Officials have closed down a Eureka motel where two people were found dead in the same room days apart in late February after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected inside the location. According to the Eureka Police Department, officers and Humboldt Bay Fire personnel responded to the motel in the 4000 block of Broadway […]
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EPD Seeking 2 Drivers Possibly Involved in Pedestrian Fatality
The Eureka Police Department is investigating the death of a pedestrian hit while walking near Broadway and Tomlinson streets last night and asking the drivers of two cars who might have been involved to contact law enforcement. According to a news release, EPD officers responded to the intersection at around 9:51 p.m. and found the […]
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The Joy of the Ride
JOY RIDE. It has been rather widely reported — but may still be apocryphal — that at some point during the development of this screenplay, the writers (Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao) thought to call it The Joy Fuck Club. Clearly, that title is a bit too outré for our provincial American sensibilities, but I […]
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EPD Identifies Fatal Crash Victim
The Eureka Police Department continues to investigate a fatal Nov. 3 crash that killed a Fortuna man. According to a press release issued this morning, 32-year-old Aldo Emmanuel Zaragoza was driving southbound on Broadway shortly before 1 p.m. when, for unknown reasons, he crossed the center turn lane and veered into oncoming traffic, hitting a […]
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UPDATE: Eureka Police Reports ‘Situation Clear” on Broadway After Suspicious Device Investigation
UPDATE: The Eureka Police Department reports, “situation is clear and roadway is back open.” PREVIOUS: The Eureka Police Department is asking people to avoid the area of Broadway and West Washington, where an investigation into a suspicious device is underway. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad has been called to the scene and nearby […]
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Caltrans Charts Ambitious $155M Plan for Eureka’s Broadway
Broadway has long been an integral yet neglected part of Eureka. As a road that serves both as a state highway and as a city “Main Street,” it fills neither role satisfactorily. Half of all automobile accidents in Eureka happen on Broadway. This 3-mile stretch of road, which serves 35,000 vehicles daily, has been the […]
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Back-to-Back Fires in Fields Landing and Eureka This Morning
Humboldt County firefighters were busy this morning as they responded to two back-to-back structure fires, one in Fields Landing and another on Broadway. The fire at Fields Landing was in a mobile home at Third and B streets. Firefighters quickly stopped the fire from spreading and destroying a nearby utility pole. Firefighters from having extinguished […]
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UPDATE: Fatality in Broadway Collision Last Night
UPDATE from Eureka Police Department: “On December 7, 2020, an autopsy was performed on the 62-year-old female who was pronounced deceased after the December 2, 2020 vehicle collision at Broadway and West Wabash. Results of the autopsy determined that the female suffered a medical emergency that caused her death just prior to the collision. The […]
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Driver Needed Extrication After Rollover Crash on Broadway in Eureka
A two-vehicle collision on Fairfield at West Del Norte in Eureka, which occurred at approximately 3:15 p.m., left one driver trapped in a mini van. Smoke was coming from the driver’s vehicle when the first officer arrived. An extrication was needed. The patient was taken to the hospital. Fairfield is blocked at Broadway. West Del […]
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UPDATING: Suspect in Custody After High Speed Chase on 101
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports this morning’s high speed pursuit on U.S. Highway 101, which started in Eureka and involved a crash that injured two, including an officer, reached 120 mph at points. The sheriff’s office reports the suspect was a wanted felon who was taken into custody after driving over a spike […]
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Bicyclist Killed in Eureka Identified
The Eureka Police Department has identified the bicyclist killed Oct. 24 at Broadway and West Wabash as Eureka resident Thomas Burns. He was 67. “Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears the driver of the involved vehicle had the green light at the intersection and was turning right on to Broadway from West Wabash Ave.,” […]
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Coroner Called to Eureka Crash Scene
A bicyclist was reportedly killed in a crash on Broadway at West Wabash in Eureka this morning, according to reports over the scanner. The bicyclist collided with a white van at about 10:45 a.m. The victim was partially under the vehicle when the first officer arrived on scene, according to the officer’s report over the […]