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Wiyots Through Al Jazeera’s Eyes
…The in-depth story describes the massacre of 50 tribespeople over 150 years ago on the island as they gathered to perform the world renewal ceremony. A posse of white settlers sneaked…
Santa Creates Sonic Boom Over Fortuna?
At around 12:10 Christmas morning, Santa apparently broke the sound barrier as he raced to stuff all the stockings before tiny tots rose from their beds. Or perhaps some Christmassy fellow…
Oh, There Was an Earthquake in This Morning’s Wee Hours
Well, whadda ya know? Apparently that eggnog is doin' the trick, 'cuz your Lost Coast Outpost was undisturbed by the magnitude 4.3 earthquake that struck 45 kilometers west of Ferndale at…
Sneaker Waves Forecast for North Coast
Graphic from the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service is predicting sneaker waves occurring on Christmas Day and continuing through Thursday. Brian Ward of the US Coast Guard explained, "The sneaker…
Hwy 36 Closed: Semi-Truck Blocks Road [OPEN NOW]
…The trailer went off the road around 7:30 this evening and the cab is blocking traffic. A big rig tow is having to come from the Redding area to handle the…
Good Guy Seeks Help Cleaning Up After Bad Guys
Friend of the ocean Tim Haywood was up at Salty's a couple days ago and discovered a less-than-scenic scene off Scenic Drive. Whereas most of us look at the…
Officer Helps Lost Dog Find a Way Off the Freeway
This morning, LoCO reader Crystal Saloman sent in the above photo of an officer escorting a lost dog off the freeway near Rio Dell. Saloman said, "He had all traffic slowed down…
(UPDATE, CAUGHT) Sticky Bank Night Drop Burglar Sought (PHOTOS)
…A deputy responded to the US Bank and met with the assistant manager. She told the deputy she went to empty the night drop box and noticed one of the deposit envelopes…
NBC Revisits the Shane Miller Case
In one of the most tragic tales covered by LoCO in 2013, Sandy Miller and her two daughters, Shelby (age 8) and Shasta (age 4) were gunned down in their home in…
Pastor Bethany: Remembering to Anticipate
…I would stare longingly at the gifts under the tree while enduring the painfully long Christmas morning breakfast. I would start foaming at the mouth while my father read the Christmas story…
LoCO On The Pot: The Last of the Emerald Cup Coverage
The Emerald Cup is so over, but all the dabs I did are still wearing off. So your second round of LoCO-OTP coverage is coming to you a bit late. I…
McKinleyville Goes Boom!
…4:30 p.m. @ the Starbucks in McKinleyville on Saturday 12/21[today,] my husband and I (who were both facing in the eastern direction to avoid glare from the windows) felt…
Op-Ed: About Those Broadway Boobs
…But hypersexualized images of women in various states of undress are used to sell products like those all the time, in the hopes of stirring the hormones of male consumers into a…
Only in Humboldt … Pounds in the Trash [UPDATED — Pot Welcome at Transfer Station]
…The staff, Ornelas said, just laughed at the contents and then threw the bags out with the rest of the trash. "At least," he said, "[the grower] didn't just throw it…
A DeLightful Humboldt Christmas
Twas the Friday before Christmas And all through the night Humboldt folk were a'stirring To see the parade lights. The goodies were hung by the windows with care, In hopes that…
What Humboldt Clicked: 12/14-12/20
The Lost Coast Outpost‘s top read/clicked posts of the week Dec. 14-20 compiled with Google analytics: CRIME/TRAGEDY: 1. Fatal Felony DUI Crash on Drake Hill Near Fortuna 2…
DUI Checkpoint Nets 10 in Arcata
…The Humboldt County “AVOID the 7” DUI Task Force conducted a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on December 20, 2013 near the intersection of Samoa Boulevard and G Street in Arcata between the…
Man Arrested for Stabbing Pitbull in Eureka, School Locked Down
…When the initial deputy arrived he met with the suspect's roommate who told the deputy the suspect fled the scene on foot. The roommate showed the deputy the dog that had…
(UPDATED) Man Wanted for Unlawful Sex with a Minor
…When the officers arrived they surrounded the home. Two deputies in the backyard saw Friedland look out a back upstairs window, when the officers at the front of the residence were knocking…
At the Jason Singleton Anti-Rally
There are about three dozen people at the courthouse steps now, mostly just chatting in small groups. The theme, of course, is local attorney Jason Singleton, who raised everyone's ire last…
Man and Woman Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Juvenile
…An investigation was launched that led to the arrest of the involved adult male and the service of a search warrant at his place of residence in Eureka. Over the following days…
EPIC: Federal Court Says ‘Destructive Willits Bypass’ is Actually A-OK; Construction to Proceed
…Local residents have protested the destruction, occupied the construction site, chained themselves to equipment and sat in trees to stop the project. Background Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration are pursuing a…
Two Young Women Fight for Their Lives/Community Pledges Support
…She will need more surgeries in the future. The community rallied and began providing help to the families as needed. Today, fundraising pages have been set up. In just four hours, a…
Honeydew Woman Allegedly Draws Gun On, Threatens Propane Driver (UPDATED)
…Johnston turned the gun to the side and fired two shots into the ground while again demanding the driver immediately leave. The driver eventually was allowed to leave unharmed. Humboldt County Sheriff…
Wild and Windy in the West
A tree snapped in half near the Boys and Girls Club [and in the Housing Authority Complex] on Prospect Avenue in Eureka. (Photo by Joylyn Mix) Wind gusts across the Coast and…
Flatmo’d: No Chimney, No Toys
In this week's Flatmo'd, the Lost Coast Outpost's weekly scribbled gift from local eggnog snob Duane Flatmo, our frozen kinetic hero implores his fans to remember the reason for…
BLM to Jetty Drivers: Slow Down!
Word from the beach is Bureau of Land Management rangers are gaining a new tool in their quest to stop speed demons out at the North Jetty. No, we're not talking…
Are We in a Drought?
KHUM's Cliff Berkowitz talks with Jeff, one of the forecasters at the National Weather Service office on Woodley Island, about this prolonged period of dry weather — what could be causing it…
FPD: Wanted Man Arrested in Fortuna—Stolen Vehicles Found
…On December 17th, 2013 at about 9:52 am, Officers with the Fortuna Police Department located Daniel Ray Fidler (age 40) in the 600 block of 15th Street. Fidler was known to…
Friday DUI Checkpoint
…Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public. Funding for this checkpoint is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway…