The Flat Fire that began a little after 3 p.m. yesterday near Burnt Ranch in western Trinity County when a crash on State Route 299 caught the hillside on fire, as of this morning, has spread to approximately 100 acres and is zero percent contained, according to the Northern California Geographic Coordination Center. The fire […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Growing Fire Near Burnt Ranch, Some Structures Threatened
2nd UPDATE According to Shasta Trinity Forest Service: “The Flat Fire was reported at 3:02 p.m. this afternoon near the Cedar Flat Picnic Area east of Burnt Ranch. It is currently approximately 80-100 acres in size and burning north towards Ironside Mountain. Highway 299 is closed in both directions and several structures in the area […]
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Power Outage Hits Areas of SoHum
A power outage that began about 2:45 p.m. has left over 1,800 without electricity from Whitethorn to Petrolia from the coast to Garberville, according to the PG&E Outage site. PG&E says they are investigating the cause. They are giving 7 p.m. as the estimated restore time. Those are usually not based on information about the […]
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[UPDATE 7:35 p.m.-PHOTOS] Fire Under Power Lines in Fickle Hill Area
Just before 3 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a fire at 325 Del Mar Vista Road in the Fickle Hill area east of Arcata. An inmate crew was requested. The fire is under the power lines, the air attack commander reports over the commander. Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to […]
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Injury Accident at Hawthorne and Union in Eureka
A gray van and a motorcycle collided at the intersection of Hawthorne and Union Streets in Eureka about 8 p.m. The intersection was completely shut down. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
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UPDATE: Coroner, Sheriff’s Office Recover Body Found in Dunes Near Manila
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports a body was recovered from the waveslope in the area near Ma-le’l Dunes this afternoon. “The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office is in the process of scheduling an autopsy and identifying the body,” a news release states. “More information will be released when available.” PREVIOUS: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s […]
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Structure Fire in Cutten
Firefighters at the scene of a fire in Cutten. [All photos by Mark McKenna] At approximately 1:15 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a fire in the 4100 block of Excelsior in the Cutten area of Eureka near Sundial and Rachel. At 1:30, the Incident Commander requested the category of the fire be moved up to […]
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Body of Missing Kayaker Recovered
The body of missing 19-year-old kayaker Nick Brunner was recovered this morning, according to a friend of the family. Jae Wood, a family friend who has been helping with search efforts, posted on the Humboldt County on Alert Facebook page about 10:50 this morning, “It is with a sad but grateful heart I can say […]
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Fire Destroys Two Buildings in Phillipsville
A structure in the 500 block of Phillipsville Road in Phillipsville burned to the ground this morning. Firefighters received the call about 6:25 a.m. According to CalFire spokesperson David Esteves, two outbuildings were completely destroyed in this fire. While normally outbuildings are not considered residences, he said, “People were living in the outbuildings. [There were] […]
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Gas Station Robbed in Blue Lake
This morning, about 7:50, two white male adults possibly in their twenties wearing “blue and white hoodies” robbed the Blue Lake Patriot station on Blue Lake Boulevard, according to scanner traffic. The two fled the scene on foot possibly up the hill toward State Route 299. However, later, one hoodie and a bandanna believed to […]
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Two Trapped in Vehicle After Crash by Redcrest, Extrication Needed, Air Ambulance Requested
A single-vehicle crashed off Hwy 101 north of Redcrest near the southbound offramp about 5:13 p.m. There were four people trapped in the car, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. Now there are reported to be two trapped and needing extrication. Reach 18 is going to rendezvous with a ground ambulance at the […]
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An Air Ambulance was Requested and Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue Called After Vehicle Went Off HWY 101 Just South of Garberville
One southbound lane of Hwy 101 is blocked after a vehicle went off the road just south of Garberville about 1:36 p.m.The vehicle is approximately 150 feet off the road after hitting the guardrail and sending that into the roadway, according to a report over the scanner and on the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. […]