According to a CHP press release today, 16-year-old Alexis Hill of Anderson, California, was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, when a car she was a passenger in veered off State Route 299, going down an embankment. The driver, Redding resident Thomas Ladewig, and another passenger, Bryce Tracy, also of Redding, were both wearing seatbelts and […]
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Body of Missing Canadian Found by His Father
The body of a Canadian man who was reported missing nearly two weeks ago was found by his father on Monday in a heavily vegetated area of the Arcata Marsh, according to the Arcata Police Department. Felix Desautels-Poirier, who would have turned 26 on Dec. 27, was traveling through the area with a friend from […]
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Eel River Drowning Death ID’d as Russian Man
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man whose body was found in South Fork of the Eel River near Redway on Oct. 6 as Dordzhi Sandzhiev, a Russian citizen who frequented Southern Humboldt and was known to deputies, according to a press release. Sandzhiev, whose cause of death was determined to be drowning, […]
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Eureka Man Dies in Solo 299 Crash
A 40-year-old Eureka man died Monday night in a solo-vehicle crash on State Route 299 after apparently making an unsafe turn to the right that sent his truck and trailer into an embankment before overturning, according to CHP. Daniel Ryan Cox was wearing a seatbelt and traveling westbound in a Ford F-250 with an attached […]
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UPDATE: Two Juveniles Arrested in Dinsmore Homicide
2nd UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Arcata Police Department, arrested two juveniles on Monday, Oct. 16 in connection with the homicide of Richard Falk. The Journal has reached out to the sheriff’s office to confirm whether or not the juveniles, one male, one female, were related to Falk, and will […]
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Willow Creek Man Killed in Truck-Horse Collision
A Hoopa man traveling northbound on Country Club Road in Willow Creek struck and killed a horse and its rider Sunday night. Timothy Robert Ulrich, 50, was crossing a bridge approaching Seeley McIntosh Road in a Ford F150 and failed to notice Kenneth Wayne Brock, 67, astride a horse traveling south in the northbound lane […]
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Garberville Man Found Dead in Eel River
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 33-year-old man whose body was found in the South Fork of the Eel River north of Redway last week. Deputies responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 to a report of a body in the river and found it just upstream of the […]
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UPDATED: How to Help Victims of Sonoma, Napa & Mendo Fires
UPDATE: Allison reports that so many donations have been flooding in, a trailer and/or additional vehicles and drivers are necessary. Also, click here for a link of all emergency services and needed donations for fire victims in Petaluma. Previously: Eureka City Councilmember Austin Allison is driving supplies to people affected by the wildfires south of […]
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UPDATE: 15 Confirmed Deaths, Dozens Missing in Fires, 101 Reopens
UPDATE: Some 17 fires have raced through areas of California over the past two days with 15 confirmed deaths, another 100 people reported missing and an estimated 115,000 acres burned when a perfect storm of gusty winds and low humidity swept across the state. Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in Mendocino, […]
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UPDATE: Arcata’s 911 Back Up, Eureka and Fortuna Having Issues With Non-Emergency Lines
UPDATE: Arcata’s 911 system is back up after a phone outage connected early today due to the devastating wildfires burning to the south. At least two other Humboldt County cities are also experiencing phone issues, but not with emergency service lines. The Eureka City Hall’s lines are down and the Fortuna Police Department reports that […]
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Humboldt Deputy on Vegas Shooting: ‘Everyone Was Helping’
A local couple, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy Dustin Del Biaggio and Ferndale Police Officer Tierra Shumard, were standing in front of the stage on the last day of the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas when the shooting started. They saw people around them fall to the ground, but were able escaped unharmed and […]