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Eureka Man Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Person, Dog at a Homeless Encampment
LoCO Staff / Jan. 13, 2026, 2:35 p.m. / Crime
‘We Need to Stay Vigilant’: Eureka City Council Approves Anti-War Resolution Condemning U.S. Occupation of Venezuela
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 13, 2026, 11:22 a.m. / Local Government
END OF WATCH: Cheyenne, the Sequoia Park Zoo Bald Eagle, Has Passed Into Legend
LoCO Staff / Jan. 13, 2026, 10:16 a.m. / Animals
OBITUARY: Velma Ruth Childs, 1923-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 13, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Sherria (Sheri) Tyler, 1950-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 13, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Sherria (Sheri) Tyler, 1950-2025 Sherria (Sheri) Tyler, age 75, was born on January 1, 1950, and following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, she passed away …
County Government Issues Statement on the Death of Former Fifth District Supervisor Anna Sparks
LoCO Staff / Jan. 12, 2026, 11:49 a.m. / Local Government
CALLING UNIVERSAL DONORS! Local Blood Bank Issues Urgent Call for Type O Negative Donations
LoCO Staff / Jan. 12, 2026, 11:29 a.m. / Emergencies , News
Eureka, Arcata and Trinidad Came Out to Protest ICE Over the Weekend
LoCO Staff / Jan. 12, 2026, 7:38 a.m. / Activism
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Dealing with Eco-Anxiety
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 10, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Great Fire That Leveled Blue Lake in 1911
Editor / Jan. 10, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
… AND INSURANCE As far as can possibly be ascertained a list of the destroyed property is as follows: James Worthington's Saloon - $1,250 - insurance $900. Stock in Stock and Kemp's - $900 - no insurance …
OBITUARY: Leroy ‘Sonny’ Tripp, 1969-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 10, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
PRAISE BE! Ferndale Pastor Tyrel Bramwell, Called to the Cold Desert of Rural Wyoming, is Leaving Humboldt
Ryan Burns / Jan. 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m. / News
45-Year-Old Man Wanted in Connection With Last Night’s Stabbing in Willow Creek, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Jan. 9, 2026, 12:45 p.m. / Crime
Arcata Fire Chief Says Gas Explosion Rumors Are Unfounded at City Council Meeting (Also, More Fire Cleanup News)
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 9, 2026, 12:02 p.m. / Government
… ’t have to look at the rubble. The Chamber of Commerce will also sponsor a parade in the Arcata Plaza on Feb. 1 at noon to honor the first responders who stopped the fire. “The ultimate goal would …
Ferndale Man Arrested Following Standoff, Booked on Charges of Attempted Murder and Domestic Violence
LoCO Staff / Jan. 9, 2026, 10:05 a.m. / Crime
Gavin Newsom Touts Billions in New Revenue but Skips His Own Budget Release
Yue Stella Yu / Jan. 9, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… before and after-school programs at elementary schools. He also proposed spending $1 billion to add high-need community schools and redirecting $1 billion in Proposition 1 mental health funds annually …
OBITUARY: Nateya Shalisa Dowd, 2009-2026
LoCO Staff / Jan. 9, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds — 3750 Harris St. Eureka. Doors open at 1 p.m. Services start at 2 p.m. Reception to follow at same location.Burial: Monday, January 12, 2026 11 a.m. at IOOF cemetery East …
(PHOTOS) Protestors Outside Eureka Courthouse Condemn the ICE Killing of Minneapolis Woman
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 8, 2026, 4:58 p.m. / Activism
‘Concentrating Poverty’: City of Eureka to File Formal Appeal Over State-Mandated Housing Allocation
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 8, 2026, 4:21 p.m. / Housing , Local Government
… Center, one of the city's ongoing mixed-use affordable housing projects. | Image: City of Eureka.###The City of Eureka must plan for as many as 1,740 new homes over the next decade, including 967 units …
Trinidad Has Clean Water Once Again Following Large Leak and Multi-Day Shortage
Ryan Burns / Jan. 8, 2026, 3:20 p.m. / Local Government
… , storage tanks are nearing 40% capacity (8 feet of water in two tanks that peak at 18' when full capacity is reached), gaining nearly 1 foot each day.”The Trinidad Chamber of Commerce was duly …
Rep. Huffman, Environmental Organizations and State Legislators to Hold ‘Educational Forum’ on Offshore Oil Drilling in Eureka
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 1:46 p.m. / Environment
… , and the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC). WHEN: January 18, 2026 at 10am WHERE: Wharfinger Building (1 Marina Way, Eureka, CA 95501)REGISTER: Click here. …
Sheriff’s Office Recaps Rescue of Lost Hiker in the Bald Hills Last Week
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 11:43 a.m. / Emergencies
Sheriff’s Office Busts Suspected Drug House Near Blue Lake; Two Arrested
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 10:14 a.m. / Crime
One Lane of Fernbridge Will Be Closed on Tuesday After a Crack Sensor Showed Movement in Recent Flooding, Though Caltrans Says the Bridge is Still Safe
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 9:43 a.m. / Transportation
… .###Info via Caltrans District 1:A one-day lane closure on Fernbridge is scheduled for next week on Tuesday, January 13, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.This work is being done after one of the bridge’s crack sensors …
Gavin Newsom Joins Trump in Blaming Big Investors for Housing Crisis
Ben Christopher and Jeanne Kuang / Jan. 8, 2026, 8:21 a.m. / Sacramento
… lawmakers. A mere 20,066 are owned by firms with portfolios of 1,000 units or more. The largest of those owners is Invitation Homes, which owns over 11,000 homes in the state and reached a settlement …
How Californians Can Use a New State Website to Block Hundreds of Data Brokers
Colin Lecher and Miles Hilton / Jan. 8, 2026, 8:13 a.m. / Sacramento
… their opt-out forms from search results, as The Markup and CalMatters revealed in August. The new system delivers privacy instructions to every registered broker at once. Launched on January 1, it is open …
OBITUARY: Janice Gale McCann, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Danny Taylor, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Danny Taylor, 1949-2025 Danny Lee Taylor passed away December 1, 2025 at his home in McKinleyville, California, at the age of 75. Danny was born on December 10, 1949 …
Eureka City Council Greenlights EPD’s Plan to Research Drone Technology for Police Response
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 7, 2026, 4:57 p.m. / Crime , Local Government
Daryl Jones’s Middle School Girlfriend Testifies that He Harassed and Repeatedly Threatened to Kill Her in the Years Before His Arrest
Ryan Burns / Jan. 7, 2026, 3:40 p.m. / Courts
