October 2026

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(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

OBITUARY: Paul Steven Costa, 1971-2026

66-Year-Old Hiker Found Safe After Hours-Long Search in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Sheriff’s Office Says

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

OBITUARY: William F. Cody (Bill), 1946-2026

OBITUARY: Elsie Marie Berti, 1934-2026

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

SoHum Firefighters Save Shelter Cove Home After Small Wildfire Destroys Nearby Outbuilding

It is October 7, and Cal Poly Humboldt Has Issued a Statement About its Investment Policies

EPD Earns Traffic Safety Grant That’ll Fund More Enforcement Operations Against Distracted and Impaired Drivers

Is This the Coolest Basketball Court on the North Coast? Yurok Artist Uses VR Headset to Map Out New Klamath Glen Mural

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