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Here’s a Portal to the County’s Redesigned New Website
The county has a snazzy new website (humboldtgov.org), and you should probably bookmark that url because Humboldt gubmint's new digital home is invisible to the Google brain. (Try a search…
[UPDATE] Car Fire Blocking Northbound 101 Near Weott
…The vehicle was traveling northbound on US-101, when for reasons still under investigation the vehicle ran off the east shoulder of the roadway and struck a tree head-on. Schubert was…
Fourteen-Year-Old Missing Since July 4; Family, Police Need Leads On At-Risk Child
A 14-year-old girl has been missing since the evening of July 4. According to her grandmother, Morgan Martin left her home on Humboldt Hill Friday at around 8:30 p…
Alleged Eureka Parking Lot Beater Arrested
…A search warrant for Vitolo’s encampment was obtained and served the same day. Vitolo was booked into the Humboldt County Jail on $500,000 bail.
Biking On Bridges: Why Can’t Humboldt Get Non-Motorized Transportation Right?
Bicycling over the bridges linking the Samoa peninsula to Eureka is an exercise in cheating death. Between the wall and the lane lies a space that feels about the width of my…
Residential Fire South of Korbel
According to scanner traffic, there is a residential fire in the 1100 block of Maple Creek Road south of Korbel. At first there was a worry that the fire might be spreading…
Another Mass Power Outage in the Eel River Valley
…Power ETA "10ish." — Ferndale Enterprise (@FrndEnterprise) July 8, 2014 ### From Fortuna to the South Jetty, from Ferndale to Centerville, pretty much no one in the Eel River Valley has power at the…
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: “Matt”-y Fourth of July! Election Recaps, Shout-Outs and the Reason America is the Best Country Ever
The United States is the only country in the world where we have a potential non-violent overthrow of our government every two to four years … and this occurs at local libraries…
Willits Bypass Work Suspended Indefinitely
Press release from the California Department of Transportation: On June 20, 2014, the US Army Corps of Engineers suspended Caltrans’ permit to construct the Willits Bypass Project. The costs to keep contractor…
Explosives Experts Called to Mack High to Dispose of Two Bottle Bombs
…When the deputy arrived at the high school, the citizen pointed out two plastic bottles wrapped in black tape. One bottle was two liters in size; the other was approximately 16 ounces…
Maine Media Covers Missing Humboldt Woman
As the months grow longer since Danielle Bertolini went missing, the family of the 23-year-old woman last seen in the Fortuna area loses hope. Yesterday, a newspaper in Bangor, Maine…
[FOUND!] Silver Alert: Elderly Woman Missing Near Clam Beach
…Officers from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and the California Highway Patrol are searching the area. If anyone has any information, they can contact the Humboldt County Sheriff at 707 445…
Humboldt Man Honored as Part of WWI Commemoration Ceremony in Ireland
As the American, Irish and Cork flags fly, a rainbow arcs near Whiddy Island in the southwest of Ireland over the unveiled memorial to an American serviceman killed in World War I…
Eureka’s Hue Southeast Asian Restaurant Closing its Doors
…In an email to the Outpost, Malina Syvoravong said that when her family opened the business in 2006, competition was scarce when it came to southeast Asian cuisine. Now it's abundant…
LoCO On the Pot: Humboldt’s New Pot PAC and Sacramento’s Devious Moves
…There have been many attempts to clarify the medical marijuana scene at the state level over the years, with little success to speak of. All the while, local governments have taken liberties…
Letter From Istanbul: So How Was New York?
So how was New York? How did it feel to be back in Istanbul? Everyone kept asking the same questions. And Leyla Anamur kept giving the same answers. Yes, New York was…
Louisiana Man Believed Missing Was Headed to Humboldt County
…The person called verified that Jeff Joseph was the person they spoke to. He was last seen driving a green 1998 Toyota Rav4 with an LSU sticker on the back window. The…
Fire Near Westhaven
…According to scanner traffic, the fire is about a 1/2 acre in size and expanding at a moderate rate of spread. There is no immediate structure threat but if the fire…
Capturing the 4th of July Spirit
Flags, parades, bake sales and fireworks—Humboldt County celebrated the Fourth of July colorfully. We couldn't manage to be in every town but you were there taking photos. We'd love…
Fourth of July Fire at Eureka Home (Now with PRESS RELEASE as well as PHOTOS)
…Crews made entry into the structure and found that all of the fire was above the ceiling in the attic space. Ventilation holes were cut in the roof and crews extinguished the…
Flatmo’d: Happy Fourth of July!
While the rest of LoCO is off gleefully slacking in celebration of the independence of our chunk of Earth, local kinetic hero Duane Flatmo was hard at work scribbling out his special…
[CHP UPDATE] Fatal Accident in Fortuna Last Night
…Jacky, who was driving under the influence of alcohol, failed to stop at the intersection of Drake Hill Road. As the Mini Cooper continued through the intersection, Jacky applied the vehicle's…
Alert EPD Officer Spots Felony Parole Violator, Ends Up With a Mountain of Meth
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On 07/03/14, at about 1:20 PM, a detective with the Eureka Police Departments Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) saw a vehicle driven…
Racing at Redwood Acres: PHOTOS!
Guest post and photography by Mark Ahrens. (As always, to get a larger picture, click on the image.) There's more good fun things to do in Humboldt. Motor Sports enthusiasts have…
70-Year-Old Man Arrested for Arson
…At 5:30 am this morning a small fire was reported in the area of 9th and H Streets in Arcata. Police and Fire Departments responded immediately and the fire was quickly…
(VIDEO) Watch Humboldt Kids Make Good With the Science Projects
Each year, the local academic excellence-promoting Rising Stars Foundation invites Humboldt County students, ranging from 4th grade through high school, to flex their brains at the weeklong Doris Niles Science Fair…
While Feuding With the Local Newspaper, Humboldt Fair Board Suffers Identity Crisis
…And the Tituses say that, ever since Stuart was shown the door, the fair association has been woefully mismanaged. “The fair and the fairgrounds are extremely important to the citizens of the…
Humboldt Live Sessions: Human Behavior
…Jeffrey Martin and Anna Tivel T Sisters Caroline Bauer Marty O'Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra II Laura Meyer Brothers Comatose Anna and the Underbelly Cliterate The Lowest Pair Erin Inglish…
Ferndale Police Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of One-Man Pharmacy
…On 7-02-14 at approximately 1423 hours, a Ferndale Police Officer stopped a vehicle driven by 29 year old Fortuna resident Justin Earl Lewis, for no front license plate on the…
CRIME CASCADE: Broken Windshield, Suspended License, Outstanding Warrant, Syringe & Meth, Stolen Property
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 07-02-2014, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy was driving a marked patrol car on Muncie Street…