The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the man killed in a crash on Beaver Slide Lane in Briceland as Whitethorn resident David Taylor. He was 84. According to a press release, Taylor was reported missing on Feb. 18 and was last seen on Shelter Cove Road nearly two weeks earlier. His body was […]
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Power Outage Hits Areas of SoHum
A power outage that began about 2:45 p.m. has left over 1,800 without electricity from Whitethorn to Petrolia from the coast to Garberville, according to the PG&E Outage site. PG&E says they are investigating the cause. They are giving 7 p.m. as the estimated restore time. Those are usually not based on information about the […]
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Briceland Road to Close Saturday for Repair Prep
Briceland Road will close Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. for the installation of a detour road that will allow traffic to continue to flow on one of the county’s busiest rural roads as crews work on a culvert repair. The closure at mile marker 11.20 is expected to last until 7 p.m. During that time, […]
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Whitethorn Man Killed in Morning Crash
A 33-year-old Whitethorn man was killed this morning after his car ran off Briceland Thorn Road, hit a bridge railing and overturned into McKee Creek, the California Highway Patrol reports. The driver, whose identity has not been released pending notification of family, was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been using a seatbelt. According […]
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Whitethorn Woman Faces 10-Year Prison Term for Environmentally Destructive Grow
A Whitethorn woman has pleaded guilty to charges of depredation against the property of the United States, admitting to doing more than $100,000 worth of environmental damage to federal lands as a part of her marijuana cultivation operation. Melinda Van Horne entered the plea Wednesday, according to a press release, and is free on bond […]