The Arcata Police Department is searching for a driver who is believed to have been intentionally struck another man with a vehicle around 2:30 p.m. today in a case of assault with a deadly weapon, Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn said. The victim was driving his vehicle with his adult son in the car when […]
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Lone Swan Graces Benbow
A lone swan is swimming on the Eel River at Benbow. Though swans are not unknown in the area, it is somewhat rare to see one in Southern Humboldt. The swans breed and raise their young in Arctic areas at the tip of the North American continent. Then they migrate south to winter on estuaries […]
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Winter Storm Packing a Punch on the North Coast
The first real storm of the 2019-2020 season is slamming the North Coast – ripping off at least one roof, dropping snow, causing accidents and throwing large waves high onto the land. The National Weather Service in Sacramento is reporting the storm has undergone “Bombogenesis,” which is “defined as a mid-latitude cyclone that drops in […]
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Vocality Gives Big to SoHum Nonprofits
Last night may have been chilly but hearts were warmed at the Southern Humboldt Chamber of Commerce’s Mixer in Garberville when Vocality Community Credit Union unexpectedly donated a total of $200,000 to Southern Humboldt’s two main medical organizations. Both Redwoods Rural Health Care and Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District received $100,000 checks. “People were totally […]
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Teen Rescuers Featured in Washington Post
This morning’s Washington Post feature’s a story about four local teenage surfers who rescued two brothers on Nov. 11 in the waters off Trinidad State Beach. The rescue, first reported in the North Coast Journal, took place around 1:30 p.m. after the 15 year old and 20 year old visiting from out of town were […]
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Briceland Road Closure May Not Be Needed
Steve Finch, the county of Humboldt’ road division manager, hopes the Briceland road closure might not have to happen. The culprit, a failing culvert on Briceland Thorn Road just west of Redway, had State Parks and the county for ways to make the repairs, which originally included making upgrades on the only available detour — […]
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Rough Road Ahead
After workers discovered a failing culvert on Briceland Thorn Road just west of Redway, State Parks and Humboldt County Public Works decided to upgrade the only detour: Old Briceland Road. When those improvements — currently underway — are completed later this month, Briceland Thorn Road — one of the most traveled rural roads in Humboldt […]
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UPDATE: Cullen Arrested With Help of SoHum Citizens, County Workers
Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies took Robert Joseph Cullen into custody this afternoon near Tooby Park, confirmed Samantha Karges, spokesperson for the office. A citizen “saw him walking in the Sprowel Creek area and called it in,” she said. This marks the second time in two days that community members have worked to helped law enforcement […]
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Suspect Sought in Arcata Credit Union Robbery
At approximately 2:30 p.m. today, a man robbed the Northern Redwood Federal Credit Union, which is located in the Valley West area of Arcata on the 1200 block of Guintoli Lane. According to Arcata Police Chief Brian Ahearn, the suspect walked up to a teller and presented a demand note. “[He] said he had a […]
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Families Suspend Search for Friends Believed Lost in Plane Crash
The families of two friends last seen alive just before the plane they were in took off from Shelter Cove on Oct. 24 have suspended their search. Kayla Rodriguez and Justin Winfrey flew in to Shelter Cove after 7 p.m. that day. According to Cory Green, a resident of the area and a pilot, he […]
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UPDATE: One Injured in 101 Crash Involving 2 Trucks, 2 Cars North of Willits
SECOND UPDATE: A multi-vehicle crash that snarled traffic on the U.S. Highway 101 south of Willits for hours Monday left one person with a possible broken wrist but otherwise spared those involved. According to the CHP, the pileup began when a Fortuna resident driving southbound in a Nissan sedan stopped due to a “traffic hazard,” […]
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Plane Missing After Stopping in Shelter Cove
Last Thursday, Kayla Rodriguez, a Bay Area nurse, excited to be leaving on a short jaunt up the coast with her friend, Justin Winfrey, sent an Instagram post to her boyfriend as she arrived at the Novato air base at 5:49 p.m. Between then and the moment the two passenger plane they were in disappeared […]