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Indianola Cutoff Traffic Stop End With Two Arrested on Suspicion of Dealing Meth and Fentanyl
LoCO Staff / Aug. 1, 2025, 1:41 p.m. / Crime
… sale or furnishing of controlled substances Penal Code § 22610: Unlawful possession of a stun gun by a felon or addict Penal Code § 12022.1: Felony committed while released on bail or own recognizance …
David Lindberg, Local Water District Board Member, Killed in Motorcycle Collision With a Deer on Hwy. 36
Ryan Burns / Aug. 1, 2025, 10:10 a.m. / News
Newsom Wants Voters to Weigh in on New Congressional Districts in November
Alexei Koseff / Aug. 1, 2025, 6:52 a.m. / Sacramento
Trump Administration Rescinds Designated Offshore Wind Project Areas; Existing Lease Areas — Including Humboldt — Will Likely Not Be Affected
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 31, 2025, 12:50 p.m. / Offshore Wind
The New Bay Trail Promises to Transform the Humboldt Bay Marathon
Dezmond Remington / July 31, 2025, 12:28 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
The Public Defender’s Office is Overworked, Underfunded and Housed in a Truly Shitty Old Building, Civil Grand Jury Report Finds
Ryan Burns / July 31, 2025, noon / Local Government
She Had to Fight for Help With Medical Bills. A New California Bill Could Make It Easier
Ana B. Ibarra / July 31, 2025, 7:08 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Martha Janelle Cringle Buss, 1938-2025
LoCO Staff / July 31, 2025, 6:55 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Donald M Brown, 1931-2025
LoCO Staff / July 31, 2025, 6:53 a.m. / Obits
… survived by Julie’s family and grandchildren.Friends and family are invited to a service at Goble’s Funeral Home in Fortuna on August 6 at 1 p.m., with prior viewing before the service. Then on August 7 at 2 …
Homeless Activists Force Arcata Special City Council Meeting to End
Dezmond Remington / July 30, 2025, 6:32 p.m. / Activism
Duffy Aims to Calm Turmoil in Blue Lake; City May Have Violated Open Meeting Law Again, Expert Says
Ryan Burns / July 30, 2025, 2:50 p.m. / Local Government
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By a Humboldt Transit Authority Bus in Valley West
Ryan Burns / July 30, 2025, 12:29 p.m. / News
Kamala Harris Will Not Run for California Governor
Alexei Koseff / July 30, 2025, 12:18 p.m. / Sacramento
‘Promote, Protect, Preserve’: Meet the Old Town Stewards, Eureka’s Small But Mighty Team of Volunteers
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 30, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / :) , Community , Homelessness
(UPDATES) TSUNAMI CANCELLED: Advisory Lifted; Exercise Caution on the Beach
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2025, 6:04 p.m. / Emergencies
… the maximum confirmed wave height in Humboldt Bay to be 1.2 feet. Maximum wave height in Crescent City was observed to be 3.6 feet. If you’d like an actual visual of our coast not being washed away, LoCO drove …
Arcata Man Pulled Over, Arrested With 400 Pounds of Psilocybin Mushrooms and $370k in Cash, Says Law Enforcement
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2025, 3:41 p.m. / Crime
… : At approximately 1:45 a.m. on July 26, 2025, a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a transit-style van traveling along Highway 20 in Upper Lake.The driver was identified as 31-year-old Alexander …
GAME ON! Your Humboldt Crabs Are Taking on the Loathed Prune Packers of Healdsburg for the Pacific Empire League Championship, and it All Starts Tonight at 7 at Crab Stadium
Hank Sims / July 29, 2025, 2:30 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
Blue Lake City Council Set to Hire Former County Supervisor Jill Duffy as New Interim City Manager
Ryan Burns / July 29, 2025, 12:27 p.m. / Local Government
BUTLER FIRE UPDATE: Resources Shifted to Southern Perimeter as Containment Nears 50 Percent; Evacuation Orders, Warnings Remain in Place
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2025, 10:11 a.m. / Fire
… ,045Percent contained: 47%Personnel: 1,760YESTERDAY – From Butler Flat through the Forks of Salmon, firefighters pushed forward, removing hazard trees and debris from roadways. Additional work progressed …
OBITUARY: Natalie R. Turner, 1964-2025
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Paul McEwen III, 1962-2025
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
In Well-Attended Presentation, RCEA Representatives Say That Though Battery Storage Facility Risks Are Real, They’re Generally Safe
Dezmond Remington / July 29, 2025, 6:14 a.m. / Energy
… damaged over 50,000 lithium-ion batteries at the facility, and forced 1,500 people to evacuate. It was a preventable incident, the speakers said, caused by insufficient barriers between battery cells …
Sheriff’s Office Identifies Man Shot by Deputies in Glendale Saturday
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2025, 2:53 p.m. / Crime
Hospice of Humboldt Just Doubled Its Capacity for Inpatient Care, and It Aims to Double Palliative Care By Next Year
Ryan Burns / July 28, 2025, 2:31 p.m. / Health Care
(PHOTOS) The Stranding and the Rescue of the Fishing Vessel Miss Jessie, Which Grounded Itself on the South Spit Friday Morning
Hank Sims / July 28, 2025, 11:34 a.m. / Emergencies
… on scene at 1:27 a.m., hoisted all five people off the vessel and transported them to the Samoa Field Airport over two separate trips. The vessel's fuel tanks have a maximum capacity of 7,000 gallons …
FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Hits 21,000 Acres; 38 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2025, 9:52 a.m. / Fire
… FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Hits 21,000 Acres; 38 Percent Contained ###Press release from Six Rivers National Forest:Orleans Complex Incident UpdateSize: 21,070 Percent Contained: 38%Personnel: 1 …
As Trump Takes on Education, Candidates Line Up for State’s Top Schools Job
Carolyn Jones / July 28, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Donald Eugene Schmitter, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Patricia Ann Fales, 1969-2025
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Wanted Felon Shot Dead Near Blue Lake in Standoff With Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies, Agency Reports
LoCO Staff / July 27, 2025, 9 a.m. / Crime
