A 79-year-old Eureka man was killed yesterday in a single-car crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Humboldt Hill, the California Highway Patrol reported. According to a press release, CHP’s dispatch center received a report of an overturned vehicle in the highway’s northbound lanes around 12:40 p.m. and personnel responded to find a 1998 Nissan Pathfinder […]
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Update: Suspicious Package on Humboldt Hill Revealed to be Vinyl Records (VIDEO)
Update: HCSO Public Information Officer Samantha Karges describes the incident in a video. She says that earlier today, HCSO responded to a call about two suspicious packages, and after checking with residents near where the packages were found and confirming that they didn’t belong to them, the HCSO EOD team was called. The EOD robot […]
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UPDATE: Bomb Squad Investigating ‘Suspicious Object,’ Second Call in Two Days
UPDATE: Deputies have cleared the scene at Parkwood Boulevard. A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office release stated there is no “perceived threat to the public at this time.” However, there were “explosive material” in the “suspicious device.” “Utilizing an EOD robot, deputies determined the suspicious device to contain explosive materials,” the release states. “Deputies then rendered […]
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UPDATE: Eureka Man Killed on 101 Identified
UPDATE: The man killed after being struck by several vehicles on U.S. Highway 101 near Humboldt Hill Tuesday has been identified as Eureka resident Aaron Wade Kangas. He was 56. The CHP states that the investigation into the crash is “continuing.” PREVIOUSLY: A man was killed this morning on U.S. Highway 101 after being hit […]
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UPDATED: Man Found Dead Near Humboldt Hill 101 Exit
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deceased as 18-year-old Hunter Allen, of Eureka. PREVIOUSLY: A young man was found dead early this morning on U.S. Highway 101 near Eureka, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Public information officer Samantha Karges said the office was called out to the scene just north […]