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After Lots of Pushback, Arcata City Council Decides to Keep Zoom Public Comments
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 6, 2025, 1:58 p.m. / Government
Bushnell Was Urged to Step Down as Board Chair Months Before Being Forced to Do So
Ryan Burns / Nov. 6, 2025, 1:57 p.m. / Local Government
The MILLION MILE CLUB! These Two Eureka-Based Letter Carriers Have Been Inducted Into a Prestigious U.S. Mail Hall of Fame, and Their Amazing Accomplishment Took Place Entirely Within City Limits
LoCO Staff / Nov. 6, 2025, 1:43 p.m. / Infrastructure
Centro del Pueblo’s Annual March From Fortuna to Eureka Happens This Saturday
LoCO Staff / Nov. 6, 2025, 10:50 a.m. / Community
… in public space and to say: We are here to stay! How You Can Help 1. Food & Welcome Space Provide food along the walking routeHelp prepare the welcome space at our office on Broadway Avenue 2 …
REASSEMBLE! Eureka’s Past Five Mayors are Uniting for Christmas Once Again, and This Time They’re Bringing Along a Squad of Cartoon Sidekicks
LoCO Staff / Nov. 6, 2025, 7:42 a.m. / Economy
Gavin Newsom ‘Light Years Ahead’ in 2028 Democratic Field After Prop. 50 Win
Jeanne Kuang / Nov. 6, 2025, 6:45 a.m. / Sacramento
Rep. Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement After 38 Years in Congress
Maya C. Miller / Nov. 6, 2025, 6:36 a.m. / Sacramento
Why a New California Law Could Change the Way All Americans Browse the Internet
Colin Lecher / Nov. 6, 2025, 6:32 a.m. / Sacramento
CITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Advances Nitrous Oxide Ban, EPD Staffing is Up, Marina Center Project is Dead, and More!
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 5, 2025, 4:28 p.m. / Local Government
… the ordinances, which are set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.The nitrous oxide ban is part of a nationwide effort to limit the availability of the substance — commonly referred to as laughing gas or whippits when …
Food For People to Hold Emergency Food Distributions at CR and in Hoopa Next Week
LoCO Staff / Nov. 5, 2025, 3:18 p.m. / Food
… of SNAP (CalFresh) benefits and the government shutdown’s effect on furloughed federal workers. The distributions will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the northwest parking lot at the College …
College of the Redwoods Fire Academy Earns State Approval as an Accredited Regional Training Program
LoCO Staff / Nov. 5, 2025, 1:56 p.m. / Education
Gov. Newsom Has Deployed Emergency Personnel to Humboldt to Help Us Through This Storm
LoCO Staff / Nov. 5, 2025, 1:13 p.m. / Emergencies , Non-Emergencies
… unexpectedly. If you see a downed power line, always assume it is energized—stay back at least 30 feet and call 9-1-1 or your utility provider. Check on neighbors, especially older adults or those …
‘The Gift of Time’: Offshore Wind Advocates See Trump Administration’s Pushback Against the Industry as a Possible Opportunity
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 5, 2025, 11:30 a.m. / Infrastructure , Offshore Wind
Yurok Tribe Authorizes Emergency Food Assistance to Members Impacted by SNAP Shutdown
LoCO Staff / Nov. 5, 2025, 10:21 a.m. / Emergencies
Supervisor Bushnell Posts Public Statement Following Yesterday’s Censure of Her Behavior
LoCO Staff / Nov. 5, 2025, 9:39 a.m. / Local Government
Local MMA Fighter, Coach Cass Bell Arrested for Assault Following Late Night Altercation on Eureka’s Second Street, Police Say
LoCO Staff / Nov. 5, 2025, 8:47 a.m. / Crime
… , at approximately 1:26 a.m., Eureka Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of a physical altercation between two males on the 100 block of 2nd Street in Eureka. The investigation revealed …
Proposition 50 Passed in California. Here’s What You Missed
Jeanne Kuang and Maya C. Miller / Nov. 5, 2025, 7:28 a.m. / Sacramento
… , but they can’t tell you how to vote.” Chico Rep. Doug LaMalfa, whose 1st District in the vast rural northeast corner of California, will lose several conservative counties and take in liberal Santa Rosa, has …
OBITUARY: Liane Elizabeth John, 1953-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… in the goodness of people — a legacy stitched lovingly into the lives of all who knew her. Celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. on January 17, 2026 in the Bay Room at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way …
TODAY in SUPES: Board Censures Bushnell, Removes Her From Chair Role and Asks Grand Jury to Review the Board’s Own Code of Conduct
Ryan Burns / Nov. 4, 2025, 4:49 p.m. / Local Government
… ;s offered.”Honsal said his office has responded to about 1,500 calls in the last five years to address illegal camping. ”We lead with compassion in these circumstances, where we' …
Alex Padilla, a Favorite to Succeed Gavin Newsom, Won’t Run for California Governor
Maya C. Miller / Nov. 4, 2025, 2:36 p.m. / Sacramento
(UPDATE) VIVA! Starting Next Year, Apparently, Humboldt is Getting Cheap Flights to Las Vegas Again!
Andrew Goff / Nov. 4, 2025, 2:01 p.m. / Airport
Last Day to Vote! Here’s How You Procrastinating Humboldters Can Still Make Your Voices Heard on Proposition 50
Hank Sims / Nov. 4, 2025, 7:45 a.m. / Elections
… 299TrinidadMurphy's Market1 Main StreetMcKinleyvilleAce Hardware: 2725 Central Avenue Murphy's Market: 1451 Glendale DriveArcataMurphy's Market: 785 Bayside Road Murphy's Market: 100 …
Arcata May be Restricting its Rules on Public Comment at Wednesday Meeting
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 4, 2025, 7:29 a.m. / Government
Sheriff’s Office Asks for Public’s Help to Locate Missing McKinleyville Man
LoCO Staff / Nov. 3, 2025, 4:05 p.m. / Emergencies
… ’s help to locate missing person Corey Shannon-Johnson, 33 -years-old, of McKinleyville. Corey Shannon-Johnson was reported missing on Nov.1, 2025 and was last seen in McKinleyville. & …
Arcata Resident Struck and Killed on Highway 96 on Halloween
LoCO Staff / Nov. 3, 2025, 2:04 p.m. / Traffic
(UPDATE) Trump Administration Agrees to Fund Reduced SNAP Benefits Through November
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 3, 2025, 11:04 a.m. / Food , Government
… ’re hopeful it’s soon.”###UPDATE - 1:30 P.M. – California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a press statement this afternoon in response to the Trump administration's announcement to partially …
Fire at Buhne Street Triplex Sunday Afternoon Contained to Garage, and Emergency Personnel Also Treated a Bystander Who Tripped in the Road While That Was Happening
LoCO Staff / Nov. 3, 2025, 10:16 a.m. / Fire
Hoopa Kid Selected For Football’s 2025 Native All-American Game, to be Played on December 14 in Vikings Stadium
LoCO Staff / Nov. 3, 2025, 9:53 a.m. / LoCO Sports!
GOOD FIRE: Prescribed Burns Planned All Across Humboldt Today
LoCO Staff / Nov. 3, 2025, 9:22 a.m. / Fire
California Democrats Made Prop. 50 About Trump. Polls Show It’s Working as Voting Ends
Maya C. Miller / Nov. 3, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… , Mark Baldassare. The poll relied on responses from 943 likely voters and had a sampling error margin of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points. The Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found …