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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
This Valentine’s Day, Get Yourself Married on the Madaket or in the Library’s Majestic Humboldt Room
LoCO Staff / Jan. 15, 2026, 3:05 p.m. / Love
Local Business Coalition Launches ‘Arcata Fire Relief Fund,’ Seeded by a $50,000 Donation From PG&E
LoCO Staff / Jan. 15, 2026, 8:25 a.m. / Fire
Get Ready for an Airplane to Scream at You Saturday Afternoon
LoCO Staff / Jan. 15, 2026, 8:04 a.m. / Non-Emergencies
… at about 12:20 p.m., and leave the coastline just south of Shelter Cove at about 1:40 p.m. The plane’s loudspeaker system will announce that the flight is a test of the Civil Air Patrol’s public address …
The Fight Over How to Pay for Medi-Cal Puts Pressure on Newsom to Raise Taxes
Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang / Jan. 15, 2026, 7:46 a.m. / Sacramento
… in the future to 1.8 million. His administration has said the state simply doesn’t have the money to pay for coverage for people who are booted off the program due to new federal laws. One union, the Service …
‘They’re Escalating’: A Q&A With Rob Bonta on Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Nigel Duara / Jan. 15, 2026, 7:40 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Donald Edward Metaxas, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 15, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Donald Edward Metaxas, 1937-2025 Donald Edward MetaxasDecember 1, 1937-December 31, 2025 Don was born in Fort Bragg on December 1, 1937, the third child of Harry and Carol …
The Wing Group, Whose Arcata Factory Was Vandalized By Protesters on Saturday, Acquires Kokatat in Union of Local Success Stories
Ryan Burns / Jan. 14, 2026, 2:57 p.m. / Business
EUREKA RESIDENTS: You Can Kill Five Minutes and Help Out a Local Kid Getting His Degree By Taking His Quick Survey on the City’s Bus System
LoCO Staff / Jan. 14, 2026, 2:28 p.m. / Transportation
Local Educator Colby Smart Withdraws From Campaign for Congress, Citing Time and Energy Constraints
LoCO Staff / Jan. 14, 2026, 11:34 a.m. / Elections
Many California Prisoners Get a Second Chance. A Declining Parole Rate Shows That’s No Guarantee
Joe Garcia / Jan. 14, 2026, 7:47 a.m. / Sacramento
… by a recidivism rate of less than 3% — meaning 97% of prisoners paroled never reoffend. Less than 1% return for crimes involving violence against another person. Over the last decade or so, California …
Building Homes Is a Top Priority for California Democrats Again This Year. Voters Could Get a Say
Yue Stella Yu / Jan. 14, 2026, 7:38 a.m. / Sacramento
… the Senate Housing Committee by an 8-1 vote last week and heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee next week. Lawmakers are seeking to put the measure on the June primary ballot, which would require …
OBITUARY: Stephanie Farmer Witzel, 1952-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 14, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Alan Ramon Walters, 1968-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 14, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ona Darlene O’Neal, 1933-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 14, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Fortuna Seniors Say Mobile Home Park Ordinance Needs Work
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 13, 2026, 4:25 p.m. / Activism
TODAY in SUPES: With Federal Funding Cuts Averted for Now, Locals Resume Efforts to Develop More Supportive Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness
Ryan Burns / Jan. 13, 2026, 3:15 p.m. / Homelessness , Local Government
… with DHHS, explained that the county received about $1.2 million in HUD CoC funds for the one-year period from last October through this September. These are the funds that pay for permanent supportive …
Eureka Man Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Person, Dog at a Homeless Encampment
LoCO Staff / Jan. 13, 2026, 2:35 p.m. / Crime
‘We Need to Stay Vigilant’: Eureka City Council Approves Anti-War Resolution Condemning U.S. Occupation of Venezuela
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 13, 2026, 11:22 a.m. / Local Government
