A hearing to determine whether a residence in Manila is a suitable placement for a sexually violent predator ordered released from a state hospital into a community supervision program has been rescheduled for July. But before deciding on a suitable placement for Richard Stobaugh, who was convicted of a series of brutal attacks in the […]
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Sheriff’s Office IDs Homicide Victim in Manila
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today identified the remains found Jan. 5 in the area of the Manila Dunes as belonging to Pete William Dibean, whose death has been determined to be a homicide. According to a news release, the 56 year old was known to be “living in a well-established makeshift metal structure in […]
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Caution Urged After Second Fox Bite Report
The Department of Health and Human Services is urging people who live, work or are visiting places in the area between Manila and Mad River Beach to use caution and be aware of any animal acting strangely after a second fox bite report in less than a month. According to a news release, a Manila […]
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Quake-Up Call: Tsunami Drill in Manila
Heads up, Manila. A tsunami drill taking place tomorrow is going to make for a noisy morning, with sheriff’s deputies and Arcata Fire Department trucks making their way through neighborhoods there while sounding hi-lo evacuation sirens. To be clear, this is only a drill. “Humboldt County is prone to a variety of natural and human-caused […]
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Time to Test for Tsunami Preparedness
In just the last few months, Mother Nature has sent out a few reminders about the North Coast’s seismic vulnerability, including two earthquakes separated by seconds in December — a magnitude-5.7 and 6.2 — and the tsunami generated by a volcanic eruption near Tonga in January. While Humboldt County was largely spared in both cases […]
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Sheriff, Coroner Investigating Fatal Manila Fire
Arcata Fire Battalion Chief Sean Campbell confirmed this morning that last night’s fire in a travel trailer on Manila’s Carlson Drive was fatal. At this time, he said, “We don’t suspect foul play,” even though there were items pushed against the back door. Campbell said there was a lot of junk in the backyard and […]
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Judge Sentences Teen in 2019 Fatal Drug Shooting
Humboldt County Superior Court Judge John Feeney sentenced Logan Rain Brewer-Hearst to serve 15 years yesterday in the California Division of Juvenile Justice for the involuntary manslaughter of Taevonne Latimer, using a firearm and assault. Brewer-Hearst will serve the sentence in a facility that provides education and trauma-informed treatment to youthful offenders up to the […]
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Dune Fire South of Manila
Firefighters have located a difficult to find vegetation fire is burning in the area of Peninsula Drive on the peninsula south of Manila and northwest of Eureka. The first report came in about 8:12 this morning.
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UPDATE: Coroner, Sheriff’s Office Recover Body Found in Dunes Near Manila
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports a body was recovered from the waveslope in the area near Ma-le’l Dunes this afternoon. “The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office is in the process of scheduling an autopsy and identifying the body,” a news release states. “More information will be released when available.” PREVIOUS: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s […]
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Teen Suspect Surrenders in Fatal Arcata Shooting
A 16-year-old Manila resident surrendered himself to the Arcata Police Department this afternoon in connection with the fatal shooting of another teenager in what officials have described as a marijuana deal that quickly turned deadly. The APD said in a release that the agency will not be releasing the name of the suspect because he […]
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Dozens Gather to Remember Josiah Lawson at Beach Vigil
Approximately 30 people gathered in Manila yesterday to celebrate the life of David Josiah Lawson, the Humboldt State University sophomore fatally stabbed at an off-campus party April 15, 2017. Seventeen months later Lawson’s killing remains unsolved. Saturday’s vigil was led by Lawson’s mother, Charmaine Lawson, and was held at his favorite local beach, near the […]
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Name Released in Manila Homicide
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a 27-year-old man who was apparently shot inside his vehicle in the early hours of Saturday morning. Mathew Thomas Dix’s truck was idling in his driveway on the 1700 block of Victor Blvd. in Manila when deputies responded to call for medical aid at 3:16 a.m. […]