A tweet from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office warns residents of Bayside to stay in their homes while law enforcement operate in the area. Here is what we know.

We will update when we hear more.

Trinidad Traffic Collision w/ Extrication: Cal Fire Engine 1274 is on scene on Highway 101 in the area of mile marker 100 near the Main St. offramp reporting 4 vehicles involved, multiple patients with one confirmed 11-44 (deceased). Engine 1274 is assuming “Baker IC”, initiating triage and requesting a total of three code 3 ambulances. Resources from Arcata, Westhaven and Fieldbrook Fire Departments are also now on scene. Northbound 101 is blocked.

E8215 clear from the call [apparently found nothing]

Engine 8215 in the area looking

Arcata poss debris fire, unknown location but “in the marsh west of I Street toward Samoa” per single caller, for Arcata E8215

Engine 8215 is staged on Jacoby Creek, HCSO not at scene yet, requesting their ETA… per Sheriff’s dispatch they were out of position and now coming thru Eureka… E8215 has gone in ahead and they’re clear from the call [no explanation broadcast over the air]

BAYSIDE medical aid call w/staging required, 4500 block Jacoby Creek, female w/unk-cause facial injuries, HCSO responding; for Arc Ambulance and Arc Engine 8215 acknowledging life-safety hazard

Arguably the biggest cultural event to happen in Eureka in memory will occur in less than a month on Oct. 16 when native daughter Sara Bareilles returns to her hometown for a show at Halvorsen Park. The City of Eureka is thinking that at least some of the thousands who gather that day may get hungry, so they’re putting out the call for local food truck operators to rally for the cause.

If you believe you’ve got what it takes  to help fill the mouths of Sara’s ravenous fans, apply here.

If you were lucky enough to snag one of the free tickets to Sara Bareilles’ homecoming concert this morning, we offer you congratulations. Those things went fast! But if you need to somehow be more excited for the event, click the video above to let Bareilles herself share her hopes for the event. 

“I’m coming home to celebrate where I came from and to say thank you and ‘I love you’ to the incredible community of Humboldt County,” Bareilles says in the clip before being photobombed by a fuzzy pooch. Could you love her more?!

If you somehow found yourself on this page before reading the City of Eureka’s announcement this morning, catch up here.

Arcata Fight: (Late Entry) Arcata PD, University Police, (* and possibly HCSO), Arcata Fire and Arcata Ambulance are at scene on the north side of the Arcata plaza for what was reported as a fight with an unresponsive male with numerous injuries. A large crown was reported in the area. Arcata Fire arrived and advised that there were as many as 3 patients injured. Unknown further

TODAY IN LoCO: Remember the Suddenlink Slasher? He, she or they was/were the renegade criminal(s) who seemed to nurse a beef against the telecommunications industry — or perhaps against one particular cable Internet provider — to such an insane extent that cables were sliced and diced in the dead of night all over the county.

The Slasher’s reign of terror had pretty much come to a close by Sept. 16, 2014 — exactly eight years ago today — but this is the day that former California Governor Jerry Brown signed former state Senator Wes Chesbro’s anti-Slasher legislation, and it so today is the day it became the law of the land.

And it worked!

Chesbro Looks to Stick It to the Suddenlink Slasher

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CHP unable to locate any matching veh or pedestrian in the area, all agencies clearing from the call

E8217 in area of Central & Hiller trying to locate the incident; CHP reported to be investigating near Eka Natural Foods at Pickett Rd, ambulance and the engine responding up there

McKinleyville T/C veh vs pedestrian at Central & Hiller; Arcata Engine 8217, Arcata Amb and CHP dispatched

#HappeningNow Deputies are investigating a poss. robbery on Sawmill Rd near Garberville. Suspect vehicle fled & was last seen near Piercy. Vehicle is described as a gray Dodge Charger or Challenger with poss. front-end damage. If you see this vehicle, do not approach, call 911.

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) September 16, 2022

The Eureka Police Department is looking into an alleged assault said to have taken place at Eureka High School earlier today. 

North Coast News reports that EPD was called to campus at around 1:30 p.m. for an incident involving at least one student. The school was not placed on lockdown and EPD tells NCN there is no active threat to anyone else at this time.

More here.

Arcata Elevator Rescue: Arcata Fire Engine 8215 is on scene at Cal Poly Humboldt on the 4th floor of the Jolly Giant Commons with multiple people stuck in an elevator that is without power. Engine 8215 is now requesting Engine 8217 respond from McKinleyville to assist. University PD is also on scene and is attempting to contact a representative from the elevator company.

The Times-Standard’s Jackson Guilfoil reports that California’s Fair Political Practices Commission has issued it’s long-awaited advice letter as regards Arcata City Councilmember Alex Stillman and the city’s Gateway Play.

In short: No dice, says the FPPC. Stillman, who was elected in June, cannot participate in any discussions or votes concerning the city-defining plan, which seeks to vastly increase the amount of housing in a somewhat underutilized portion of town.

That means only three of five members of the council — a bare quorum — are currently available to vote on the plan, and there’s another election currently underway. At least one of the current candidates — Dana Quillman — has much the same conflicts of interests as Stillman and Mayor Stacey Atkins-Salazar do, and possibly more do as well. Stay tuned.

We wrote about all this a while ago, before the election:

Arcata’s Mayor Can’t Participate in the City-Defining Gateway Area Plan; These Two Current Candidates for City Council Probably Can’t Either, for the Same Reason

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Eich IC has fire control. Crews are transitioning into the interior for salvage and overhaul. Correction on location - this is in the 2000 block of Eich by Humboldt Hill.

Eich IC has released Arcata Engine 8215 from the scene for coverage of the city. Samoa Fire also has one engine on scene. “Two out” has been established as firefighters are transitioning into the interior office area of the involved structure.

Eich IC has a primary all clear per report from an occupant who was inside the building when the fire started. Arcata Fire has one engine responding to the scene as part of the commercial second alarm. Loleta and Blue Lake Fire have been dispatched for move up and cover assignments in the city

Humboldt Bay Fire is on scene with a single story wood frame commercial structure with fire through the roof, passing command and setting up for a transitional attack. There is one exposure threatened. Battalion 8104 will be “Eich IC” and making this a defensive fire. Law enforcement has Eich blocked at S. Broadway and Humboldt Hill.

King Salmon Structure Fire: 2400 block of Eich in King Salmon for a report of fire in a commercial cabinet shop. HCSO is at scene.; Humboldt Bay Fire has a full structure response started. Station 2 reports a smoke column visible from station 2 requesting upgrade to a commercial second alarm

CHP at scene in Carlotta, the fire units are clear and back at their station

Carlotta E7231 at scene, reports vehicle is off the roadway and not occupied, so cancel ambulance; CHP will continue

Carlotta Engine 7231 and 7274 responding with two personnel on board each

Carlotta, t/c veh vs tree reported on Hwy 36 in area of the Carlotta Fire Station, for Carlotta Fire, City ambulance being requested, CHP enroute on their incident #00002

Per alarm company, Chester Av alarm is false; E8215 is canceled

Arcata residential smoke alarm activated, 1600 block Chester Ave, Engine 8215 responding