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(PHOTOS) Firefighters Douse Early Morning Trailer Fire Near Ferndale; No Injuries Reported
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2026, 12:06 p.m. / Fire
Meet Your Trinidad City Council Candidates in Upcoming, Uncontested Election
Sage Alexander / Sept. 7, 2026, 11 a.m. / Elections
Ten Years In, Humboldt County Growers Alliance Launches New Strategy to Expand Markets and ‘Demand Recognition’ for Local Cannabis
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2026, 9:20 a.m. / Cannabis
MUSICAL MEMOIR: Playing Country Music in the Eel River Valley Honky Tonks in the Mid-’70s
Paul DeMark / Sept. 6, 2026, 7 a.m. / Music
STORY TIME: Skydiving and the Fountain of Courage
Jeff DeMark / Sept. 6, 2026, 7 a.m. / Story
THE ECONEWS REPORT: It’s Transit Month!
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 5, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Orphaned at Nine Years Old, Thomas Bair Made His Way to Humboldt County and Thence to His Fortune
Jan Olsen / Sept. 5, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
… , who was born January 1, 1854. They had three sons, Hugh, Thomas Bair II and Fred. Hugh died when he was an infant. There is little history known about Thomas Bair II. He graduated from grammar school …
OBITUARY: Christopher Alan Covington, 1984-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Northtown Books, Destroyed by Fire Early This Year, is About Ready to Reopen in Its New Location
Ryan Burns / Sept. 4, 2026, 3:57 p.m. / Business
Sara Bareilles Announces Charity Screening of Her Documentary ‘Good Grief’ For the Eureka Theater
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 4, 2026, 3:13 p.m. / :)
… mistake he’ll acknowledge is being a bad record-keeper. Records from public shelters reveal that approximately 1,030 dogs were surrendered to Miranda’s Rescue from the beginning of 2025 through the end …
Fortuna Union High School’s Superintendent Says It’s Too Dangerous for School Buses to Travel Through the Highway 36 Landslide Area; Bridgeville Parents Are Urging Him to Reconsider
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 4, 2026, 12:29 p.m. / Education , Traffic
… The slide area on Highway 36 pictured on Aug. 25. | Photo: Caltrans District 1.###When a major landslide cut off Highway 36 near Grizzly Creek last spring, Fortuna Union High School students living …
The Eureka Police Department Says That It Will Step Up Enforcement Around E-Bikes and the Like This Month
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2026, 12:09 p.m. / Transportation
Eureka’s Gazebo Fountain Just Got A Massive Overhaul, Which Will Hopefully Stop it From Constantly Breaking
Sage Alexander / Sept. 4, 2026, 10:39 a.m. / :)
Community Colleges Suddenly Oppose Plan to Let Them Offer More Bachelor’s Degrees
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Sept. 4, 2026, 7:44 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: James Eric Brundage, 1944-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: James Eric Brundage, 1944-2026 James Eric “Eric” Brundage, a longtime resident of Arcata and patriarch of a large blended family, passed away at his home on September 1st …
The Humboldt Deputy Sheriffs Organization Says That Its Members Are Bummed Out by Low Pay, Understaffing
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2026, 2:36 p.m. / Local Government
A Plan is Underway to Shore Up Centerville Road, but the California Coastal Commission Wants People to Stop Driving on the Beach
Sage Alexander / Sept. 3, 2026, 1:46 p.m. / Government
Just Because Someone Used to Be Imprisoned or Are Older Than Most Students Does Not Mean They Can’t Live in the Dorms, Says Cal Poly Humboldt
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 3, 2026, 12:20 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt , Crime
Arcata Gets Ball Rolling on Manila Trail and Approves Porchfest Application During Last Night’s City Council Meeting
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 3, 2026, 11:31 a.m. / Local Government
California Kills Bill Regulating Flock Cameras Even as Public Rage Grows
Khari Johnson / Sept. 3, 2026, 7:18 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Joan Bennett, 1947-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Keith Millican, 1935-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… the end. There will be a celebration of life on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at the Rio Dell Firehall, 50 Center Street, Rio Dell, at 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served.###The obituary above was submitted …
Eureka City Council Approves Temporary Ban on Data Centers; 45-Day Moratorium to Take Effect Immediately
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 2, 2026, 2:44 p.m. / Local Government
Delos Moore, the 43-Year-Old Cal Poly Humboldt Student Arrested for Sexual Assault on Monday, Spent 14 Years in State Prison Before Moving Into the Dorms
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 2, 2026, 12:59 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt , Crime
K9 Finds Suspected Burglar Hiding in Car, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2026, 11:02 a.m. / Crime
Why a Signature Newsom Power Move Flopped in the Last Days of the Legislative Session
Maya C. Miller / Sept. 2, 2026, 6:59 a.m. / Sacramento
In Standoff With Newsom, California Democrats Claw Back $450 Million for Climate Projects
Yue Stella Yu / Sept. 2, 2026, 6:58 a.m. / Sacramento
… , Senate Democrats accused Newsom of stripping climate programs of critical funding and threatened to block many of his budget priorities. Newsom and lawmakers later agreed to use most of the funds — $1 …
OBITUARY: Martin Lee Jacobson, 1963-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Cindy Palmatier, 1967-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
