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OBITUARY: Suellen Stewart, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2025, 7:08 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) LoCO Special Correspondent Tom Trepiak and His Wife Charmed a Minnesota Weatherman Last Night
Hank Sims / July 9, 2025, 5:01 p.m. / Local Celebs
… charm. The Minnesota Twins clobbered the higher-ranked Chicago Cubs last night, 8 runs to 1.Check back Sunday for Tom's next dispatch. We're nearing the end of the Sprint! Minneapolis' Target …
‘Tell Avelo to Go to Hell’: Eureka Residents Applaud City Council Decision to Boycott Airline Over ICE Deportation Flights
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 9, 2025, 2:24 p.m. / Local Government
FIRE UPDATE: Community Meeting in Orleans Tonight for Fast-Growing ‘Orleans Complex’ Fires
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 11:45 a.m. / Fire
… direct and full suppression tactics to minimize the footprint of this fire. There are no structures threatened or evacuations. The fire is located approximately 1.5 miles north of Nickowitz Peak, 17 miles …
37-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Glendale Last Night; Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspects
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 11:23 a.m. / Crime
Stobaugh’s Release Denied: Judge Reverses Previous Order, Saying Serial Rapist Remains a Threat to Public
Ryan Burns / July 9, 2025, 11:01 a.m. / Courts
The Transformation of Eureka’s C Street Into a Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly Thoroughfare Begins Next Week
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 10:41 a.m. / Traffic
Cal Fire Rolled Out an AI Chatbot. Don’t Ask It About Evacuation Orders
Malena Carollo / July 9, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
CHP to Equip All 7,600 Officers With Body Cams
Byrhonda Lyons / July 9, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… officers body cameras. Lawmakers landed on a one-year, $1 million pilot program. Officers recorded nearly 93,000 videos within that year, but the program was never expanded. In 2022, CalMatters’ story …
OBITUARY: David Eugene Albee, 1948-2025
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , Dave was fortunate to play on one of Humboldt’s best football teams. During his junior year, the Lumberjacks went 10-1 and won the Camellia Bowl. He was always very proud of that. Dave completed …
OBITUARY: Rebecca Ruth Wilcox Laloli, 1954-2025
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Witnesses Testify That Sexually Violent Predator Richard Stobaugh Possessed Child Porn While Confined in State Hospital
Ryan Burns / July 8, 2025, 7:05 p.m. / Courts
… instrument that estimates the probability of reoffending among adult males with a history of sexual crimes.Murdock said Stobaugh's Static-99R score is a 1, but even if it was upgraded to a 2, that's …
Wiyot Tribe Wins $4 Million in Grants to Help Build Its Affordable Housing Projects in Eureka
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2025, 3:13 p.m. / Business
… in 1990, FHLBank San Francisco has partnered with its members to award $1.41 billion in AHP grants to help fund the development of preservation of nearly 155,000 units of affordable housing, helping …
After 31 Years with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Captain Bryan Quenell is Set to Retire
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2025, 2:18 p.m. / News
Fish are Absolutely Loving This Recent Improvement to the Mad River Estuary, According to New Cal Poly-Led Study
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2025, 1:03 p.m. / Wildlife
WILDFIRE ROUNDUP: Butler Fire Quadruples in Size to 966 Acres, With No Containment; Minimal Growth Reported on Bridge and Red Fires
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 8, 2025, 10:58 a.m. / Fire
… on the Six Rivers National Forest Orleans Ranger District.The fire is approximately 28 acres and is located about 1.5 miles north of Nickowitz Peak near Blue Creek. Cause is under investigation …
California Wants New Education Requirements for Police Officers. Are They Watered Down?
Cayla Mihalovich and Adam Echelman / July 8, 2025, 7:12 a.m. / Sacramento
… or myth? All across the state, law enforcement officials say staffing is an ongoing problem, which more education requirements might exacerbate. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office is short roughly 1 …
OBITUARY: Lauren Jill Miner, 1963-2025
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… members of her church family who helped Lauren over the past several years. A celebration of Lauren’s life will be held at First Presbyterian Church 819 15th St. Eureka, on August 23 at 1 p …
CHP Corrects the Record on Last Week’s Incident Involving a Local Man Being Bitten by an Injured Bear
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 7, 2025, 4:42 p.m. / Traffic
Beloved McKinleyville Log Stolen
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2025, 4:14 p.m. / Feel Sad
FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Grows to 233 Acres With Zero Containment, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations; Evacuation Warnings Lifted for Bridge Fire Near Alderpoint
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 7, 2025, 11:42 a.m. / Fire
Highway 36 is Open, But There May Be Some Big Delays For Travelers This Week
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2025, 11:22 a.m. / Traffic
… at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. — the same schedule used during previous work in this area.Travelers should plan to arrive at the slide about 10 minutes before scheduled opening times …
Cleaning Up Smog Is Suddenly Much Harder. Reined in by Trump, What Will California Do Next?
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde / July 7, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… , the new budget allocated about $1.5 billion of those cap and trade funds to Cal Fire for fire prevention. It’s unclear how much will be left over for other projects. In the state’s new budget, $132 …
OBITUARY: James ‘Ken’ Conlin, 1959-2025
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… with Ayres Family Cremation. Donations can be made to Hospice of Humboldt, Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM), and Area 1 Agency on Aging/HICAP.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Ken Conlin' …
OBITUARY: Carolyn Joyce Johnson, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Steven G. Martin, 1963-2025
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Virgie Parker, 1936-2025
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… peacefully on July 1, 2025 at the age of 88.To give you the essence of our mom, not as an obituary, which would mention that as a child, she lived in rural Montana with her six brothers and sisters in areas …
Fatal Collision Near Eureka Municipal Golf Course
LoCO Staff / July 6, 2025, 6:23 p.m. / Traffic
EPD Seeking Teenager Suspected of Attempted Sexual Assault on an Elderly Woman in Sequoia Park
LoCO Staff / July 6, 2025, 9:34 a.m. / Crime
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Cleveland to Chicago (twice) – Week 10 of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
Tom Trepiak / July 6, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sprinting Across America
… 1-0. Attendance 20,090. Time of game: 2:09.Helpful tips: Bag policy – Bags must be clear and no bigger than 12”x12”x6”. Regular-sized purses are okay. No backpacks. … Fans can bring food into the park …