UPDATE 4:49 p.m.: According to a Humboldt Bay Fire official on the scene, they have a witness that said the Prius was driving east on Harris and ran the light and was hit by the truck towing a boat. The truck was headed south on H Street. The female driver of the Prius was transported […]
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Eureka’s Clarke Historical Museum to Reopen July 8
Humboldt County’s distinguished history will be back on display at the Clarke Museum starting July 8. Tucked into the Bank of Eureka within the city’s Old Town, the museum features exhibits on Native American art ans cultures, the Gold Rush and the county’s lumber, agricultural and fishing industries. The museum will be open from 9 […]
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Mother Ordered to Stand Trial in Fatal Shooting of Son, T-S and LoCO Report
The Times-Standard and Lost Coast Outpost are reporting that a Superior Court judge has ordered a Eureka woman to stand trial for allegedly fatally shooting her teenage son. Pamela Millsap, 38, is facing charges of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of child abuse. Read the full story here and here.
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Local Poets Look ‘Behind the Mask’ at Humboldt During COVID-19
The chapbook Behind the Mask: 40 Quarantine Poems from Humboldt County is now available and can be download for free from several local websites. Eureka Poet Laureate David Holper and podcaster Anne Fricke put together the collection for release, with a host of local poets contributing their reflections on these unprecedented times. Read the full […]
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EPD Investigating Eureka Bank Robbery
The Eureka Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred shortly before 4 p.m. today. According to a press release, police believe a man entered a bank in the 700 block of Fifth Street, handed a note to the teller demanding money and made off on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. According […]
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Photos from Sunday’s Black Lives Matter Vigil in Eureka
People gathered in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse on Sunday, June 14, to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and to speak about the racism they’ve experienced. See photos from Sunday’s vigil by Mark McKenna.
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COVID-19 Testing Expands to Willow Creek in June
The county of Humboldt announced today that COVID-19 testing will be available in Willow Creek for the next three Thursdays starting June 11 as well as Eureka. To register for a visit in either area, click here. The Willow Creek testing site is located at the Big Rock Day Use Area on Thursdays. Tests can […]
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Black Lives Matter Protest Happening in Eureka (with Video)
About 100 or so demonstrators gathered at the Humboldt County Courthouse on Saturday to protest the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This latest protest was smaller than two previous ones in the city and came on the heels of several other peaceful gatherings from Southern Humboldt […]
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Crash Has Henderson and F Street Intersection Blocked
A crash, which sent one vehicle into a utility pole and reportedly dropped a power line, has blocked the intersection at Henderson and F Street in Eureka as of approximately 2:45 p.m. Use caution in the area.
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Suspect Arrested in Campton Homicide
The Eureka Police Department arrested Wesley Lee Starritt yesterday on suspicion of killing Roger Mitchell “Mitch” Clark, who was found dead at his Campton Drive home on May 20. The Times-Standard reported that Eureka Police Department Chief Steve Watson said the arrest of Wesley Lee Starritt has taken “a possible serial killer in the making […]
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Eureka Police Responding to a Possible Armed Home Invasion on Glen Street
About 8:24 p.m., a dispatcher sent officers to a possible armed home invasion in the 3100 block of Glen Street in Eureka. Reportedly, a man in the home had managed to text his mother that armed men were in the home and robbing it. She contacted 911. Officers responded and suspects fled the home. “Runners […]