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UPDATED: Snow Closes 101 North of Willits
…According to CalTrans' road conditions website right now: "NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA." -MD ### UPDATE FROM BEYOND THE CLOSURE: If you are northbound and planning to find a vacant…
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Missing Loleta Man [FOUND!]
…The sweatshirt prompted investigators to contact Humboldt County for help identifying the male. MCSO sent the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office a photograph of the subject. The male in the photograph was…
Someone Jacked 800 Square Feet of Old Growth Flooring From This Historic, Publicly Owned Barn
Press release from the National Parks Service Recently, approximately 800 square feet of historic, old-growth redwood lumber was stolen from the hay mow of the Elk Camp Sheep Shed, located off…
Flatmo’d: Snow Smoking Section
Is it snowing where you are, Humboldt? It is here on LoCO! In this edition of Flatmo'd, the corner of the Lost Coast Outpost designated for local artist Duane Flatmo's…
Sheriff’s Office Seeking Local Man on Felony Warrants
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating a wanted suspect. Zachariah Scott Friedland, 35 years old, has two…
Your Week in Ocean: Indian Island Renewal, Ocean Night Tonight, Plastic Death, Dead Fish and Delayed Warfare Training
…We drive over the bridges, note how the high tide submerges the island, perhaps grin at the egrets. But since the end of the 19th century, dikes, channels and other modifications have…
Snow Predicted Today—Roads Icy—Be Careful
Cold weather impacts pipes and roads across the North Coast. Snow is currently falling in Fortuna according the police department there. They suggest allowing extra time to get to your destination. (Send…
Private Investigator Chris Cook Reveals Sources May Have Heard Confession of Garret Rodriguez’s Murder
…Cook & Associates contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office on 11/29/2013 to relay the information in regard to the location of the body. The body was located by the sheriff…
Law Enforcement Works Through Dark to Find Suspect with Alleged Stolen Firearm
Screensnip from Google Maps showing generally the area around Greenbriar. There are some jobs that you wouldn't want to do. Scanner traffic indicates law enforcement chased a white Suburban "possibly occupied…
Fields Landing Burglar Hides in the Bushes Because ‘Cops Always Mess With Him’
…The deputy ordered the male out of the bushes. The male told the deputy he heard the patrol car pull up and jumped out of the window of the apartment and tried…
Gun-Wielding Home Invaders Tie Up Victims, Steal 150 lbs. of Weed
…The second victim related the same story to the deputies as the homeowner, however, told the deputies he had been tied up by a different suspect who used duct tape. The second…
CHP Identifies Suicidal Pedestrian, Continues Search For Driver
Press release from the California Highway Patrol: The pedestrian who sustained fatal injuries by purposefully stepping in front of the pickup truck is 33 year old Timothy David Jones of Eureka, California…
Humboldt Co. Sheriff’s Office Unready to Confirm Connection in Recent SoHum Cases to Garret Rodriquez
Garret Rodriguez Although Southern Humboldt and the comment section of the LoCO are swirling with rumors concerning the connection between the body found Sunday near Jewett Road and story of the eight…
You Knew It Was Cold! Record Low Temps on the North Coast
The US National Weather Service—-(Have you liked them on Facebook yet? You should.)—is reporting a record low in Eureka today of 28° which beats the previous low of 31° set…
Here Is A Partial List of Things That Don’t Belong In Liscom Slough That One Mild-Mannered Guy Removed
…CoastalCurrentsAudio For almost two decades, Ted Halstead has been removing garbage from the slough on the north side of Arcata bay. A lot of garbage. And with today's King Tide (read…
Trustees Looking at Stopping Deliveries at Redwood Memorial—Public Meeting Tomorrow
Graphic from the Facebook event page. Will the southern half of Humboldt still have services for women facing deliveries? A meeting tomorrow will help determine the fate of obstetrics for much of…
(UPDATED) Three Arrested by APD for Homicide
…The Mad River Union has information contradicting the Times Standard regarding how two of the accused were arrested and has additional information about the attack here. UPDATE 12/6, 5:27 p…
Passerby Rescues Occupant of Burning Home
Thanks to a LoCO reader Ryan Shepherd for providing the photos. Thanks to the passerby and to the firefighters! Humboldt Bay Fire Press Release: At 11:23 pm on 12-3-2013…
Brrrr! Temperatures Drop Across the County
The National Weather Service is anticipating temperatures dropping into the teens across the interior of Humboldt County tonight and tomorrow with some places plunging into the single digits. "Local areas of black…
Pedestrian in Sunday’s Fatality Committed Suicide [UPDATED]
…The CHP is continuing to ask the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the driver who fled the scene. The vehicle is described as a white, lifted, full-size pickup truck…
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: The 2014 District Attorney’s Race
…It was not a good old boy slap on the back. The violence that you displayed against Supervisor Bass at the California State Association of Counties meeting last week, which the Del…
UPDATING: Best and Worst Smells of Humboldt
…We'll adjust the list below periodically throughout the day. Leave your best/worst smell in the comments. Extra credit for crisp descriptions. ——————————- BEST First rain of the season in the redwoods…
Clean Out Your Dryer Lint—A Lesson From Last Night’s Fire in Eureka
…Crews quickly knocked down the dryer fire, but spent the next hour and a half overhauling the structure to find hot spots while also ventilating the structure of smoke. Fortunately, the homeowner…
CHP Still Looking for Vehicle Involved in Fatality This Weekend
More details of the vehicle involved in Sunday's fatal hit and run have been released. The CHP is looking for help finding the operator of the truck. CHP Press Release: The…
Bank Robbery in Arcata Just Before 5 P.M. Today—[CAPTURED]
…The teller complied with the order and gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect then exited the business through the west doors. The suspect was last seen wearing a…
Crime Rates in Humboldt County
Today was a rough one for the believers in Humboldt as a safe place to raise kids. In response, LoCO poked into crime statistics available on Wikipedia to see just how bad…
Grinch Steals Christmas in McKinleyville
…When the sedan drove up, the driver and the man pushing the cart loaded the box that was on the cart into the trunk of the car. The car then drove away…
(UPDATED) Body Found in Humboldt Bay
…Some people leaned over the side of the boat and they towed him to shore. He was pronounced dead. They know the subject's ID — he was known to law enforcement — but…
Multiple Local Fire Departments Respond to Blaze on Coast Guard Way
…While investigating the crew found the actual fire as being inside unoccupied 40' x 50' storage building. The building was approximately 25% involved with fire, including the attic space. A full first…
HCSO Releases More Info on Eureka Home Invader’s Death, Asks Public’s Assistance Locating Second Suspect
…Sam began striking the victim on the head and body with the baseball bat. The 16 year old son of the 38 year old female came to the aid of the victim…