Angelina Marie Zanotti was born on September 5, 1921 to Silvia and Antonio Bettazza and passed away on July 18, 2017. Angelina immigrated from Mura, Italy to USA with her mom Silvia and her baby sister Mercedes to join her father Antonio in Humboldt County. She arrived at Ellis Island on Sept 7, 1923 at…
Rangers need help identifying theft suspect
Redwood National & State Parks ORICK – Park rangers at Redwood National and State Parks are looking for a suspect linked to a theft that occurred at the Redwood Creek Trail parking lot, one mile north of Orick on Saturday, June 3 at approximately 9:44 a,m. The suspect was photographed in the act but has…
Trailer arson, domestic violence investigated in Orick
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office ORICK – On Thursday, April 28, at about 10:45 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Hufford Road in Orick for a possible arson. Upon arrival, deputies met with a 43-year-old female victim. The victim stated that 38-year-old Erin Renee Jones-Martin attempted to set her trailer on fire. Deputies observed a…
Suspect arrested for Orick robbery
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office PECWAN – On Wednesday, Feb. 17 at about 2:20 p.m. an officer with the Yurok Tribal Police Department observed Tays Salazar, 40, driving a white Mitsubishi vehicle on Highway 169 in Pecwan. The officer was aware that Salazar was identified as the suspect in the robbery of the Orick Market on…
Orick Market robbed Saturday
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office ORICK – On Saturday, Feb. 13 at about 6:18 p.m. an employee from the Orick Market phoned 911 to report a robbery had just occurred. The employee reported a male subject entered the market wearing a camouflage mask, stated he had a gun and demanded money and property. The subject then…
Deputies search for drowning victim’s body
Mad River Union ORICK – The Sheriff’s Office has called off rescue efforts and is now searching for the body of a 20-year-old Michigan man who likely drowned Tuesday, March 24 at the mouth of Redwood Creek. Bobby Allan Root of Vicksburg, Michigan was visiting Humboldt County, where he has friends, during his spring break.…
Search called off for missing man
U.S. Coast Guard ORICK – The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the missing man who disappeared last night after attempting to rescue a dog from the surf near the mouth of Redwood Creek in Orick. Crews continued to search for the missing 20 year old male throughout the night and this morning, but after searching the 54 degree…
Deceased man and woman found in remote, not-recent vehicle collision
CHP Press Release On December 23, 2014, Yurok Tribal Police, and the California Highway Patrol were notified of a possible fatality collision somewhere near Johnson’s Rd. east of the town of Orick, Calif. Units from both agencies searched the area, and discovered the collision scene on private property south of the Klamath River near the…
Big RV park coming to Orick
Jack Durham Mad River Union ORICK – An upscale RV park with cottages, “glamping” tents, a deli, gas station and convenience store may be built along the banks of Redwood Creek in Orick. Redwood Parks Lodge Co. Inc. will go before the Humboldt County Planning Commission to get permits for the development on Thursday, Oct.…
Broadband Internet Coming To Orick
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – County supervisors have pledged to help coordinate a vanguard rural telecommunications project that will deliver broadband internet service to several outlying communities, including Orick. The Klamath River Rural Broadband Project’s 85-mile path of fiber optic cable installation will wind through areas controlled by a variety of agencies, including…