The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputy who fatally shot a shooting suspect last month as Lt. Conan Moore, who remains on paid administrative leave. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Moore was responding to the scene of the report that a 75-year-old woman had been shot in Cutten and arrived to find Kevin […]
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Man Shot by Deputy Last Month Dies
Kevin Jeffrey Burks, the 32-year-old man shot by a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy on April 25 in Cutten, died Friday, May 3, the Sheriff’s Office announced today. Burks, who is alleged to have shot and injured a 75-year-old woman on Fern Street before police were called to the scene, was transported to a local hospital […]
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Deputy Shoots Cutten Shooting Suspect
The Humboldt County multi-agency Critical Incident Response team is investigating a police shooting of an unidentified male suspect on Fern Street around 10:40 a.m. The man is receiving treatment at an area hospital, as is a 75-year-old woman he allegedly shot prior to being contacted by police. According to a press release, the Sheriff’s Office […]
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UPDATE: Artillery Shell Deemed Safe in Ferndale
UPDATE: Ferndale Police Sgt. Robert Lindgren says the artillery shell that prompted the evacuation of a building and the partial closure of Main Street this morning while the county bomb squad responded was empty. Lindgren also corrected some inaccurate information initially disseminated to the Journal by police amid the dynamic events of the morning. Lindgren […]
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One Killed, Another Injured in 101 Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 101 north of Fernbridge on Sunday that left one man dead and another with major injuries. According to a news release, emergency personnel arrived just before 5 p.m. to find the overturned Ford F150 truck down the side of an embankment and […]
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Eureka Man Killed in Crash on 101
A 79-year-old Eureka man was killed yesterday in a single-car crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Humboldt Hill, the California Highway Patrol reported. According to a press release, CHP’s dispatch center received a report of an overturned vehicle in the highway’s northbound lanes around 12:40 p.m. and personnel responded to find a 1998 Nissan Pathfinder […]
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UPDATE: Humboldt Community Services District Lifts Boil Advisory
UPDATE: The Humboldt Community Services District has lifted the boil advisory issued yesterday in several local areas due to a burst main. “The Humboldt Community Services District Public Water System in conjunction with the State Water Resources Control Board has determined that, through abatement of the health hazard and comprehensive testing of the water, your […]
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CHP IDs 2 Adults, Child Killed in 101 Crash
The California Highway Patrol has identified the three people killed in a Jan. 21 crash on U.S. Highway 101 as Arcata resident James Baker, 55, and Rio Dell residents Christina Freitas, 42, and Neveah Beyer, 9. According to a news release, the crash occurred shortly before 10:45 p.m. just north of Rio Dell and minutes […]
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EPD Identifies Suspect Killed in Standoff
Eureka police have identified the man fatally shot by Humboldt County Deputy Sheriffs after a lengthy standoff yesterday as Daniel Martinez, 43, of Eureka. According to police, the incident began at about 5:45 a.m. with a report of a juvenile with a “significant laceration” to his neck who said he’d been assaulted by a family […]
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EPD: Suspect Shot After Hours-Long Standoff
Eureka police shot a suspect yesterday after he allegedly stabbed a juvenile, took several hostages and engaged in an hours-long standoff with officers. Police reported they were called to a residence in the 1400 block of Union Street around 5:45 a.m. yesterday after a report that a 12 year old had been stabbed. “Upon further […]
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CHP: Three Killed in Crash on 101 North of Rio Dell
Three people were killed last night in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 101 north of Rio Dell caused by a car driving north in the southbound lanes. The identities of the deceased are being withheld until their families can be notified, according to the California Highway Patrol. At 10:37 p.m. yesterday, the CHP’s dispatch […]
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UPDATE: Local Emergency Declared Due to Storm Damage
UPDATE: Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal has declared a local emergency due to the “significant impact of floods” during this past weekend’s storm, the first step toward being able to request state and federal assistance. “Significant flooding of small creeks and streams, as well as main stem flooding of the Mad River began on Friday, […]