[UPDATE Friday] Lights Out, Humboldt…
“[Humboldt] county recommends that all county residents be prepared for an extended power outage beginning Saturday… .”
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Three Eureka Residents Arrested After Traffic Stop in SoHum Yields Trove of Meth and Heroin, Says DTF
“hrough their investigation, HCDTF believed Roberts had purchased a large amount of narcotics in Southern California and was en route back to Humboldt County.”
Read more[UPDATE 2:37 p.m.] Emerald Counties’ Residents Worry That Power Outages Could Occur as Soon as This Weekend
“PG&E is expected to provide information to counties early this afternoon about the potential for PSPS outages in northern California beginning Saturday, October 26.”
Read more[UPDATE 1:06 p.m.] Fire Burning Near Rio Dell Off Blue Slide Road
About noon, dispatchers sent multiple fire departments as well as Cal Fire to a report of a blaze starting in the area of Blue Slide Road and Howe Creek.
Read moreHuge Hard Drug Bust at Miranda Bridge by DTF; Two Men in Custody
“We’ve been tracking occupants of the vehicle for quite some time…several weeks.”
Read moreCHP Searches For Driver That Left Skateboarding McKinleyville Teen on Ground After Hit and Run
“The juvenile made eye contact with the driver and began crossing southbound across Winchester Ave in front of the car when the car suddenly proceeded forward into the intersection and struck the juvenile, knocking her to the ground.”
Read more[UPDATE 7 p.m.: The Whale Was Euthanized] Seeing Samoa’s Stranded Whale: A Photo Look at This Prehistoric Creature Who Came Ashore Tangled in Human Nets
In the midst of the jumble of modern life, a prehistoric creature in peril caught the heart of the community.
Read more[UPDATE 7:15 p.m.:Kincade Fire Is Now 16,000 Acres, 49 Structures Destroyed ] Kincade Fire Burned 10,000 Acres So Far
A fast moving wildfire is running right at the town of Geyserville this morning. First reports from about 9 p.m. last night indicate a vegetation fire started near John Kincade Road in the hills to the east of the town about 9:30 last night and, whipped by winds that blew over 70 miles per hour at times, grew to 10,000
Read moreOdd, Old News: Immense Blast, Hundreds of Tons of Earth Thrown Into Eel River
“The waters of the Eel river were displaced by the falling mass and rose in column, forming a wave 12 feet high. The reverberation which followed could be heard for miles… .”
Read more[UPDATE 2:32 a.m.: 7000 Acres] Rapidly Spreading Kincade Fire Forcing Evacuations East of Cloverdale/Geyserville
The fire began about 9:50 p.m. in a structure, according to first reports and rapidly spread.
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