A vent fire at the Campground restaurant in Arcata broke out around 9:45 p.m. yesterday, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage, according to the Arcata Fire District. When firefighters arrived at the three-story building located just off the Arcata Plaza, they found smoke and flames emitting from the roof ventilation fan, and fire in the […]
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Death Investigation Underway After Two Found Dead in Eureka Home
The Eureka Police Department and the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office are conducting an investigation into the deaths of two people found in a residence on the 2700 block of Fairfield Street after officers conducted a welfare check around noon on April 21. A news release states the person who requested the check said they had […]
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Driver Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash Off the Eureka Waterfront Trail
The Eureka Police Department is investigating a solo car crash last night that left the driver dead after he accessed an area of the Eureka Waterfront Trail near Tooby Road. According to a news release, officers responded to the scene around 11:30 p.m. and located a gray van about 300 feet off the trail in […]
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McKinleyville Residents Killed in 299 Crash
Two McKinleyville women were killed Thursday in a crash on State Route 299. According to the California Highway Patrol, they were traveling eastbound toward Lord Ellis Summit in a gray Hyundai Tucson around 12:40 p.m. as a Kneeland resident was driving westbound in a Ford F-550 when the vehicles collided head-on, causing the Hyundai to […]
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Body of Garberville Woman Recovered from South Fork Eel River
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office recovered human remains in the South Fork Eel River north of Garberville on Tuesday evening. According to a press release, the deceased has been identified as Sarai Anne Combs, 37, of Garberville, though the circumstances of her death remain unknown. An autopsy has been scheduled tomorrow to determine a cause […]
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Fortuna Man Killed in Single-Car Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single-car crash in Southern Humboldt that left a 60-year-old Fortuna man dead. At 11:12 a.m. yesterday, the CHP received a report of a vehicle off the roadway, down a steep embankment off Price Creek Road, west of Blue Slide Road. When emergency personnel arrived, they found a 2006 […]
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Two Suspects in Robbery, Hit and Run in Critical Condition After Police Shooting, Investigation Ongoing
Two suspects, one of whom allegedly fired at least once at a deputy, are in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds following a police shooting that occurred after they crashed into another vehicle at Harris and Dolbeer streets during a police pursuit Tuesday afternoon. At a press conference today, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal identified the suspects […]
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UPDATE: Two Shot by Police After Pursuit, Reported Armed Robbery in Eureka
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has determined that a third man wanted for questioning in the incident that included a police shooting this afternoon is not a suspect and was uninvolved but fled the scene upon seeing guns drawn, according to spokesperson Samantha Karges. No additional suspects are believed to be outstanding. PREVIOUSLY: Two […]
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Fatal Shooting in McKinleyville
One person has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a shooting at a McKinleyville residence Saturday afternoon left another dead, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, the HCSO states deputies responded to the 1200 block of Windy Road just before 1 p.m. on a call of an unwanted subject, […]
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Fire Consumes Arcata Ranch House
An Arcata home was a total loss after being consumed by flames Tuesday night in a blaze that took firefighters from six agencies an hour and a half to bring under control. There were no injuries. According to a release from the Arcata Fire Protection District, the two-story ranch house on the 4400 block of […]
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Eel River Crosses Flood Threshold, Record Rain Recorded
It’s official, rainfall totals recorded at the National Weather Service’s Woodley Inland office yesterday set a new record for the date at 1.54 inches, breaking the previous record of 1.28 inches set in 1980 and again in 2012. Meanwhile, a flood warning remains in effect for the Eel River, which hit flood stage early this […]
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Yurok Tribe Hires MMIP Investigator
Julia Oliveira, a Wyandotte Tribe citizen with 25 years of local law enforcement experience, most recently leading the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Police Department, is breaking new ground after being hired by the Yurok Tribe to become the first investigator in California fully dedicated to investigating Missing and Murdered Indigenous People cases. “I applied for […]