Several hundred protesters marched from an empty lot at the corner of Central Avenue and Pickett Road in McKinleyville to Pierson Park Thursday afternoon. The protest came as a wave of Black Lives Matter protests that emerged throughout the U.S. after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25. Check […]
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UPDATE: Escape Debris Fire Catches Redwood, Endangers Home (with video)
Just before 2 p.m., a dispatcher sent multiple fire departments to an escaped debris fire in the 1100 block of Hunts Drive near McKinleyville. According to the Incident Commander (IC) speaking over the scanner, the debris fire is burning around the foot of a 100-foot redwood tree. The IC reports that the fire is “working […]
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UPDATE: Public Health Releases New Hours of Possible COVID Exposure at McKinleyville Business
UPDATE: Public Health has expanded the hours for possible exposure at the Chevron/Aztec Grill. Anyone who was inside the facility located at 1693 Central Ave. in McKinleyville between the hours of 4:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. any day between May 15 to May 20 should contact the Humboldt County Joint Information Center at 707-441-5000. PREVIOUSLY: […]
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SECOND UPDATE: All Clear Given After Explosive Ordnance Team Investigates Suspicious Package in McKinleyville
SECOND UPDATE: A postal worker reported the package, which was sitting under a stop sign inside a white plastic bag, just before 1 p.m. After advising local residents to stay indoors, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was able to X-ray the item using a robot and determined there was no threat. “The Humboldt County Sheriff’s […]
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McKinleyville Again Mulling Town Center Plans
McKinleyville is once again in the process of reimagining itself and that again means envisioning a Town Center. Town Center plans were the focus of a Nov. 13 community meeting, with additional conversations slated for December, January and February. Some McKinleyville residents have long dreamed of a time when their town will be a beautiful, […]
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UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office IDs Man Killed in McKinleyville Stabbing
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who died in a McKinleyville stabbing as Rohnert Park resident Dylon T. Liakos. He was 30. No new details of the incident were released. According to HCSO, the Criminal Investigations Division is “still actively investigating the case.” See the entire release at the bottom of […]
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McKinleyville Man Reported Missing Found at 101 Crash Site
A 65-year-old McKinleyville man who had recently been reported missing was discovered dead after his pickup truck went off U.S. Highway 101 north of Big Lagoon for an unknown reason. Michael Criswell was found around 8:30 a.m. today after CHP responded to a report of a car on the west side of the highway. According […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Reports of Shots Fired Has McKinleyville Neighborhood Sheltering in Place
UPDATE: According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office all safety restrictions have been lifted and residents are allowed to move freely in the Reasor Road area. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact law enforcement. There were no injuries at the scene and no gunshot wound victims have been reported at local […]
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Dog Killed, 85-Year-Old Man Stabbed in Neck During Assault in McKinleyville
A man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and animal cruelty Wednesday night in McKinleyville after fatally stabbing a dog and injuring an 85-year-old man during a struggle over the knife. According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responding to a call on the 2300 Grace Avenue arrived to find Jonathan Albert Boone […]
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McKinleyopolis: Humboldt County’s Largest Unincorporated Area Mulls Whether Cityhood is a Path to Prosperity
Some see McKinleyville — Humboldt County’s third-largest population center, and one of its fastest growing — as the 18-year-old high school graduate ready to leave home. The prospect of freedom from parental control is tempting — she’ll finally be able to make her own decisions about where she goes and how she’ll get there. But […]
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Arrest Made in Fatal McKinleyville Hit and Run
A 47-year-old McKinleyville man was killed Saturday morning by a hit-and-run driver who was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a CHP release. The release states Clinton Eugene Deckert II was walking north on the east shoulder of Central Avenue, south of Bella Vista Road, when he was struck just […]
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Wheeler Steps Down in McKinleyville, Creating MCSD Vacancy
In 2011, George Wheeler, a McKinleyville resident and Vietnam veteran was horrified to see a neighbor spraying a potent herbicide on the hayfields near his home. As a victim of Agent Orange poisoning, Wheeler did not want his five children exposed to anything that might endanger their health. He quickly found other neighbors were just […]