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Elected Officials Outraged After Developer Vacates Humboldt Offshore Wind Lease
Sage Alexander / Aug. 6, 2026, 12:59 p.m. / Offshore Wind
… . The Trump administration will pay German energy company RWE $1.22 billion to vacate three leases, off the coasts of Eureka, New York and Louisiana, in a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Interior …
German Offshore Wind Developer Sells its Humboldt County Lease Back to the Trump Administration, Promises to Develop Natural Gas in the United States Instead
LoCO Staff / Aug. 6, 2026, 10:11 a.m. / Energy
… and affordable energy. RWE U.S. Offshore secured these leases from the U.S. government with a long-term commitment to develop offshore wind capacity in American waters and invested more than $1 billion toward …
As AI ‘Therapists’ Dish Out Advice, California Lawmakers Try to Set Some Limits
Ana B. Ibarra / Aug. 6, 2026, 7:11 a.m. / Sacramento
… , even though people increasingly share such thoughts with chatbots. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, revealed in a report last fall that about 1.2 million users a week share thoughts of suicide …
Why Truckers Always Seem to Be on the Phone While They Drive on the Highway
Gagandeep Singh / Aug. 6, 2026, 7:09 a.m. / Sacramento
Funding for Arcata’s Evening Bus Service is in Limbo
Sage Alexander / Aug. 5, 2026, 4:35 p.m. / Transportation
… used by students. In the first quarter of 2026, a total of 1,028 riders used evening routes, 72% of whom used their Cal Poly student ID, according to HTA’s staff report. Another route, the 2023-era Green …
Hoopa Valley Tribe Celebrates the Opening of its New Data Center, the Hub of Broadband Expansion in the Valley and Beyond
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2026, 4:19 p.m. / Infrastructure
STATE O’ FISH: Rebuilding California’s Still-Struggling Salmon Fishery and Another ‘Unpredictable’ Year for Dungeness Crab
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 5, 2026, 4:14 p.m. / Fish , Government
… the former Iron Gate Dam, and 1,245 of those fish returned to Fall Creek Hatcheries — about 10%.” James | Screenshot Yurok Tribal Chairman Joe James described dam removal as a “big part …
Last Night, After an Extremely Testy Discussion of the Matter, the Eureka City Council Voted to Approve a Garbage Rate Hike
Hank Sims / Aug. 5, 2026, 1:57 p.m. / Local Government
Eureka Police Department Announces Arrest of Attempted Homicide Suspect Yesterday
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2026, 9:42 a.m. / Crime
California Democrats Defy Newsom, Back Billionaire Tax
Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang / Aug. 5, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… as inequality worsens. The top 1% of Americans held 22% of the nation’s household wealth in 1989; now they hold nearly a third. The bottom half’s share has declined from 3.5% to 2.5%. Prop. 40 is being watched …
Trump Administration Threatens to Gut Head Start Rules, Affecting 70,000 Kids in California
Carolyn Jones / Aug. 5, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… more students, said Melanee Cottrill, executive director of Head Start California, a nonprofit that advocates for California’s 1,813 Head Start centers. In the same announcement, the agency said …
OBITUARY: Marilyn Irene Nelson, 1939-2026
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Arcata Councilmember Meredith Matthews Abandons Reelection Bid
Ryan Burns / Aug. 4, 2026, 12:33 p.m. / Elections
(VIDEO) Fortuna, Rio Dell Volunteer Firefighters Extinguish Structure Fire Near Middle School
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 4, 2026, 11:57 a.m. / Fire
University Police Arrest Eureka Man With 40 Grams of Cocaine at Off-Campus Location, According to Officers
LoCO Staff / Aug. 4, 2026, 11:28 a.m. / Crime
… , 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., an officer with the Cal Poly Humboldt University Police Department (UPD) was conducting a property check on university-owned land when they observed a vehicle parked …
Jerold Phelps Now Offering Outpatient MRIs in Garberville
Sage Alexander / Aug. 4, 2026, 10:47 a.m. / Health
… , and is waiting for a building permit while navigating funding challenges around healthcare cuts in 2025's H.R. 1.Brown noted that folks from elsewhere can have their referrals sent to Garberville, too …
Hoopa Firefighters Responding to 2.5-Acre Fire Near Bald Hill
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 4, 2026, 10:40 a.m. / Fire
A Section of Harris Street in Eureka Will Be Closed for a Few Hours on Wednesday for Emergency Traffic Signal Repairs
LoCO Staff / Aug. 4, 2026, 10:30 a.m. / Infrastructure , Traffic
The Privately Owned Flock Camera in Westhaven Is Here to Stay — And the Owner Doesn’t Really Care if You Don’t Like it
Dezmond Remington / Aug. 4, 2026, 7:54 a.m. / News
It’s Hazy! Smoke From the Huge Oregon and Washington Fires is Making Its Way Into Humboldt
Hank Sims / Aug. 4, 2026, 7:28 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
California Nearly Achieved Universal Healthcare. Now, Millions Are Losing Coverage
Kristen Hwang / Aug. 4, 2026, 7:04 a.m. / Sacramento
… Pourat, associate director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. An additional 1.7 million middle-income Californians bought insurance through the commercial Affordable Care Act marketplace …
OBITUARY: Maria Wijnanda Petronella Oosterwijk VanderVeldt, 1931-2026
LoCO Staff / Aug. 4, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Shannon Miranda and Husband Jim Oxborrow Have Put Their Las Vegas Home on the Market for $1.1M Aerial view of the Las Vegas home co-owned by Shannon Miranda and James Oxborrow …
Two Tiny Dogs Were Badly Injured While Protecting a Kneeland Animal Rescue Operator From Bears
Ryan Burns / Aug. 3, 2026, 4:07 p.m. / Animals
State Sen. Mike McGuire to Host Annual Fisheries Forum AND ‘Super’ El Niño Town Hall on Tuesday
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 3, 2026, 3:18 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather , Ocean
… Guire will host the Zeke Grader Fisheries Forum, also known as the California State of Fisheries hearing, at the State Capitol at 1 p.m. to discuss obstacles facing both the salmon and Dungeness crab fisheries …
IT’S GONNA GET HOT: With Interior Humboldt Temperatures to Reach Triple Digits This Week, County Offers Safety Tips
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2026, 1:31 p.m. / Safety
The Sheriff’s Office’s Annual Sex Offender Registration Sweep Has Been Completed, and Here are the Numbers
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2026, 10:58 a.m. / Crime
… registrants were suspected of being out of compliance, 12 were unable to be contacted, 5 offenders were currently incarcerated and 1 was discovered to have moved out of the area. Additionally, 6 arrests were …
(UPDATE: Fixed! Open for Business!) El Cora Mexican Food in Garberville Shuttered After Inspection Finds Live Cockroaches
Sage Alexander / Aug. 3, 2026, 10:23 a.m. / Health
Sheriff’s Office Recaps Successful Search-and-Rescue Mission in the Mattole Valley
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2026, 8:10 a.m. / Crime