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What Humboldt Clicked: 11/9-11/15
The Lost Coast Outpost‘s top read/clicked posts of the week Nov. 9-15 compiled with Google analytics: CRIME/TRAGEDY: 1. MOTHER: My Son Was Shot Outside Eureka High and No…
Traffic Delays Near Westhaven Possible Monday
…This seismic retrofit project will also include work at the Trinidad Road Undercrossing Bridge beginning in January 2014. The contractor is Golden State Bridge, Inc. of Martinez. The project is estimated to…
Humboldt: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area? Who’d of Thunk It
Spider waiting on its web to catch wayward insects in a marijuana garden. "Good news," tweeted Jared Huffman the North Coast's Congressman this morning, "Humboldt County just named High Intensity Drug…
HUMBOLDT APPROVED: Who Serves Humboldt’s Best Chicken Wings?
…There's not that many joints that do wings in the county. In the end it mattered not. When checked in on the up arrows at the noon Humboldt Approved deadline, the…
Romancing the Bookmobile—Because Kids and Books Make Us Smile
…The new world of the Internet is still a distant possibility and it may even be unwanted. The students love the interaction with the adult Community and the feel of real books…
Possible Shooting Near Cash and Carry off Highway 101
…All units are being called to the front of Cash and Carry for a debrief. (Photos from friend of the LoCO Sarah Sand. Click to enlarge.) ### UPDATE, 11:25 a.m.: The…
EPD: Pellet Gun Shooter Gave Confession, Claims ‘Accident’
The suspect in last week's pellet gun shooting of two Eureka High students has confessed to pulling the trigger according to EPD Chief Andy Mills, who spoke with the Outpost this…
Vehicle Hit by Bullet Near Redway (UPDATED With PHOTOS)
…The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle and was unhurt. Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs…
Owner of Local Company Enters Plea in Illegal Peat Moss Mining Case
Dan Wojcik, owner of McClellan Mountain Ranch, a peat moss harvesting company has entered a plea along with co defendant, Robert Wotherspoon, to violating the Clean Water Act. Humboldt Co. District Attorney…
Pellet Gun Shooting: 18-Year-Old Suspect Arrested
From the Eureka Police Department: On 11.14.13, officers and detectives of the Eureka Police Department arrested the suspect in the pellet gun shooting that occurred near the Eureka High School…
Flatmo’d: Anti-Terrorist Architecture
Earlier this week, the obscure Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) ruled that the nearly open One World Trade Center in New York — some people still call it the Freedom…
Can You Let It Mellow This Wednesday?
They need to shut the water off to install new valves. Your civic duty may involve showering with a friend or skipping it altogether. Surely you can come up with your own…
Cute Pig Loose in Prestigious Rosewood Neighborhood
KHUM listener Debbie Hart alerts us that there is a very cute pig loose at the corner of D and Spruce, in Eureka's prestigious Rosewood neighborhood. UPDATE: More cute pig photos…
(UPDATE, FOUND) Another Missing Kid: Law Enforcement Seeking 16-Year-Old Eureka Girl
…Katie’s mother reported she last saw Katie at home in Eureka during the morning of 11-9-2013. Katie has health issues and needs medication. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office…
(UPDATE, FOUND!) ‘High Risk’ Missing 13 Year Old Boy, HCSO Asks For Public’s Assistance
…He is possibly staying in the McKinleyville area. Due to his age he is considered a high risk missing juvenile. The Sheriff’s Office would appreciate the public’s help in locating…
Armed Robbery Yesterday at Ray’s Willow Creek; Suspect Sought
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 11-13-2013, at approximately 10:05 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a robbery that just occurred at…
Eureka High Principal Rick Jordan Outlines the School’s Response to Last Week’s Pellet Gun Shooting
After understandable outcry from parents over what many see as a mishandled incident, Eureka High School principal Rick Jordan has written a letter addressing the pellet gun shooting that occurred last Thursday…
Discourage, Dismantle and Deter: A Guerrilla Grow Gets Cleaned Up— Part 2
Helicopter hauls trash from a marijuana grow in the Six Rivers National Forest near the eastern Humboldt County border. (All photos unless otherwise noted are by Kym Kemp) Part two of a…
Fraud Alert—Possible Phone Scam
Photo from the Food for People website showing a volunteer gathering groceries for a senior citizen unable to get groceries themselves. At the request of Harriet Pecot of Food for People, LoCO…
Two Eureka Teens Arrested in Connection with Burglary
…Detectives saw Medley in the video the morning of the burglary in the company of what appeared to be two juvenile males. Detectives were able to identify the juvenile males with the…
MOTHER: My Son Was Shot Outside Eureka High and No One Much Cared
…They keep running to the school. They run to the office where they see the school officer. In the meantime, I call my mom and she is on her way to the…
BOYFIGHT II: The Rise of McGuire!!!
…Jared "The Silver Fox" Huffman recently threw down for McGuire, as has Rep. Mike Thompson and former Rep. Lynn Woolsey. The leaked poll obtained by the P-D, and the responses thereto…
Improbable Car Accident on E Street, Eureka
…She says that the driver of the vehicle was still in the car with airbags deployed when she first walked by; a few moments later the ambulance was gone. UPDATE: News Channel…
Hail Ahead—Weather Tips for Hazardous Conditions
…Both can indicate the potential for small hail on the road just ahead." "Weather conditions can change quickly on the north coast. Most winter accidents are the result of driving too fast…
McKinleyville To Organize Tonight
From Supervisor Sundberg to civilians, some McKinleyvillians would like to make the 95519 even more awesome. For starters, they'd like fewer people getting hit by cars. According to a Press Relase…
Wandering the Wild Side: A Guerrilla Grow Gets Cleaned Up
Aerial view of marijuana grow in the Six Rivers National Forest near the eastern Humboldt County border. Part one of a series of articles about how marijuana grows affect the environment: First…
BOOM Goes Boom, Yet Again
…Then hold your "Ctrl" and "C" key down at the same. Enter that into the comment box. Hold "Ctrl" and "V" key down at the same time. The questions should appear. Then…
Truck Stolen at Gunpoint in Orleans, Sheriff’s Office Seeks Suspects
…The driver of the truck met the victim at his gate. The driver of the truck told the victim he was looking for, “Edwin or Edward”. The victim told the driver no…
Indoor Grow Found at Site of This Morning’s Fire in Eureka
…Pacific Gas and Electrical responded and removed the electric power meter due to the unsafe wiring. The cause of the fire after investigation was suspected to be from discarded smoking material. The…
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Pay Your Fair Share, Weed Man! — Plus: Matt Lands on His Ass!
It’s not “if”, but “when” we have the feds allowing each state to decide on legalization of marijuana with no federal intervention or prosecution. Until this scenario happens, our local marijuana…