October 2026

OBITUARY: Janet Marie Dryden, 1947-2026

OBITUARY: Gretchen Haas Gurnee, 1960-2026

OBITUARY: Werner Gerhard Oskar Rentz, 1930-2026

OBITUARY: Frances Joyce Sutton Dollar, 1947-2026

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Yīmantūwiñyai

OBITUARY: Lawrence A. Ford Jr., 1935-2026

OBITUARY: Jane Sherman-Fraser, 1936-2026

OBITUARY: Elisha Ann Wilson, 1978-2026

Two Arrested, Drug Trove Confiscated Following Problem-Oriented Policing Bust at McKinleyville Home, Sheriff’s Office Says

Months-Long Drug Task Force Investigation Yields Four Arrests, 630 Fentanyl Pills Mixed in Nerds Candy Box (Among Other Drugs), Illegal Guns and High-Capacity Magazines

Do You Live in a Flood-Prone Area? Time to Get Prepared! Humboldt County’s Office of Emergency Services is Coming to Your Neighborhood For Community Preparedness Meetings

September 2026

6,625-Acre Kinsey Ranch in Benbow Protected From Development With Conservation Easement

SCAM ALERT! Fraudulent Emails From Fake Humboldt County Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson Are Demanding Cash for Permit Fees

Another Person Treated for Rabies Exposure After Being Bitten by a Bat on Cal Poly Humboldt Campus; Public Health Officials Urge Residents to Avoid Contact With Wild Critters

Cal Poly Humboldt, Brightscape Networks Launch ‘Redwood Rural Reach’ Project to Bring Broadband to Rural Humboldt and Trinity Counties; Community Meetings Set for Next Week

Prescribed Burns Planned Throughout Six Rivers National Forest Through November

Power Saws and Hand Tools Were Required to Battle a Smoldering Fire in the Roof of a Hotel on Broadway in Eureka, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

Erratic Driver Leads Arcata Police on a Chase to Trinidad, Where Her Vehicle Was Disabled by Spike Strips and She Was Arrested on a Variety of Charges

OBITUARY: Glenn (Waldo) Wallace, 1933-2026

HEADS UP! Caltrans Announces Upcoming Closures for Southbound Eureka Slough Bridge to Accommodate Pile-Driving Work

As El Niño Approaches, Residents of Low-Lying Communities Are Encouraged to Attend the ‘Hands-On Flood Fight’ Training This Week

CRAZY SUNDAY: There Were a Couple of Odd Incidents Yesterday That the Eureka Police Department Wants to Tell You About

Local Research on Culled Barred Owls Shows That Bans on the Nastiest of Rodenticides are Working

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trump’s Attacks on Public Lands

Humboldt County’s Bookmobile is Retiring After 20 Years of Service to Rural Readers

Bayside Man Arrested for Driving Under the Influence After Head-On Crash in Eureka Yesterday, Police Say

GOOD FIRE: Prescribed Burns Planned Across the Bald Hills in Coming Weeks

OBITUARY: Susan Ann Strope, 1946-2026

OBITUARY: Jean Carol (Jones) Nichols, 1935-2026

Low-Flying Choppers Hovering Around Your House? Fear Not, It’s (Probably) Just PG&E Helicopters Surveying Power Lines

Heather Durand, Longtime Humboldt County Attorney and Newly Appointed Judge, to Be Sworn in Next Month

OBITUARY: April Star Sylvia Moon, 1995-2026; Little Eagle Moon, 2020-2026; Hawk Mogli Moon, 2021-2026

OBITUARY: John H. Vasquez, 1944-2026

OBITUARY: Beverly Ann Tobler (Jones), 1954-2026

OBITUARY: Pearl Mae Sanford-Walter, 1946-2026

(CORRECTION) 15-Year-Old Arrested by Eureka Police After Riding His E-Motorcycle E-Bike on a Sidewalk, Popping a Wheelie and Almost Causing a Traffic Collision

Hospice of Humboldt Expands At-Home Palliative Care Option

An Ancient Indigenous Chert Quarry in Southern Humboldt Becomes Archeological Conservancy’s 600th Preserve

GUEST OPINION: Measure D is a Wake-Up Call for Fortuna Voters

Thinking About Building New Housing in Eureka Sometime in the Next Decade? Register Your Property on the City’s Site Inventory

Arcata Police Mark Two Years Since the Disappearance of Roy Tsatoke

OBITUARY: Pamela Kay MacMillen, 1951-2026

OBITUARY: Debra Lynn Smith, 1954-2026

OBITUARY: Kathleen Angela Stringer, 1943-2026

Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency as California Communities Brace for ‘Super’ El Niño

Humboldt’s Economy is Relatively Stable Despite Rising Costs, Cal Poly Humboldt Researchers Find

A 72-Acre Ranch Next to the Headwaters Forest Preserve Secures Permanent Protection via Save the Redwoods League

OBITUARY: Angela Ruth Faron, 1988-2026

(VIDEO) Wanna Watch Another Section of the Ol’ Eel River Bridge Get Wrecked?

Department of Justice Won’t File Criminal Charges Against CHP Officer for 2023 Shooting of Hoopa Man