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The DUI Checkpoint in Eureka Last Night Nabbed One Inebriated Driver Plus Some Folks With Open Containers, No License or Other Infractions
On August 28, 2024, the Eureka Police Department, supported by the California Highway Patrol and the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Investigator Unit, conducted a DUI Checkpoint on 4th Street near Commercial Street in Eureka. The checkpoint ran from approximately 7:45 p.m. to 11:30 a.m. During the operational period of...
[UPDATE 7:37 p.m.] Large Law Enforcement Presence Searching for Suspect(s) Near Fairhaven West of Eureka
This evening, a significant law enforcement presence has been reported near Fay Street in the area known as Finn Town, located north of Fairhaven. Multiple Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies, along with K-9 units and officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), are on the scene, actively searching for suspect(s).
Humboldt County Woman Found Dead in Ukiah Creek
A 41-year-old woman from Arcata was found deceased in a Ukiah creek bed last Thursday, August 22, 2024, in what authorities are investigating as a fatal hit-and-run collision. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Ukiah Office issued a press release stating that officers were called to investigate “a hit-and-run collision on US-101 northbound, south of Lake Mendocino Drive, resulting in the death of a female pedestrian.” The woman was identified as Aimee R. Younkin of Arcata.
1 arrested, 1 wanted: Car theft bust uncovers drug and firearm possession
EUREKA, Calif. — On Aug. 21 at about 10 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff's deputies responded to a theft report in the Blue Lake Leads. The stolen property was a black Ford flatbed truck that the suspect used to flee the scene. The suspect was later discovered to be 42-year-old...
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Holmes-Eureka Massacre, When Eureka Police and Vigilantes Shot Striking Lumber Workers Dead
On the morning of June 21, 1935, at the Holmes-Eureka lumber mill in Eureka, a six-week-old strike by Humboldt County lumber workers came to a violent end. A riot broke out when a crowd of more than 200 pickets clashed with police and vigilantes attempting to clear the front gate. Tear gas, then firearms were used against stone-throwing strikers, killing three and wounding at least seven. More than 100 people were arrested for rioting, resisting an officer, and battery.
[UPDATE 10:02 a.m.] Slow Traffic North of Eureka After T-Bone Crash
Traffic is moving slowly on Highway 101 northbound out of Eureka after a t-bone collision occurred at approximately 4:14 this afternoon. According to information from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the crash resulted in one vehicle being left in the northbound lanes and another vehicle in the center divide. Initially...
Vehicle Overturns Near Fields Landing
A solo vehicle crashed on northbound Highway101 near the Fields Landing offramp about 9:40 a.m., leaving the vehicle overturned and off the roadway, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. The outside (#2) lane is shut down by firefighters as they deal with the incident. Initial reports to 911...
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