The California Highway Patrol has identified the three people killed in a Jan. 21 crash on U.S. Highway 101 as Arcata resident James Baker, 55, and Rio Dell residents Christina Freitas, 42, and Neveah Beyer, 9. According to a news release, the crash occurred shortly before 10:45 p.m. just north of Rio Dell and minutes […]
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CHP Identifies 21-year-old Blue Lake Woman as Crash Victim
The California Highway Patrol has identified the driver killed in a single-car crash early Friday morning on U.S. Highway 101 in Arcata as Makayla Bernard, 21, of Blue Lake. According to the CHP, Bernard was driving an SUV southbound near West End Road shortly before 6 a.m. when, for unknown reasons, suddenly went off the […]
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101 Still Closed With No Estimate for Re-opening Between SoHum, Willits
U.S. Highway 101 remains closed in both directions from Garberville at Sprowel Creek Road to Willits, with no estimated time of re-opening, as crews from multiple agencies work to clear downed trees and power lines, and disabled cars from the roadway. On the heels of an historic winter snow storm, the California Highway Patrol, meanwhile, […]
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Laytonville Resident Killed in 101 Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision in the southbound No. 2 lane of U.S. Highway 101 near Myers Flat on Saturday afternoon. According to a CHP release, a Toyota 4Runner heading northbound just before 4 p.m., driven by Beatriz Diaz-Rodriguez, struck a Subaru Impreza driven by Zora Culps head-on. “For reasons still […]
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UPDATE: 101 Reopened at Last Chance
UPDATE: U.S. Highway 101 at Last Chance Grade in Del Norte County has reopened to one-way, controlled traffic. Motorist should expected one-hour delays, according to Caltrans. PREVIOUS: The reopening of U.S. Highway 101 at Last Chance Grade just south of Crescent City after being closed for several days, which was slated for 10 a.m. is […]
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UPDATE: Fatal 101 Crash Near Redcrest
UPDATE: A 63-year-old Redway man died Monday evening after his truck went off U.S. Highway 101 south of Redcrest and down a steep embankment before hitting a tree, according to the CHP. The man, whose name has not yet been released, died at the scene. The crash, which happened around 5:20 p.m., remains under investigation. […]
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UPDATE: 101 Closed Near Confusion Hill
U.S. Highway 101 is completely blocked after a fully loaded semi carrying 77,000 pounds of top soil flipped onto its side, dropping its load across both the north and the south lanes. “We’re hoping it isn’t hazmatted,” said a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol who had an officer at the scene. Because it is […]
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An Air Ambulance was Requested and Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue Called After Vehicle Went Off HWY 101 Just South of Garberville
One southbound lane of Hwy 101 is blocked after a vehicle went off the road just south of Garberville about 1:36 p.m.The vehicle is approximately 150 feet off the road after hitting the guardrail and sending that into the roadway, according to a report over the scanner and on the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. […]
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UPDATED: 101 Open After Pedestrian Fatality That Snarled Morning Commute
FIFTH UPDATE: A man was killed this morning on U.S. Highway 101 after being hit by a car in one of the northbound lanes just north of Humboldt Hill around 6:30 a.m. His name is not being released pending notification of next of kin, a CHP release states. According to the release, a 31-year-old Eureka […]
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Stanford Project Looking For Humboldt Voices
Across the vast swaths of California, there are different tells — certain turns of phrase or inflections used in everyday conversation — that can reveal quite a bit about where a person was raised. From the, like totally, stereotypical rising lilt of Valley Girl speak (along with the gratuitous use of the word “like”) to […]
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Two Recent Vehicle Fatalities Bring Humboldt’s 2015 Road Deaths to 27
A fatal crash on Saturday and another yesterday morning bring the year’s total road deaths up to 27. As reported in our September cover story, Humboldt County has one of the highest rates of vehicle fatalities in the nation and this year is on pace to break previous records for road deaths. Saturday’s crash occurred as […]
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UPDATED: Two Dead in Single Car Crash on 101
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people killed in yesterday’s single-car accident on U.S. Highway 101 north of Arcata as Stacey Kejar, 50, of McKinleyville, and Karen Brennan, 59, of Eureka. Meanwhile, the California Highway Patrol issued a press release stating that the driver, 57-year-old William Larry Morris, of Fortuna, who sustained […]