SECOND UPDATE: The Eureka Police Department and Humboldt Bay Fire are reporting that an early morning fire at the Union Street home where a teenager was reportedly shot by his mother last night during a domestic disturbance was “accidental” with EPD stating in a release that it was “unrelated to the manslaughter.” EPD is not […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Deputies Plucking Packages From Humboldt Bay After Plane Crash
SECOND UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies are plucking what appear to be Amazon packages that were inside the plane that crashed into Humboldt Bay this morning out of the water. The pilot was rescued in “good condition” and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash. UPDATE: Humboldt […]
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Fatal Apartment Fire in Arcata
One person was found dead after in an apartment fire that broke out in Arcata before dawn on Feb. 2, according to Police Chief Brian Ahearn. “Arcata Fire located one body inside of a ground floor unit,” Ahearn said. “The person was deceased.” The cause of the fire, which broke out just before 5:30 a.m. […]
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One Found Dead After Arcata Apartment Fire
One person was found dead after in an apartment fire that broke out in Arcata before dawn this morning, according to Police Chief Brian Ahearn. “Arcata Fire located one body inside of a ground floor unit,” Ahearn said. “The person was deceased.” The cause of the fire, which broke out just before 5:30 a.m. in […]
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Rio Dell Shooting Suspect Arrested in North Dakota
Police in North Dakota arrested Demetrius Coleman on Sunday and the Rio Dell Police Department announced today that he is the “primary suspect” in the fatal Aug. 29 shooting of Johnny Mack Renfro. Renfro was fatally shot Aug. 29 while walking away from his vehicle on Monument Road in Rio Dell. Authorities were unable to locate Coleman […]
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SECOND UPDATE: All Clear Given After Explosive Ordnance Team Investigates Suspicious Package in McKinleyville
SECOND UPDATE: A postal worker reported the package, which was sitting under a stop sign inside a white plastic bag, just before 1 p.m. After advising local residents to stay indoors, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was able to X-ray the item using a robot and determined there was no threat. “The Humboldt County Sheriff’s […]
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SECOND UPDATE: ‘Everyone is Doing Well,’ Boat Owner Says After Coasties Respond to Distressed Vessel
SECOND UPDATE: A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew used “direction-finding radio” to locate debris from a sinking boat after receiving a distress call Sunday evening that guided rescuers to fishermen who had made it to a beach in their survival gear using a life raft, according to a press release. Due to a head injury, […]
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UPDATE: Good News: Sailboat Thought to be Adrift Makes Eureka Landing With the Owner
UPDATE: Robert Dorris of Eureka, who had been considered missing after his ship, the Free Spirit, was found underway off Fort Bragg last night with what appeared to be no crew aboard, sailed into Humboldt Bay this afternoon and docked his vessel. Britni Anderson. who works at the Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation and Conservation District, […]
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Intense Effort to Rescue Injured Hoopa Forestry Service Worker
At times the crews intent on assisting an injured forestry service worker in the Big Hill Road area of Hoopa on Monday had to crawl through brush on their hands and knees, said Rod Mendes, chief of Hoopa Fire and Office of Emergency Services. He said that while the rescue began at 9:30 in the […]
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Three Years After Jennika Lee Suazo Was Found Dead, Her Family Awaits Justice
Three years ago today, 18-year-old Jennika Lee Suazo was found dead in her home on P Street in Eureka. She was last seen on Dec. 8, 2016. After her cause of death was determined to be asphyxia, the Eureka Police Department began investigating her death as a homicide. Her mother, Jennie Lee Seipp, said that […]
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Helicopter Rescue Underway for Injured Forestry Worker in Hoopa
A Hoopa forestry worker slipped down into a ravine off Big Hill Road and received serious injuries about 9:30 this morning, according to Rod Mendes, chief of Hoopa Fire and Office of Emergency Services. He said the man rolled about 300 feet from where he slipped. “He is about 2,000 feet down from Big Hill […]
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HSU Student Killed in Holiday Weekend Crash
A 19-year-old Humboldt State student was killed Nov. 30 when the 1996 Honda Civic he was driving westbound on State Route 20 in the Clearlake area lost traction on the wet roadway. According to the California Highway Patrol, the car crossed over the double yellow lines and into the eastbound lane, colliding head on with […]