About 5:52 p.m., a piece of logging equipment caught on fire southwest of Briceland. Flames from the vehicle spread to the surrounding vegetation, according to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Paul Savona. At 6:26 p.m., the fire had spread to a quarter acre and aircraft were overhead. Ground crews from Cal Fire, Briceland Fire, Whitethorn Fire, […]
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Fire Destroys Second Arcata Barn (With Video)
Before 6 a.m., the Arcata Fire Protection District began fighting a barn fire on Mad River Road in the Arcata Bottoms. Multiple agencies responded to fight the fire and keep it from spreading to a residence and another barn. According to a Facebook post from Arcata Fire, “Loleta Water Tender(WT), Fortuna WT, Westhaven WT, Humboldt […]
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Kayaker Shares Harrowing Shark Scare
Yesterday afternoon, a shark chomped onto the end of a kayak in Shelter Cove and threw the kayaker into the water where they were eye to eye. But, fortunately, the kayaker lived to tell us the story of his terrifying experience. David Alexander, Superintendent at Bellevue Union School District in Southern Santa Rosa, said with […]
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During the COVID Crisis, Southern Humboldt Dealt Another Bitter Blow as Only Pharmacy for 40 Miles Closes Tomorrow
The Southern Humboldt Community, already reeling from a struggling economy due to the change in the cannabis industry and the current COVID crisis, now takes another blow as their only local pharmacy will close abruptly tomorrow which will create travel times of an hour or more one way to the nearest pharmacy and require more […]
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UPDATE: Teen Homicide Suspect Turns Self In
Today, law enforcement rescinded a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) after the suspect in the homicide of Julius Tripp turned himself in, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Tripp, 42, went missing at the end of July and a vehicle associated with him was located off State Route 96. Tripp’s remains were located on […]
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Crash Causes Fire on SR 96
Multiple agencies responded to what was described over the scanner as a fatal traffic incident several miles south of Orleans on State Route 96 about 2:30 p.m. today. A dispatcher sent first responders to what was first reported to be a motorcycle over the edge with a fire burning near the accident scene. Later, a […]
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UPDATE: Barn Fire Near Arcata Continuing to Burn
UPDATE: A barn fire that erupted Sunday afternoon on the 800 block of Mad River Road in Arcata is expected to continue burning for at least a week, impacting the local community, according to the Arcata Fire District. No one was injured in the blaze in which nearly 200 tons of hay caught fire, destroying […]
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Crash Backing Up 101 in SoHum
A gray Ram pickup traveling on Hwy 101 hit the embankment and overturned on Hwy 101 near mile marker 18 by Hooker Creek between Redway and Phillipsville just after 2 p.m. An ambulance is responding to the scene. Both north and southbound traffic is moving slowly through the area, according to Caltrans QuickMap. ( Note: […]
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Billboard Gets Unsanctioned Anti-racist, Anti-KKK Facelift
The Les Schwab Tire Center billboard between Eureka and Arcata got a provocative, anti-racist facelift overnight. The three figures have been altered to look like members of the KKK and the words now state, “Fuck the KKK!!! Hiding under Sheets for over 155 years.” The Ku Klux Klan is a well known white supremacist group […]
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UPDATE: No Rolling Power Outages Tonight
UPDATE: PG&E reports that “based on current forecasts for electricity supply and demand,” the California Independent System Operator indicates there will be no outages this evening. PREVIOUS: A record breaking heat wave across the western United States has California’s electrical grid gasping for power. The California Independent System Operator (ISO), which manages the state’s grid, […]
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Update: Fire East of Orick at 7 Acres as of 3 p.m.
Update 5:10 p.m.: As of 3 p.m. the fire had grown to 7 or 8 acres, Jeremy Ward told us. He hasn’t gotten a more updated acreage at this time. However, Cal Fire added aircraft, water tankers, other fire engines, logistical supplies and a dozer to this fire. He wants to remind everyone of the hazardous […]
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Another Fire Burning in Northern Humboldt – This One in the Pecwan Area
At about 2:11 p.m., Cal Fire received word that a fire was burning off Hwy 169 in the McKinnon Hill Road area between Pecwan and Martin’s Ferry in northern Humboldt County. According to Jeremy Ward, Fire Captain Specialist, as of 3:15 p.m. the fire was about an acre and growing very slowly. “We did dispatch […]