About 8:24 p.m., a dispatcher sent officers to a possible armed home invasion in the 3100 block of Glen Street in Eureka. Reportedly, a man in the home had managed to text his mother that armed men were in the home and robbing it. She contacted 911. Officers responded and suspects fled the home. “Runners […]
Kym Kemp
Kym Kemp is the editor and publisher of the news website Redheaded Blackbelt at www.kymkemp.com.
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Vehicle Overturned on Highway 101 by Miranda
Traffic is temporarily being diverted off U.S. Highway 101 and across the Salmon Creek exit and onramp near Miranda after a black Nissan Rouge hit the guardrail and overturned about 8 a.m., according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. An ambulance was called to the scene as an occupant had a head injury. There […]
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Police Incident Blocked Traffic on 7th, One Detained
UPDATE: A subject has exited the house and been searched and detained. PREVIOUSLY: A reportedly armed man who had refused to leave a 7th Street apartment has exited the building and is being detained. Just before 3 p.m., a woman reported being choked in an apartment building on the 1300 block of 7th Street and […]
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UPDATED: Rescue Underway Near Trinidad
At approximately 1:45 p.m., an emergency dispatcher sent Arcata Ambulance and Westhaven Fire Department to travel out the main trail off the parking lot “east of the beach” in the College Cove area near Trinidad. The dispatcher said they had received two reports of a 22-year-old male that had fallen about 15 feet “possibly into […]
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Delivery Truck Fire Near Brio Breadworks (with Video)
About 7 a.m., multiple people reported a fire in a vehicle by the Brio Breadworks near 1400 11th St. in Arcata. According to Arcata Fire, “The fire was contained to a delivery truck, but it did burn the outside wall of Angels of Hope.” Firefighters extinguished the flames and the cause of the fire is […]
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Earthquake Hits Petrolia Area at 4:20 p.m.
At 4:20 an earthquake reported to be a 2.6 magnitude hit southwest of Rio Dell near Buckeye Mountain. It was reported to be centered about 26 km deep.
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Class of 2020 Portraits Line Main Road Between Southern Humboldt Towns (VIDEO)
Communities throughout the nation are searching for meaningful ways to honor high school and college graduates at a time when the COVID-19 Crisis mandates social distancing. Southern Humboldt parents and businesses though have found one small way–they put up a large poster for each of the South Fork High School Class of 2020 graduates. The […]
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Kayaker Describes Harrowing Shark Attack (with VIDEO)
This morning, a shark attacked a lone kayaker fishing in the waters off Southern Humboldt County. According to Cheryl Antony, spokesperson for Shelter Cove Fire Department, at 7:45 a.m. an emergency dispatcher sent her department to look for a victim of a shark attack in a kayak. Antony said that they were able to see […]
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Batter Up! A Youth Team Holds Tryouts During the COVID Crisis
All photos and video by Mark McKenna As summer approaches in the time of the COVID crisis, coaches and athletes look for new ways to practice the sports they love. On Wednesday, about 50 hopeful youths showed up throughout a series of tryouts spaced in intervals at Redwood Fields in Cutten. They hope to be […]
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Smaller Crowd at Shelter-in-Place Protest After Last Week’s Sign Went Viral
For the fifth time since April 24, protesters urging state and county leaders reopen the economy gathered at the Humboldt County Courthouse in Eureka at noon on Friday. Over the weeks, the crowd has varied between 30 at the beginning and 60 participants at the height, according to various estimates. Yesterday, the roughly 40 people […]
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UPDATE: Escape Debris Fire Catches Redwood, Endangers Home (with video)
Just before 2 p.m., a dispatcher sent multiple fire departments to an escaped debris fire in the 1100 block of Hunts Drive near McKinleyville. According to the Incident Commander (IC) speaking over the scanner, the debris fire is burning around the foot of a 100-foot redwood tree. The IC reports that the fire is “working […]
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Happy News: It’s a Baby Zebra (or Hebra)
The hills of Humboldt are hiding a tiny, striped foal – the newest member of the zebra herd located on a ranch off the Mattole Road near Petrolia. The little one with the long, delicate legs and the dizzying assortment of black and white dashes is the fifth zebra (or hebra – the result of […]