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You May Gather With Firefighters in Eureka on Thursday, Sept. 11, to Watch Them Honor Fallen Heroes
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2025, 12:26 p.m. / Non-Emergencies
Coast Central Credit Union Unveils New Logo and Slogan
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2025, 9 a.m. / Community
Will California Extend Cap and Trade? Legislative Negotiations Go Down to the Wire
Juliet Williams / Sept. 9, 2025, 7:04 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Steve Newman, 1942-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Cause of Last Month’s Fatal Shelter Cove Plane Crash Remains Unknown and the Wreckage Unrecovered as Federal Agency Releases Preliminary Report
Ryan Burns / Sept. 8, 2025, 4:13 p.m. / Government
Tomorrow’s the Day of No Water Main! Everything Should be Cool, but Maybe Go Easy on the Wet Stuff
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2025, 3:24 p.m. / Infrastructure
Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder Offering ‘Elegant, Gothic-Inspired’ Halloween Wedding Ceremonies at Two Festive Locations
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2025, 2:09 p.m. / Local Government
68-Year-Old Eureka Man Arrested on Charges of Public Meth-Smoking; Sheriff’s Office Counts it as His Ninth Arrest on Such Charges Since January 2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2025, 10:13 a.m. / Crime
… or be Under the Influence of any Controlled SubstanceH.S. 11395(b)(1) Possession of controlled Substance with 2 or more priorsB.P. 22435.2(a) Theft of a shopping cartP.C. 496(a) Possession of stolen property …
Dillon Fire Grows to Nearly 12,000 Acres; Containment Increases to 57 Percent
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2025, 9:52 a.m. / Fire
… from Six Rivers National Forest:Dillon Fire: 11,957 acres; 57% containmentEmail: 2025.Dillon@firenet.gov Personnel: 1,242Online Fire Information:  …
Newsom or Not? California GOP Split on Centering Him in Redistricting Campaign
Alexei Koseff / Sept. 8, 2025, 7:28 a.m. / Sacramento
‘Something Can Be Done About This’: New Plan Aims to Stop Sex Abuse in California Schools
Matt Drange / Sept. 8, 2025, 7:22 a.m. / Sacramento
… behavior has become in schools, with the best available data from the U.S. Education Department suggesting that 1 in 10 children is targeted for grooming at some point in their K-12 education. A new …
OBITUARY: Trudi Lee Smith, 1970-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2025, 7:14 a.m. / Obits
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Disgrace of Grace Gwinn, a Pretty Mountain Girl Who Could Bear it No Longer
James Dorais / Sept. 6, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Vanta Lea (Harvey) Schuetzle, 1934-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Irene Marie Lavagnino Simoni, 1930-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , 1690 Janes Rd., Arcata at 9:30 a.m. followed by graveside services at Ocean View Cemetery, 3975 Broadway, Eureka. A reception will be held at St. Mary’s Church Annex from 1 to 4 p.m. Honorary pallbearers …
POLLS! Please Decide if Arcata or Eureka is Better Using These 17 Different Metrics
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 4:20 p.m. / POLLZ
COVID UPDATE! It’s 2025! How Are We Going to Get Vaccinated? What’s the Deal With the New Variant? All That Stuff!
Hank Sims / Sept. 5, 2025, 3:43 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(PHOTOS) Morning Fire in the Arcata Community Forest Requires Full Wildland Response to Extinguish
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 10:48 a.m. / Fire
Breakthrough on California Housing Could Put Taller Buildings in Single-Family Neighborhoods
Ben Christopher / Sept. 5, 2025, 10:21 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Richard Spini, 1957-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… will be fondly remembering Rich at a memorial at the Portuguese Hall in Ferndale on September 27, 2025, from 1-4 p.m. Family and friends are invited to attend.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made …
OBITUARY: Victor Green, 1957-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Linda Andersen, 1943-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Matthew Edwin Winburn, 1976-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
News From Arcata City Council: More Bikeways, More Community Ambassadors, Annie and Mary Trail FUNDED, Calpers Divestment Letter Likely
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 4, 2025, 4:51 p.m. / Government
… Program grant, $2.3 is from CalTrans, the Yurok Indian Housing Authority is contributing $1 million, and Cal Poly Humboldt is kicking in $500,000. A little more is coming from the city’s Measure G …
Move Over, Eureka! Arcata Will Take Over Friday Night Market Duties This Month
Andrew Goff / Sept. 4, 2025, 3:49 p.m. / Community
The State May Soon Pass a Cannabis Tax Cut. Critics Say It Will Cost Kids and the Environment
Ryan Burns / Sept. 4, 2025, 2:38 p.m. / Cannabis , Sacramento
… .”On July 1, the state’s excise tax jumped from 15 percent to 19 percent as part of a political bargain struck in 2022 to help stabilize the fledgling marketplace. The deal, passed via a budget trailer bill …
Dillon Fire Surpasses 9,000 Acres With 21 Percent Containment; Firefighters Focus on Eastern Line to Defend Homes Along Highway 96
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m. / Fire
… ,375 acres; 21% containment Email: 2025.Dillon@firenet.gov Personnel: 1,558 Online Fire Information: www.linktr.ee/srffirepio The Dillon Fire grew moderately to the west Wednesday, while firefighters held …
71-Year-Old Arcata Man Arrested After Deputies Find 238 Grams of Meth in Probation Search, HCSO Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2025, 9:55 a.m. / Crime
