UPDATE: The CHP has identified a possible vehicle in the hit and run – a Toyota Prius, a 2010 to 2015 model. In its press release the CHP says “the vehicle will have little to no damage to the front bumper area. The vehicle will have a missing, front, driver side fender wall.” Previously: Benjamin […]
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First Fatal Car Crash of Year Suspected to Be DUI
A 52-year old Eureka man was Humboldt’s first road death of 2017. The California Highway Patrol reports that at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1 the man, who has not been named, rolled a GMC Sierra off Mountain View Road near Kneeland. He was ejected and fatally injured; his passenger, also injured, walked several miles […]
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Update: All Hands at Last Night’s Waterfront Fire
UPDATE WITH PHOTOS: Humboldt Bay Fire is still investigating the cause of last night’s Eureka waterfront fire. This afternoon, firefighters were still on site dealing with the aftermath. Photographer Mark McKenna shot the scene from the ground and above. Scroll down for the slideshow at the bottom following the official press release. Humboldt Bay Fire […]
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Victim ID’d: EPD Investigating ‘Suspicious Death’
2nd UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as Jennika Lee Suazo, a student at Zoe Barnum High School. Friends of Suazo have announced via her Facebook page that there will be a ceremony for her at the Adorni Center at 5 p.m. tomorrow. A quote on Suazo’s Facebook page includes the words, “Relax, you’ll graduate, you’ll […]
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Former McKinleyville High School Wrestler Dies in Highway Accident
A 20-year old former McKinleyville High School Panther has died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident east of Titlow Hill Road. Ramiro Melecio, who also studied at College of the Redwoods, was driving east on State Route 299 yesterday afternoon when he failed to negotiate a left-hand turn, left the roadway and collided with […]
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Close Call Leaves Mills with Lessons Learned
Eureka Police Chief Andrew Mills has a PSA for would-be wave-watchers: “When they say don’t go out on the jetty, don’t go out on the jetty.” Mills was driving along the north jetty with his wife last Saturday when he decided to walk out on the jetty and take pictures of the large waves sweeping […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death Near Homeless Camp
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has launched a death investigation after finding a body down a cliff from a homeless camp near Garberville. Deputies were called to the scene shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday, and found the body across from the entrance to Camp Raven Cliff between Redwood Drive and the Eel River. According […]
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UPDATE: Fitness Center Fire Investigated as Arson
UPDATE: An arson investigation is underway after investigators determined the fire that destroyed a McKinleyville fitness center being built by the Big Lagoon Rancheria was human caused, resulting in $3.3 million in damage. The building under construction on Betty Court was burned to the ground in the early morning blaze on Oct. 23. Surrounding structures […]
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Eureka City Council to Discuss Butane Ordinance, New Homeless Sleeping Area
Two explosive topics are slated to come before the Eureka City Council this evening. City staff has recommended the council adopt an ordinance restricting butane sales within city limits. Butane is often used to make hash or honey oil with sometimes dangerous results, as makeshift laboratories in residential homes have been known to explode. In […]
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McKinleyville Man Killed in Morning Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single car crash that left a pedestrian dead in McKinleyville before dawn today. According to the CHP, Kevin Leigh Patton, 48, of McKinleyville, was travelling about 30 miles per hour westbound on Airport Road at about 5:10 a.m. in his 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. For unknown reasons, a pedestrian, […]
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Internet Drug Sends Eureka High Students to Hospital
A number of Eureka High School students were hospitalized today after taking a natural hallucinogen. Eureka Police Chief Andrew Mills said it’s believed a student purchased Hawaiian baby woodrose seeds over the Internet and shared them with his friends, many of whom then suffered nausea, vomiting and generally “feeling terrible.” In addition to the students […]
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Wisconsin Man Found Dead in Eel River
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity of a 26-year-old man found in the Eel River Tuesday evening as Joshua Deyo from Wisconsin. Deyo was found floating face down at Bear Canyon Bridge, near Garberville. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3. “We are actively investigating the incident,” says Selena Zorrilla-Mendoza of […]