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Enviro Group Cries Foul as Caltrans Removes a Few Small Trees in Richardson Grove; Agency Says Construction on Long-Delayed Improvement Project Will Start in Spring
Ryan Burns / Jan. 22, 2026, 11:36 a.m. / Environment , Transportation
Arcata City Council Tackles Sea Level Rise at the Marsh, and Also Bumps Up the Number of Bicycle Ride-Share Stations
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 22, 2026, 10:44 a.m. / Government
… -bikes to the pool; their maximum speed will be capped electronically. Khatri said the bicycles were rented 1,716 times last year and ridden for 1,526.9 hours, a record for the program. Councilmember …
HEADS UP: Expect Delays on Henderson Street in Eureka Today and Tomorrow; That Thing’s Getting Repaved
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 9:45 a.m. / Traffic
The Wiyot Senior Housing Development Behind Eureka City Hall is Officially Underway
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 8:23 a.m. / History
… ), an initiative of Humboldt Asian and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI), is excited to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for the Eureka Chinatown Monument on Friday January 30, 2026 from 12:00 - 1:00 p …
Lobbyists and Lawmakers Mingle Over Luxury Tequila, Shrimp and Cigars at Capital Party
Yue Stella Yu / Jan. 22, 2026, 7:45 a.m. / Sacramento
… “regularly interact with tribal governments and tribal government programs,” Lindstrom told CalMatters. Attendance often exceeds 1,000, he said, with VIP access reserved for tribal leaders, state lawmakers …
OBITUARY: John William Corbett, 1947-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 7:28 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Barbara Orcutt, 1932-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2026, 7:23 a.m. / Obits
… by hardship, and offered forward as a precious gift. Please join us in community and food to celebrate the life of Barbara. A memorial service has been planned for January 25th at 1:00pm at Willow Creek …
Humboldt County Has a New Economic Development Director, and Her Name is Peggy Murphy
LoCO Staff / Jan. 21, 2026, 3:36 p.m. / Local Government
Eureka City Council Unanimously Approves Sanctuary Declaration for Transgender People
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 21, 2026, 3:25 p.m. / Local Government
[UPDATED] Fire Erupts In Arcata Warehouse Where People and Pets are Living in Tents
Ryan Burns / Jan. 21, 2026, 1:25 p.m. / Fire
MCKINLEYVILLE wants YOU! The Municipal Advisory Committee is One Member Down, So it is Time for You to Step Up and Serve
LoCO Staff / Jan. 21, 2026, 12:28 p.m. / Local Government
Need Money for College? Local Kids Can Apply For Almost 200 Locally Funded Scholarships With One Form
LoCO Staff / Jan. 21, 2026, 11:50 a.m. / Education
Newsom Touts Gains Against EBT Theft as Trump Presses Blue States on Benefits Fraud
Jeanne Kuang / Jan. 21, 2026, 7:49 a.m. / Sacramento
California’s Newest ICE Center Has 1,400 Detainees. What Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla Saw There
Wendy Fry / Jan. 21, 2026, 7:42 a.m. / Sacramento
… California’s Newest ICE Center Has 1,400 Detainees. What Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla Saw There This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters …
OBITUARY: Debbie (Deborah) M. Barcelles, 1959-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 21, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Driver Narrowly Misses Eureka’s Old Town Carriage Horse Before Colliding With a Tree By the Gazebo
Ryan Burns / Jan. 20, 2026, 11:32 a.m. / News
OBITUARY: Coffee Clay Winans, 1991-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 20, 2026, 8:10 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: William Marshall Sellman, 1950-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 20, 2026, 8:01 a.m. / Obits
Local and State Leaders Slam Trump Administration’s Offshore Oil Drilling Plan at Packed Eureka Public Meeting
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 18, 2026, 1:25 p.m. / Activism
… on the bay.” Economic activities, like seafood harvesting and tourism, related to California’s coast brings in $1.7 trillion a year annually, Huffman claimed. Allowing offshore drilling would only increase …
(PHOTOS) Hundreds Gather for Anti-ICE Protest Outside Humboldt County Courthouse
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 17, 2026, 2:59 p.m. / Activism , Government
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Climate Action Theatre
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 17, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Day They Floated a Complete Two-Story Victorian Across Humboldt Bay
Editor / Jan. 17, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Leonard (Lenny) Eugene Abbott, 1961-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 17, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
THE FORGOTTEN DISASTER: King Salmon Was Smashed by King Tides at the Beginning of the Year. Why is No One Talking About It?
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 16, 2026, 4:47 p.m. / Community Services , Emergency
Runners are Spending Hundreds of Hours Going Around the Same Arcata City Block This Month in Pursuit of Free Burritos
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 16, 2026, 3:18 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… a little later in the day. They’re crowding it this January, collectively spending hundreds of hours grinding out laps less than a fifth of a mile long. The record is 1,067. (As of publication. No, that …
California Counties Must Jump Through New Hoops to Get Homelessness Funds
Marisa Kendall and Ben Christopher / Jan. 16, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… in a row, the state awarded $1 billion a year to be divvied up between counties, big cities and federally-recognized regional homelessness funding groups known as Continuums of Care. Each round of funding …
California Investigates Elon Musk’s AI Company After ‘Avalanche’ of Complaints About Sexual Content
Khari Johnson / Jan. 16, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… to tech and AI workers interested in whistleblowing. A California law that went into effect January 1 protects whistleblowers inside AI companies but only if they work on catastrophic risk that can kill …
OBITUARY: Suanna Rowell (Bonhote), 1947-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Two Eureka Teens Arrested After Allegedly Attempting to Rob a Homeless Man at Faux-Gunpoint, Police Department Says
LoCO Staff / Jan. 15, 2026, 3:40 p.m. / Crime
