147 New Cases Reported Since Thursday
“Isolating from others, including people you live with, is the best way to stop the chain of transmission and keep your friends and loved ones safe.”
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[Update 6:42 p.m.: The Victim Was Extricated and Is Confirmed Deceased] A Vehicle Crashed Off Hwy 101
The vehicle is reportedly submerged.
Read more[UPDATE: Power Restored/Road Open] Power Out to About 1800 PG&E Customers After Line Falls Closing the Westbound Lane of the Briceland Thorn Road
Personnel on scene are attempting to set up on-way traffic control as the westbound lane is not passable, according to the CHPO Traffic Incident Information Page.
Read moreArrest Made in School Burglary Investigation
“[D]eputies learned that McCluskey had five outstanding warrants for his arrest.”
Read moreWoman Arrested for Making Over 100 Non-Emergency Calls to 9-1-1
“The Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the public that utilizing 9-1-1 for non-emergency purposes, including to harass dispatchers, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment in a county jail for up to six months, or both.”
Read moreMan Uses Hatchet to Steal Backpack, Says HCSO
“On Dec. 28, 2020, at about 4:55 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a business on the 38,900 block of State Highway 299 in Willow Creek for the report of a disturbance occurring inside.”
Read moreUpset at Sentencing in Thunder the Wonder Dog Trial, Mendocino DA Says Judge Will No Longer Hear Cases Involving Animal Cruelty and/or Cases With A Sentencing Enhancement Alleged Relating To The Personal Use Of A Firearm
“[T]he DA has also directed his deputy prosecutors to file peremptory challenges to disqualify and prevent Judge Brennan from hearing any criminal case in which the DA has alleged that the defendant personally used a firearm in the commission of a felony.”
Read moreDHHS Public Health Receives $120,000 Grant for Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education
“This funding will allow the Healthy Communities Division of Public Health to provide education for bicyclists and pedestrians on how to be safe road users, targeting school-age children, families and older adults who walk, bike or drive in Eureka.”
Read more[UPDATE 12:56 p.m.] Hwy 101 Blocked After Semi Jackknifes and Spills Diesel
About 9:45 a.m., a semi truck jackknifed on Hwy 101 between Willits and Calpella shutting down Hwy 101, according to an alert sent out by the California Highway Patrol.
Read more‘We didn’t have fear; we just went and did’: Woman in Pink Describes How She Saved an Elderly Man Who Drove Into the Humboldt Bay
“It was kind of little bit eerie,” Heidi Johnston explained. “The water sucked down. It felt like it was pulling me down. It didn’t do anything but I could feel the currents sucking down on the truck.”
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