The Eureka Police Department is investigating a fatal crash on W. Harris Street this morning that left a pedestrian dead. According to a press release, Humboldt Bay Fire personnel responded to a report of the collision to find a man unresponsive in the roadway, and he later died at the scene. An initial investigation indicates […]
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Pedestrian Killed on State Route 96
A 25-year-old man was killed on State Route 96 when he reported stepped into traffic and was struck by a car Friday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to a press release, the CHP responded to a report of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash at about 11:40 a.m. on State Route 96 west of Shoemaker […]
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Eureka Man Killed in Crash on 101
A 79-year-old Eureka man was killed yesterday in a single-car crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Humboldt Hill, the California Highway Patrol reported. According to a press release, CHP’s dispatch center received a report of an overturned vehicle in the highway’s northbound lanes around 12:40 p.m. and personnel responded to find a 1998 Nissan Pathfinder […]
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CHP IDs 2 Adults, Child Killed in 101 Crash
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: Three Killed in Crash on 101 North of Rio Dell
Three people were killed last night in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 101 north of Rio Dell caused by a car driving north in the southbound lanes. The identities of the deceased are being withheld until their families can be notified, according to the California Highway Patrol. At 10:37 p.m. yesterday, the CHP’s dispatch […]
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Hoopa Resident, 26, Killed in Single-Car Crash
A Hoopa resident killed after her vehicle went off State Route 96 and into Trinity River has been identified as Samantha Davis. She was 26. According to a news release, the California Highway Patrol command center received a call about a vehicle in the river around 5:24 p.m. Wednesday. The Hoopa Fire Department responded to […]
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One Killed in Eureka Crash
The Eureka Police Department is investigating a crash at the intersection of Henderson and I streets yesterday afternoon that left one dead. According to a press release, officers were dispatched to the scene of the two-car crash after a report that a vehicle was overturned with occupants trapped inside. Emergency personnel were able to remove […]
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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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‘Dream Big:’ Cannabis Workers Search for New Futures as Emerald Triangle Economy Withers
GARBERVILLE — Leann Greene’s rose-colored glasses are scratched, cracked, sitting askew, but still firmly planted on her face during her latest monthly open house for the Humboldt Workforce Coalition. For three hours this Wednesday afternoon in a sunny conference room at the public library, apprehensive cannabis workers, lured by a segment on the community radio […]
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ATV Crash Kills 76 Year Old Near Alderpoint
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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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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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 […]