The California Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation into a single car crash on State Route 96 near Willow Creek on Saturday morning that left a 34-year-old McKinleyville woman dead. According to the CHP, Stormy Joy McConnell was driving her silver 2000 Nissan Frontier southbound on State Route 96 at about 8 a.m. when, for […]
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UPDATE: So Hum Highway 101 Crash Kills One
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office identified the victim in the Feb. 25 crash. Dillon Boots, 27, of Arcata, died of blunt force trauma as a result of the accident. The office is running a toxicology report as part of its investigation into the crash. Previously: A pair of early morning crashes on U.S. Highway […]
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Cyclist Killed in Eureka
An unidentified bicyclist was hit and killed by a pickup truck yesterday evening at F and Trinity streets in Eureka. According to a Eureka Police Department press release, the cyclist was traveling north on F Street and ran a stop sign and traveled directly into the path of an oncoming 1971 Chevrolet pickup truck that […]
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UPDATED: Officer-involved Shooting Suspect Wanted for Murder of David Ganfield
2nd UPDATE: EPD Chief Andy Mills has confirmed that the man shot by DA investigators this morning was Nickolas Ryan Joseph Johnson, a suspect in the April 28 deadly assault of David Dwane Ganfield. Johnson has been wanted in connection with Ganfield’s death since April 2015. Mills said DA investigators had “him on the run” and […]
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Orleans Woman First Road Death of 2016
A 24-year-old woman traveling on State Route 96 yesterday morning was the first road death of 2016. Drugs and alcohol are suspected to be a factor in the collision. Neither the woman nor the 2-year-old also in the car were restrained by seatbelts. The woman died as a result of her injuries; the infant was […]
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Investigation Continues into Fatal Fall
A 26-year-old tree trimmer fell 55 feet to his death last week while clearing storm-damaged limbs along some Pacific Gas & Electric lines near Weitchpec, north of Hoopa. Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Trevor Enright said investigators from a number of entities are still working to figure out exactly what caused Kenneth Arlen Buck Williams, of […]
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Rain, Rain, Here to Stay
Merry Christmas from Mother Nature! We are at 126 percent of normal rainfall for the year, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association meteorologist Bob Ruehl. The normal amount of rainfall, measured from Oct. 1 through Dec. 21, is 13.53 inches. This year, NOAA measured 17.59 inches. December alone has brought 11.53 inches, three inches […]
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Rain Streak Continues as Humboldt Hits Monthly Rainfall Averages
Cozy up for the weekend, ‘cuz there’s another storm rolling in on the tail of our latest one, which dumped inches of rain on the North Coast and caused power outages (directly) and AT&T outages (indirectly) over the last couple days. Eureka is also in its 12th consecutive day of rainfall, the longest streak since […]
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Names Released in Recent Road Deaths, Heavy Fog a Factor
Heavy fog is being blamed for the death of a 43-year old McKinleyville woman, Cassandra Rogers, who was crossing U.S. Highway 101 northbound on foot when she was struck by a vehicle driven by Dorvin Valgene Phillips, 80, also of McKinleyville. Rogers was wearing dark clothing and apparently went unseen by Phillips until it was […]
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UPDATE: Panda Found
UPDATE: The Eureka Police Department announced this morning that Masala, the 18-month-old red panda on the lam from the Sequoia Park Zoo since Thursday, was found last night and returned to the zoo safe and sound. From the EPD’s Facebook announcement: “Masala is home safe! From Sequoia Park Zoo Manager Gretchen Ziegler: For those who […]
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UPDATE: Zoo Seeks Volunteers for Panda Search Party
2nd UPDATE: The Sequoia Park Zoo is looking for volunteers to join a search party that’s going to set out tomorrow to find Masala, the 18-month-old red panda that escaped from its zoo enclosure Thursday. In a press release, the zoo asked that volunteers show up tomorrow at 8:30 or 10 a.m. at the zoo […]
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Firefighter, Residents Injured in Suspected Hash Lab Explosion
A firefighter and two residents were injured after an alleged home hash lab exploded yesterday afternoon. Humboldt Bay Firefighters responded to the 1200 block of Freshwater Road around 4 p.m. to find a “well-established fire” in the attic of a one-story home. Three people were rescued from the structure, and two of them were sent […]