UPDATE: Sheriff William Honsal released a video today to address what he says are some of the questions that have come up in the last 24 hours since the National Guard began surveying areas of Humboldt County for “illicit cannabis” grows. In the Facebook video, Honsal says the ultimate goal is to bring those growers […]
Kym Kemp
Kym Kemp is the editor and publisher of the news website Redheaded Blackbelt at www.kymkemp.com.
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Benbow Eaglet Faces Close Call With Fire
Southern Humboldt County nature lovers were very concerned today as a wildfire burning in the Benbow area closed in on a nest holding a 12-week-old eaglet that has not yet taken to flight. “It was really close, and the helicopter was buzzing right past the nest,” said nature photographer Talia Rose, who runs the popular […]
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UPDATE: One Arrested in Homicide Investigation
UPDATE: A Eureka woman is being held on $1 million bail in connection with the death of another woman who was found dead in a parking lot, according to a release from the Eureka Police Department. Daniella Moore, 40, was arrested on suspicion of homicide, the release states. Few other details were immediately available. Read […]
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Mateel Announces Reggae Legacy to Replace ROTR
After High Times abruptly cancelled this year’s Reggae on the River festival, the Mateel Community Center Board of Directors decided to offer an alternative event located entirely at the financially strapped Community Hall. Today, they announced what they are calling the Reggae Legacy 2019 event on the traditional ROTR dates, the first weekend in August. […]
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UPDATE: Car vs. Pole Sparks Fire in Fieldbrook, Power Outages
UPDATE: Cal Fire reports forward progress of the fire was stopped at 4:35 p.m. with three-fourths of an acre burned. According to the PG&E electrical outage page, power is not expected to be restored to about 100 customers in the area until tomorrow morning. PREVIOUSLY: Multiple agencies including Cal Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, Blue Lake Fire, […]
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UPDATE: CHP: Driver Tried to Flee After Crashing into Humboldt Hill Home
UPDATE: The 25-year-old driver of a truck that crashed into the bedroom of a Humboldt Hill Road home, killing a man and injuring a woman, was held at the scene by bystanders after he tried to flee, according to CHP. A California Highway Patrol release states Fields Landing resident Ryder Stapp was “at a high […]
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UPDATE: Three Escape, Two Found Dead After Fire
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that three residents were able to escape the early morning fire in the Weitchpec area, with one of them sustaining moderate injuries. According to the release, the “identification of the deceased is pending further investigation and will be released at a later time.” Several agencies responded to the […]
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State Route 36 Blocked by Tree, Pole
State Route 36 closed this morning near Pepperwood Falls east of Swain’s Flat Outpost after a tree fell into utility lines and brought them down across the roadway. The first report came in about 7:40 a.m. Myles Cochrane, spokesperson for Caltrans told Redheaded Blackbelt just before 9 a.m., that the roadway is closed at mile […]
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UPDATE: 5.6 Quake Rumbles Humboldt; No Tsunami Danger
UPDATE: Minor damage has been reported from this evening’s magnitude-5.6 earthquake that struck southwest of Petrolia in areas of Southern Humboldt County, including Garberville and Redway. The Shop Smart in Redway is currently closed while employees clean up damage to the store’s inventory and Ray’s Food Place in Garberville is only allowing customers in one […]
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Downed Utility Pole Blocking State Route 36
State Route 36 just west of Hydesville will be closed into the evening after a single car crash knocked a utility pole across the roadway. Traffic is backing up while being rerouted through Rohnerville Road after the 1 p.m. accident, according to witness Ed Denson and the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. A man in […]
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Clearing Overturned Semi Will Close 101 for About an Hour
UPDATE: Caltrans is readying to shutdown U.S. Highway 101 for about an hour today, starting just after 3 p.m., to clear away a semi that crashed off the road near Big Lagoon. The accident occurred around noon, leading to controlled traffic in the area, but the closure will be necessary for get the large “rig […]
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UPDATE: Reggae on the River Cancelled
UPDATE: Dusty Hughston, a Mateel Community Center board member, confirmed that the 2019 Reggae on the River show has been cancelled. “It’s real. They called me and the treasurer,” he told Redheaded Blackbelt. The Mateel Board will release a complete statement but at this time Hughston said that though the board won’t have the money […]