Humboldt Bay Fire responded to three incidents in Eureka on Saturday, including a residence, a commercial fire and a fire that engulfed a large homeless camp near the county Office of Education building. No one was injured at any of the scenes. The first, a shed fire on the 800 block of O Street, came […]
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All Clear in Freshwater After Suspicious Object Found Last Night
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Team responded to Freshwater last night after a suspicious object was found on Myrtle Avenue. It was determined to be safe after being X-rayed. The new release states that the sheriff’s office asks members of the public to contact local law enforcement if a suspicious object is found, […]
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Eureka Warns ‘Carmageddon’ is Coming to Myrtle on Monday
The city of Eureka is reminding folks that a local version of “Carmageddon” will hit Myrtle Avenue on Monday as repairs on a sinkhole in the Cooper Gulch area begin, necessitating the excavation of the “full width” of the main corridor. “A temporary bypass road around the construction will be in place, but this bypass […]
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Eureka Sinkhole Leads to Major Construction on Myrtle
Work to repair a “rapidly-developing sinkhole” on Myrtle Avenue near Eighth Avenue revealed that a nearly 100-year-old storm drain line had partially collapsed and had “multiple joint and other failures,” according to the city of Eureka. To protect the road, city officials determined that the best course was to abandon the pipe and install a […]
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Fatal Crash on Myrtle Avenue
A 24-year-old Eureka man was killed today after his pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a tractor trailer, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash, which occurred just before noon on Myrtle Avenue north of Pigeon Point Drive, closed the road for more than two hours. The unidentified driver of […]
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Station Down: Frustration Surrounds Humboldt Bay Fire’s Announcement
If you live in the Myrtle Avenue area, you might want to be extra careful with those fireworks today: Help is a little farther away than it was just a few days ago. Humboldt Bay Fire announced this week that Station 4 — located on Myrtle Avenue — will be closed until further notice, a […]