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That Big FBI Raid in Hoopa Yesterday? That Was a Child Pornography Investigation, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 10:35 a.m. / Crime
Feds Invest a Million Bucks in the McKinleyville Community Forest Thanks to Rep. Jared Huffman, Says MCSD
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 10:18 a.m. / Local Government
… Services District:The McKinleyville Community Services District (MCSD) today announced it has been awarded $1 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), secured through the strong advocacy of U …
Humboldt County Office of Education, Tribal Partners Launch California’s First State-Sponsored Native American Studies Curriculum
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 8:19 a.m. / Education
More Housing on the California Coast? Changes at the Coastal Commission Signal a Pro-Building Shift
Nadia Lathan / Nov. 14, 2025, 7:32 a.m. / Sacramento
… of the public — vote on the independent, quasi-judicial state agency tasked with conserving more than 800 miles of the California coast and keeping it open to the public. Its authority spans about 1,000 yards …
They Want to Be California’s Next Governor. Here’s What They’d Do About Health Care
Ana B. Ibarra / Nov. 14, 2025, 7:27 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Camille Jeanette Mead-Rossen, 1960-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Rosemary Moore, 1947-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Drug Task Force Busts Up Alleged Blue Lake Drug House; One Arrested, Loads of Firearms and an Eye-Popping Amount of Cash Seized, Agents Say
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2025, 4:36 p.m. / Crime
… of a controlled substance for the purpose of sales HS 11370.1 – Possession of a controlled substance while armed Anyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes …
Joe James Re-elected Yurok Tribal Chair in Tight Runoff Race Against Challenger Susan Masten
Ryan Burns / Nov. 13, 2025, 1:34 p.m. / Tribes
Honor ‘SUGAR BEAR’ and Make 2025 a Christmas to Remember By Going Out Into Six Rivers National Forest and Chopping Down Your Own Tree
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2025, 1:13 p.m. / Celebration
… : Christmas tree permits will be available to purchase online through Recreation.gov beginning November 1, 2025. Details about designated cutting areas, dates, and types of trees that may be cut may be found …
Arcata City Council Spends $370,000 of Opioid Settlement Funds on Homeless Services
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 13, 2025, 12:15 p.m. / Government
… the money to fight the suit, and OurSpace left. (Griffith said the neighbor put their house up on the market for $1.2 million soon afterward.) Since then, OurSpace operated out of a wagon, wheeling …
Two and a Half Pounds of Cocaine, Two Ounces of Meth Seized as Humboldt County Drug Task Force Arrests Two in Arcata
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2025, 9:29 a.m. / Crime
… :HS 11351 - Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of salesHS 11352(a) - Transportation of a controlled substance for the purpose of salesPC 182(a)(1) - ConspiracyAnyone with information related …
(VIDEO) Sen. Mike McGuire Launches ‘Grassroots’ Campaign for Congress; Vows to Unseat Republican Doug LaMalfa in California’s New First District, Which Runs From Santa Rosa to Chico to Susanville
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2025, 7:16 a.m. / Politics
… to Susanville Press release from Mike McGuire for Congress: State Senate Leader Mike McGuire today announced his grassroots campaign for Congress in California’s 1st Congressional District …
They Rely on Landlines for Emergencies. AT&T’s Political Moves in California Could Take Those Lines Away
Yue Stella Yu and Malena Carollo / Nov. 13, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… just how many Californians would be impacted if AT&T gets its way. A map AT&T submitted to California utilities regulators as part of a failed 2023 effort marked 1,133 towns across 53 …
OBITUARY: Jason William McCullough, 1978-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Post, 11716 Highway 96, on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. His ashes will be spread down Red Rock in Hoopa at a yet-to-be-determined date. ###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Jason Mc …
The AI Slop is Coming For You: Humboldt County Edition
Hank Sims / Nov. 12, 2025, 3:07 p.m. / Editor’s Desk
Saffron, the Sequoia Park Zoo’s New-ish Red Panda, Is Out and About and Seems to Be Enjoying His New Digs
Andrew Goff / Nov. 12, 2025, 12:54 p.m. / Cavy Babies
Yurok Tribe, Round Valley Indians Sign Treaty of Friendship in Advance of Potential Eel River Dam Removal
LoCO Staff / Nov. 12, 2025, 12:17 p.m. / Environment
There’s Going to Be an Ice Rink In Humboldt For the Next Two-ish Months
Andrew Goff / Nov. 12, 2025, 12:12 p.m. / :)
She Drove a Hundred Miles to Give Birth. New California Laws Are Bringing Maternity Care Closer to Home
Kristen Hwang / Nov. 12, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… the region, burning nearly 1 million acres. The hospital was spared, but she transferred her care to a hospital in Nevada instead because of the smoke. Months later, Plumas District Hospital shut the doors …
OBITUARY: Maria Cecilia Mendonca, 1933-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 12, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
‘We Will Not Stop Feeding People’: The Cofounder of Humboldt Soup’s On Reflects on Two Years of Serving Hot Meals to Arcata’s Unhoused Residents
Ryan Burns / Nov. 11, 2025, 7:48 a.m. / Community Services , Homelessness
… Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Jacoby Creek, and purchase food via Food For People.”We love Food For People,” Carr said. “We couldn't do what we do without them.”On October 1 …
(UPDATE) Did You Buy This Infant Formula at Target? Don’t Give it to Your Baby and Read This Now
LoCO Staff / Nov. 10, 2025, 8:37 p.m. / Health
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Convicted Felon With Sawed-Off Shotgun, Editorializes About the State of California’s Criminal Justice System
LoCO Staff / Nov. 10, 2025, 4:05 p.m. / Crime , Guest Opinion
… Facility. Owen was booked on the following charges: P.C. 29800(a)(1) - Felon in possession of a firearm P.C. 33215 - Possession of a short- barreled rifle P.C. 22810(a) - Unlawful …
Eureka Man Arrested for Strong-Arm Robbery of Passenger in His Car, Police Say
LoCO Staff / Nov. 10, 2025, 12:41 p.m. / Crime
Shutdown-Induced Lapse in Telehealth Services Leaves Local Medicare Patients With Fewer Options for Care, Forcing Some to Skip Appointments
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 10, 2025, 12:30 p.m. / Government , Health Care
… that telehealth visits accounted for “between 10 and 18 percent” of outpatient visits before the government shut down on Oct. 1. “These actions, unfortunately, have impacted our patients in Humboldt …
PRAYERS UP! The Lord is Thinking About Sending Ferndale Pastor Tyrel Bramwell to Wyoming
LoCO Staff / Nov. 10, 2025, 12:12 p.m. / News
SMOKE ALL OVER! The Forestry Companies are Doing Prescribed Burns in the North and in the South This Week
LoCO Staff / Nov. 10, 2025, 11:52 a.m. / Non-Crime
… south of the Fruitland Ridge area on Tuesday, November 11th. Smoke will be visible from Elk Creek Road, Tsarnas Road, and Dyerville Loop Road. The project areas are approximately 1 mile …
Body Found at Mad River Beach Saturday Identified as Missing McKinleyville Man
LoCO Staff / Nov. 10, 2025, 10:28 a.m. / Crime
… the investigation. The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the human remains discovered as that of 33-year-old Corey Shannon-Johnson of McKinleyville, who was reported missing on Nov. 1, 2025 …
Local Educator Colby Smart Announces Independent Campaign for Congress in California’s New Second District; Will Challenge Jared Huffman on Next Year’s Ballot
LoCO Staff / Nov. 10, 2025, 8:34 a.m. / Politics
