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[UPDATE: 101 NORTHBOUND CLOSED] WATERWORLD: Widespread Flooding is Closing Area Roads and Prompting Emergency Rescues for Trapped Residents
Ryan Burns / Dec. 21, 2025, 11:06 a.m. / Emergency , How ‘Bout That Weather
… reopened. Still no estimated time for reopening the northbound lanes.### Hwy. 101 north of Loleta shortly before it was closed. | Photo via Caltrans.###UPDATE, 1:18 p.m.:Hwy. 101 is now …
Humboldt Bay Fire Station in Eureka Closed After Fallen Tree Cuts Off Gas and Power, Damages Building and Disrupts Communications
LoCO Staff / Dec. 21, 2025, 11 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Temperate Rainforests of North America
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 20, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Let Charity Sweeten the Chalice
Bret Harte / Dec. 20, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
Blue Lake Set to Appoint Civil Engineer, Third-Generation Local Jennie Short as Next City Manager
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2025, 5:38 p.m. / Local Government
‘I Want Our Officers to Have Skin in That Game’: New APD Chief of Police Chris Ortega on the Importance of Community Engagement and Culture
Dezmond Remington / Dec. 19, 2025, 3:31 p.m. / Public Safety
‘A Critical Investment’: City of Eureka Nabs $3.3 Million State Grant for Everding Community Center
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 19, 2025, 3:20 p.m. / Community
Commercial Crabbing Can’t Start Locally Until at Least Jan. 15, Says California Department of Fish and Wildlife
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2025, 2:01 p.m. / Fish
… (Fishing Zones 1 and 2, California/Oregon border (42° N. latitude) to the Sonoma/Mendocino County line) will be further delayed pursuant to Fish and Game Code Section 8276.2 because of the inability …
Trump Administration Intervenes in Potter Valley Dam Removal, as Department of Agriculture Asks FERC to Halt Decommissioning Process
Hank Sims / Dec. 19, 2025, 12:47 p.m. / Environment
Minor Flooding Reported Around Humboldt Bay; More Rain En Route
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 19, 2025, 12:44 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
The Bear River Family Entertainment Center Will Shut Down for Remodeling at the Beginning of the Year
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2025, 9:59 a.m. / Entertainment
… . This is part of a restructuring change and the facility will be operated by the Bear River Casino Resort and its staff. On January 1, 2026, the facility, new name TBD, will enter a special “hibernation” phase …
California’s Minimum Wage Is Increasing in 2026 as Los Angeles Debates $30 an Hour
Cayla Mihalovich / Dec. 19, 2025, 8:47 a.m. / Sacramento
… . ### Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour starting Jan. 1. The adjustment — a boost of 40 cents per hour — was calculated in August by the Department of Finance as part of its …
Redway Couple Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping and Maintaining a Drug House, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2025, 7:54 a.m. / Crime
California Utilities Will Keep Almost All Profits as Regulators Ease Up. They’re Still Upset
Malena Carollo / Dec. 19, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… for the utilities, including Edison’s natural gas arm, are expected to go up by about 10% each year, with the combined authorized potential returns approaching $1 billion more than 2025. Her analysis …
OBITUARY: Martha Peabody Traphagen, 1943-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , William, Beckett and Rustin.A Celebration of Life will be held on January 10th at Baywood Golf & Country Club, Arcata from 1-3 p.m. .Many thanks to Hospice of Humboldt County for their amazing care …
OBITUARY: Patricia ‘Pat’ Marion Long, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
It’s Gonna Rain Like Hell Tonight, and You Should Expect Chaos
LoCO Staff / Dec. 18, 2025, 4:24 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Trump Signs Executive Order Reclassifying Cannabis, Clearing Major Hurdle for Medical Research
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 18, 2025, 12:41 p.m. / Cannabis , Government
A Trail in the Bottoms and Valley West Community Center Update — Last Night’s Arcata City Council Meeting
Dezmond Remington / Dec. 18, 2025, 11:57 a.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt , Government
Human Trafficking Investigation Prompts Raid on Cannabis Operation in Petrolia, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 18, 2025, 11:29 a.m. / Crime
2,700 Acres Behind McKinleyville Community Forest Conserved; Green Diamond, Northcoast Regional Land Trust Sign Easement That Will Keep the Land for Sustainable Logging, Wildlife Habitat
LoCO Staff / Dec. 18, 2025, 11:17 a.m. / Environment
How Does Newsom’s New Mental Health Court Work? Here’s What Real People Involved Say
Marisa Kendall and Jocelyn Wiener / Dec. 18, 2025, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
… for privacy, looks out at the San Francisco Bay at Jack London Square, where he walks almost daily for exercise and because he enjoys looking at the water, in Oakland on Dec. 1, 2025. JM received housing …
CARE Court Was Created to Help California’s Toughest Homeless Cases. Why That’s Been So Hard
Marisa Kendall / Dec. 18, 2025, 7:17 a.m. / Sacramento
… at Jack London Square, where he walks almost daily for exercise and because he enjoys looking at the water, in Oakland on Dec. 1, 2025. JM received housing support through CARE Court and now lives within …
OBITUARY: John DeMatos, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Shirley Elizabeth Sutton-Wight, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ellen Margarette Crump, 1929-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Trump is About to Reclassify Cannabis, Easing Restrictions on Banking, Taxes and Research, According to Multiple News Outlets
Ryan Burns / Dec. 17, 2025, 1:30 p.m. / Cannabis
No More Gas in Orick! Shoreline Market to Close Jan. 1 as Yurok Tribe Firms Up Design Plans for Brand-New Fuel Mart
LoCO Staff / Dec. 17, 2025, 1:02 p.m. / Transportation , Tribes
… No More Gas in Orick! Shoreline Market to Close Jan. 1 as Yurok Tribe Firms Up Design Plans for Brand-New Fuel Mart RIP Shoreline Market. | Photo: Andrew GoffPREVIOUSLY: Yurok …
‘False Hope’: Why Families Who Celebrated California’s New Mental Health Court Feel Let Down by It
Jocelyn Wiener / Dec. 17, 2025, 7:17 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Daniel Patrick Adams, 1991-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 17, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
