UPDATE: According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, deputies recovered a male body from the Van Duzen River, near the south side of the Van Duzen River bank, located “approximately 1000 feet from the mouth of the river.” An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 7. Previously: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that deputies […]
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Crab Season Starts With Vessel Rescue, Fisherman Lost Overboard
After spending 11 hours combing 700 square miles off the coast, the U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a crew member who fell off a crabbing boat in a tragic start to the commercial Dungeness season. “It is with a heavy heart the Coast Guard makes the decision to suspend a search-and-rescue case,” […]
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Not Missing in Humboldt: Bachelor Contestant Bekah Martinez
It turns out Rebekah Martinez is not missing at all. Quite the contrary, actually, she’s on a popular nationally televised show: The Bachelor, which you might have heard of. When posting this week’s cover story to Facebook, we asked if any of our readers recognized any of the 35 people currently listed as missing from […]
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Still Missing: Ivan Linan
A Spanish man who worked as a professional mountain climber and guide remains missing in Eastern Humboldt. Ivan Liñan Cano, 31, was reportedly struggling with mental health issues and paranoia on Nov. 28 when he attacked the friend who was driving a car in which he was a passenger on State Route 36 near Carlotta. The […]
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About That Alaskan Quake This Morning …
If you are like a lot of people in Humboldt County, you woke up this morning to find out a massive earthquake off the Alaskan coast had triggered a tsunami watch but it was already over. Local emergency officials want residents to know that they were at the ready to set the alarm after today’s […]
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UPDATE: Sheriff IDs Teenage Boy Who Died After Being Hit by Car
UPDATE: The minor has been identified as Elias Silva. His family has established a crowdfunding site to help pay for the teenager’s funeral expenses. That can be found here. Previously: A teenage boy has died after being hit by a car on Saturday, Dec. 30, just before 11:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. […]
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A Deadly Year in Humboldt: 2017 Marks Record for Road Deaths
The holiday weekend passed without a single motor vehicle death, a rarity for our often rainy and treacherous roads (the Arcata California Highway Patrol office did report nine DUI arrests and five total crashes). But Humboldt County still exceeds the national average on two tragic statistics: Motor vehicle deaths and accidental overdoses. As the Journal […]
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Remembering Those Lost in the Helicopter Crash of the ’64 Flood
The Coast Guard held a ceremony today to honor those killed on this date 53 years ago when the helicopter they were in went down in severe weather during a rescue mission amid the devastating flood of 1964. Three crew members, Lt. Cmdr. Donald Prince, Royal Canadian Navy Sub-Lt. Allen Leonard Alltree and Petty Officer […]
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UPDATE: Ferndale Truck Driver Who Died Mendocino Crash Identified
UPDATE: The Mendocino County Coroner’s office has identified the driver as Ronald Machado. Previously: An unidentified Ferndale man driving a Peterbilt logging truck died yesterday after leaving U.S. Highway 101 just north of Leggett and colliding with a tree. The truck was driving northbound when it left its lane and side swiped a Ram pickup […]
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UPDATE: HCSO Releases Names of Involved Officers in Ferndale Shootout
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputies involved in the shooting as Deputy Rosalie Freixas and Sgt. Gregory Musson. Freixas, who was injured, is “doing well and recovering from her injuries.” In its press release, the officers are credited with exemplifying “courage and strength throughout this incident.” Previously: With several members of […]
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Update: Coroner IDs 31st Vehicle Fatality of Year
Update: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian killed in Eureka last night as Dwight Stephen Davis, often known in the community as “Dirty Dave.” He was 71. Previously: The death of a pedestrian in Eureka last night marks Humboldt’s 31st traffic fatality of the year, officially tying a previous record for the deadliest […]
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Man Struck by Vehicle is 30th Road Death of 2017
The California Highway Patrol confirmed this morning that 43-year-old Timothy Good died after being struck by a vehicle while walking on North Bank Road near the intersection of State Route 299. Good was on the east edge of roadway, walking north at around 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24 when he was struck by a […]