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OBITUARY: Ethel May (Brinker) Wilcox, 1934-2026

LoCO Staff / May 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits

… and love to all. Per Ethel’s wishes, there is to be a viewing at Goble's Mortuary on May 30, from 9 to 11 a.m., to be followed with a graveside service at Sunrise Cemetery in Fortuna at 1 p.m. Please …



OBITUARY: Letha May Kirkpatrick, 1939-2026

LoCO Staff / May 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits



OBITUARY: Albert Wayne Beissert, 1941-2026

LoCO Staff / May 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits









… to specifically endorse the other, the only realistic way for a Republican to win in blue California is for both Republicans to come in Nos. 1 and 2 and shut Democrats out of the general election. …



… eligible hospitals over until July 1, when the new fiscal year begins, said Sen. John Laird, a Santa Cruz Democrat who chairs the Senate Budget Committee and championed the funding bill. The measure, put …



OBITUARY: Paul M. Wilson, 1948-2026

LoCO Staff / May 15, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits



… is suspending $1.1 billion in Medicaid funding from California’s home health program over fraud concerns, a move that state health officials and health advocates say could harm hundreds of thousands of seniors …





… : $14.9 million from a US Department of Transportation RAISE grant, $2.5 million from Cal Poly Humboldt, and $1.25 million from Caltrans. The city will kick in somewhere around $200,000 from Measure G …







… , 2026 at approximately 1:43 AM, an Officer with the Fortuna Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a silver Mercedes sedan around the 2600 block of Kenmar Road for a vehicle code violation …





… and affordable drinking water to the state’s most disadvantaged communities. Last week, Newsom celebrated the program’s accomplishments. “Over 1 million people that didn’t have access to clean, safe …



… is responsible for coming up with a plan to meet the law’s goals. Producers — defined as companies that make more than $1 million in sales and produce products packaged in plastic or own brands under which …



OBITUARY: Larry Simpson, 1949-2026

LoCO Staff / May 14, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits

… , Vilma Brown and his stepfather, Burton Brown; his brother Alan Simpson, and his stepbrother Stephen Brown.A celebration of life and memorial will be held in his memory on Sunday, May 17, 1-4 p …



OBITUARY: Joseph (Joe) Francis Cramer, 1938-2026

LoCO Staff / May 14, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits



OBITUARY: Carol Hutton, 1955-2026

LoCO Staff / May 14, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits

… in Hoopa at her Grandma Hazels house on Keller Flat and passed on May 1, 2026 at Eureka Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. We gather today to celebrate the life of Carol — a woman who loved deeply, stood …



… to the National Park Service and renewable energy projects, which the president has derided as the “Green New Scam.”Meanwhile, in addition to Trump's $1.4 billion White House ballroom project, taxpayers could …







(PHOTOS) Eureka’s Pink Lady Mansion Just Got Pinker

Isabella Vanderheiden / May 13, 2026, 2:24 p.m. / Business , Our Culture



… , at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Eureka Police Department Animal Control Unit responded to a residence in the 1700 block of H Street for a report of several dogs running loose in public in front of the residence …





… spring-run Chinook salmon July 1 and will continue until Aug. 14 on the Klamath River and Aug. 31 on the Trinity River. Fall-run Chinook salmon fishing will begin on Aug. 15 on the Klamath River and Sept …



Sheriff’s Office Arrests Cutten Man on Rape Charges

LoCO Staff / May 13, 2026, 9:46 a.m. / Crime

… )(1)(A) — Sexual Penetration with Force or Fear Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445 …



… before the start of the war, stays closed another 60 days, the price of crude could climb by another $40 to $80 a barrel, he said. Each $40 increase translates into about $1 per gallon at the pump. He …