With the Mendocino Fire Complex — an explosive combination of the River and Ranch fires — now officially ranked as the largest in California’s history at nearly 300,000 acres, a congressional delegation sent a letter today urging President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster in Mendocino, Lake and Napa counties. The move would free […]
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EPD: D Street Deaths Appear to be a Murder-Suicide
The deaths of two people found in a D Street home on Friday night appear to be a murder-suicide, according to the Eureka Police Department. Officers responding to a welfare check call around 8 p.m. forced their way into the residence on the 3200 block where they found a man and woman dead. Both had […]
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Fire Whirl in Carr Fire Reached 143 MPH
A fire whirl — similar to a tornado — that occurred in the Carr Fire near Redding on July 26 had maximum winds in excess of 143 mph, according to an initial analysis by the National Weather Service and Calfire. The column of fire produced by “intense rising heat and turbulent winds” was equivalent to […]
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Wildfire Smoke Likely to Impact Air Quality
Parts of the North Coast, including Orleans and the Hoopa, Van Duzen and Mad River areas, may experience periods of unhealthy air quality conditions today and this evening due to wildfires. According to the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District, winds coming from the northwest will help disperse the smoke from the Carr Fire […]
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Local Firefighters Helping to Battle Devastating Wildfires
Local firefighters have joined thousands of others from around the state to battle a series of wildfires raging to the south and east of Humboldt County that combined have burned more than 200,000 acres and taken at least six lives. Currently, 32 firefighters from nine Humboldt County agencies are assisting suppression efforts, contributing personnel and […]
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UPDATED: Man Found Dead Near Humboldt Hill 101 Exit
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deceased as 18-year-old Hunter Allen, of Eureka. PREVIOUSLY: A young man was found dead early this morning on U.S. Highway 101 near Eureka, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Public information officer Samantha Karges said the office was called out to the scene just north […]
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As Carr Fire Threatens Redding, 299 Remains Closed, Smoke Advisories Issued
The Carr Fire continues to rage in Shasta County and has forced widespread evacuations in Redding. The fire, sparked July 23 by the mechanical failure of a vehicle near State Route 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road in Whiskeytown, now spans more than 44,000 acres and is only 3 percent contained. It has killed two people […]
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Redway Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash
A 38-year-old Redway man was killed just before 6 p.m. yesterday when his motorcycle drifted off Briceland Road and hit a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol. He died at the scene. Brian J. Hemphill was wearing a helmet, officials said in a news release, and the crash remains under investigation. The CHP states […]
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Body Found on Centerville Beach Identified as Oregon Man
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified a body found Feb. 24 on Centerville Beach as that of Jeremy Dimitri Vlahos, 37, of Eugene, Oregon. Vlahos was found wearing a shirt with the words “HumboldtANARCHO, STATE FREE- HA TE FREE – FIGHT BIGOTRY.” The sheriff’s office released a photo of the shirt on May 7 with […]
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2nd UPDATE: Southbound 101 Reopened Near Willits, Homicide Suspect in Custody
2nd UPDATE: The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims in Monday’s shooting on U.S. Highway 101 and announced a suspect is in custody. According to the sheriff’s office press release, police arrested 23-year-old Ubaldo Ramirez at about 1:30 a.m. in Covelo on suspicion of fatally shooting his father, 51-year-old Calixto Ramirez, and critically […]
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Update: Highway 20 Back Open
UPDATE: Calfire states in a tweet that Highway 20 is now open after the Pawnee Fire forced closures: “The California Highway Patrol has removed the road closure at State Route 53 and State Route 20 in Lake County and at State Route 16 and State Route 20 in Colusa County. State Route 20 is open […]
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Fatal Single-Car Crash Near Alderpoint Kills One
The Garberville office of the Highway Patrol reports that in the early morning hours of July 1, a 47-year old man from Olympia, Washington, let his westbound vehicle leave Alderpoint Road and collided with a tree. The man was driving a 1970 Chevrolet C50 box truck. The wreck was not discovered until the mid-morning, Cal-Fire […]