Burnt Ranch
At about 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, a motorcyclist was found injured along eastbound Highway 36 just east of Van Duzen Road in Trinity County after a reported collision with a deer, according to the California Highway Patrol dispatch log. The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office requested medical aid by 7:02...
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:. On November 6, 2026, at approximately 5:31 p.m., 19-year-old Alyssa Hansen, who was wanted in connection with the November 3, 2026, shooting on Harwill Court, turned herself in to deputies at the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Later that evening, at...
VC 23152(a) — Driving under the influence of alcohol (2 counts, misdemeanor) VC 23152(b) — Driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher (2 counts, misdemeanor) VC 14601.1(a) — Driving with a suspended or revoked license, knowing of the suspension or revocation (misdemeanor) VC 14601.2(a)...
In a close vote, Humboldt County’s Planning Commission approved a new McKinleyville cell tower that nearby residents strongly oppose. The need for cell towers and their neighborhood-scale unpopularity were discussed at length during a Nov. 5 commission hearing. Up for approval were permits for an 89-foot tall cell tower...
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Planning & Building Department and Division of Environmental Health have received new reports of another email scam targeting the community. In this scam fraudulent emails claim to be from a false “Executive Director of Humboldt...
A successful multi-agency Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training has been completed in Humboldt County, bringing together 34 law enforcement officers, tribal public safety personnel, healthcare providers, and mental health professionals from across the region. The 40-hour training was coordinated by Laura Montagna on behalf of NAMI Humboldt and Eureka Police Department.
A magnitude 5 earthquake that struck off Cape Mendocino last week remains the strongest quake in the United States in the past seven days, and smaller tremors continued to ripple along the offshore plate boundary from Northern California to Oregon through Sunday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The...
