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These Teens Have the Weight of the World on Their Shoulders. Mental Health Is Taking a Nosedive
Anissa Durham / June 9, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: John Henry Enos, 1940-2026
LoCO Staff / June 9, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Bruce Wayne Shepherd, 1950-2026
LoCO Staff / June 9, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Two Arrested for Driving Under the Influence Following Separate Weekend Crashes in Eureka
LoCO Staff / June 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. / Crime
THE HUNT FOR EL CHAPO: How a Fugitive Peacock United Fortuna
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 8, 2026, 2:34 p.m. / Animals , Community
California Wants to Cap Business Tax Credits, Alarming Life Sciences and Tech Industries
Levi Sumagaysay / June 8, 2026, 7:12 a.m. / Sacramento
… devices and equipment — employs more than 336,000 people directly and 1 million people directly and indirectly, according to a 2026 report by California Life Sciences. “That R&D tax credit …
OBITUARY: Shirley Ann (Tolley) Pontoni, 1940-2026
LoCO Staff / June 8, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Shirley Renee Walsh, 1955-2026
LoCO Staff / June 8, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TO YOUR WEALTH: Reaching for the Stars — What to Know About the SpaceX IPO
Brandon Stockman / June 7, 2026, 7 a.m. / Money
… life multiplanetary, to understand the true nature of the universe, and to extend the light of consciousness to the stars.” (1)Wowzers.While the narrator of Star Trek spoke of space as the final frontier …
LIT BIT: A Chapter from Darkness in the Redwoods, a New Murder Mystery From Former Times-Standard Sports Reporter Neil Tarpey
Neil Tarpey / June 7, 2026, 7 a.m. / Fiction
… Kinleyville; and online at Lulu.com. Tarpey and fellow crime author David Lee — a Lit Bit alumnus — will read from their work at the Morris Graves Museum on Sunday, July 26, from 1-3 p.m.Are you a Humboldt County writer …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Get to Know River Otters!
The EcoNews Report / June 6, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Proceedings of The Bachelor Girls’ Sewing Club
Harriet Tracy DeLong / June 6, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
Bill That Would Make State Agencies Consider Tribes During Water Policy Decisions Passes State Assembly
Sage Alexander / June 5, 2026, 3:33 p.m. / Environment , Tribes
Long-Fanged, Hermaphroditic Cannibal Fish From the ‘Twilight Zone’ Washes Up on Mad River Beach
Ryan Burns / June 5, 2026, 2:45 p.m. / Wildlife
… and a hermaphrodite (meaning it possesses both male and female sex organs simultaneously); it literally comes out of the twilight zone — not the T.V. show but rather the layer of ocean that extends from 200 to 1 …
The ‘Saturation Patrol’ in Hoopa Continues, With a Vehicle Stop and Arrest on Tish Tang Road at Three in the Morning
LoCO Staff / June 5, 2026, 11:37 a.m. / Crime
… -old Timothy Robert Ulrich, Jr. of Hoopa. He was arrested and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he was booked on the following charges: PC 29800(a)(1) Felon …
TEACHER of the YEAR! Humboldt County’s Top Educator of 2026 Learns Scotia Kids Their ABC’s … and Much More Besides!
LoCO Staff / June 5, 2026, 11:25 a.m. / Education
Northbound Highway 101 Traffic Will Be Rerouted Over to the Southbound Eel River Bridge Next Week to Accommodate Seismic Upgrades, Caltrans Says
LoCO Staff / June 5, 2026, 9:53 a.m. / Traffic
… Northbound Highway 101 Traffic Will Be Rerouted Over to the Southbound Eel River Bridge Next Week to Accommodate Seismic Upgrades, Caltrans Says Video: Caltrans District 1 …
A California Housing Bill Would Raise Wages to $28. Why Do Some Unions Hate It?
Ben Christopher / June 5, 2026, 7:02 a.m. / Sacramento
ELECTIONS OFFICE UPDATE: There Are Still More Than 21,000 Ballots Left to be Processed; Updates to be Issued Twice Weekly
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2026, 4:16 p.m. / Elections
The Top-Two Primary Was Supposed to Change California Politics. Did It Flop?
Ben Christopher and Jeanne Kuang / June 4, 2026, 2:39 p.m. / Sacramento
Got Extra Bamboo? Saffron, the Sequoia Park Zoo’s Hungry Red Panda, is Looking for a Snack
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2026, 11:27 a.m. / Animals
Election Denier Likely Loses Job in Shasta County. But Voters Back Hand-Counting Ballots
Ryan Sabalow / June 4, 2026, 7:51 a.m. / Sacramento
‘It’s a Family’: How a California Tribal College Is Opening Doors for Native Students
Ella Carter-Klauschie / June 4, 2026, 7:47 a.m. / Sacramento
… State University system, the four-year graduation rate for American Indian or Alaska Native students is 29.1%, while the overall rate is 37.3%. At the University of California system, American Indian …
OBITUARY: Orion Waters, 1975-2026
LoCO Staff / June 4, 2026, 7:38 a.m. / Obits
New Humboldt Bay Planning Document Looks to the Future, With Guidelines for Sea Level Rise and Port Development
Sage Alexander / June 3, 2026, 4:53 p.m. / Government
Protestors, Revulsed by Miranda’s Rescue Allegations, Gathered En Masse Yesterday
Dezmond Remington / June 3, 2026, 2:28 p.m. / Activism
… paid $1,000 to Miranda, Martinez said. Despite the macabre accusations, Martinez said he thought they could be a catalyst for change. In the future, he said, maybe somebody will notice when one …
Humboldt Supervisors Hash Out Privacy Concerns Over Flock’s Automated License Plate-Reading Cameras, Direct Sheriff’s Office to Improve Transparency
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 3, 2026, 1:26 p.m. / Local Government
… on the HCSO’s contract with Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based company that provides ALPR technology to more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies and 1,000 private businesses nationwide. Flock has come under fire …
During This Year’s Ocean Day, Do-Gooding Kids Posed in the Forms of a Scallop, a Sand Dollar and a Moon Snail
LoCO Staff / June 3, 2026, 11:24 a.m. / Ocean
New Mural Alert! Blake Reagan’s ‘Eureka is Otter Space’ Swims Onto a Building Down by the Boardwalk
Ryan Burns / June 3, 2026, 10:55 a.m. / Art
