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California Colleges Spend Millions on Faulty AI Systems: ‘The Chatbot Is Outdated’
Martin Romero / March 6, 2026, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
A Podcaster Gave Newsom a Gun. Are California Laws Keeping Him From Taking It Home?
John D’Anna / March 6, 2026, 7:32 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Heather G. Becksted, 1973-2026
LoCO Staff / March 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jasmin (Jace) Angelica Gutierrez, 2002-2026
LoCO Staff / March 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jamey Estelle Hughes, 1975-2026
LoCO Staff / March 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Michele McCall-Wallace, 1961-2026
LoCO Staff / March 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Elwood Franklin Bartlett, 1933-2026
LoCO Staff / March 6, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Another Dark Sky Ordinance? New Arcata Local Coastal Program Includes Light Pollution Regulations
Dezmond Remington / March 5, 2026, 12:31 p.m. / Local Government
Police Say Excess Carbon Monoxide Levels Were Noted in Lamplighter Motel Deaths; Causes of Deaths Still ‘Pending Investigation’
LoCO Staff / March 5, 2026, 10:38 a.m. / Emergencies
Rio Dell To Cut Down Potentially Hazardous Trees in Park
Sage Alexander / March 5, 2026, 10:02 a.m. / Plants , Safety
Trump’s Medicaid Work Mandate Could Kick Thousands of Homeless Californians Off Coverage
Kristen Hwang / March 5, 2026, 7:32 a.m. / Sacramento
How 9 California Democrats Could Sabotage Their Party’s Race for Governor
Jeanne Kuang / March 5, 2026, 7:29 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: John Richard Grimm, 1964-2025
LoCO Staff / March 5, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gloria Ann Allen (Benson), 1937-2026
LoCO Staff / March 5, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gail Fleming Turner, 1947-2025
LoCO Staff / March 5, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Police Make Meth Sales Arrest Pursuant to OPERATION GATEWAY 101
LoCO Staff / March 4, 2026, 5 p.m. / Crime
CAKEWALK? Two County Supervisor Candidates (One Incumbent and One Newcomer) Are Running Unopposed as the Filing Deadline Fast Approaches
Ryan Burns / March 4, 2026, 4:45 p.m. / Elections
Eureka Police Department Launches New Initiative to Improve Safety, Reduce Blight Along Hwy. 101
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 4, 2026, 4:24 p.m. / Local Government
Cal Poly Humboldt Cut Ties With Racial Equity Program Amid Federal Investigation
Sage Alexander / March 4, 2026, 2:39 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
‘Shocking’: What Supreme Court Ruling on Transgender Policy Means for California Students
Carolyn Jones / March 4, 2026, 7:53 a.m. / Sacramento
For California Democrats, Single-Payer Health Care Is Back. Voters Have Heard It Before
Jeanne Kuang / March 4, 2026, 7:49 a.m. / Sacramento
… peril from Trump administration cuts. More than 500,000 Californians are expected to lose Medi-Cal coverage this year, rising to 1.8 million in the future, and hundreds of thousands of others are expected …
OBITUARY: Roxanne Burgess, 1953-2026
LoCO Staff / March 4, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… churches’ services.Roxy always valued learning new things and enjoying the experiences life brought. This outlook took her on many adventures with children and friends, like trips to NASCAR and Formula 1 …
OBITUARY: Matthew Robert Painter, 1948-2026
LoCO Staff / March 4, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Janis Sue Anderson, 1938-2026
LoCO Staff / March 4, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka’s Lamplighter Inn Shuttered Indefinitely After Two Mysterious Deaths
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 3, 2026, 5:14 p.m. / News
TODAY in SUPES: Board Gets an Earful on Felled Old Growth, Tinkers Again With Tobacco Retail Ordinance and Revisits Code of Conduct Complaint Procedures
Ryan Burns / March 3, 2026, 4:31 p.m. / Local Government
Coastal Commission to Officially Deny Eureka’s Marina Center Application
Sage Alexander / March 3, 2026, 3:06 p.m. / Environment
DESPERATE SCAMMERS: New Online Scam Hypertargets People Who Have Applied to Serve on the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee
LoCO Staff / March 3, 2026, 2:49 p.m. / Crime
Arcata Residents Sure Do Like Their Roads
Dezmond Remington / March 3, 2026, 2:33 p.m. /
Are YOU Going to Run for Elected Office in Eureka, or Serve on One of The City’s Committees or Commissions? Well, Then, You’re Going to Want to Be At This Meeting, Won’t You?
LoCO Staff / March 3, 2026, 2:24 p.m. / Local Government
… . The workshop will be held in the Council Chambers, 531 K Street.This workshop is designed for residents who are considering:Running for the office of Mayor or Council Wards 1, 3 & 5 in the November 2026 …