A motorcycle crashed 2 miles north of Pepperwood at 11:38 a.m. An air ambulance has been requested, according to the dispatcher speaking to emergency responders over the scanner. The motorcyclist is in the roadway. According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, multiple motorcyclists are now stopped along the roadside in the area. Please remember […]
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[UPDATE 2 P.M] Traffic Collision on 101 by Big Lagoon
Two vehicles – a blue Titan and an SUV – collided on northbound Hwy 101 near Big Lagoon in the Kane Road area about 12:09 p.m., according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. According to first reports, two adults and four children are injured. Two ambulances have been requested. [Note: at 12:32 p.m. a […]
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Fire at Benbow
Just before 4 p.m., Cal Fire dispatched aircraft and firefighters to a fire on the east side of Hwy 101 in the Benbow area. According to the person who provided us with the photo above. The fire is near Red Rock Road below the Rockpit. UPDATE 4:12 p.m.: One of the Cal Fire planes has […]
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H Street Closed South of Harris After Crash in Eureka
UPDATE 4:49 p.m.: According to a Humboldt Bay Fire official on the scene, they have a witness that said the Prius was driving east on Harris and ran the light and was hit by the truck towing a boat. The truck was headed south on H Street. The female driver of the Prius was transported […]
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Emergency Crews Search for Crash Site
UPDATE: The driver has reportedly self-extricated and has an injury to his arm. He has been transported to a local hospital for treatment. PREVIOUSLY: A multi-agency search is underway north of Fortuna to find the scene of a car crash, after a trapped driver called 911 from his cell phone this morning. Emergency personnel are […]
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Vehicle Over Embankment North of Richardson Grove
A vehicle went over the embankment just north of the Legend of Bigfoot about seven miles north of the Mendocino/Humboldt County line, about 6:21 p.m., according to a report over the scanner and on the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. The CHP page said that it is a Ford Explorer about 75 feet down a […]
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Two Heroin Busts in Southern Humboldt
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force pulled over two vehicles in Southern Humboldt this evening. In one, they located 6 pounds of heroin, and in the other, 2.5 pounds of heroin. At approximately 5:10 p.m., law enforcement pulled over a silver vehicle in the area of Benbow. The trunk of the vehicle was opened and […]
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Update: Suspicious Package on Humboldt Hill Revealed to be Vinyl Records (VIDEO)
Update: HCSO Public Information Officer Samantha Karges describes the incident in a video. She says that earlier today, HCSO responded to a call about two suspicious packages, and after checking with residents near where the packages were found and confirming that they didn’t belong to them, the HCSO EOD team was called. The EOD robot […]
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High Speed Chase Ends with Surrender
Two Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies were pursuing a vehicle south from Eureka past King Salmon at 7:04 p.m. One deputy told the dispatch that the driver in the vehicle he was pursuing slammed on his brakes and caused the deputy who was speaking to hit another pursuing deputy’s vehicle. This occurred near Hilfiker. That […]
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Homicide Reported in Blue Lake
Someone was shot and killed tonight during a reported armed robbery at a gas station in the 200 block of Blue Lake Boulevard at about 9:45, according to scanner traffic. A dispatcher sent law enforcement and medical personnel to the scene after a report of an armed robbery that left one person with a gunshot […]
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County Urges Cannabis Employers to Encourage Staff to Get Free COVID-19 Tests
The Humboldt County Joint Information Center has released a handy information sheet for the cannabis industry during the COVID-19 Crisis. In it, they suggest employers encourage staff to participate in free COVID testing. The center also notes that employees who carpool with others should “always wear a mask and keep windows open to improve vehicle ventilation […]
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Eureka Man Dies in Fatal High Speed Pursuit Near Red Bluff
Multiple news agencies are reporting that a Eureka man, Jacob Weber Gabriel, is dead after a high speed pursuit that began near State Route 36 in the Red Bluff area. Law enforcement had been on the lookout for the 2006 Infinity he was driving in connection with multiple armed robberies and an assault of a […]