The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released body-worn camera and other footage from the June 5 fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man on road near the Bear River Recreation Center that shows him charging at a deputy while holding a knife above his head. Nicholas David Anderson, of Simi Valley, died after being shot in […]
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Jersey Boys
Yellow neon letters curl in the window above bright café chairs outside Jersey Scoops in Loleta (348 Main St.). Inside, there are more rainbow-colored chairs and barstools, shelves and refrigerators packed with local jams and snacks, and a refrigerator case stuffed with beef and eggs from Ferndale’s Foggy Bottoms Boys Farm. On a barnwood wall […]
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PG&E: Repairs Set to Begin on Earthquake-Damaged Gas Line in Loleta
Repair work on an underground gas line in Loleta, damaged during the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that shook the region Dec. 20, is expected to begin in mid-February, according to PG&E. Areas in the Eel River Valley — especially Rio Dell — bore the brunt of the powerful temblor. According to the utility’s spokesperson, PG&E has […]
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Sentence Handed Down in Bear River Triple Homicide
One year after a newly engaged couple and a 16-year-old girl were shot to death at a home on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Reservation, the now 19 year old who pleaded guilty to their murders was sentenced today to 150 years to life in prison. Judge Timothy Canning handed down the […]
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Wanted Murder Suspect Arrested in Loleta
A man wanted on suspicion of murder in Washington state was arrested early this morning in Loleta after previously fleeing law enforcement, crashing his car on Lundblade Mill Road and running into a wooded area where he was able to avoid capture for a time. According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office news release, William […]
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Bear River Triple Murder Suspect Returned to Humboldt
The Loleta resident accused in the triple murder of a family at a home on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Reservation has been returned to Humboldt County more than three months after being arrested in Utah. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office states in a social media post that Mauricio Johnson, 19, arrived […]
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NCJ Preview: Heartbreak in Loleta, a New Restaurant Model
We’re running through what we know so far about the triple homicide on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria in Loleta that took the lives of Nikki Dion Metcalf and Margarett Lee Moon, both 40, and Moon’s 16-year-old daughter, Shelly Autumn Mae Moon. This week’s cover story goes into the Humboldt County Sheriffs Department’s response […]
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Harper Motors Carousel Has a New Home
Have you noticed anything different when driving on the U.S. Highway 101 safety corridor? Especially when you pass Harper Motors? Maybe you’ve noticed that a bright red and yellow tent and the contents underneath it are missing? Well, the Harper Motors carousel has found a new home with the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria […]
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Details Emerge in Triple Homicide; Loleta Community ‘Heartbroken’
The 18-year-old Loleta man accused of fatally shooting three people — including a 16-year-old girl — at a home on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Reservation on Wednesday morning was known to the victims and was a “guest in their house,” Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal told the Journal this morning. Deputies […]
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Got Geese? (or Otters?)
Those who braved the pre-dawn cold Sunday to venture down to the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Loleta were treated to the sight of thousands of geese taking flight as a part of the Aleutian Cackling Goose Fly-Off. The annual event, also dubbed “Sunrise at the Refuge,” allows people to enter the refuge before […]
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UPDATE: Fortuna Man Killed in Today’s Second Traffic Fatality
UPDATE: A 75-year-old Fortuna man died after his car went off the Eel River Drive just before 11: 20 a.m. today and hit a tree, according to the CHP. The crash near Copenhagen Road killed driver Steven Laurilliard. No other vehicles were involved. PREVIOUSLY: A fatal car crash occurred around 11:20 a.m. after a silver […]
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Cows on 101 Near Loleta Cause Series of Crashes
Loose cows caused a series of accidents on U.S Highway 101 near the Loleta Drive exit last night and this morning, leaving at least one person with serious injuries as law enforcement continues to work the scene, which is not expected to be completely cleared up until this afternoon. At least one of the cows […]