The man found dead in a green belt area near U.S. Highway 101 on Dec. 14 has been identified by the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office as Michael Kenneth Pohl. He was 29. According to a release, Pohl died of “impact injuries due to a motor vehicle.” No suspect has been identified. Earlier information from the […]
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Waves Upward of 30 Feet Along the Coast Today
With waves upward of 30 feet on local beaches today, the county of Humboldt has closed a portion of Centerville Road until further notice due do “dangerous coastal conditions.” The Eureka office of the National Weather Service warns that people should stay off rocks and jetties. High surf conditions, which have been hitting the local […]
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Man Stable After McKinleyville Stabbing
A man was taken to the hospital in stable condition after being found Sunday morning on the front porch of a McKinleyville home with stab wounds to the neck and chest. According to a release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, the 38-year-old man told deputies he was stabbed at a campsite near the C […]
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UPDATED: EPD Investigating Man’s Death as ‘Possible Hit and Run’
UPDATE: The Eureka Police Department believes the apparent hit and run that left a man dead may have occurred around 7 p.m. yesterday, possibly involving a dark-colored SUV. “The vehicle most likely has passenger side front end damage,” the latest EPD release states. PREVIOUSLY: The Eureka Police Department is investigating the death of a man […]
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UPDATE: High Winds Taking Down Trees, Dropping Power Lines
UPDATE 1:29 p.m.: All the earlier county roads that were closed are now open. However, Bald Mountain Road at mile marker 3 is closed due to downed trees. Crews recently arrived on site and expect to have the road open soon. PREVIOUSLY: High winds are knocking down trees and power lines this morning. There are […]
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UPDATE: EPD Investigating After Body Found in Green Belt Off 101
UPDATE: The Eureka Police Department is investigating the death of a man found this morning at Fifth and V streets as a “possible hit and run traffic collision.” According to a release, no information on a suspect or suspect vehicle is currently available. Read more here. PREVIOUSLY: The Eureka Police Department is investigating after a […]
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Big Rig Rollover Blocks 101
An ambulance has been requested at a big rig rollover that has blocked U.S. Highway 101 near the Big Lagoon Park Road north of Patrick’s Point, according to the scanner and the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. A witness at the scene reported to emergency dispatch that the driver was out of the vehicle. According […]
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Father of Faith Tsarnas Turns Self in for Ferndale Hit-and-Run
The father of Faith Tsarnas, the teenage girl killed while skateboarding with her friend by her friend’s mother Marci Kitchen, has turned himself in for a Nov. 27 hit-and-run crash that severely injured a woman. According to a release, Jeffry Tsarnas, 54, of Myers Flat came to the California Highway Patrol office with the vehicle […]
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Body Found in Eel River May Be Missing Santa Rosa Man
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is looking into whether the body found earlier this week by a wildlife photographer in the Eel River is that of a Santa Rosa man who was last seen heading home after a trip to Eureka in November. A release states that the missing man’s family contacted the MCSO after […]
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UPDATE: Man Killed in State Route 36 Shooting
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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McKinleyville Man Attacked, Robbed of Pot by Masked Assailants
A McKinleyville man was attacked early yesterday morning by masked assailants who hit him on the head with metal bats and stabbed him in the chest while demanding money and cannabis, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the scene on the 2600 block of Bolier Avenue in McKinleyville around 3 a.m. […]
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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 […]