A man was taken to the hospital in stable condition after being found Sunday morning on the front porch of a McKinleyville home with stab wounds to the neck and chest. According to a release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, the 38-year-old man told deputies he was stabbed at a campsite near the C […]
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Alarms Leads Deputies to Apparent Hash Lab Stash in McKinleyville Storage Facility
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered components of a butane hash oil lab and nearly 330 pounds of pot after responding Saturday to a “duress alarm activation” at a McKinleyville storage facility on Sutter Road. According to a release, deputies found a storage locker with the keys in the lock but no one who appeared […]
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McKinleyville Man Attacked, Robbed of Pot by Masked Assailants
A McKinleyville man was attacked early yesterday morning by masked assailants who hit him on the head with metal bats and stabbed him in the chest while demanding money and cannabis, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the scene on the 2600 block of Bolier Avenue in McKinleyville around 3 a.m. […]
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McKinleyville Pedestrian Extricated After Being Trapped Under Vehicle
A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle in the 1500 block of City Center Road by the Safeway in McKinleyville was being taken to the hospital after being extricated from under the vehicle just before 2:30 p.m. According to the scanner and to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, the woman’s leg had been […]
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52 Pounds of Pot Found at McKinleyville Hash Lab Explosion
The man injured in Sunday’s butane hash oil lab explosion is in critical but stable condition and has been transferred to an out-of-area hospital for treatment of his severe burns, according to an update from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. According to release, deputies recovered approximately 52 pounds of cannabis bud and seized one firearm […]
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Man Suffers Severe Burns in McKinleyville Hash Lab Explosion
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hash lab explosion that took place this afternoon in the 1200 block of East Bates Road in McKinleyville that left a man with severe burns. According to a release, deputies were called to the scene just after 2 p.m. and found a hash oil extraction lab inside […]
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McKinleyville Man Receives Major Injuries in Motorcycle Crash
A 60-year old McKinleyville man was airlifted to Redding with major injuries he suffered after being thrown from his motorcycle in a crash this morning, according to the CHP. A California Highway Patrol press release states that David Karr was traveling southbound on Central Avenue at an unknown rate of speed when he collided with […]
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UPDATE: Reverse 911 Lifted in McKinleyville Neighborhood
UPDATE: Sheriff’s deputies found no one inside the Railroad Drive residence where a person was thought to be barricaded after searching the premises and the gas leak appears to be from an underground source, leading officials to cancel the emergency procedures for the surrounding neighborhood. McKinleyville Middle School voluntarily went on lockdown during the incident, […]
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Homemade Explosive Device Found in McKinleyville Field
A homemade explosive device found in a McKinleyville field Monday afternoon by a person doing landscaping work was rendered safe by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Team. The device was found on the 1800 block of Murray Road, east of Central Avenue, around 2:30 p.m. The sheriff’s office is reminding residents not to […]
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Missing Man Found Dead in McKinleyville
Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at the 1500 block of Hiller Road in McKinleyville this afternoon after receiving a report of a dead body in a field. The body was subsequently identified as that of Demetrious Gabriel Goodwin, 44, who was reported missing June 17. Foul play is not suspected, according to the […]
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Arcata Mom Granted Bail After 7-Month Immigration Detention
An Arcata woman has been granted the opportunity to post bail by a federal immigration judge after a seven-month detention in Bakersfield. Claudia Portillo, a 33 year old who immigrated to the United States from El Salvador when she was 7, was taken into custody and transferred to the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility in […]
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Plane Crash Drill Set for Wednesday
If you happen to see a chaotic scene at the airport tomorrow night, there’s no need to panic. It’s only a drill. A plane crash training is scheduled to take place at the California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport (AKA the Arcata-Eureka Airport in McKinleyville, just in case the other name threw you off) […]