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[UPDATE: Photos of the Fire Demolishing the Trailer!] Last Night’s Fire in Fortuna Possibly Arson
…Once the Volunteer Fire Department, Brown explained, "knocked down the spread to the rest of the building [they] hooked a truck up to the trailer, drug it outside and spread [the debris…
DEAD RECKONING: Death, Get Thee Behind Me
As much as we've all lost people we've loved, and no doubt expect to check out ourselves someday, it seems clear that people living in this early side of the…
LoCO ON THE POT: Humboldt Hip-Hop Legends Make Weed-a-rific Feature Film Debut!
Ever met a Masshole caught up in the Emerald Triangle dope game? ("Masshole" = someone from Massachusetts.) Sure you have! Lots of East Coast people are involved in the weed industry here. The…
LETTER FROM ITALY: Florentines for a Day
…You would open the slot, give the money, and he would give you the bread through the slot.” We walked over to the Palace Vecchio, and saw the exterior of the Uffizi…
Joining Protesters Across the Nation, HSU Students Speak Out Against Racism and Police Violence
…Most recently when grand juries did not indict the officer involved in Brown's death or the officer involved in the death of Eric Garner marchers poured into the streets. On Saturday…
Second Missing Girl May Never Have Been With Oregon Runaway Found Today in Petrolia, Says Sheriff’s Office
…Deputies responded to the Mattole Campground, and coordinated with personnel from the Bureau of Land Management, and the Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department. Deputies also met with the father of one of the…
Be On the Lookout: “Very Lifted” 2004 Ford F250 Taken
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…
One Runaway Girl Found Near Petrolia, Other Girl Being Sought
Searchers from the Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department discovered the whereabouts of one of two runaway Oregon girls this morning. The girls, 15-year-old Sylvia Davis and 17-year-old Hannah Thomas…
Man Climbs Tower at Fairhaven Power Plant, Arrested
…Deputies responded to the site and located the suspect Gregory Crockett. Crockett had climbed to the top of one of the towers that are at the facility. Deputies climbed the tower and…
(UPDATE) Missing Teens Were Headed to Humboldt; Last Cell Tower Ping in Myers Flat
…A confirmed family member of one of the girls notes in our comment section that the truck has been found at the Mattole Trailhead. No one was with the vehicle. LoCO is…
Caltrans: Richardson Grove Realignment Project Still Going Forward
Earlier today we heard from the perspective of the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC). Here, in press release form, is Caltrans' take: Caltrans has voluntarily withdrawn its Finding of No Significant Impact…
What’s the Story With That Place? Big Lagoon’s Ghost Town
…The original homes on the property were built in the 1940s as company housing for employees of the Hammond Lumber Company. Humboldt State University has a picture of the "single men's…
King Salmon Enters Its Underwater Season (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
King Salmon residents are furiously attempting to grow gills to better adapt to the neighborhood's pesky winter high tides. The accompanying photos were sent to LoCO by resident Andrew McFarland, who…
(VIDEO) Here is Video of Those ‘Sharkmarines’ That Terrorized Trinidad Last Month
…Will the hydrosphere ever be safe again? Ahhhh! PREVIOUSLY: (PHOTOS/VIDEO) ‘Sharkmarine’ Spotted in Ocean Near Trinidad
EPIC: Richardson Grove Realignment Project “Not Active At All” Anymore
…The lawsuit challenged Caltrans’ violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. Background Richardson Grove State Park, where…
(AUDIO) After Yesterday’s Cleanup, Devil’s Playground Looks Pretty Similar
EPD told LoCO yesterday they would clean up the waterfront area adjacent to the foot of Del Norte Street “til the dumpsters are full.” It would seem they need more dumpsters. LoCO…
Unattended Infant Child, Heroin Discovered During Eureka Police Probation Search
…EPD's Brittany Powell sent us the following brief summation of the alluded to case: On 12/04/14 at about 1:18 p.m. Detectives from EPD Problem Oriented Policing served…
LoCO SPORTS! All-Star Mad River United Elite Squad to Rep Humboldt Fútbol in Spain
The Mad River United Under-13 Elite is a butt-kicking boys soccer squad outta the north county that has put the hurt on teams from all over the Western United States…
Zenia Bluff Road Closed
A large truck had difficulty negotiating the bridge on Dobbins Creek. The Zenia Bluff Road is closed until a big enough tow truck to move it can get to the site of…
UPDATE! Redwood Drive Now Open One Lane Closed on East Benbow Drive
…The Outpost will update with the new information as it comes in. Also, the slipout on East Benbow Drive Branch in Benbow has been somewhat stabilized but with today's storms predicted…
[UPDATE] Bomb Squad Closes Area Near Highland Park in Eureka, “Shell” Discovered
…Residents reported that a section of the streets were blocked off. According to Corporal Jesse Taylor of the Sheriff's Office, the Humboldt County Sheriff's bomb squad was requested by the…
White House Names Blue Lake Rancheria One of the Nation’s 16 ‘Climate Action Champions’
From the Office of the White House Press Secretary: 16 U.S. Communities Recognized as Climate Action Champions for Leadership on Climate Change From deep droughts to fierce wildfires, severe storms to…
Weitchpec Homeowner Shoots Out Tires of Alleged Robbers, Holds Them at Gunpoint ‘Til the Sheriff’s Office Arrives
…However, when the caretaker arrived back at the residence at around 8:30 pm they discovered property from the residence inside two vehicles belonging to the suspects. The suspects did not have…
State Legislators Introduce Two Bills Aimed at Regulating Medical Marij- Excuse Me, ‘Cannabis’
Hezekiah Allen, the local environmentalist-cum-Sacto insider-cum-lyrical gangsta, called up the Outpost with news that state legislators on Monday, the very first day of the new legislative session, introduced…
Designer Jeans Stolen From Old Town Store, Recovered Next Day By Police
…When officers knocked on the door and announced themselves, a male subject was seen fleeing toward the back of the apartment. Officers forced entry into the apartment and detained three subjects inside…
Tsunami Drill In Tsamoa Tsaturday
…Good to know what to do in that event, right Samoa residents? The text of the National Weather Services' press release is set out below: # # # "This is a drill… The Samoa Pacific…
‘Til the Dumpsters are Full’: Today’s Purge of the Devil’s Playground Homeless Encampment
…The next day. # # # The Eureka Police Public Works Department is clearing out homeless encampments in the greenbelt by the foot of Del Norte Street today. Currently, SWAP inmate work crews as well…
MAP: Lefty Neighborhoods Carry School Bonds to Victory, Conservative Ones Doom Them to Defeat
…The Jacoby Creek School District's modest Measure Y, which asked residents of one of the county's wealthiest areas for a mere $2.5 million, was one of the closest races…
[UPDATE] Downed Power Lines Close Redwood Drive Near Dean Creek
…A powerline came down with the tree trapping a truck between the downed line and the downed tree. The road is closed and CHP dispatch indicates that that it might not be…
AUDIO: California Report Covers Dr. Michael Fratkin’s End-of-Life Care Program
On this morning's edition of "The California Report," which airs locally amid NPR's "Morning Edition" on KHSU, reporter April Dembosky of San Francisco station KQED had a moving story about…