UPDATE: An arson investigation is underway after investigators determined the fire that destroyed a McKinleyville fitness center being built by the Big Lagoon Rancheria was human caused, resulting in $3.3 million in damage. The building under construction on Betty Court was burned to the ground in the early morning blaze on Oct. 23. Surrounding structures […]
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McKinleyville Man Killed in Morning Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single car crash that left a pedestrian dead in McKinleyville before dawn today. According to the CHP, Kevin Leigh Patton, 48, of McKinleyville, was travelling about 30 miles per hour westbound on Airport Road at about 5:10 a.m. in his 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. For unknown reasons, a pedestrian, […]
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4th UPDATE: Suspect I.D.’d in McKinleyville Standoff
David Alan Fulton, 59, had a history of mental health issues and a collection of BB guns, according to friends who showed up to check on him during yesterday’s standoff at an apartment complex on Sutter Road in McKinleyville. The friends, according to Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey, had no idea that it was Fulton […]
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Report Details Last Minutes of Cal-Ore Life Flight Before Crash
The pilot of a Cal-Ore medical transport flight that crashed near McKinleyville on July 29 relayed worsening conditions on board just before radio communication was lost, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report. In a series of communications with a Seattle air route traffic controller that span just over a minute, pilot Larry […]
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Missing New Zealand Man Confirmed Dead in Possible Drowning
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that a body found near the Mad River Boat Ramp at 9:20 a.m. today was that of Lester Abbey, who went missing yesterday after leaving for an evening jog. Abbey’s body was retrieved by a Coast Guard Helicopter. The New Zealand man was visiting family in McKinleyville, and […]
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Bayside Man Killed in Early Morning Crash
A 37-year-old Bayside man was killed early this morning in a single car accident in McKinleyville. Dahmay Shiday was driving his gray 2006 Subaru westbound on Murray Road in McKinleyville at about 2 a.m. at a high rate of speed when he attempted to turn right onto the northbound U.S. Highway 101 on-ramp and lost […]
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Eureka Natural Foods Eyes McKinleyville Opening in May
Eureka Natural Foods is moving forward with its plans to open a McKinleyville store, just not as quickly as the company had hoped. Eureka Natural Foods owner Rick Littlefield said the project hit some snags obtaining a building permit from the Humboldt County Planning Department, which set things back a couple of months. But, with […]
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Names Released in Recent Road Deaths, Heavy Fog a Factor
Heavy fog is being blamed for the death of a 43-year old McKinleyville woman, Cassandra Rogers, who was crossing U.S. Highway 101 northbound on foot when she was struck by a vehicle driven by Dorvin Valgene Phillips, 80, also of McKinleyville. Rogers was wearing dark clothing and apparently went unseen by Phillips until it was […]
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McKinleyville Residents Turn Out to Talk Crime, Pot, Homelessness With Sen. McGuire
Members of the McKinleyville Community Watch group were able to secure a town hall meeting with State Senator Mike McGuire and other local figures such as Sheriff Mike Downey, District Attorney Maggie Fleming and Chief Probation Officer William Damiano last night. McGuire’s presence was due to the request of Supervisor Ryan Sundberg, who said the […]
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Coming Soon: All the Crime, All the Time, All of Humboldt
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office will soon be posting crime reports for all of Humboldt County. Lt. Kevin Miller of the McKinleyville substation spearheaded the idea of adopting the county-wide use of the website crimereports.com, which the Eureka Police Department has been using since 2009. “I looked at their site and said ‘Wow, this is […]
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Officer-involved Shooting Investigation Continues
The Humboldt County Critical Incident Response Team is currently investigating an officer-involved shooting in McKinleyville, after a sheriff’s deputy opened fire on a fleeing vehicle occupied by two suspects in McKinleyville last night. Details are scant at this point, but the sheriff’s office reports that a deputy attempted a traffic stop on a black SUV […]
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McKinleyville on Parade
McKinleyvillians grabbed their lawn chairs, blankets and tailgates Saturday and headed down to Central Avenue to catch the annual Pony Express Days Parade. Surprisingly short on ponies (only one by this reporter’s count), the parade made up for it with a plethora of horses, floats, fire trucks, dancing children and grown men driving very small […]