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The digging may be over, but the investigation may be only beginning. Sheriff William Honsal says the case is “far from over” as investigators begin processing recovered microchip information. At the same time, Sacramento County Animal Care Services says it has served a legal demand seeking the return of dogs it says were wrongfully transferred to the rescue.

As investigators pack up equipment and refill holes at Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna, the Sheriff’s Office has confirmed dozens of animal remains were recovered — but sources on scene say the number is significantly higher, and only portions of the 50-acre property were dug.

INSIDE HUMBOLDT COURTS: A man accused of a June vehicle-to-vehicle shooting in Eureka was allegedly out on bail for pending sex crime charges when prosecutors say the gunfire erupted. Plus, an 18-year-old Manila man faces allegations of horrific crimes against a 16-month-old child, a jury reaches a verdict in the James Atkins attempted murder trial, and updates on another high-profile child sex abuse case. Read the latest roundup of major developments moving through Humboldt County Superior Court.

Investigators sifting through disturbed earth with metal detectors and hand tools are searching for microchips that could identify hundreds of dogs unaccounted for at Miranda’s Rescue — where 731 animals have vanished since January 2025 and the digging is far from over.