Search the Ol’ LoCO Archives!
Stories
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Locating a Vintage Gas Pump Stolen During a Recent Burglary in Arcata
LoCO Staff / Sept. 29, 2025, 9:35 a.m. / Crime
WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: Life’s No Picnic For Rural People Who Rely on Public Transportation to Get Around
Carol Moné / Sept. 29, 2025, 8:05 a.m. / Transportation
What a Government Shutdown Will Mean for Californians, From Social Security to National Parks
CalMatters staff / Sept. 29, 2025, 7:38 a.m. / Sacramento
… at parks across California. The trash — and the feces — piled up. In the days after the shutdown ended, park staff found at least 1,665 clumps of toilet paper littering Death Valley alone, where …
WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: In His Continuing Efforts to Make Humboldt Life More Amazing For Everyone, the Editor of the Lost Coast Outpost — That’s Me — Urges You to Try Bicycling to Work, If You Can
Hank Sims / Sept. 28, 2025, 7 a.m. / Transportation
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Rethinking High-Severity Fires?
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 27, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: To Run Dairy Cattle in the Wild and Remote Bear River Watershed, You Needed a Different Kind of Cow
Melinda Wilson and Jerry Lesandro / Sept. 27, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… of residence purchase it from the government for as little as $1.25 an acre. John Lewis Southmayd. John Lewis Southmayd came to Humboldt County in 1853 from New Hampshire. Additional recordings …
OBITUARY: Henry Moore, 1938-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Owners of Royal Crest Mobile Home Parks Say Rent Increase Moratorium Could Lead to Litigation
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 26, 2025, 4:14 p.m. / Fortuna
… was unnecessary and could lead to “costly and unwanted” litigation. The attorney, Anthony Rodriguez, said that a rent increase planned for January 1, 2026 was already tied to the Consumer Price Index at 2.49%. Both …
(PHOTOS) Northern California Indian Development Council Unveils Stunning New Cultural Display at Ribbon-Cutting, Brush Dance Ceremony in Eureka
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 26, 2025, 1:45 p.m. / Tribes
… President's budget for Fiscal Year 2026 proposes nearly $1 billion in cuts to Indian Country, including more than $700 million in cuts to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and $239 million to tribal housing …
Leo DiCaprio on His Role in One Battle After Another: ‘I Understood Bob When We Got Into Eureka’
Ryan Burns / Sept. 26, 2025, 10:55 a.m. / MOVIED!
Yesterday’s Police Standoff on Hawthorne Ends After SWAT Team, K-9 Unit Storm House; Suspect Taken Into Custody
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2025, 10:13 a.m. / Crime
Sheriff’s Deputy Searches Man on Probation for Drug Crimes, Finds More Drugs, HCSO Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2025, 9:46 a.m. / Crime
… to proactive enforcement against illicit narcotics, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) arrested John Joseph Hanley, 46, following a routine patrol operation.On September 25, 2025, at approximately 1 …
Fortuna City Council Likely to Pass a Freeze on Mobile Home Rent Increases
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 26, 2025, 7:31 a.m. / Government
Why Figuring Out How Many Homes California Needs Is More Art Than Science
Ben Christopher / Sept. 26, 2025, 7:13 a.m. / Sacramento
… ,000 Freddie Mac put forward a few years earlier. California Housing Partnership, a nonprofit that advocates for affordable housing, has counted the deficit at 1.3 million units — but not just any units …
Humboldt’s Offshore Wind Terminal Project ‘Full Speed Ahead’ Despite Federal Funding Cuts, Says Harbor District Executive Director
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 25, 2025, 1:57 p.m. / Local Government , Offshore Wind
… not been spent for two reasons: 1) The majority of INFRA funds are reserved for construction, and 2) INFRA funds cannot be expended until permits are complete.“While this is a significant blow to the project …
Humboldt Marijuana Enforcement Team Part of Multi-Agency Raid on Grow in Northern Mendocino County
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2025, 1:43 p.m. / Cannabis
(UPDATE: IN CUSTODY) Big Police Presence on Eureka’s Hawthorne Street
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2025, 12:53 p.m. / Crime
… home surrounded while the subject stays inside despite repeated attempts to draw him out.# # #UPDATE, 1:45 p.m.: Police are still on scene, with guns drawn. The Sheriff's Office's Bearcat has …
After Federal Cuts, California Schools Could Lose Hundreds of Mental Health Clinicians
Vani Sanganeria / Sept. 25, 2025, 8:57 a.m. / Education
California Lawmakers Wanted to Get Tough on Data Centers. Here’s What Survived
Khari Johnson / Sept. 25, 2025, 8:03 a.m. / Sacramento
California Colleges Lost Millions in Humanities Purge. Their Projects Might Not Recover
Lylah Schmedel-Permanna / Sept. 25, 2025, 7:57 a.m. / Sacramento
… others were slated to start in the upcoming months. Canceled grants ranged from about $23,000 to over $500,000. USC’s canceled projects totaled over $1.2 million. UC researchers then sued federal …
OBITUARY: Justin Seth Talkington, 1998-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . The family will receive guests at 1:30 p.m., with the official service commencing at 2 p.m. Family, friends, and all who cared for Seth are warmly invited to attend his funeral and the celebration of his life …
(PHOTOS) Check Out the World’s Largest Water-Filled Cofferdam, Made by Scotia-Based AquaDam
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 24, 2025, 4:36 p.m. / Business
Driver for Local Transit Company Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault of Woman He Picked Up on the Side of the Road, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2025, 3:02 p.m. / Crime
… at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the following charges: P.C. 220(a)(1) Assault with intent to commit a specified felony P.C. 243.4(d) Sexual Assault This is an active criminal investigation …
Humboldt County’s Drug Overdose Deaths Dropped by Nearly 40 Percent in 2024
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 24, 2025, 12:16 p.m. / Local Government
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Imposing Anti-Woke Conditions on Federal Grants to the City of Eureka and Other Plaintiffs
Ryan Burns / Sept. 24, 2025, 11:59 a.m. / Courts
Next Week is The Week Without Driving, In Which You Are Invited to Imagine Living Without a Car for Seven Days
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2025, 11:14 a.m. / Transportation
… Hamm, uxo architects worker-owner Frank Herrera, Cal Poly Humboldt Social Justice Equity & Inclusion Center coordinator Morgan King, Cal Poly Humboldt climate action analyst Maggie Kraft, Area 1 …
Smoke in Loleta? That’s Probably Just CalFire Torching Invasive European Beach Grass Near Table Bluff
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2025, 10:04 a.m. / Fire
Multiple Collisions on Eureka Slough Bridge Back Up Traffic on Southbound Hwy. 101 Safety Corridor.
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2025, 8:45 a.m. / Traffic