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In Well-Attended Presentation, RCEA Representatives Say That Though Battery Storage Facility Risks Are Real, They’re Generally Safe
Dezmond Remington / July 29, 2025, 6:14 a.m. / Energy
… damaged over 50,000 lithium-ion batteries at the facility, and forced 1,500 people to evacuate. It was a preventable incident, the speakers said, caused by insufficient barriers between battery cells …
Sheriff’s Office Identifies Man Shot by Deputies in Glendale Saturday
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2025, 2:53 p.m. / Crime
Hospice of Humboldt Just Doubled Its Capacity for Inpatient Care, and It Aims to Double Palliative Care By Next Year
Ryan Burns / July 28, 2025, 2:31 p.m. / Health Care
(PHOTOS) The Stranding and the Rescue of the Fishing Vessel Miss Jessie, Which Grounded Itself on the South Spit Friday Morning
Hank Sims / July 28, 2025, 11:34 a.m. / Emergencies
… on scene at 1:27 a.m., hoisted all five people off the vessel and transported them to the Samoa Field Airport over two separate trips. The vessel's fuel tanks have a maximum capacity of 7,000 gallons …
FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Hits 21,000 Acres; 38 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2025, 9:52 a.m. / Fire
… FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Hits 21,000 Acres; 38 Percent Contained ###Press release from Six Rivers National Forest:Orleans Complex Incident UpdateSize: 21,070 Percent Contained: 38%Personnel: 1 …
As Trump Takes on Education, Candidates Line Up for State’s Top Schools Job
Carolyn Jones / July 28, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Donald Eugene Schmitter, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Patricia Ann Fales, 1969-2025
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Wanted Felon Shot Dead Near Blue Lake in Standoff With Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies, Agency Reports
LoCO Staff / July 27, 2025, 9 a.m. / Crime
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Week 13! An Interlude at the National Parks of the Great Mountain West
Tom Trepiak / July 27, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sprinting Across America
… . Our No. 1 tip: Reserve campgrounds in different parts of the park for each night of your stay. That way you won’t be doubling back to your campground after driving 40 miles in one day, like we did …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A New 353-Acre Reserve on Baduwa’t
The EcoNews Report / July 26, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
Juvenile Admits to Massive Tagging Spree at Newly Renovated Eureka Park
Andrew Goff / July 26, 2025, 7:32 a.m. / Crime
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: ELTA-MANIA! The Exploits of the Fastest Woman in America Thrilled Her Hometown of Eureka, But the 1928 Summer Olympics Didn’t Go Exactly According to Plan
Jack L. Silvey / July 26, 2025, 7 a.m. / History
Newsom Ramps Up California Redistricting Threat as Texas Weighs New Republican Maps
Alexei Koseff / July 26, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Sheriff’s Office Releases Name of Woman Killed in Broadway Crash on Monday
Hank Sims / July 25, 2025, 4:11 p.m. / News
Local Bare-Knuckle Fighter Ryan Petersen Looks to Go 3-0 at Main Event Tonight in Philly
Ryan Burns / July 25, 2025, 3:52 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
Humboldt’s Civil Grand Jury Issues Reports on the County’s Unfunded Pension Liabilities, Animal Rescue Network, Inmate Voting Rights and More
Ryan Burns / July 25, 2025, 2:31 p.m. / Local Government
… and start offering weekend hours for the public by Sept. 1.DOCUMENT: Humboldt County Animal Shelter: Animal Shelter + Animal Rescues = Lifesaving Paw-tnership The Sempervirens …
PG&E Files Its Application to Surrender its Hydropower License, Paving the Way for the Removal of the Potter Valley Dams on the Eel River
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2025, 1:15 p.m. / Environment
BUTLER FIRE UPDATE: Rain Last Night Helped Firefighters Gain Ground, But There is Still a Red Flag Warning in Effect; Virtual Community Meeting Tonight
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2025, 11:14 a.m. / Fire
(AUDIO) Sitting Indoors in Eureka This Weekend is Strongly Discouraged. Here’s Why.
Toby Tullis / July 25, 2025, 10:50 a.m. / On the Air
‘Let’s Do This the Right Way’: Great Redwood Trail Agency Adopts a New Approach to Illegal Camping, Dumping Along the Defunct Railroad
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 25, 2025, 7:28 a.m. / Environment , Homelessness , Trails
California’s NPR and PBS Stations Will Cut Staff and Programs After Funding Slashed
Maya C. Miller and Cayla Mihalovich / July 25, 2025, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… , arguing such services should be funded by private donors, not taxpayers. Their efforts prevailed when Congress last week finalized President Donald Trump’s request to rescind $1.1 billion from …
OBITUARY: Ruby Huck, 1934-2025
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Melvin (Sam) Roy McCornack, 1940-2025
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Mary V. Rocha, 1933-2025
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) Watch Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay Save an 11-Year-Old Girl Stranded in the Ocean Near Big Lagoon
Andrew Goff / July 24, 2025, 3:33 p.m. / Emergency
FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Closes in 19,000 Acres as Red Flag Warning Goes Into Effect
LoCO Staff / July 24, 2025, 12:04 p.m. / Fire
… Fire: 116 acres; 80% containment Personnel: 1,821 Butler Fire: Firefighters worked directly to reinforce established lines July 23 near Quail Flat up toward Yellow Jacket Ridge. Crews actively …
Extra Deputies Patrolling Trinidad Following Burglary Investigation
LoCO Staff / July 24, 2025, 11:03 a.m. / Crime
Cal State Is Still in the Red Despite Tuition Increase and Spending Cuts
Mikhail Zinshteyn / July 24, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… -interest loan to make up for that cut and promised to restore the money next year. Already Cal State has cut more than 1,200 staff positions across the system in the past two years, reduced student support …
OBITUARY: Annette E. Stainbrook, 1966-2025
LoCO Staff / July 24, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
