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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Woman, 72, Dies After Being Hit in Eureka
A 72-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday while she was attempting to cross West Henderson Street at Central Street in Eureka. According to a news release, a preliminary investigation indicates the woman was not in the crosswalk when she was struck. The driver said she did not […]
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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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Eureka Man Killed in SR 36 Crash
A 34-year-old Eureka man was killed yesterday morning in a single car, rollover crash on State Route 36 near the Dinsmore Airport, according to the CHP. A news release states Shawn Kelly Ryan suffered major injuries and died at the scene. “A preliminary investigation by CHP revealed that Mr. Ryan was driving his 2002 GMC […]
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Beachgoers, Beware of High Surf
The Eureka office of the National Weather Service is warning beachgoers to be extra cautious over the next few days, with breaking waves upward of 25 feet possible along west-northwest facing beaches. The long-period swell being produced by a cyclone over the Gulf of Alaska is also expected to produce 20-foot seas on Wednesday. “These […]
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Freeze Warning Friday Morning
The National Weather Service Eureka has issued a freeze warning Friday morning for parts of coastal areas in the county. According to the Eureka NWS, freezing temperatures are forecast to occur across much of Northwest California, with the coldest temperatures below 32 degrees in sheltered valleys. “Most coastal locations will experience lows in the mid […]
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Structure Fire on Fifth Street in Eureka Yesterday
The Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a commercial structure fire at a business on Fifth Street in Eureka yesterday. According to the release, fire crews pulled the ceiling and found the the fire had extended into another concealed space in the parapet wall above the roofline, crews then removed the stucco siding from the exterior of the […]
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Humboldt Bay Fire Extinguishes Residential Structure Fire, No Injuries
Humboldt Bay Fire extinguished a fire early Sunday morning that caused $5,000 in damage to a home on the 3200 block of Q Street in Eureka. The fire is thought to have been caused by a water heater. There were no injuries to civilians, fire personnel or animals, according to a press release from Humboldt Bay Fire. […]
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Dog Rescued From Eureka Structure Fire
A dog was rescued from a residence on the 3400 block of Christie Street near the Bayshore Mall after an unattended candle is believed to have sparked a fire that caused around $5,000 in damage. No one was home at the time and the dog was not injured, according to a news release from Humboldt […]
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NCJ Archive: The Journey of Radioman
Editor’s Note: On this Veterans Day, as the nation pauses to honor those who have served this country, here is a November of 2017 story about the journey of Eric Hollenbeck, a Eureka-born Vietnam veteran and co-owner of Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park with his wife Viviana, whose poems about his experiences during a […]
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Pride Flag Vandalized at Eureka Church
Sometime overnight Thursday or early Friday morning, the brightly colored rainbow flag at the United Congregational Christian Church at 900 Hodgson Street in Eureka was slashed nearly in two. “It has been torn mostly down the middle and there was another attempted scoring several inches to the left of that,” explained Rev. Cindi Knox, the […]
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Arcata Man Arrested in Eureka Stabbing
The Eureka Police Department has arrested an Arcata man on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a September stabbing near West Third and Commercial streets. The victim, a 50-year-old man, suffered multiple wounds and is still recovering. According to a news release, detectives arrested Tory Tasi Parker Mamea, 27, at his residence today “based […]