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Sheriff’s Office Busts Suspected Drug House Near Blue Lake; Two Arrested
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 10:14 a.m. / Crime
One Lane of Fernbridge Will Be Closed on Tuesday After a Crack Sensor Showed Movement in Recent Flooding, Though Caltrans Says the Bridge is Still Safe
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 9:43 a.m. / Transportation
… .###Info via Caltrans District 1:A one-day lane closure on Fernbridge is scheduled for next week on Tuesday, January 13, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.This work is being done after one of the bridge’s crack sensors …
Gavin Newsom Joins Trump in Blaming Big Investors for Housing Crisis
Ben Christopher and Jeanne Kuang / Jan. 8, 2026, 8:21 a.m. / Sacramento
… lawmakers. A mere 20,066 are owned by firms with portfolios of 1,000 units or more. The largest of those owners is Invitation Homes, which owns over 11,000 homes in the state and reached a settlement …
How Californians Can Use a New State Website to Block Hundreds of Data Brokers
Colin Lecher and Miles Hilton / Jan. 8, 2026, 8:13 a.m. / Sacramento
… their opt-out forms from search results, as The Markup and CalMatters revealed in August. The new system delivers privacy instructions to every registered broker at once. Launched on January 1, it is open …
OBITUARY: Janice Gale McCann, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Danny Taylor, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Danny Taylor, 1949-2025 Danny Lee Taylor passed away December 1, 2025 at his home in McKinleyville, California, at the age of 75. Danny was born on December 10, 1949 …
Eureka City Council Greenlights EPD’s Plan to Research Drone Technology for Police Response
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 7, 2026, 4:57 p.m. / Crime , Local Government
Daryl Jones’s Middle School Girlfriend Testifies that He Harassed and Repeatedly Threatened to Kill Her in the Years Before His Arrest
Ryan Burns / Jan. 7, 2026, 3:40 p.m. / Courts
[UPDATED] Blue Lake City Councilmember Elise Scafani All But Certain to Survive Recall Election
Ryan Burns / Jan. 7, 2026, 11:18 a.m. / Elections
YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Humboldt Supervisors Vote to End Security Screening at Eureka Courthouse Entrances Due to Funding Constraints
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 7, 2026, 11:02 a.m. / Local Government
… , which jumped from $23.64 per hour to $28.43 per hour on Jan. 1. Hayes | ScreenshotSpeaking at Tuesday’s meeting, CAO Elishia Hayes said the county tried “to come to some …
Northtown Books Was the Best Education This Humboldt Kid Could Have Hoped For
Deric Mendes / Jan. 7, 2026, 7:54 a.m. / Memories
California’s New Senate Leader Wants Democrats United. A Budget Shortfall Could Divide Them
Maya C. Miller / Jan. 7, 2026, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
This Change Could Deliver Billions of More Dollars to California Schools. Here’s the Tradeoff
Carolyn Jones / Jan. 7, 2026, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… This Change Could Deliver Billions of More Dollars to California Schools. Here’s the Tradeoff Students in a classroom at a high school in California on March 1, 2022. Photo …
OBITUARY: Candace Miller, 1947-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 7, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… forward to her walks at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. She was a longtime employee at Murphy’s in Sunnybrae, where she was often seen at Register 1. She enjoyed meeting families, watching …
OBITUARY: Thomas Emil Eggel, 1946-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 7, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… on January 10, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at Assumption Catholic Church at 546 Berding in Ferndale, with a potluck gathering in the church hall following the service.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Tom …
OBITUARY: Paul Calvin Windham, MD, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 7, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Lots of Unknowns for Jan. 2 Arcata Fire Cleanup Efforts
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 6, 2026, 4 p.m. / Fire , Government
In Daryl Jones Prelim Hearing, Cops Recount Graphic Threats to Harm and Kill Children at Local Schools
Ryan Burns / Jan. 6, 2026, 2:29 p.m. / Courts
Sheriff’s Office Gets Forensic Profile of Human Remains Found Near Myers Flat Last June; Man Was Middle-Aged or Older With Very Poor Oral Health
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 2:14 p.m. / News
Elderly Woman Suffers Major Injuries After Being Hit by a Vehicle in Henderson Center This Morning
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 1:22 p.m. / Traffic
FIRE RECOVERY: Arcata Chamber of Commerce and Allies Launch Joint Effort to Support Lost Businesses and People Affected by Friday’s Fire
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 1:11 p.m. / Fire
… efforts are also underway. A series of collaborative events are being planned for January 30 through February 1, including a multi-day, “Porch Fest”–style crawl across a growing list of participating venues …
(VIDEO) Local High School Athletes and the Humboldt-Del Norte League are Begging Adults Not to be Insufferable Jerks at Games
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 12:38 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
(UPDATE: FOUND) Eureka Police Looking for Missing 10-Year-Old
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 10:49 a.m. / Emergencies
Rep. Doug LaMalfa, the Redding-Area Congressman Whose District Disappeared Under Prop. 50, Has Died
Hank Sims / Jan. 6, 2026, 8:53 a.m. / D.C.
Newsom’s Final Year in Office Begins With an $18 Billion Deficit. How Will He Address It?
Yue Stella Yu / Jan. 6, 2026, 7:29 a.m. / Sacramento
… to pay more to provide the same benefits. California is projected to spend at least $1.3 billion more to implement that change, a figure that could reach $5 billion by fiscal year 2029-30, the LAO …
OBITUARY: Christopher Drew Smith, 1946-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Christopher Drew Smith, 1946-2025 Christopher Drew Smith was born on May 13, 1946. He passed away November 1, 2025 in Eureka, at Frye's …
OBITUARY: Annette Jeanne Jicha Young, 1932-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: David McGinty, 1943-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Cheryl Lynn Peterson Rau, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Connie Tye, 1936-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
