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[UPDATE With Eyewitness Accounts] Shots Fired in McKinleyville, Woman With Gunshot Wound
…The car went around the roundabout and then they were facing the police car. They attempted to run towards the police car and to the left up an embankment” in order to…
Challenge a Chief and Help a Tot Shop With a Cop
…Members of the public are also invited to come and watch or participate in the game. Chief Andrew Mills welcomes all challengers. The match will be held at Humboldt Bay Fire Station…
Know This Woman? At 4 P.M., She Allegedly Walked Into a Store and Took a Bike Right From Under Everyone’s Noses
…Today at 4 p.m., she allegedly walked out of Pacific Outfitters on 5th Street with the bike pictured below, a black Haro Boulevard 20.5" which had red stripped tires and…
Humboldt County Agriculture, By The (Legal) 2013 Numbers
Humboldt County’s 2013 Crop and Livestock report, released last week, shows that 2013 was the legal ag sector's strongest year since 2007. From the 2013 Crop and Livestock report: The…
Old Town Tree Down … ‘Windageddon’?
…LoCO reader Susan Cherry sent in the above photo of a downed tree near the corner of 2nd and E streets in Old Town. The foliage was the victim of yesterday's…
CannaActivists Warily Eye Cannabusinessmen
A poster first produced in 1982 signed by artist Pat Ryan was displayed in his booth at the Emerald Cup. It and other "Humboldt homegrown" art attracted attention from growers nostalgic for…
Car Careens 80 Feet Down Hillside; Carlotta Man Sustains ‘Major Injuries’, Arrested for DUI
…The Honda came to rest on the out-of-service railroad tracks which travel under the bridge. Mr. Steinwand, who was properly restrained, sustained major injuries. His passenger, Jesse Anderson, age 26…
LoCO ON THE POT: The Emerald Cup Mothership Lands on Santa Rosa. Mad Dabbing Ensues
The Emerald Cup is a cannabis flowers/solvent-less hash/edibles/topicals competition that culminates in a weekend-long main event at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. The main event…
Letter from Istanbul: Beyond La Dolce Vita
Waking up on Monday morning, you realize you are back in the city. The Roman holiday is over. Fleeting visions stay with you … the little pension, with the two beds we pulled…
Memorial Announced for Toddler Who Died at Big Lagoon
Several friends of the family of Fisher Midnight Richardson, the three-year-old child who drowned at Big Lagoon last week, wrote the Outpost this morning to ask that we publish this…
Are the Feds About to End Their War on Medical Marijuana?
When the U.S. government loses a war it does so quietly, with an utter dearth of fanfare. True to form, in the latest spending bill to pass the U.S. House…
(UPDATED) Two Car Accident on 101 Safety Corridor
…For reasons still under investigation, the right side of the 1990 Subaru was struck by the front end of the 1996 Toyota as it crossed the northbound traffic lanes of US-101…
Flatmo’d: Bum Deal
…For the latest edition of Flatmo’d, LoCO’s coaster artist Duane Flatmo says he was inspired after recently witnessing a guy dropping a deuce near a Eureka business in broad daylight…
Eureka High Grad Featured on TIME Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ Cover
Every year since 1927, TIME Magazine editors have gone through the motions of selecting a “Person of the Year” (or “Man of the Year” until 1999). Over the years, the list of…
[RETURNED] Missing Rio Dell Man
…He left his home in the morning and hasn't returned. His granddaughter Felicia Uber said that this behavior "isn't like him." Uber said her grandfather drives a white '91 Ford…
[FOUND] Be On the Lookout: 2005 Mazda Tribute Taken After Keys Nabbed From Counter of Redway Shell
Here’s the latest post in LoCO's “Be On the Lookout” series, where we highlight stolen items and ask you to help by reporting any sighting to the appropriate law enforcement…
Schools That Are Closed Friday
Here is the current list of schools closed on Friday. We will update if more close. Southern Humboldt Unified School District announced that all the Miranda campuses will be closed on Friday…
Tribes Can Grow and Sell Marijuana, Feds Say
Will tribal "Pump and Play" gas stations soon allow "Pump, Puff and Play?" That appears possible after the U.S. Justice Department today issued made public a memo from October instructing U…
RAINAGEDDON II: The Rerainening!
Pretty placid around most of the Humboldt Bay Area so far today, but the rain of terror has stricken our neighbors to the north. Here's a video taken by Facebook friend…
Your Week in Ocean: #10DaysOfMPAs, MPA IPA, Coast Seafoods <3s Humboldt Baykeeper
Much is happening in celebration of the two-year anniversary of California's marine protected area network on December 19. In particularly exciting news, the Northcoast Environmental Center and Six Rivers Brewery…
And Just Like That, Martin Slough Pump Station Is Operational
Charles Roecklein with the city of Eureka's engineering staff confirms that the stop-start Martin Slough Interceptor project has been quietly operational for the last few weeks. The project has been…
The Latest Most Wanted Poster from the Eureka Police Department
The Latest Most Wanted Poster from the Eureka Police Department
Dr. Fratkin Reaches Crowdfunding Goal for End-of-Life Care Program
Earlier this morning the Outpost checked in on Dr. Michael Fratkin's crowdfunding page on Indiegogo, where he has been trying to reach a $100,000 goal to launch a palliative care…
Arrests Made in the Case of Baby Abandoned in Drug House
PREVIOUSLY Unattended Infant Child, Heroin Discovered During Eureka Police Probation Search Eureka POP Makes Heroin Busts, Takes Yet More Beautiful Mug Shots From the Eureka Police Department: On 12/04/14 at…
Highway 36, Many County Roads in SoHum and Eel River Valley Still Closed
…As with the multiple power outages currently affecting the county, it ain't easy to stay up-to-the-minute on road closures. Here's what we have as of 9 a…
Eureka Homeowner Chases Down Suspected Burglar, Recovers Own Property
…The victim told dispatchers that he chased the suspect and had him detained at the 1500 block of 7th Street. Officers located the victim and suspect and learned that the burglary had…
A Good Winter Storm - Not Rainageddon
We still have a good winter storm, but not the worst storm in 40 years that some predicted. This morning I spoke with Brian Garcia of the NOAA office on Woodly Island…
Power Outages Pepper Northern California
…Click on the dot in the area of the outage you are concerned about to learn more including estimated times for restoring the power. However, don't expect PG&E to get…
National Weather Service Scales Back Flood Predictions; Minor Flooding Expected at Fernbridge Friday Morning
…The South Fork, Van Duzen and Mad rivers are now all expected to stay within their banks throughout the duration of the storn, at least at the monitoring locations (Miranda, Bridgeville and…
[7 a.m. UPDATE] Roads in Humboldt—What’s Closed and What’s Impacted
…There is an active rockfall blocking the westbound lane. The east bound lane is partially blocked. Caltrans is responding. See here for latest.