October 2026

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

OBITUARY: Mary Elizabeth (Hadley) Prince, 1927-2026

Humboldt County is Surprisingly Bad at Earthquakes! You Can Get Better by Attending Tomorrow Evening’s Workshop at the Wharfinger Building

OBITUARY: Janice ‘Toni’ Carolie Mauney, 1939-2026

OBITUARY: Judith Ann ‘Judi’ Foster, 1946–2026

OBITUARY: Kathleen Morris, 1947-2026

OBITUARY: Bonnie Gibbens Lorenzo, 1930-2026

OBITUARY: Timothy Dean Fehely, 1944-2026

The Humboldt County Drug Task Force and the Eureka Police Say They Have Been Teaming Up to Run Meth-Related Hand-to-Hand Busts in Old Town

Drug Task Force Arrests Man Alleged to Have Dealt Cocaine in Local Bars; Agents Find Drugs, Money, Guns and a Large Number of Burner Phones

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Hoopa Man on Suspicion of Starting at Least One of Yesterday’s Fires in the East County, and is Looking for Eyewitnesses Who Might Have Recognized His Van Near the Other Ones

Smoke in SoHum? That’s Probably CalFire’s Prescribed Burn in Ettersburg

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

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

OBITUARY: Neale B. Penfold, 1932-2026

OBITUARY: Ruth Darlene Connolly, 1937-2026

OBITUARY: Bernadine Giannini Resso, 1938-2026