A two-vehicle collision on Fairfield at West Del Norte in Eureka, which occurred at approximately 3:15 p.m., left one driver trapped in a mini van. Smoke was coming from the driver’s vehicle when the first officer arrived. An extrication was needed. The patient was taken to the hospital. Fairfield is blocked at Broadway. West Del […]
Kym Kemp
Kym Kemp is the editor and publisher of the news website Redheaded Blackbelt at www.kymkemp.com.
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Mother and Child Still Missing After Crash North of Leggett
A mother and child are still missing after a crash north of Leggett 24 hours ago. The woman, Trinity Bray, was driving a vehicle that struck a tree south of Confusion Hill just before noon at mile marker 98.3. An adult male passenger received major injuries. The 34-year-old McKinleyville woman and her 3-year-old child, Anthony, […]
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[UPDATE 1:55 P.M.] Traffic Collision with Extrication on Hwy 299
A vehicle, a Pontiac Vibe, hit the embankment about mile marker 40 on Hwy 299 around 1:35 p.m., according to emergency personnel reporting from the accident scene over the scanner. An ambulance has been requested. Emergency personnel reported that there are three patients – one of whom needed extrication. Please remember that information gathered from […]
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UPDATE: Homicide Investigation Into Shooting In Samoa
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal shooting of a McKinleyville man just before midnight Sunday in Samoa as a homicide and is asking for the public’s help. According to a news release, deputies responded to New Navy Base Road near the Milwaukee Memorial and found Perry Zebulon Bailey, 34, suffering from multiple […]
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Stabbing in Eureka
Eureka Police and an ambulance responded to the Carl’s Jr. at 3160 Broadway about 1:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a twenty to thirty-year-old male who was stabbed. The victim was loaded into the ambulance and taken to the hospital. Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more […]
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UPDATING: Suspect in Custody After High Speed Chase on 101
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning’s high speed pursuit on U.S. Highway 101, which started in Eureka and involved a crash that injured two, including an officer, reached 120 mph at points. The sheriff’s office reports the suspect was a wanted felon who was taken into custody after driving over a spike […]
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Pride Flag Vandalized at Eureka Church
Sometime overnight Thursday or early Friday morning, the brightly colored rainbow flag at the United Congregational Christian Church at 900 Hodgson Street in Eureka was slashed nearly in two. “It has been torn mostly down the middle and there was another attempted scoring several inches to the left of that,” explained Rev. Cindi Knox, the […]
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Blue Lake Rancheria Closes Casino Restaurant After Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
Yesterday afternoon, the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe announced that it was “choosing to shut down its restaurants at the Blue Lake Casino after a food and beverage employee tested positive for COVID-19.” On Nov. 3, the tribe began offering free tests for tribal communities as well as all employees who are working for the tribe’s […]
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Commercial Structure Fire in Arcata
Firefighters responding to the report of a fire on the wall of a business at 105 Alder Grove Road in Arcata off Highway 299 at 10:26 a.m. found smoke coming from a commercial structure at a mill located there. According to Arcata Fire Battalion Chief Sean Campbell, the fire had been extinguished by employees of […]
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APD Releases Information About Assault Death Last Week
Arcata Police released the name of the man who died last week reportedly after his brother hit him on the head with a wine bottle. According to Arcata Police Sergeant Chris Ortega, a call reporting a “physical altercation between two brothers residing in the same house” came in on Monday, October 26, about 4:35 p.m. […]
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UPDATE: Homicide Investigation in Eureka
UPDATE: A 48-year-old man found in Old Town this morning with severe injuries has died and the Eureka Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in the case, which is being investigated as a homicide. Officers arrived at the scene of J and Third streets around 11:30 a.m. to find the man with bleeding […]
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Death Investigation Underway in Garberville after a Body Found at the South End of Town
A death investigation is underway in Southern Humboldt after a body was located at the south end of Garberville’s main street not far from the exit from Hwy 101. According to Lt. Jesse Taylor of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, the “deceased subject [was] located in the grass.” He explained that the identity of the […]