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The Owner of Eureka Books is Set to Open a New Store Offering Graphic Novels, Manga, Role-Playing Games and More
Ryan Burns / Feb. 18, 2026, 2:23 p.m. / Business
Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl: Drug Task Force Investigation Results in Yesterday’s Arrest of Two Eureka Residents
LoCO Staff / Feb. 18, 2026, 11:19 a.m. / Crime
… charges: Groves: HS 11370.1: Possession of Controlled Substance while Armed (Felony) HS 11379: Transport/Sell Controlled Substances (Felony) HS 11378: Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale …
One Driver in Yesterday’s Broadway Crash Airlifted With Major Injuries, Eureka Police Department Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 18, 2026, 8:36 a.m. / Traffic
(UPDATE: OPEN) Highway 299 Closed East of Blue Lake
LoCO Staff / Feb. 18, 2026, 8:27 a.m. / Traffic
OBITUARY: Lisa Marie Trout, 1958-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 18, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: George Clifford Still, 1945-2025
LoCO Staff / Feb. 18, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… serving them a bad time. There will be a celebration of life Wednesday March 18th, 2026 at 1:00PM hosted at Gill’s By the Bay in King Salmon. Cookies (George’s favorite) will be brought by Jackie’s family …
OBITUARY: Ruth Georga Taylor, 1927-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 18, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
It’s Official: Nordic Aquafarms Has Cut Bait On Its Proposed $650M Fish Factory Project on Humboldt Bay
Ryan Burns / Feb. 17, 2026, 4:31 p.m. / Business , Government
Eureka Police: The Victim in Friday’s Fatal Vehicle v. Pedestrian on Wabash Was an 83-Year-Old Man Who Was Inside a Crosswalk
LoCO Staff / Feb. 17, 2026, 4:16 p.m. / Traffic
Scotia Lodge Bought by SoCal-Based Hotel Chain ‘Focused on Unique Boutique Properties’; Restaurant, Bar to Launch This Weekend
LoCO Staff / Feb. 17, 2026, 2:07 p.m. / Business
Bad Crash on Northbound Broadway Just Coming Into Eureka
LoCO Staff / Feb. 17, 2026, 1:30 p.m. / Traffic
(PHOTOS) Cal Poly Humboldt Teamsters Strike Today Over Salary Dispute
Dezmond Remington / Feb. 17, 2026, 12:43 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt , Labor
… , skilled laborers responsible for maintaining and repairing much of the campus' infrastructure. About 1,100 other California State University employees are striking this week across the state. They were …
Strong-Arm Robbery Outside Bank Branch in Hoopa Last Night; Police Seeking Man Who Made Off With Two Deposit Bags
LoCO Staff / Feb. 17, 2026, 11:13 a.m. / Crime
… , approximately 6-foot-1 inches tall, 170 pounds, clean shaven, and brown hair with a light complexion. He was last seen wearing a black sweater, black pants, light brown boots, and a black bandanna …
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Familial Attempted Homicide Case on Humboldt Hill
LoCO Staff / Feb. 17, 2026, 11:07 a.m. / Crime
(PHOTOS) HOLY HAIL! The Gods Just Laid a Big Blanket of Ice All Over Town
Hank Sims / Feb. 17, 2026, 9:15 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Newsom Expanded Free Preschool. Now Private Daycares Can’t Afford to Stay Open
Jeanne Kuang / Feb. 17, 2026, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
… husband, of San Jose, were paying $1,800 a month to send their son to day care, where she said he struggled to get along with others and hated naptime. Now her 4-year-old is making friends and thriving …
OBITUARY: Betty Mahon, 1925-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 17, 2026, 7:33 a.m. / Obits
GUEST OPINION: Y’all Sure Are Wonderful For Caring About Beach Access For People Like Me
LoCO Staff / Feb. 16, 2026, 8 a.m. / Guest Opinion
OBITUARY: Florence Aimee McGraw, 1941-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gary Dowd, 1955-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… a.m. * Funeral Service: Friday, February 20 at 1 p.m. at Weirs. * Graveside Services: Friday, February 20th at 2 p.m. * Reception: To follow on Friday afternoon; time …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: War Brides of Eureka! Plus: The Birth of the World Friendship Club
Naida Olsen Gipson / Feb. 14, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
… . “We were lucky when it came to the wedding cake,” Joyce said, “as my cousin Gilbert was a baker.” They were married on Joyce’s nineteenth birthday, on Thursday, September 1, 1944, at St. James Church …
(UPDATING) 101 CLOSED: Broadway Street in Eureka is Closed Between 14th and Wabash Following Fatal Collision
Hank Sims / Feb. 13, 2026, 4:47 p.m. / Traffic
A (Growing) Number of Runners Are Planning to Run 62 Miles Between All Five Murphy’s Next Month
Dezmond Remington / Feb. 13, 2026, 3:06 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
Amazon Confirms Plans for a Distribution Warehouse in McKinleyville
Ryan Burns / Feb. 13, 2026, 1:01 p.m. / Business
… ,” the project description reads.There's expected to be 112 “flex” drivers each day between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., increasing to 172 drivers during peak seasonal periods. The distribution center will generate …
‘CARE Court is a Godsend’: Why Does Humboldt’s Alternative Justice System for the Mentally Ill Succeed Where So Many Others Have Failed?
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 13, 2026, 12:50 p.m. / Courts , Homelessness , Mental Health
… living on the streets. The 2024 Point-In-Time County identified 1,573 unhoused people county. Some of those folks qualify for CARE Court, but many others don’t. “I think [there’s] a community …
WEATHER WATCH! Rain, Rain, Rain Incoming for the Next Week, and Lots of Snow in the Hills
Hank Sims / Feb. 13, 2026, 12:02 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Factory-Built Housing Hasn’t Taken Off in California Yet, but This Year Might Be Different
Ben Christopher / Feb. 13, 2026, 7:51 a.m. / Sacramento
Trump Scraps a Cornerstone Climate Finding, as California Prepares for Court
Alejandro Lazo / Feb. 13, 2026, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Maximo Gordon Edward Macanas, 1988-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 13, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Sharon Darlene Martin, 1953-2026
LoCO Staff / Feb. 13, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , surrounded by love and the memories of a life well lived.Sharon was born on September 1, 1953, to Robert and Mary Lou Dake in Blue Lake. She deeply loved her hometown and treasured the many lifelong …
