March 24, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Blue Lake’s Former Finance Manager Dani Burkhart Submits Claim for Damages Alleging Labor Violations and Wrongful Termination
Ryan Burns / March 23, 2026, 4:39 p.m. / Local Government
Parking in Downtown Eureka? Starting April 1, You Might be Paying With a Smartphone App!
LoCO Staff / March 23, 2026, 4:17 p.m. / Infrastructure
… Parking in Downtown Eureka? Starting April 1, You Might be Paying With a Smartphone App! The parking lot behind Lost Coast Brewery is one of the lots converting to app …
Man Held to Answer to Attempted Murder Charge, Accused of Attack on 75-Year-Old Man in Arcata Forest
Sage Alexander / March 23, 2026, 1:45 p.m. / Courts
Future Senior Citizens! If You Want in at Humboldt Commons, the Future Senior Housing Development in the McK Town Center, Now is the Time to Fight For a Spot
LoCO Staff / March 23, 2026, 10:18 a.m. / Housing
… adults aged 62 and older. By joining the Future Residents Priority List with a $1,000 repayable deposit, prospective residents will secure their place in line for future residence selection …
Scott Wiener Passed Laws That Made It Easier to Build in California. Can He Do the Same in Congress?
Ben Christopher / March 23, 2026, 7:48 a.m. / Sacramento
MUSICAL MEMOIR: The Night Dan Hauser and Wes Chesbro Presented a Couple of Blues Greats With Keys to the City
Paul DeMark / March 22, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / Music
Here’s Why That Little Corner on Arcata’s 11th and B Streets is Closed
Dezmond Remington / March 21, 2026, 8:01 a.m. / Infrastructure
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Once We Were Coopers. The Story of the Arcata-Based California Barrel Company, the Largest and Finest Barrel Manufacturer West of the Mississippi
Lynwood Carranco / March 21, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
Defendants Plead Not Guilty of Murder in Hoopa Shooting; DA Hasn’t Decided on Death Penalty
Sage Alexander / March 20, 2026, 3:53 p.m. / Courts
Humboldt Hill Property Owner Caught Dumping Mass Quantities of Dirt on a Hillside With a Creek Flowing Onto Wiyot-Owned Wetlands
Ryan Burns / March 20, 2026, 3:31 p.m. / Local Government
… : “They are dumping dirt at the north of London Dr off of one of the new side streets as land fill.”Another code enforcement complaint, submitted on October 1, included a short video, which the complainant …
IT’S TIME: This is the Year You Will Serve on the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury
LoCO Staff / March 20, 2026, 3:12 p.m. / Local Government
… County Civil Grand Jury term (July 1-June 30). The Humboldt Superior Court empanels 19 citizens to act as an independent body of the judicial system each year. The Court accepts …
Many Congratulations to the Outpost’s Isabella Vanderheiden, Your 2026 ‘Ray of Sunshine’ Investigative Journalism Award Winner
Hank Sims / March 20, 2026, noon / Housekeeping
Record Heat, Melting Snow: What Does It Mean for California’s Reservoirs?
Rachel Becker / March 20, 2026, 7:42 a.m. / Sacramento
… . But this year’s snowpack is rapidly approaching the worst five on record for April 1st, state climatologist Michael Anderson said — and it’s likely to worsen still as temperatures climb. From early to mid …
Trump Administration Acknowledges It Needs Immigrant Farmworkers as It Moves to Cut Their Pay
Sergio Olmos and Wendy Fry / March 20, 2026, 7:39 a.m. / Sacramento
Preliminary Examination Begins for Man Accused of Attempting to Murder 75-Year-Old Arcata Man in Community Forest
Sage Alexander / March 19, 2026, 5:05 p.m. / Courts
Eureka Police Seek Information About a Kid Shooting a BB Gun at People Near Eureka High This Afternoon
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2026, 3:55 p.m. / Crime
Local Cesar Chavez-Related Memorials and Holidays Will be Renamed
Dezmond Remington / March 19, 2026, 1:18 p.m. / News
Rep. Jared Huffman Has Written a Book About Christian Nationalism, ‘America’s Most Dangerous Political Movement’
Hank Sims / March 19, 2026, 12:35 p.m. / D.C.
‘It Is a Local Issue’: Arcata City Council Passes Resolution Calling for Iran War’s End
Dezmond Remington / March 19, 2026, 11:07 a.m. / Activism , Local Government
… last night condemning the ongoing war in Iran and demanding its end. The resolution points out the high cost of the war (almost $1 billion daily), the likelihood of significant, deadly escalation …
Two More Juveniles Arrested in Hoopa in Connection With Last Week’s Murder, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2026, 8:33 a.m. / Crime
California Is Spending Hundreds of Millions on Heat. Will It Ever Be a Public Health Priority?
CalMatters staff / March 19, 2026, 8:01 a.m. / Sacramento
