The Garberville office of the Highway Patrol reports that in the early morning hours of July 1, a 47-year old man from Olympia, Washington, let his westbound vehicle leave Alderpoint Road and collided with a tree. The man was driving a 1970 Chevrolet C50 box truck. The wreck was not discovered until the mid-morning, Cal-Fire […]
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Huffman Town Hall Coming to Garberville
Congressman Jared Huffman is taking the next segment of his town hall tour to Garberville on May 31 after drawing large crowds up and down California’s 2nd District in the wake of President Donald Trump’s election. According to a release from his office, Huffman will “discuss how to make forward progress in today’s political climate” […]
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No Foul Play Suspected in Death of Massachusetts Man
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said no foul play is suspect in the death of a 44-year-old Massachusetts man found on the bank of the South Fork of the Eel River over the weekend. According to a press release, Eric Christian Mineau, whose body was located near the base of a Garberville cliff, sustained injuries that […]
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Culture Change
Mark Rowley has spent just about all of his 62 years in Willow Creek and says he’s never been tempted to move. That is, until now. Why — after having raised two kids and trading one successful business for another — would Rowley consider leaving the valley his family has called home for three generations? […]
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Man Killed After Running into Traffic Near Garberville
A 32-year-old pedestrian was killed Saturday afternoon when he reportedly tried to run across U.S. Highway 101 near Garberville and was hit by a Subaru. Shortly after 1 p.m., Travis Rothwell, of Garberville, ran from the east across U.S. 101 and directly in front of a northbound 2001 Subaru Outback driven by a 20-year-old from […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death Near Homeless Camp
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has launched a death investigation after finding a body down a cliff from a homeless camp near Garberville. Deputies were called to the scene shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday, and found the body across from the entrance to Camp Raven Cliff between Redwood Drive and the Eel River. According […]
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Wisconsin Man Found Dead in Eel River
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity of a 26-year-old man found in the Eel River Tuesday evening as Joshua Deyo from Wisconsin. Deyo was found floating face down at Bear Canyon Bridge, near Garberville. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3. “We are actively investigating the incident,” says Selena Zorrilla-Mendoza of […]
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Murder Arrest Made in 2015 Garberville Beating Death
More than a year since a Georgia man died after being severely beaten in Garberville, police have arrested someone for his murder. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced today that Raymond Earl Preschern was extradited from Oregon on a warrant for the murder of Khanh Lam and booked into the local jail on Aug. 19. […]
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Garberville Court Closed Due to Mold
The Garberville branch of the Humboldt County Superior Court has been closed due to mold issues, reports Humboldt 2nd District Supervisor Estelle Fennell. A recent inspection confirmed that there was enough mold in the walls to constitute a health threat. The Garberville court is an arraignment, pretrial court on criminal misdemeanor matters and other low-level […]
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Name Released of Deceased SoHum Man Dumped in Hospital Driveway
Christopher Duke, 55, was probably already deceased when parties unknown unloaded his body into the shadows at the end of the driveway of Jerold Phelps Community Hospital in Garberville. “The upper part of the body was wrapped in a sheet, including the face,” says Kent Scown, the hospital’s chief operating officer. “It is an odd […]
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Sauced at Breakfast
The sprouting crop of man buns around the room at the Woodrose Café (911 Redwood Drive, Garberville) might lead you to worry about trendiness encroaching on your breakfast, but fear not. A copy of Sunset Magazine‘s Eating up the West Coast, into which the house recipe for cheese sauce found its way, is propped up […]
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Garberville Death Ruled a Homicide; County Eclipses Grisly Record
A forensic pathologist’s determination that a Georgia man died of blunt force injuries not consistent with a fall has morphed a suspicious death investigation into a homicide case, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced today. It would be the county’s seventh homicide of the year. Deputies responded shortly before 1 p.m. on July 18 to […]