Bald Hills Gunshot Victim: Report of a male with a gunshot wound on Bald Hills Road near the lookout. This was reported to be an accidental discharge of a firearm that was stored in the vehicle causing injuries to both legs. Victim is in a vehicle being driven down towards the Cal Fire Elk Camp station. HCSO, fire and medical are responding code 3.

Eureka Structure Collapse: 800 block of 8th cross of J St. for a report of a staircase collapse at an apartment building with approximately 4 occupants trapped on the second floor. No injuries reported. HBF Truck 8181 is on scene setting up their aerial ladder for evacuation.

Because you are a trustworthy Humboldt ambassador, these days you repeatedly find yourself directing your out-of-town friends to the Sequoia Park Zoo’s Redwood Sky Walk, right? Right?!? They spent a bunch of money on that thing! Do your part! 

Well, if you find your enthusiasm waning for whatever reason, maybe you can just send people this video from the guys at Uncovering California. They will gladly sell our spiffy new attraction to your tall tree-seeking chums while you save your breath. What a service! 

Little Free Library Reviews: Charter #14114

LOCATION: In a nice little alley outside 841 13th Street, Arcata, just half a block from Wildberries. Grab a macchiato, stroll down to the LFL for some plein air browsing.

STYLE: Your average everyday cupboard/birdhouse setup, with some nice hand-painted blue serif lettering.

STOCK

As of this writing, LFL #14114’s proportion of absolute trash stands at about 85 percent — a impressively low number, given the usual LFL fare! Get there soon and you can pick up a DVD of American treasure Nicole Holofcener’s Enough Said, with an at-loose-ends Julia Louis-Dreyfus, frequent Holofcener muse Catherine Keener and James Gandolfini in full charm mode.

The obligatory LFL cookbook is something of a find, too. Here we got The International School of Sugarcraft, Book One, wherein master sugarcrafter Nicholas Lodge guides you as you take your first baby steps into the world of “cakes, icings, frostings, runouts, ribbon work, frills, collars, lettering, modeling and piped decorations.”

Also, you got a copy of Dianetics (of course), a Laura Hillebrand novel, health care self-help and a 40-year-old guide to new innovations in the financial markets, in case you haven’t already picked up 400 copies of these things on your previous visits to a Little Free Library. Also, you got The Essential Charles Fillmore, which you didn’t know you needed but is, after all, essential.

LoCO PICK: The Innocent’s Shock Pregnancy: One Night With Consequences, by Carol Marinelli. 

She gave him her innocence … now she’ll be his convenient bride!

Wherever ruthless billionaire Ethan Devereux goes, the press follow. So when he discovers the astonishing night he shared with talented actress Merida ended in pregnancy, he moves fast to contain the scandal. Suddenly Merida lands the biggest role of her career — playing the part of the loving Mrs. Devereux. But she knows the real challenge is pretending she can walk away from their electric chemistry.

Feel the chemistry in this pregnancy romance!

FINAL SCORE: 13/10, would browse again.

Humboldt Bay Fire is now at scene confirming that the incident is in their response area. Battalion 8103 is assuming “Greenwood Heights IC”. Engine 8115 is extrication group. Engine 8114 is staged and 8113 has been released back to the city for coverage. The patient has now been extricated and transferred to the ambulance.

Kneeland Chief 8900 is assuming “Greenwood IC”, reporting one occupant trapped but uninjured. Requesting to continue the response including the HBF resources for extrication

Greenwood Heights Traffic Collision: City Ambulance and CHP are at scene with a single vehicle over the embankment with an occupant trapped around the 3000 block of Greenwood Heights Dr.. This was initially dispatched to Kneeland Fire but now appears closer to the Humboldt Bay Fire response area and Kneeland Fire is requesting HBF respond as well. Humboldt Bay is now sending an extrication response. Tactics will be on CALCORD.

The Eureka Police Department has posted the following statement to its Facebook page:

The Eureka Police Department is currently investigating a fatal traffic collision at the 2800 block of Broadway. Northbound Broadway traffic is being routed to Harris Street. Southbound traffic is moving but extremely backed up. Please avoid Broadway until further notice.

More information will be released as available.

A bad crash on Broadway, near the intersection with Henderson Street, has moved northbound traffic onto sidestreets and slowed southbound traffic to a crawl. Definitely avoid the area.

North Coast News was at the scene a couple of minutes ago and had this report:

HAPPENING NOW: Members of Humboldt’s Latinx community burn sage in advance of Wednesdays evening’s Dia de Muertos Festival of Alters which takes place starting at 4 p.m. at Eureka’s Old Town Gazebo.

“There will be over a dozen personal family altars, themed altars, and one grand community altar inside the gazebo,” organizers said. Those who attend can also expect food, music and dance.

Full details here.

Highway 299 is now reopened. CHP is calling this a major injury accident.

Per Willow IC, patient has been extricated and is in care of Hoopa Ambulance. Eastbound lanes of HW 299 are blocked and one way traffic control is in place. Fortuna and Willow Creek Fire are back to communicating amicably.

Willow IC has CHP on scene and is requesting Cal Fire Fortuna dispatch contact CHP dispatch and request additional CHP and Caltrans resources for traffic control. Fortuna requested Willow IC go direct with CHP on scene for the request and a Willow Creek Fire unit responded that Fortuna needed to make the request for them. Willow IC is now advising that Hoopa Ambulance on scene is requesting to cancel their second ambulance and requesting Fortuna contact Hoopa Ambulance dispatch for the cancellation

Willow Creek Chief 9200 is on scene assuming “Willow IC”, reporting that HW 299 is completely blocked

Willow Creek Traffic Collision w/ Extrication: Highway 299 mile marker 34.4 west of Willow Creek for a single occupant trapped in their vehicle. CHP is reporting that it is a head on TC possibly involving 3 vehicles; For Willow Creek Fire w/ Hoopa Ambulance on order. CHP and HCSO also enroute; First unit at scene will be the “Willow IC”

Stay safe this #Halloween #Humboldt and BE VISIBLE! Call us if you need us; we're #heretohelp pic.twitter.com/aP2LdMF5iP

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) October 31, 2022

Willow Creek Traffic Collision: Report of a 2 vehicle traffic collision on Highway 299 at mile marker 34 west of Willow Creek with one vehicle 40 feet over the side. Per HCSO, an off duty firefighter/paramedic is on scene and states that the patient is stable; For Willow Creek Fire w/ Hoopa Ambulance on order

Manila Vegetation Fire: Highway 255 at Peninsula Drive; Samoa Chief 8600 on scene reporting that this is a fire in a transient camp, requesting the full vegetation response continue.

School IC is advising that forward progress has been stopped on the McKinleyville vegetation fire

Arcata Traffic Collision: Highway 101 between Samoa and S G St. for a vehicle that may have crossed the center divide, now multiple vehicles involved. CHP is at scene advising it is non-injury and fire resources are being canceled. Traffic on 101 may be affected

McKinleyville Vegetation Fire: Northbound 101 at Exit 791 just south of School Rd.; For Arcata Fire all call, Cal Fire Engines 1274 and 1264, Westhaven Fire; Chief 8200 is at scene assuming “School IC”. Fire is reportedly burning uphill, multiple trees are involved and torching and there is threat to a field between 101 and Salmon Ave.

Arcata PD is out with a “felony vehicle” on Highway 36 and requesting an evidence tow through HCSO dispatch as they have no reception at the location

#Update: Kari Nelson and her dog have been located alive by a search team. Rescue crews are currently working to extract the two safely. Injuries are unknown. More information will be released tomorrow.

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) October 26, 2022

#Update: Crews continue searching for missing woman Kari Nelson in Southern #Humboldt. The Honeydew Volunteer Fire Department is assisting in this search. Mutual aid has been requested through @Cal_OES for additional support should the search continue into tomorrow.

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) October 25, 2022

Sergeant Cory Crnich of the Eureka Police Department tells Andrew Goff this all began from a call they received from someone associated with the Bayshore Mall. A single shot was fired by an EPD officer at “an animal.” No citizens were injured. No officers were injured, and there was no threat to the public, Crnich says.

More information should be available tomorrow.

Bystanders tell the Outpost’s Andrew Goff, who is at the scene of the officer-involved shooting in Eureka, that they believe they heard five shots and that two dogs had been hit. (NOTE: The EPD says this is incorrect, above.)

This is all developing, of course. We’ll have more information later today or tomorrow.

It sounds like shots were fired by the officer at the dog. It is unknown at this time if the dog was hit

EPD has subjects detained. This appears to have started in the area of Bayshore Mall where another subject ran from EPD officers and was detained in the parking lot. No injuries have been reported to officers or suspects at this time.

Eureka Foot Pursuit w/ Shots Fired And EPD officer is reporting that he was attacked by a dog during a foot pursuit of a male through the greenbelt behind the Six Rivers Forest Service Headquarters and shots fired have been fired. Now out with multiple subjects screaming, requesting additional units. E watch units are coming on duty and responding code 3

Engine 1274 is on scene of the reported vegetation fire and advises other responding units can cancel. Copter 909 is clearing and returning to Kneeland