The Arcata Police Department has released the name of the suspect in a fatal July 2 shooting. A news release states APD has secured an arrest warrant for 24-year-old Gregory Nelson Mattox, of McKinleyville, on suspicion of murder. He is described as a white male, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, thin build with dark […]
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McKinleyville Fatal Shooting Suspect Arrested, Victim Identified
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that the suspect in a July 3 fatal shooting in McKinleyville was arrested this morning in Trinidad without incident after a two-day search, during which residents in both communities were urged to take extra precautions, including locking their doors and not opening their doors to strangers. Jasen Dwain Coley […]
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McKinleyville Residents Killed in 299 Crash
Two McKinleyville women were killed Thursday in a crash on State Route 299. According to the California Highway Patrol, they were traveling eastbound toward Lord Ellis Summit in a gray Hyundai Tucson around 12:40 p.m. as a Kneeland resident was driving westbound in a Ford F-550 when the vehicles collided head-on, causing the Hyundai to […]
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Fatal Shooting in McKinleyville
One person has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a shooting at a McKinleyville residence Saturday afternoon left another dead, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, the HCSO states deputies responded to the 1200 block of Windy Road just before 1 p.m. on a call of an unwanted subject, […]
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Freed McKinleyville Man Reunited with Family
McKinleyville’s Jeffrey Woodke has been reunited with his family and is expected to return home soon after being held hostage in Western Africa for more than six years before he was freed March 20. According to a family from the press release, Woodke remains in San Francisco with his wife, Els, and two sons, Robert […]
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McKinleyville Man Freed After Six Years Hostage
A McKinleyville man kidnapped and held hostage for six years in Africa has been freed, according to multiple news outlets and a social media post by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. “I’m gratified and relieved to see the release of U.S. hostage Jeff Woodke after over six years in captivity,” Sullivan posted to Twitter this […]
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Winter Storm Watch: Snow Slated to Start Tuesday, Chance for a Coastal Dusting
Once again, Humboldt County is in the calm before the storm. While Monday’s holiday is expected to be sunny with a high in the mid-50s on the coast and in the mid-to-high 60s inland, the rest of the week’s temperatures are forecast to plummet with each passing day, getting down into the 40s during the […]
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HCSO: Two Found Dead in McKinleyville Home After Welfare Check
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a domestic violence incident likely led to the death of a 63-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman found in a McKinleyville residence after deputies responded on a welfare check. According to a news release, deputies responded to the house on the 1600 block of Kristin Way around […]
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UPDATED: 3.6 Earthquake Strikes Near Fieldbrook
A preliminary magnitude-3.6 earthquake (which was first reported as a 3.5 before being downgrade to a 3.4 before being upgrade by USGS) struck near Fieldbrook at 10:32 a.m. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the temblor hit at a depth of 13.35 miles about a mile from Fieldbrook, 4 miles from McKinleyville and 6 miles from […]
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Drug Task Force Announces Largest ‘One-time Seizure of Narcotics’
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force announced the largest one-time seizure of narcotics in its history yesterday after serving six search warrants at locations stretching from McKinleyville to Fortuna, resulting in one arrest. The yield — the culmination of a nearly one year investigation — included 30 pounds of methamphetamine, 5.5 pounds of cocaine, 3 […]
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Senior Community Plans Detoured by Cal Poly Humboldt’s Land Purchase
A local nonprofit’s plans to build a senior community on a property in Arcata has hit a “bump in the road” after Cal Poly Humboldt purchased the 16-acre site it had been negotiating to buy. According to statement from Life Plan Humboldt — which is aiming to develop “Humboldt County’s first resident-led, life plan senior […]
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Crabs Fire Up the Bats for Fourth of July
Coming off of a road trip where the team struggled to find wins, the Humboldt Crabs have been blasting their way to wins with strong offense ever since returning to Arcata Ballpark. The Crabs dropped each game on the road, but since coming back have won every game they’ve played in, racking up 67 runs […]