UPDATE: Caltrans announced this afternoon that it had re-opened U.S. Highway 101 to controlled traffic between Garberville and Mendocino County after heavy snow had again closed the thoroughfare. PREVIOUSLY: U.S. Highway 101 is once again closed from Garberville into Mendocino County due to another round of heavy snow, according to Caltrans. No estimation for reopening […]
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UPDATE: 101 Closed After Brief Re-opening
FEB. 27 UPDATE: U.S. Highway 101 is once again closed from Garberville into Mendocino County due to another round of heavy snow, according to Caltrans. No estimation for reopening was immediately available. The road was closed Thursday evening into Saturday as well, but it reopened through the weekend until this morning. Several county roads are […]
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Missing Man Found Dead Along 101, Investigation into Cause Continues
The Arcata Police Department today reported that an investigation into a report filed by the family of a missing 69-year-old Washington resident led to the discovery of his body Tuesday along U.S. Highway 101 north of Orick. According to the new release, APD began looking into Carroll Johnson’s disappearance after he was reported missing Jan. […]
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UPDATE: 101 Reopened at Last Chance In Del Norte, Numerous Humboldt Roadways Remain Closed
UPDATE: Crews have cleared the slide at Last Chance Grade in Del Norte County and U.S. Highway 101 is now back open, Caltrans reports. PREVIOUS: A slide has closed U.S. Highway 101 at Last Chance Grade in Del Norte County, with no current estimated time of reopening, according to Caltrans. Crews are at the scene […]
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SEVENTH UPDATE: 101 Reopens from Trinidad to Orick, Widespread Outages, Multiple Road Closures as Storm Hits, Huge Surf Arriving Thursday
SEVENTH UPDATE; Caltrans reports U.S. Highway 101 between Trinidad and Orick is back open but urges people to limit nonessential travel. SIXTH UPDATE: Along with another round of high winds and heavy rain, a very large swell is set to arrive along the coast Thursday, with breaking waves expected to hit 30 feet, according to […]
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Caltrans Retracts 101 Closure Notice, Says It’s State Route 1
Caltrans District 1 reports that U.S. Highway 101 is in fact fully open and that it’s State Route 1 that’s closed due to power lines being down. Oops! Correction: U.S. 101 is not closed. In fact, it is fully open. Route 1 IS closed near Russian Gulch State Park (PM 53.04) in Mendocino County due […]
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Laytonville Resident Killed in 101 Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision in the southbound No. 2 lane of U.S. Highway 101 near Myers Flat on Saturday afternoon. According to a CHP release, a Toyota 4Runner heading northbound just before 4 p.m., driven by Beatriz Diaz-Rodriguez, struck a Subaru Impreza driven by Zora Culps head-on. “For reasons still […]
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Collision Kills Two on 101 Near Myers Flat
Two people were killed Monday in a late afternoon crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Myers Flat when the driver of a vehicle apparent crossed over the median and collided with two motorcyclist riding in the opposite direction. Both of the motorcyclists, who were traveling southbound with a group of three others, were ejected from […]
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Fatal Pedestrian Crash on 101
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal early morning June 5 collision that occurred on U.S. Highway 101 just north of the Bayside cutoff. According to a news release, a pedestrian, whose name was not released pending notification of kin, was struck just after 3 a.m. Impairment of the driver, who received minor injuries, […]
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Arcata Man Dies After Being Struck on 101
A 59-year-old Arcata man died after being hit by a car in the early morning hours of May 14 while he was reportedly walking within the lanes of U.S. Highway 101 just north of the Indianola Cuttoff. According to the California Highway Patrol, Troy Rassbach was struck just after 3:30 a.m. Medical personnel responded to […]
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Hazardous Spill Closes 101
UPDATE: U.S. Highway 101 re-opened at around 7 p.m. Saturday, with traffic now moving again in both directions. PREVIOUSLY: U.S. Highway 101 remains closed in both directions between Leggett and Laytonville due to an overturned semi carrying hazardous materials, with no estimated time for reopening. A HazMat team is at the scene of the early […]
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Eureka Woman Killed in Motorcycle Crash
A 37-year-old Eureka woman was killed last night when she apparently lost control of her motorcycle on northbound U.S. Highway 101 just past the Slough Bridge and struck a sign in the median. Samantha Barney died at the scene, according to the Eureka Police Department, despite emergency efforts. No other vehicles were involved in the […]