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BOOKED: Oct. 11, 2026
7:50 a.m.

GOOD FIRE: CalFire is Gonna Torch 40 Acres of Invasive European Beachgrass Near Loleta Today to Improve Habitat for Dune Dwellers
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Mephitis mephitis, the Striped Skunk!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Will Climate Change Affect the North Coast?
10 a.m.

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Durand Jones! OktoBEARfest! Redwood Jazz Alliance! More!
9:17 a.m.

REMINDER! Southbound Eureka Slough Bridge Will Be Closed All Day Sunday for Major Roadwork (Overnight Closures Planned for Monday and Tuesday)
9 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 10, 2026
7:36 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Uncle Art Renfroe Made a Good Living Inviting City Slickers Up to His Mad River Ranch to Hunt Deer and Eat Aunt Lou’s Cooking
7:30 a.m.

Deadly E-Bike Crashes Shaped 3 New California Safety Laws. Here’s What They Do
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Neale B. Penfold, 1932-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ruth Darlene Connolly, 1937-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Bernadine Giannini Resso, 1938-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Paul Steven Costa, 1971-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Cameraria nemoris, a Member of the Leaf Blotch Miner Moths!
5 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 9

(UPDATE, APPROVED) Anil Dwivedi Would Pay $100,000 and Be Barred From Illegally Jacking Up Rents in a Proposed Settlement Agreement That Awaits Approval by Judge
4:33 p.m.

In Southern Humboldt, Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Messed Up Plans for a New Hospital. Measure K Will Test Whether Residents are Willing to Pay Higher Property Taxes to Make the Finances Work
3:13 p.m.

INSANELY DANK NEWS: Pacific Paradise’s Weed-Smoking Lounge Approval in the Hands of the Planning Commission Next Week
1:57 p.m.

Eureka’s Stuff N’ Things is Adding a Deli and Market to Its Ever-Growing List of Stuff N’ Things
1:05 p.m.

66-Year-Old Hiker Found Safe After Hours-Long Search in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Sheriff’s Office Says
12:32 p.m.

Eureka’s New Chinatown Monument is Officially Launching With a Big Party This Weekend
11 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Ward One Candidate Audra Sisson Answers Your Questions
9:13 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Savage Henry Comedy Festival! Thelonius Monk Tribute! Metal Bands! More!
8:54 a.m.

Prop. 45 Explained: CEQA Overhaul Could Shift Who Holds Power Over Building
8:01 a.m.

Prop. 43 Would Make Special Taxes Harder to Pass. That’s the Point, Say Anti-Tax Advocates
7:57 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 9, 2026
7:50 a.m.

OBITUARY: William F. Cody (Bill), 1946-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Elsie Marie Berti, 1934-2026
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Collybiopsis quercophila, the Oak-leaf Pinwheel!
5 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 8

Judge Agrees to Dismiss Criminal Charges Against Cal Poly Humboldt Activist in Six Months; Toledo Seeks Legal Vengeance
4:58 p.m.

POLL! Are You ‘THE ENEMY’?
4:20 p.m.

OOPS! Errors Result in the Omission of Two Candidate Statements From Humboldt County Voter Guides
3:57 p.m.

‘Make Your Voices Heard’: Humboldt Harbor District Relaunches Environmental Review Process for Offshore Wind Marine Terminal Project
2:54 p.m.

The Sheriff’s Office Destroyed Over 3,000 Cannabis Plants and 36 Pounds of Weed From Two Illegal Grows Earlier This Week
10:29 a.m.

Arcata Will Attempt to Join Ranks of Cities Such as Knoxville, Breckenridge, and Klamath Falls by Becoming a Trail Town
10:21 a.m.

SoHum Firefighters Save Shelter Cove Home After Small Wildfire Destroys Nearby Outbuilding
9:50 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Fine Folk in Arcata
9:48 a.m.

Newsom Apologized to Tribes for Historic Harms, but Vetoed Two Bills That Would Have Empowered Them
7:48 a.m.

How Election Deniers Are Using Public Records to Sow Doubt in California
7:44 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 8, 2026
7:35 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Calidris alpina, the Dunlin!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

POLL! Does Ferndale Have Too Many Decorative Halloween Skeletons?
4:20 p.m.

LAST NIGHT IN EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: New Homeless Shelter Coming to Old Town in Early 2027
4:09 p.m.

(PHOTOS) Pro-Palestine Oct. 7 March in Arcata Draws Several Dozen Demonstrators
3:33 p.m.

Power Outage in Bayview; 2242 Customers Affected
3:32 p.m.

Humboldt’s New Hydrogen-Powered Buses Have Been Without Fuel for Months, but Transit Agency Says a Reprieve is Coming
11:42 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: G. Mario Fernandez on City-Run Grocery Stores and His Anarchist Political Philosophy
10:57 a.m.

It is October 7, and Cal Poly Humboldt Has Issued a Statement About its Investment Policies
10:51 a.m.

WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: ‘Beast Metal’ in Old Town
8:30 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 7, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Why Are Out-Of-State Billionaires Funding a California Voter ID Measure?
7:10 a.m.