Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE/EUREKA – On the morning of Aug. 30, PacOut Green Team organizer Aaron Ostrom’s truck was burglarized in front of his McKinleyville home. “The one time I left my dang truck unlocked,” Ostrom lamented. He has video of the suspects ransacking it. Among the items the culprits made off with…
Witness to a hammer attack
This morning, Sept. 10, I witnessed a man attack another man with a hammer. I was in my car waiting for the light to turn green on Myrtle Avenue at Fourth Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. I glanced over at the parking lot of La Patria Mariscos & Grill Restaurant and saw a man with…
Suspect caught after vandalism spree in Old Town Eureka
Eureka Police EUREKA – Between 09/11/2018 and 09-13-2018, Officers with the Eureka Police Department have responded to approximately 25 reports of vandalism to vehicles. A majority of the reported damage to the vehicles was tires being slashed, however some victims also reported paint damage. None of the victims could provide any suspect descriptions or reason…
Suspect kills himself after killing woman in Eureka
Mad River Union EUREKA – A woman was shot to death Sunday evening, May 6 in Eureka and when, hours later, the suspect was located in Eureka, he shot and killed himself. At about 4:52 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to a residence on the 3300 block of H Street in…
Couple assaulted near Eureka High
Mad River Union EUREKA – A couple walking near Eureka High School was taunted and then assaulted by a group of juveniles Wednesday afternoon, April 24. At approximately 1:23 p.m., officers from the Eureka Police Department responded to the 1700 block of K Street for a report of an assault that had just occurred. Upon…
Man arrested after fatal crash in Eureka
Mad River Union EUREKA – A Eureka man was arrested Thursday evening, Dec. 14 after he allegedly drove drunk and killed a pedestrian on the 600 block of West Harris Street in Eureka. Officers from the Eureka Police Department were called to the scene at 5:51 p.m. for a report of a vehicle hitting a…
Sneaker waves and why you should avoid the beach today and this weekend
Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – Big, fat ocean swells have spurred the National Weather Service to issue a sneaker wave warning for this afternoon through Sunday. Wide swells with periods of 20 seconds will build to four to six feet this afternoon, according to the NWS. On Saturday the swells will grow to nine to…
Name of homicide victim released; suspect in jail
Mad River Union EUREKA – The victim of last Friday’s homicide in Eureka has been identified as Frederick William Loftus, 58, of Eureka. A 75-year-old Eureka man was arrested Friday, Aug. 25 for allegedly shooting and killing Loftus at a residence on the 1300 block of Seventh Street in Eureka. David Alan Kobak is being…
Local commercial fishermen support city RV park project
Press release from Humboldt Fishermen’s Marketing Association: At Tuesday night’s Eureka City Council Meeting, Humboldt Fishermen’s Marketing Association board members testified in unanimous support for the city staff’s proposal to establish a privately operated RV park and “mixed-use” visitor facility on city property next to the Samoa Bridge. Not only does the HFMA support this project,…
Mad River Current for Wednesday, Aug. 2: Hot weather, RV park OK’d, pot bust
Excessive heat warning The National Weather Service has issued another “excessive” heat warning today for inland Humboldt County, where temperatures could climb as high as 110 degrees. This would be a good day to play hooky and go swim in the rivers, although it might almost be too hot. If you do go swimming, be…