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All Whomped Out: Eureka Club Nocturnum Will Close Jan. 9
…9, the club announced today on its Facebook page: 'Twas back in March of 2009 when Gil Miracle opened the club in the Sixth Street shell of the former O-H's…
VOTE HUMBOLDT: Local Photographer is Finalist in National Contest, Needs Your Clicks
…The top six finishers will have have their photos shown in the 2015 Conservancy calendar. This is where you come in, Humboldt. If you head on over to the NC website, 1…
Update on the Hunt for the Armed, Hockey Mask-Wearing Robber
…Humboldt County Sheriff's Detectives conducting follow up on the armed robbery located what appeared to be the truck used during the robbery. The truck was parked in front of a residence…
Humboldt Video Roundup: Garret Rodriguez, Trinidad Lighthouse Quadcopter Tour, Dutch Does Earth First!
…First, here's a report from ABC 10 News out of San Diego discussing the latest developments in the Garret Rodriguez/Murder Mountain case LoCO reported on yesterday. Reporter Michael Chan spoke…
ACLU Suing Eureka City Schools For Racial and Sexual Discrimination
…Filed on behalf of the Wiyot Tribe of the Table Bluff Rancheria and with the support of the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria, the complaint charges that staff at Loleta Elementary…
CHP Releases Information on Old Briceland Road Motorcycle Fatality
…No identifying information was found on the rider. The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and is working on identifying the male subject. The Garberville CHP is handling the…
Your Week in Ocean: Marine Protected Areas, One Year In
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of California's marine protected area network. Comprised of 124 MPAs, the network is the only one of its kind in the country and serves as not only…
Fire in Eureka Early This Morning
Fire on the corner of A and Huntoon captured by William Brooke. According to Humboldt Bay Fire Battalion Chief Chris Jelinek, at around 12:30 last night, an inhabitant of a one…
Accident on Old Briceland Road—Fatality [UPDATED w/Information and Photo]
…The driver was pronounced dead at scene after paramedics arrived.Cause of the crash and cause of death are unknown, as is the identity of the patient.According to CHP officers at…
McKay Tract Supervisorial Summit
The Board of Supervisors got an update from county staff today about the proposed McKay Tract Community Forest. Environmental, fiscal and homeless concerns were foremost on commenters' minds, though broad support for…
(UPDATE w/ PHOTOS) Breaking News: Gunman Sought in Scotia Incident
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 12-17-13 at approximately 3:50 p.m. the Sheriff’s Office received a call of an armed robbery that had just occurred…
Man Who Shot Horse With Crossbow Enters ‘No Contest’ Plea
…The remaining cases against him were dismissed as a part of the resolution and the Court may consider those charges when sentencing Mr. Slater. The case arose out of an incident on…
Breaking News: Single Vehicle Rollover, Foot Pursuit
…CHP Spokesperson, Matt Harvey, explained that an officer arrived at the accident and a man that the officer believed to be the driver "took foot bail"—ran away. The officer gave chase…
McK Clone Operation Meets Drug Task Force
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 12-17-2013 at about 9:30 a.m. the Humboldt County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit…
Humboldt County Coroner IDs Remains of Garret Rodriguez
…The Humboldt County Coroner's Office was summoned to the scene. The identity of the deceased is unknown at this time, along with the cause of death, age and sex. Detectives are…
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The Green Rush (or Slow Crawl)
While many people, including Rex Bohn and Richard Salzman, have lobbied Humboldt County to become a “Napa Valley” type marijuana business model in the future post-federal decriminalization, I tend to agree…
A Little Bunting Sets Birders Atwitter
A Little Bunting, a bird normally found in the eastern hemisphere, has been seen near McKinleyville. (Photo by Sean McAllister.) On Thursday, December 12th, a unique sighting of a Little Bunting (photo…
A Little Morning Earthquake!
The USGS is saying that little jolt we just had — 5:28 a.m., if you slept through it — ranked as a 4.3 on the ol' Richter scale and was centered…
Piling On Jason Singleton
…Some tasty meat: "The Court finds that counsel's statement was a purposeful attempt to deceive the Court. The discrepancy between what was represented to the Court and what was the truth…
Earth First! To Rally For McKay Tract Community Forest at Board of Supes Tomorrow
Earlier today, Earth First! Humboldt sent out a press release announcing that it would rally at tomorrow's Board of Supervisors on plans for the McKay Tract Community Forest. Earth First! Humboldt…
Cleanup of Pulp Mill and Other “Brownfield” Sites
…at the Prosperity Center in Eureka to the discuss the County’s Brownfields Program. Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or…
Breaking News: Fire in Willow Creek—One Apartment Fully Involved
Smoke from a fire in the new apartments across from Big Rock (Photo by Kevin Avelar. Photo update 1:05 P.M.) Closer P\photo provided by another LoCO reader. Original post…
Watch ‘Dutch Does…’: Humboldt’s New Man-on-the-Street YouTube Thingy (VIDEO)
…Now he's breaking out, with the help of Savage Henry Magazine, with his own man-on-the-street interview show "Dutch Does…"! The concept? He, "Dutch", "does" stuff. He expanded the…
Flatmo’d: False Tusks
In this week's Flatmo'd, the Lost Coast Outpost's near-weekly safari through the vast savannah of local wild man Duane Flatmo's mindscape, our hero clues young pachyderms in…
Mail Thieves Plague Humboldt; Sheriff’s Office Issues Warning
Over the weekend, some residents of the North Bank Road area of North Arcata/South McKinleyville wrote the Lost Coast Outpost to tell us that there have been a series of mail…
HUMBOLDT APPROVED: Where is the Best Place to Grub Down After 10 p.m.?
…Your posse piles crams in the evening's designated fun chariot and the (hopefully sober) driver asks, "Where to?" The crew collectively furrow their brows. Unfortunately, you exist in Humboldt County. Your…
(UPDATE) Fatal Felony DUI Crash on Drake Hill Near Fortuna
…The cause of the collision is still under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. The identity of the deceased passenger is being withheld pending family notifications. The California Highway Patrol - Humboldt Area…
CHP Releases Details on Last Night’s Fatal Accident on Alderpoint Road
…While in the process of overturning, the front right passenger sustained major head trauma and succumbed to their injuries at the scene. The front right passenger’s lap/shoulder harness did not…
Overnight Fire in Myrtletown Engulfs Several Homes; Myrtle Avenue Still Closed at West
…Monday near the corner of Myrtle and West. Fire engines from around the region responded to help Humboldt Bay Fire battle the blaze and provide fire coverage. Myrtle Avenue was quickly closed…
Big Boom!
…Fairfield, Humboldt Hill, and King Salmon are the areas indicating they heard it this time.