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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UPDATE: Sheriff: ‘We’re All Witnessing a Miracle’ After Girls Found Safe
UPDATE: Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal has confirmed at a press conference that the two young sisters lost in the woods near Benbow have been found alive and well. “I’m pleased to say that we’re all witnessing a miracle today — Caroline and Leia have been found safe and sound,” Honsal said before heaping praise […]
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As Night Falls, Search Effort Changes Strategy
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal tells the Journal that with nightfall approaching, the search and rescue effort for two young sisters believed to be missing in the woods south of Benbow is shifting gears. Honsal said search and rescue crews have been brought back from the field — steep, rugged terrain near Twin Trees Drive […]
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‘All Hands’ Search Continues for Missing Sisters 24 Hours after Disappearance
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said his office is using every available resource to scour the woods south of Benbow for two sisters reported missing yesterday afternoon. Honsal made clear there are absolutely no signs of foul play but said he’s called in his criminal investigations unit as a precaution, noting that deputies are searching […]
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Search Continues for Missing Benbow Girls
Searchers are gathering in Benbow this morning to continue to look for Leia and Caroline Carrico, two girls missing in the woods near Benbow. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has sent a crew with a search dog to aid the effort, according to the the girls’ mother, Misty Carrico. The two girls, Caroline Rose, 5, […]
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Two Little Girls Missing South of Benbow
Two little girls, ages 6 and 8, have been lost in the woods near Twin Trees just south of Benbow since about 2:30 p.m. today, confirmed Lt. Mike Fridley of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. He said the girls went missing in the 3000 block of Twin Trees Road. Fridley gave the following description: The […]
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UPDATE: Man Who Drowned in Eel River Flooding Identified
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who drowned in the Eel River’s floodwaters Wednesday night as Benito Nunez-Rodriguez, 35, of Ferndale. PREVIOUSLY: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released the details of last night’s rescue effort in the flood waters of the Eel River, which was unable to save a man […]
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Sheriff’s Office Asking SoHum Residents to ‘Keep an Eye Out’ for Arson Activity
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help after receiving “several calls” regarding possible arson activity in Southern Humboldt around Wilder Ridge Road and Dutyville, according to a Facebook post. “Local fire departments have located multiple trees with burn scars and evidence indicating someone is trying to light trees on fire in […]
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Sheriff’s Team at Scene of Possible Hash Lab Near Samoa Pulp Mill
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Special Services Team is serving a warrant at 936 Vance Avenue in Samoa near the former headquarters of the old Samoa Pulp Mill. The deputies were at the site before 10:30 this morning. According to scanner traffic, there is a likely hash lab in the building. Scanner traffic also has […]
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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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UPDATE: Chico Man Detained in SoHum Double Homicide Investigation
UPDATE: A man has been detained for questioning by Chico Police in connection with the bodies of two people found in a car fire on Briceland Road, confirms Samantha Karges, spokesperson for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Earlier today, deputies were at a property in China Creek west of Redway collecting evidence in the investigation. […]