UPDATE: The Humboldt County Corner’s Office has identified the 66-year-old pedestrian killed May 22 as Eureka resident David Sprague, according to a news release from the Eureka Police Department. The multi-car crash remains under investigation, the release states, and witnesses are being asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) at (707) 441-4300. PREVIOUS: The Eureka Police […]
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Security National Ballot Measure Attorney Signed Jacobs Land Deal on Mystery Developer’s Behalf
In the weeks since Eureka City Schools decided to break off negotiations with the California Highway Patrol and enter into an agreement with a mystery developer to trade 8.2 acres of its old Jacobs Middle School campus for a small home on I Street and $5.35 million in cash, several of the entities with a […]
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EPD Releases Body Cam Footage from Fatal Shooting
The Eureka Police Department has released body-worn camera footage from officers’ fatal shooting of Matthew Robert Williams, 31, on Nov. 26 after a traffic stop. According to EPD, Williams fled from the passenger seat of a vehicle EPD pulled over for expired registration tags near the Ingomar Club and officers Jeremy Sollom and Nick Jones […]
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EPD Identifies Man Found in Mall Fire, Deems Death Accidental
The Eureka Police Department has identified the man whose remains were found burned in a small fire near the Bayshore Mall in October and determined his death was likely accidental. EPD used a witness account and DNA results to identify the man as Richard George Shannon, 27. According to the department, its investigation revealed Shannon […]
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EPD: Additional Info on Fatal Police Shooting to be Released by Week’s End
The county’s multi-agency law enforcement Critical Incident Response Team continues to investigate the Eureka Police Department’s fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man, with EPD Assistant Chief Brian Stephens saying the department likely won’t release more information until the end of the week. Details about the shooting remain scant, mostly confined to a 257-word press release […]
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EPD Investigating Police Shooting
The Eureka Police Department is investigating a police shooting that occurred near the main branch of the Humboldt County Library this morning. According to a social media post from the department, officers have closed off traffic on P Street between Second and Third streets, and is asking the public to remain clear of the area. There […]
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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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Eureka Parking Lot Proponents File More Lawsuits as Initiative Qualifies for Ballot
The great Eureka parking lot war is escalating. Less than a week after the city of Eureka reported that an initiative seeking to block its plans to transform a host of downtown city-owned parking lots into multi-family housing developments has qualified for the November of 2024 ballot, a group of local residents led by Security […]
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Redwood Coast Music Fest Kicks Off Tonight
The Redwood Coast Music Festival brings legendary names in blues, jazz, Americana, rockabilly and more to our seaside city for four days of music, dancing and good times, and we are here for it. Clear your calendars Oct. 5-8 and snag your tickets to catch performances by artists like Jon Cleary, Duke Robillard, Mark Hummel […]
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Parking Lot Protection Initiative Submits Signatures to Qualify for March Ballot
Proponents of an initiative that would effectively block the city of Eureka’s plans to convert municipal downtown parking into multi-family housing have collected enough signatures to qualify the measure for the March ballot, they announced in a press release. The release says that Mike Munson, one of the leaders of the so-called “City of Eureka […]
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EPD Investigating Stabbing Death
The Eureka Police Department is investigating the stabbing death of a woman in the 100 block of W Sonoma Street yesterday evening. Police responded to a 911 call there at 6:37 p.m. reporting a woman was in a fight with the male friend of her roommate. The arrived to find both the woman and man […]
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Zoo’s Yearling Bears are Branching Out (With Video)
Two yearling black bears that arrived at the Sequoia Park Zoo in May after being orphaned in the wild are now roaming beyond the enclosure area they occupied during a standard quarantine period and will become more easily visible to visitors. “Noni and Tule are showing themselves to be naturally curious, playful, and highly motivated […]