A 76-year-old man was killed on private property in the Alderpoint area Thursday after being ejected from a Polaris Ranger around 1:20 p.m. when it overturned down embankment and landed on them. The individual, who was driving the ATV-like vehicle, died at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident. […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Alderpoint Homicide
One man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of another man who was found outside a residence on the 100 block of Sixth Street in Alderpoint with what appeared to be a gunshot wound just before 5 a.m. today. “While investigating, the sheriff’s office received information that a vehicle […]
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UPDATE: Hundreds in Humboldt Slated to Lose Power
UPDATE: While PG&E has reduced the size of an upcoming Public Safety Public Shutoff, Humboldt County remains in the scope, with a little under 300 customers in Alderpoint, Blocksburg, Bridgeville, Dinsmore and Kneeland expected to be impacted starting around 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. on Thursday. A Community Resource Center is slated to be opened […]
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Power Shutoff Expected to Hit Humboldt Areas
PG&E announced today that plans for a Public Safety Power Shutoff are going forward due to a forecasted high wind event coupled with low humidity. An estimated 187 Humboldt customers in the Bridgeville, Blocksburg and Alderpoint areas are expected to be affected beginning around 4 p.m. tomorrow and lasting through until 10 p.m. Friday. More […]
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Some Humboldt Residents in Scope of PG&E Power Shutoff
The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services posted an announcement on its Facebook page tonight warning that some parts of Humboldt are in the scope of a potential PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff. “PG&E has released updated Public Safety Power Shutoff information indicating likely power-shutoffs to communities along Alderpoint Road from Highway 36 to Fort […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Heightened Fire Conditions Expected for August Complex
UPDATE: The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office issued new evacuation orders for areas south and east of Humboldt County this evening. Read more from Redheaded Blackbelt here. PREVIOUS: The August Complex is continuing to move northeast from the Ruth Valley where firefighters are working to defend home along Ruth Lake Road while on the western edge […]
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Evacuation Order Issued
UPDATE: The County of Humboldt just announced road closures will be in effect at the following intersections: Alderpoint Road at State Route 36; Alderpoint Road at Dyerville Loop Road, Fort Seward Road at Dyerville Loop Road; and Alderpoint Road at Redwood Drive. PREVIOUSLY: An immediate evacuation order has been issued for areas south of Highway […]
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UPDATING: Mateel, Redwood Acres Readying for Evacuees
UPDATING: The evacuation warning for Alderpoint, Palo Verde, Island Mountain and Harris remains in effect as the Hopkins Fire moves toward the area and residents are asked to be prepared to leave, if necessary, according to a 10 a.m. update. Animals can be evacuated to the Humboldt County Fairgrounds (call 707-496-8841 for more information) and […]
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Fire Burning West of Alderpoint
At approximately 8:30 a.m., Cal Fire received a report from a school bus driver of a fire burning near River Road west of Alderpoint in southeastern Humboldt County. According to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Laura Coleman, the fire is slowly spreading through leaf litter and by 9:30 a.m. was about 1 acre in size. Chopper […]
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Fatal Single-Car Crash Near Alderpoint Kills One
The Garberville office of the Highway Patrol reports that in the early morning hours of July 1, a 47-year old man from Olympia, Washington, let his westbound vehicle leave Alderpoint Road and collided with a tree. The man was driving a 1970 Chevrolet C50 box truck. The wreck was not discovered until the mid-morning, Cal-Fire […]
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Body Found Last Year ID’d as Missing Man
A body found on a South Jetty beach last January has been identified as Mitchell G. Hernandez, who had been reported missing on Nov. 23, 2016. The cause of death is consistent with drowning, according to a release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Journal‘s Feb. 8 story “Still Missing,” his backpack was […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Alderpoint Homicide
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating its first homicide of 2018 after a man died of a gunshot wound this morning while being rushed to Jerold Phelps Community Hospital. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the Southern Humboldt hospital shortly before 5:30 a.m. after a passerby found […]