UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office confirms that a homicide investigation is underway into the early morning killing of a 47-year-old man who was shot in head. According to a release, deputies were sent to the scene just before 3 a.m. and found the man gravely wounded in a truck that showed “damage consistent with […]
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‘This is a Human Being’: A Volunteer Rescue Team Dropped Everything to Recover a Body Found in the Eel River
The recent rains had pushed the waters of the Eel River higher and the sound the cold current rushing over rocks was loud when Southern Humboldt County Technical Rescue team member Thomas Norris met up with Talia Rose yesterday near the Humboldt-Mendocino county line. “She had messaged us on Facebook about 12:45,” explained Norris, a […]
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SoHum Wildlife Photographer Discovers Body in Eel River
Wildlife photographer and County Line Wild blogger, Talia Rose, discovered a body this morning about 9 a.m. as she was out searching for images of wild creatures to capture. Talia Rose, who does freelance work for Redheaded Blackbelt, was near the bridge over the Eel River on State Route 271 when she spotted large wild […]
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Several Crashes Across the Eureka Area Today
There have been at least three car crashes in the Eureka area in the last hour. Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Buhne and J Streets about 12:19 p.m., according to the scanner. An ambulance was responding. There is one way controlled traffic on Buhne. J Street is closed to through traffic. Meanwhile, two […]
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Grandmother Found Dying on Eureka Street
About 7:15 a.m. Monday, a Native American woman was found unresponsive off an alleyway near the 1700 block of Fourth Street in Eureka. Though an officer administered CPR to the woman, Debra Jealous of Him, she was later pronounced dead. Jealous of Him, who most recently lived on the streets of Eureka, had earlier lived […]
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Update: Badly Injured Boy Flown Out of the Area
A 4- or 5-year-old boy from the Hoopa area was taken by helicopter to an out-of-the-area hospital after receiving major injuries today in what appears to be an accident involving “some sort of firework,” according to Samantha Karges, public information specialist with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. “About 12:45 p.m. we received a call from Grasshopper […]
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Morning Lockdown at Arcata High Lifted
Arcata High School was put on precautionary lockdown this morning following an incident on nearby Heather Avenue near Foster Avenue that began around 8:10 a.m. One person received a gunshot wound to the leg, according to an initial report on the scanner. The suspect who was in a red Chevy pickup with two others was […]
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Eureka Man ID’d as Person Found Dead in Burning Van, Daughter Says
The body found in a burning van Nov. 24 in a pullout a few miles west of Leggett on U.S. Highway 1 has been identified as missing Eureka man, Frank Pinckney, his daughter Jasmine Barreto said today. He was 58. “They matched dental records and confirmed,” she told Redheaded Blackbelt. “I was notified Thursday.” A […]
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UPDATE: ‘Most Bud I Have Ever Seen in One Place,’ Officer says of 16K Pound Bust
Yesterday, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) in conjunction with multiple agencies served warrants on four properties they believe to be related in the 4100 block of Wilder Ridge is southwestern Humboldt County. Lt. Mike Fridley of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office described the scene as having the “most bud I have ever […]
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UPDATE: Rollover Crash Near St. Joseph
Two vehicles collided in Eureka just before 10 a.m. One vehicle rolled over and the occupants were reported trapped at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Buhne Street not far from the St. Joseph Hospital. The ambulance picked up at least one patient and transported them to the hospital. The intersection was blocked for a […]
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Gun Prompts Lockdowns at Hoopa Schools
This morning, Hoopa Elementary, Hoopa High and Captain John schools in the Hoopa Valley were put on lockdown after a firearm was found on campus at Hoopa Elementary. An investigation followed. “At the conclusion of the investigation, we determined that students and staff were not in harm’s way,” reads a letter posted on the Hoopa […]
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UPDATE: Blue Lake Robbery Suspect Arrested After 101 Shut Down
UPDATE: The Blue Lake Rancheria is reporting that the suspect in an armed robbery at the Play Station 777 and subsequent carjacking has been arrested in Del Norte County. The Triplicate is reporting that suspect Jeff Gatlin was arrested. Read the Blue Lake Rancheria release below: The Blue Lake Rancheria is providing the following information. […]