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Slide Fire 98% Contained
Picture shows the Slide Fire in the center with very little smoke. The smoke/hazeon the left of the tree is the July Fire on the Klamath National Forest. Six Rivers National…
Car Fire Which Threatened Two Structures Extinguished, May Be Linked to Burglary
…The fire crews reacted very quickly and were able to stop the fire from proceeding and causing damage to those structures. The cause of the vegetation fire was a vehicle that had…
Eighteen-Year-Old Stabbed at Arcata House Party
From the Arcata Police Department: On 8/16/14 at about 0140 hours, Officers from the Arcata Police Department responded to a report of a loud party in the 4500 Block of…
Eureka Considering Permanent Closure of Part of Marina Way
A section of Marina Way, that little loop road on the Eureka waterfront, has been closed by the City, and officials are considering making the closure permanent. A Facebooker posted the above…
Trespass Grow on Green Diamond Land Features Convenience Golf Carts Stolen From HSU
…The deputies detained Severe while they obtained a Humboldt County Superior Court search warrant for the property. Once the search warrant was obtained, deputies searched the structures. Deputies located several stolen road…
Don’t Run Around McKinleyville Trailer Parks Allegedly Brandishing Semi-Automatic Handguns, Lady
…Several witnesses identified O’Kelly as the person they saw with the handgun. The witnesses however, told the deputies O’Kelly had changed her clothes since the incident. Deputies learned O’Kelly…
Brother-on-Brother Stick-Beating Ends in Assault Arrest in Hoopa
…When the investigating deputy arrived he spoke with a 53 year old male victim. The deputy saw the victim had visible cuts and bruises. The victim declined medical attention. The victim told…
Thieves Steal 5,000-Gallon Water Tank from SoHum Volunteer Fire Department
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 08-13-2014, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a burglary at the Ettersburg School…
Motorcyclist Traveling North in Southbound Lane Struck, Major Injuries
…The driver of the BMW was unable to avoid a collision with the wrong-way motorcycle and ultimately the front of the motorcycle collided into the front of the BMW. Schaafsma was…
Statewide Medical Marijuana Bill Dies Unceremonious Death in Senate
…Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, told the Sacramento Bee, "“What happened today was the folks that want to preserve the wild, wild west – meaning those that want it to be totally unregulated…
Report of a Man With a Gun in McKinleyville
…Several units are in now in the area of Park Road searching for the individual. We'll be updating as information comes in.
Eureka Councilman Allegedly Has Drug-Fueled Altercation, Reneges on Agreement to Make Public Apology
Eureka City Councilman Chester "Chet" Albin allegedly had a tense verbal disagreement with an artist during the Aug. 2 Arts Alive event in Old Town, and in a subsequent peace-making meeting…
Child in Protective Custody Following Arrests at SoHum Motel
…The truck matched a description of a truck possibly involved with burglaries and other theft related offenses in the Garberville-Redway area. The deputies learned the driver of the truck was staying…
Rafting Pirates Raid Trinidad Harbor, Steal Motors Right Off the Boats
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 08-13-2014, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a citizen reporting motors being…
[UPDATED] Slide Fire 90% Contained
…The fire is burning in heavy timber in the Boise Creek drainage. Aerial resources were successful yesterday afternoon “boxing-in” the fire with water and retardant to slow the fire’s progress…
(VIDEO) Please Help Eureka Police Identify This CHEETOS®-Craving Bandit
…The clerk said, “How is it going?” The suspect said, “Hand it over.” The suspect leaned over the register counter and reached with his left hand to the side of the register…
Sheriff’s Office Releases More Information on the U-Haul Pot Story
…When the search warrant was served, the deputy located 171 growing marijuana plants in the truck, ranging from 6” to 4’ tall. In the cab of the truck the deputy located two…
(UPDATE, FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Seeking Mother and Her Two Young Children
…The deputy determined she was not having any mental health issues, and she and the children were in good health. She told the deputy she was in the process of moving out…
Victims of Sunday’s Horrific Accident Struggle to Cope
15-year-old Thomas Wheeler makes a brave attempt at a smile from his hospital bed [Photos provided by family.] As news of Sunday's terrible accident, which took the lives of…
Photos of the Lodge Fire by Kim Sallaway
Smoke from the Lodge Fire rushes over the mountains south of Leggett in northern Mendocino. All photos here are from Kim Sallaway. [See more of Sallaway's fire photos here.] This evening…
Photos of the Lodge Fire by Mark McKenna
Go deep into the heart of the Lodge Fire as photographer Mark McKenna captures the sweat and heat of a firefighter's day deep into the thickly wooded mountains of northern Mendocino…
Lodge Fire Reaches Eel River at Big Bend South of Leggett
…Photo from the Lodge Fire this evening. The Lodge Fire rushing towards the Eel River. [Photo taken from Hwy 101 near the Hermitage posted about 6 p.m. by the Redwood Mercantile…
U-haul Your Own Weed, Officers Cut the Lock on a Truck Full of Pot Plants
Pot plants fill the interior of a U-haul truck. [Photos provided by a reader .] Law enforcement officers from the California Highway Patrol and the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office have just…
Coast Guard Buzzing Humboldt Bay, What’s Up? [Photos]
That hum in the Humboldt Bay? Coast Guard spokesperson said its intrepid men and women were training. Thanks, we appreciate the hard work that goes into keeping us safe. And we appreciate…
Law Enforcement at Cuneo Creek Today Researching Human Remains Found This Weekend
Humboldt County Sheriff and Department of Justice gather at River Lodge this morning. [Photo provided by reader.] Several readers reported seeing multiple law enforcement vehicles gathered at the River Lodge in Fortuna…
HITCHED, Aug. 13, 2014
Welcome (back) to HITCHED, your Lost Coast Outpost's (apparently) semi-regular listing of love-loving locals produced whenever the Humboldt County Clerk/Recorder's office sends us the info! Do you…
Lightning Strike Causes Fire Southeast of Orleans
One of multiple lightning strikes igniting fires in Northern California last night kindled a four acre fire in the Boise Creek drainage about 5 miles southeast of Orleans. According to Peggi Lawrence…
[UPDATE—EPD Seeks Third Driver] Whoops! Accident Near Fourth and J
A Chevy Blazer on its roof near the corner of Fourth and J Street. [Photo sent in by a reader.] Updated 3:40 p.m.: According to Brittany Kesterson of the Eureka…
(VIDEO) ‘Fish Kill 2014?’: Yurok Youth Video Project Looks at a Developing Crisis
…The Seventh Generation Fund Media Department led a digital storytelling workshop with the Yurok Social Services Youth Program. The youth wanted to explore the history of the 2002 fish kill and seek…
Yes, Brad Pitt was in Humboldt (PHOTO)
Despite rarely being activated, your Lost Coast Outpost’s finely tuned celebrity detection devices have nonetheless captured some glittery faces over the years. We’ve featured the mugs of A-listers, Hollywood…