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OBITUARY: William C. Landergen, Sr., 1939-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… daughter-in-law Mandy Landergen of McKinleyville, CA also his brother-in-law Arthur Mastel (Liz) of Medford, OR, as well as 7 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandson. He …
OBITUARY: Jackie Lea Glenn, 1931-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
The Flood-Prone Places Are Flooded Again. Don’t Drive Through Them!
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2025, 2:51 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
After a Standoff in Carlotta, Deputies Arrest Man Who Allegedly Assaulted His 70-Year-Old Mom
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2025, 1:21 p.m. / Crime
… was booked on the following charges:273.6(a) P.C. Violation of domestic violence court order368(b)(1) P.C. Cause injury to dependent adult1203.2(a)(1) P.C. Violation of probation148(a)(1) P.C. Resist …
Kneeland’s Backcountry Press Wins Prestigious Prize at the National Outdoor Book Awards
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2025, 7:49 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Poultrymen! Back in the Day There Were Plenty of People Who Made Their Scratch Off Half-Wild Turkeys and Chicken Farms
Elwain Dreyer / Nov. 15, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… to be a considerable amount of initiative on the part of local agriculturalists in the county. The County Assessor's first report for the year 1854 indicated potato crops, 1,400 head for stock raising, 412 milch …
‘They’re Killing People’: HUD Announces Funding Changes to Homeless Services, Sparking Chaos Locally
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 14, 2025, 4:57 p.m. / Homelessness
District Attorney Review Exonerates Police Officers’ Fatal Shooting of a Man Who Slashed Two Children’s Throats in Early 2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 4:22 p.m. / Crime
… . Negotiations continued and a few minutes later Martinez released the two remaining children. They had no apparent physical injuries. By 1:00 p.m., all hostages were rescued.Following the hostage rescue, CNT …
Rejoice! The Restrooms in Redwood Park Are Open Again
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 12:23 p.m. / :)
Klamath River Youngsters Who Recently Paddled the Un-Dammed Waterway Head to Brazil for COP 30 Climate Change Conference
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 12:12 p.m. / Tribes
The EPD Says It Broke Up a String of Vehicle Thefts, All Involving Kias, Early Yesterday Morning
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 11:19 a.m. / Crime
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