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The Sheriff’s Office is Seeking the Owner of a Pitbull That Attacked a Person in McKinleyville Last Week
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:. On 7/10/2024 in the afternoon, Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Airport Business Park in McKinleyville for the report of a dog attack. Deputies responded to a report of a tan pitbull attacking a person and their two...
Sacramento man ID’d a victim in Bridgeville area homicide
The following is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:. On 7/14/2024 in the late evening, Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 27000 block of Highway 36 near Bridgeville to investigate the report of a possible shooting. Deputies responded and located one deceased male. Melvin Portillo, age 20 of Sacramento, California, was subsequently arrested for homicide. There are no outstanding suspects or parties, and there is no danger or threat to the public.
[UPDATE 9:18 p.m.: Video, 2000 Acres] Evacuations as the Hill Fire South of Willow Creek Grows
A strike team and Humboldt County Sheriff deputies are being sent to the #HillFire south of Willow Creek as of 4 p.m. after the blaze has grown to approximately 2000 500 acres. Evacuations have been ordered for the Friday Ridge area and evacuation warnings have been issued for the area east of that. The area in red below has an Evacuation Order. The area in yellow is an evacuation warning. Click on the map to see more details.
Bones found near Redway "possibly human," says anthropologist
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. — Bones found near Redway earlier this month have been deemed "possibly human" following an examination by anthropologists and the Humboldt County Coroner's Office. The bones were found in the south fork of the Eel River, near Redway, on Saturday, July 6, according to the Humboldt...
[Update: Resources Released; Power Outage Impacting Large Swath of SoHum] Vegetation Fire in the Fruitland Ridge Area
Around 10:40 a.m. this morning, emergency personnel received a report of a vegetation fire in the Fruitland Ridge area of Southern Humboldt, northeast of Myers Flat. The fire was originally reported to be 1/4 acre in size with a moderate rate of spread had grown to approximately 2 acres in size according to Cal Fire Air Attack via scanner transmission.
Homicide Investigation Underway for Bridgeville Area Shooting
This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:. On 7/14/2024 in the late evening, Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 27000 block...
Lightning Sparks Hill Fire south of Willow Creek; Evacuations ordered near Spike Buck Mountain
Lightning strikes occurred near the Humboldt county/Trinity county line Monday night, and as residents in the area woke up Tuesday, smoke was in the air. what has been dubbed “the hill fire” is burning in eastern Humboldt in the Six Rivers National Forest. The Six Rivers National Forest...
‘Hill Fire’ Near Willow Creek Explodes to 2,000 Acres; Residents Ordered to Evacuate
A series of lightning strikes Monday evening resulted in a number of wildfires in eastern Humboldt. The largest of these is the Hill Fire located roughly 11 miles south of Willow Creek in the Mosquito Creek Drainage, which has now grown to roughly 2,000 acres in size, according to Cal Fire.
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