Just after 3:30 p.m., K’ima:w Medical Center posted information about a second staff member testing positive at their facility. “Based upon preliminary contract tracing of current cases in Hoopa, it is believed that exposures occurred off-campus, not on campus,” the release stated. “It is not believed that there were any exposures from these staff members […]
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Fatal Crash Discovered on 299
A fatal crash was discovered on State Route 299 today, according to the Incident Commander speaking over the scanner. Just before 1 p.m., a vehicle was seen on its roof against a culvert over a steep embankment near mile marker 32 on State Route 299 about 5 miles west of Willow Creek. Emergency personnel requested […]
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Pedestrian Injured After Struck by Vehicle in Eureka
At about 5:17 p.m., a vehicle struck a pedestrian near the intersection of Fourth and L streets in Eureka. About 5:20 p.m., an officer told dispatch over the scanner that he was “out with one down in the roadway. The left two lanes of Fourth Street are blocked. Please remember that information gathered from initial […]
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Judge Dismisses Case Against Four Septuagenarian Rainbow Ridge Activists
Early this morning a judge dismissed charges against four septuagenarians stemming from protests against logging on Rainbow Ridge. In June of 2019, four local elders and residents of the Mattole area – Jane Lapiner, David Simpson, Ellen Taylor and Michael Evenson – were arrested and charged after they planned to stop timber fallers for Humboldt […]
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Search Ongoing for a Felony Suspect Who Fled from Law Enforcement Near Hoopa
Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for a suspect who fled from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department near Hoopa this morning. At one point, according to the scanner, the suspect fled into and later out of water in an attempt to escape. As of 12:20 p.m., the suspect is still being sought. According to Samantha […]
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[UPDATE: 3:07 p.m.] About 500 Garberville Residents Without Power After Boom
UPDATE: Most customers have had power restored after what PG&E preliminarily identified as “an equipment issue.” Only 20 customers are still without power at this time according to PG&E’s Outage Map. PREVIOUS: Just before 2 p.m., power went out in Garberville following what residents described as either a loud pop or a boom. One resident […]
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Snow on the 299
Snow is falling on State Route 299 this afternoon. According to the National Weather Service in Eureka, Snow levels are locally lower than forecast over portions of Trinity County this afternoon, around 2500 feet in spots. Roadways are slushy and slick above 2500 feet over Oregon Mountain & Buckhorn Summits now, with several inches accumulation […]
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CHP Chase Erratic Driver Near Redway
This morning California Highway Patrol attempted to stop a vehicle with a spike strip on the Briceland Thorn Road after the suspects driving a rental from out of state fled an attempted traffic stop for erratic driving. According to Officer Nathan Bjork speaking for the California Highway Patrol about 8:50 a.m. law enforcement received a […]
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Back-to-Back Fires in Fields Landing and Eureka This Morning
Humboldt County firefighters were busy this morning as they responded to two back-to-back structure fires, one in Fields Landing and another on Broadway. The fire at Fields Landing was in a mobile home at Third and B streets. Firefighters quickly stopped the fire from spreading and destroying a nearby utility pole. Firefighters from having extinguished […]
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UPDATE: 101 Closed Near Confusion Hill
U.S. Highway 101 is completely blocked after a fully loaded semi carrying 77,000 pounds of top soil flipped onto its side, dropping its load across both the north and the south lanes. “We’re hoping it isn’t hazmatted,” said a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol who had an officer at the scene. Because it is […]
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U.S. Coast Guard Rescued Four Hikers From the Lost Coast Trail Yesterday
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four hikers from a stranded part of the Lost Coast Trail between Petrolia and Shelter Cove yesterday. One hiker reportedly had a head injury and one another hypothermia, according to a report over the scanner by the Coast Guard and confirmed by Samantha Karges of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department. […]
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Update: Mother and Child Found South of Confusion Hill
The three-year-old boy and his mother that have been missing since the car she was driving crashed into a tree about noon on November 30 have been located, according to a friend of the family. According to scanner traffic, Leggett Fire was dispatched to the scene about 10:50 a.m. after Trinity Bray and her three-year-old […]