A man was arrested early Saturday morning on the 4000 block of E Street for allegedly firing a shot and pointing a gun at another man who had been called to the home by a woman who asked for assistance in leaving. According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office release, deputies were called to the […]
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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 […]
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Eureka Bar Owner Decries ‘Selective Enforcement’ After Knowingly, Repeatedly Violating COVID Orders
The city of Eureka has threatened to fine a local venue as much as $5,000 per violation if it continues with a scheduled burlesque and heavy metal show tomorrow night that would be in violation of state and county COVID-19 health orders, which still prohibit live entertainment performances. Eureka Interim City Manager Miles Slattery said […]
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Felony Hit and Run in Eureka
A person is injured and unconscious but still breathing after a vehicle struck them at A Street on Fourth Street in Eureka and fled about 6:10 p.m. An EPD officer is on the scene with the victim who is still on the road. An ambulance was asked to respond to Code 3 (with lights and […]
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NCJ Archives: The Haunting of Carson Mansion
Editor’s Note: With Halloween just around the corner, here’s a blast from the past story (October of 2010) about Eureka’s landmark Carson Mansion, which is not only one of the most photographed Victorian homes in the United States, but also a muse of sorts, in a creepy sort of way. As the haunted holiday approaches […]
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Crash by the Bayshore Mall
About 5:45 p.m., two vehicles collided at the Bayshore Mall. Southbound traffic is backed up from Truesdale to Vigo on Broadway with both lanes closed. But northbound traffic is open though slightly slowed. Southbound traffic is being diverted through the mall.
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Man Rescued After Being Stuck in Bay Mud
A man was rescued just after 6 p.m. today after becoming stuck in the mud in Humboldt Bay near Hilfiker Lane off Broadway in Eureka. He declined medical treatment, according to the incident commander. The call came in about 5:55 p.m. The Coast Guard, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Humboldt Bay Fire Department […]
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Sequoia Humane Society Rescue Pup Among Top 10 Shelter Dog Makeovers
A Sequoia Humane Society rescue dog named Chloe was named a finalist in the ninth annual Dirty Dogs Contest after an extreme makeover. Chloe came into the humane society with severely matted fur— to the point where she could barely see through the hair covering her eyes. It took shelter employees and volunteers hours of careful grooming […]
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Eureka, Arcata Top Humboldt’s COVID Case Count
Public Health reported four new confirmed COVID-19 cases since Friday, bringing the county’s total to 533. Two new hospitalizations were also reported. The Humboldt County Data Dashboard now includes hospitalization rates by age group, death rates by age group and case totals by ZIP code, the latter of which will be reported in “a range […]
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State Re-certifies Needle Exchange Program, with Limitations
The Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction has been recertified by the state of California to provide needle exchange services in all of Humboldt County, with the excepting of the city of Eureka, where the nonprofit is based. The state’s decision to recertify the controversial program comes after the Eureka City Council sent a letter […]
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Nurses Picket Handling of New St. Joe Unit
Nurses at St. Joseph Hospital and their supporters joined an informational picket yesterday afternoon in front of the Eureka grounds. According to Lesley Ester, RN and chief nurse representative for the California Nurses Association, the hospital is beginning new cardiac telemetry units without the proper technology in place or the training nurses need to safely […]
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Fatal Collision on Herrick Ave
Earlier this morning, California Highway Patrol helped the Eureka Police Department locate a tan Jeep Cherokee as part of a welfare check on its driver, Timothy McTague, Sr., the vehicle and McTague’s body was found at a fatal collision site in the driveway of a residence on Herrick Avenue. When emergency medical personnel responded to the scene […]