It’s going to warm up tomorrow and the next day, especially inland, for the first official two days of summer. According to the Eureka office of the National Weather Service, a high pressure aloft “will result in increasingly hot interior temperatures through mid-week.” Garberville and Hoopa are forecast to hit 100 degrees Tuesday and 98 […]
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EPD Sergeant, Captain Facing Discipline Retire, Effective Immediately
The city of Eureka’s highly publicized investigation into a unit of police officers’ dehumanizing, vulgar and violent text messages that made national headlines has come to an end — not with a bang, but with a whimper. The city issued a press release this afternoon noting that a police captain and sergeant facing pending “disciplinary […]
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Bicyclist Killed in Last Week’s Collision Identified
The California Highway Patrol today identified the bicyclist killed in a March 23 collision on Herrick Avenue as Eureka resident Michael David Eagan. He was 75. According to the CHP, Eagan was riding northbound on Elk River Road shortly before 5 p.m. when, for reasons yet to be determined, he passed into the intersection with […]
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Drug Task Force Investigation Leads to Record Fentanyl Bust
A months-long investigation led to the seizure of 15,000 “30” fentanyl pills this week, the largest bust of the powerful opioid in Humboldt County’s history, according to a news release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force. Three men were arrested Tuesday after drug task force agents, with the assistance of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s […]
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Public Health Working to Contain Shigellosis Spread
The county’s Public Health and Environmental Health departments are working to contain the spread of Shigella bacteria gastrointestinal illness after three confirmed cases and two other suspected cases in Eureka over the last month. Officials believe the infection was spread at one or more laundromats and environmental health is working with the Self-Serve Laundromat on […]
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Eureka Releases Video of Dec. 30 Police Shooting
The Eureka Police Department has released body-warn-camera footage of detective Joseph Couch shooting a suspect during a multi-agency task force operation Dec. 30. The video — which offers a limited vantage point of the shooting — is the only one available, according to EPD, as Couch was the only officer on scene with a body-worn […]
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Warm Weather Expected to Hit New Highs Today, Tomorrow
Unseasonably warm temperatures today and tomorrow are expected to set new highs for the date, according to the Eureka office of the National Weather Service. “Record or near record high temperatures are forecast for Eureka, Crescent City and Ukiah on Wednesday and Thursday,” the office reports. On the coast, Eureka is forecast to hit 70 […]
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Two Arrested for Fentanyl Sales in Eureka
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force arrested two Eureka residents Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into fentanyl sales, according to a news release. According to the release, agents contacted Amy Spindler, 45, who had been under investigation since early in the month, at a gas station on the 2800 block of Broadway and […]
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EPD Releases Name of Officer in Police Shooting; Suspect Returned to Humboldt
The Eureka Police Department today identified the sole officer who shot a suspect Dec. 30 during a multi-agency team operation to arrest a man wanted on suspicion of attempt robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, revocation of parole, burglary and reckless evasion. The suspected, Little Eagle Moon, 29, of Hoopa, was shot in the hand […]
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Deputy Saves Man Overdosing on Fentanyl
A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputy saved a man who was overdosing on fentanyl early this morning after finding him unconscious on Broadway and administering two doses of Narcan. According to a HCSO release, the deputy observed the man around 1:20 a.m. in the south Eureka area. In addition to giving the Narcan, the deputy […]
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Eureka Woman Killed in Motorcycle Crash
A 37-year-old Eureka woman was killed last night when she apparently lost control of her motorcycle on northbound U.S. Highway 101 just past the Slough Bridge and struck a sign in the median. Samantha Barney died at the scene, according to the Eureka Police Department, despite emergency efforts. No other vehicles were involved in the […]
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EPD Identifies Suspect Shot by Police Thursday
The suspect shot by a Eureka police officer during a pursuit Thursday afternoon has been identified as Little Eagle Moon, 29, of Hoopa, according to a press release, which ads that Moon sustained “serious but non-life-threatening injuries.” An officer also received “minor injuries” during the incident, the press release states. According to the release, a […]