October 2026

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

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

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

Fortuna’s Hot Brew Bistro Closes Abruptly Four Days After Owner’s Arrest Onsite for Public Intoxication

Congressman Jared Huffman District Office Received a ‘Suspicious’ Package With White Powder in It Two Days Ago

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

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’

Pedestrian From Last Week’s Broadway Collision is ‘Brain Dead’ Says Family; Driver Pleads Not Guilty

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 Pedestrian Seriously Injured As Suspected Intoxicated Driver Crashes Into Them on Broadway

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

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

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

Bill Spenceley, Victim of January Arcata Community Forest Attack, Has Died

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

September 2026

Serial Rapist Richard Stobaugh, Once Slated for Release in Humboldt County, is Dead

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

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

Shannon Miranda Has Stopped Allowing Law Enforcement to Conduct Regular Inspections and Animal Wellness Checks at Miranda’s Rescue

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

(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

Humboldt County Jail to Stop Accepting Personal Mail for Inmates, Diverting it to Maryland for Scanning and Digital Delivery Via Tablets

[UPDATED]: Selah Town Re-Arrested and on Murder Charge for Alleged Drunk-Driving Incident That Killed Road Worker Ronnie Franklin

Arcata Man Arrested for Attempted Murder, Stalking After Eureka Police Find Him Injured Inside Victim’s Home

Last Night on Broadway in Eureka, a Suspected Drunk Driver Struck a Road Worker in an Active Construction Zone, Causing Major Injuries, CHP Says

The Sheriff’s Office’s Illegal Weed Team Raided Four SoHum Towns Last Week; 5,721 Unpermitted Plants Found, Environmental Violations Documented

A Cutten Resident Foiled a Home Invasion by Shooting the Would-Be Invader Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says

For Some Reason a Washington Lady With a Busted Headlight Chose to Run From Eureka Police Last Night, and They Were Obliged to Bring Her to Heel With Spike Strips

Deputies Arrest 51-Year-Old Woman on Suspicion of Transporting Narcotics in the Hoopa Valley; Proactive Policing Still in Effect in the Area, Department Says

Eureka Police Made Nine DUI Arrests Over Labor Day Weekend

Suspected Drug House Bust Yields an Array of Illicit Substances, a Loaded Pistol, Cash and Three Arrests, Including a Gang Member, Sheriff’s Office Says

Truck Stolen From Ettersburg Located in Shelter Cove Many Months Later; Deputies Also Found a Decapitated Deer Carcass; Suspect Still at Large

‘I’m Not This Big Monster’: In Extensive Interview, Shannon Miranda Denies Animal Cruelty and Fraud Allegations, Saying He’s Only Guilty of Bad Record-Keeping

Just Because Someone Used to Be Imprisoned or Are Older Than Most Students Does Not Mean They Can’t Live in the Dorms, Says Cal Poly Humboldt

Delos Moore, the 43-Year-Old Cal Poly Humboldt Student Arrested for Sexual Assault on Monday, Spent 14 Years in State Prison Before Moving Into the Dorms

K9 Finds Suspected Burglar Hiding in Car, Sheriff’s Office Says

August 2026

A 43-Year-Old Cal Poly Humboldt Student and Dorm Resident Was Arrested for Sexual Assault This Morning, and Then Arrested Again After Making Bail and Returning to the Dorm

Can You Guess Where Tomorrow’s Sobriety Checkpoint Will be Held in Eureka? Why Not Just Drive Sober So You Don’t Have To?

Search Warrants Served in Fieldbrook and McKinleyville Yield Arrests on Charges of Witness Tampering, Conspiracy and Drug Possession

(UPDATE: LAST SUSPECT ARRESTED) HOOPA HOMICIDE: One Suspect in Custody, Another Suspect — Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’ — Still at Large

Three Cars Impounded From a House in Alton in Due to ‘Multiple Reckless Driving Incidents,’ According to the California Highway Patrol

Eureka Police Arrest Warrant Suspect at Fourth Street Hotel, and Say They Found Evidence of Ongoing Fentanyl Sales in His Car

Homicide in Hoopa Last Night; Sheriff’s Office Says it Has No Suspect at This Time

Jennifer Raymond Files Complaint With State Over Miranda’s Rescue, Asking Attorney General to Remove the Remaining Animals and Dissolve the Organization

High-Speed Chase of a Wanted Felon Ends After Foot Pursuit Near Fernbridge, Eureka Police Say

The Drug Task Force Would Like to Locate This Suspected Drug Trafficker, Whom it Says it Has Confiscated Almost Two and a Half Pounds of Fentanyl From Over the Past 18 Months