October 2026

BREAKING! Caltrans is Raising the Safety Corridor Speed Limit to 60 MPH

Elections Office Says it Plans to Start Releasing Results at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, but a New Law Means That Problems in Other Counties Could Delay Reporting

EPD Reports 147 DUI Arrests Since January, Launches ‘Sober Streets Eureka’ Campaign

Human Remains Found in RV After Fire Engulfs Multiple Vehicles in Shelter Cove; Sheriff’s Office Invetigation Underway

The Bigfoot Trail Alliance Recaps an Amazing Year of Young People Rehabbing Trails Across the Klamath Mountains

OBITUARY: Sheri Lynn Poletski, 1956-2026

OBITUARY: Rita ‘JoEllyn’ James, 1935-2026

Everybody Wins When You Bring Your Kids to Trick or Treat at Timber Ridge After School on Friday

The Sheriff’s Office’s POP Team Popped a Guy on Felony Probation and in Possession of a Load of Drugs and Guns Yesterday, Deputies Say

OBITUARY: Shirley Ann Serra, 1942-2026

OBITUARY: Janet Stock, 1953-2026

Sawed-Off Shotgun Robbery at Blue Lake Gas Station Sunday Evening Solved With Flock Cameras, Sheriff’s Office Says

Outbuilding Destroyed During Early Morning Fire in Eureka, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

OBITUARY: Maria Albertina Furtado, 1945–2026

OBITUARY: Shirley Jane Cader, 1942-2026

The New Garberville Vets Hall Is Almost Ready to Make its Debut, and There’ll be a Party Next Week

OBITUARY: Sara Thayer Thissell (Hall), 1946-2026

OBITUARY: Mary Elizabeth Weeks, 1932-2026

OBITUARY: Lorena Diane Barmore, 1945-2026

Inmate Caught Attempting to Smuggle Drugs Into Jail Inside ‘Body Cavity,’ Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATE: FOUND!) MISSING: Eureka Police Seek Help Finding At-Risk 76-Year-Old Woman

OBITUARY: Maggie Kathleen Grant-Pearson, 1959-2026

OBITUARY: Dr. Don Janes, Jr., 1965-2026

OBITUARY: James Richardson, 1959-2026

OBITUARY: Richard Eric Peterson, 1938-2026

County Public Works Department Asks You to Be Careful on its Roads, Which Are Wet

Amid a Spate of Truly Terrible Driving, Eureka Police Department Urges Everyone to Do Better

OBITUARY: Gary Douglas Robinson, 1949-2026

Fortuna Woman Arrested on Hate Crime, Assault and Battery Charges After Allegedly Starting Fight at St. Bernard’s Football Game, EPD Says

Theft Suspect Arrested in Possession of Burglary Tools and a Loaded Weapon Earlier Today, Eureka Police Say

(UPDATE: FOUND!) Eureka Police Looking for Two Missing Kids

Sheriff’s Office Releases Photo of Domestic Violence Suspect Last Seen Leaving Jacobs Avenue Residence on a White Honda Motorcycle, Warns That He Should be Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’

OBITUARY: Patricia Ann Vassel, 1933-2026

(PHOTOS) Check Out the Three-Acre BMX Track That Recently Opened in McKinleyville

GUEST OPINION: Current Eureka City Councilmember Urges ‘Yes’ Vote on Measure H to Boost Monthly Stipends for Mayor and Council

OBITUARY: Dale Ann Frye Sherman, 1949-2026

OBITUARY: Shawn Rosdahl-Toczyl, 1981-2026

Eureka Police Respond to Car Crash on Broadway This Morning, Find Suspected DUI Driver Allegedly in Possession of a Large Amount of Cocaine and a Handgun

Eureka Police Department Announces the Next Phase in its E-Bike Safety Enforcement Campaign

OBITUARY: Patricia Bilson McFarland, 1933-2026

Man to Serve 320 Days in Jail For Crimes Against ‘Vulnerable Workers’ at Bridgeville Cannabis Farm

Five Years After Emmilee Risling’s Disappearance, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Again Requests the Public’s Help in Locating Her

District Attorney’s Review of Fatal Police Shooting in Glendale Last Year Concludes That Deputies Were Justified in Their Use of Deadly Force

OBITUARY: Durvalina Soares Machado, 1931-2026

OBITUARY: Carol Sue LaTorre, 1938-2026

OBITUARY: Joy Boehm Frasier, 1935-2026

(PHOTO) Oopsie

(UPDATE) Two Three Dogs Die, Five Others Rescued in Fields Landing House Fire, Humboldt Bay Fire Reports

OBITUARY: Delores ‘Dee’ Teresa Long, 1935-2026

OBITUARY: Dolores Emily ‘Dee’ Johnson, 1938-2026