Christopher Duke, 55, was probably already deceased when parties unknown unloaded his body into the shadows at the end of the driveway of Jerold Phelps Community Hospital in Garberville. “The upper part of the body was wrapped in a sheet, including the face,” says Kent Scown, the hospital’s chief operating officer. “It is an odd […]
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Investigation Continues into Fatal Fall
A 26-year-old tree trimmer fell 55 feet to his death last week while clearing storm-damaged limbs along some Pacific Gas & Electric lines near Weitchpec, north of Hoopa. Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Trevor Enright said investigators from a number of entities are still working to figure out exactly what caused Kenneth Arlen Buck Williams, of […]
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UPDATED: Supes Consider Post-Consolidation Pay Bump for Sheriff
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, after less than 15 minutes of discussion, voted unanimously to approve the pay increase requested for Sheriff Mike Downey to compensate him for the extra duties he’s taking on in the wake of his office consolidating that of the coroner-public administrator. Each member of the board stressed before […]
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3rd UPDATE: Name Released in Eureka Homicide
Third update: The coroner’s office says the 14-year-old victim was Jesus Joani Garcia-Romero, of Arcata. Second Update: Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Trevor Enright said the victim in the case is a 14-year-old from Arcata. Enright said the boy’s family has been notified, but officials are holding off on releasing his identity “because he’s a minor and […]
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2nd UPDATE: CHP Shoots, Kills Suspect Near Willow Creek
Because of the officer-involved shooting that occurred early this morning, the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District will shutter all its schools tomorrow, according to Superintendent Jon Ray. “We’re closing because we’ve experienced a tragedy here in our little community, so it’s best for our families to be together,” Ray said, adding that the closure was […]