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THE BIG, DUMB THREAD: Where is Manila, and Where is Samoa?
…They'd be thinking of the wrong side of the bridge and the wrong side of the highway. They'd be thinking about the cookhouse and the pulp mill. "Manila" orients them…
Flatmo’d: (please caption this coaster)
Not even Duane Flatmo knows exactly how the things that come out of his head got there in the first place. Take this week's Flatmo'd for example. Now, anyone who…
15 Injuries in Three Days—Caltrans Calls for Drivers to Slow Down and Move Over
…His intervention successfully blunted the vehicle’s approach, saving the life of a Caltrans worker who was removing debris from the roadway. The officer was knocked unconscious from the impact. On Sept…
Ivory Elephant Tusks and Etc. Stolen from the Willow Creek Museum
…Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line…
The Cannabis Economy—Guest Editorial
…Restoring the Sponge on the North Coast —A Whole Systems Approach Restoring the Sponge on the North Coast —A History of Dehydration Restoring the Sponge on the North Coast: A Rehydration Revolution…
County Maintenance Worker Flown to Redding After Accident [UPDATED]
…When for reason still under investigation, he allowed the piece of equipment to leave the east roadway edge. The roller traveled out of control down a descending embankment until it struck a…
Work on Route 255 Next Week Could Slow Traffic
…Bicyclists and pedestrians will be accommodated through the work area. Motorists are reminded to Slow for the Cone Zone. For more information, please contact Resident Engineer Heidi Quintrell at 707-825-4747.
(UPDATE) This is Why Mckinleyville Schools Were On Lockdown This Afternoon
…Deputies went to the area where the citizen located the backpack and searched it. They located the firearm covered in some leaves behind a property in the 2300 block of Central Avenue…
Reward for Information Leading to Arrest in Arson Cases
…CAL FIRE Siskiyou Unit and the Klamath National Forest announce the offer of up to a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons…
McKinleyville Middle School and Morris Elementary on Lockdown (UPDATING)
…Scoggins was transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he was booked on the felony warrant. His bail was set at $10,000.00. At the request of the three schools…
BLM Proposes Limiting King Range Use
…The BLM is seeking public input to a business plan that seeks to preserve wilderness qualities by proposing, for the first time, to limit public use in the King Range Wilderness. Comments…
This Week in Ocean: Sharks Return and so Does Coastal Cleanup Day
…to clean up the pier area. RSVP to volunteer@humboldtbaykeeper.org. Join Humboldt Surfrider at the North Jetty at 9 a.m. to clean up the end of the Samoa peninsula. Hopefully…
Eureka POP Stings Internet-Based Prostitutes
…The Eureka Police Department has been receiving complaints from citizens regarding the internet possibly being used to promote prostitution, which encompasses human trafficking and indulging juveniles. In response to the complaints, the…
Law Enforcement Convoy Headed South on 101
…One resident is reporting that what is probably the same convoy was seen heading up Elk Creek Rd. near Myers Flat. Original post below—————————- LoCO has received information that a convoy of…
Major Injury Traffic Collision on Highway 36
The California Highway Patrol (and KHUM callers) are reporting a head-on collision between a car and a logging truck on Highway 36 between the junction with 101 and Hydesville. Major injuries…
Booked, Released, Slain: How Jail Overcrowding Played Into Sunday’s Homicide
As reported earlier this week, Eureka Police found an injured man, recently identified as Joshua Lloyd Burrell, in the parking lot of the Royal Inn Motel on 5th Street in Eureka early…
At Rob Arkley’s Homelessness Symposium (AUDIO)
…Rocky gets the biggest applause of the evening (2:45). Sylvia De Rooy gets the rudest treatment from the audience of the evening (5:00). Mike Jones talks about his his childhood…
Man Arrested in Sunday’s Stabbing Death
…On 09/18/13 Detectives of the Eureka Police Department developed probable cause to arrest William Flores (25) for the stabbing death that occurred at the Royal Inn Motel on 09/15…
Humboldt County Public Works Road Closures Skedded For Arcata and Benbow
…The following Arcata roads will be closed or restricted to travel and traffic, including bicycles, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the dates and…
Armed Robbery at McKinleyville 76 This Morning, Suspect at Large
…After the clerk put the drawers in the duffle bag the man ran out the front door. Deputies checked the surrounding area for the suspect but did not find him. The suspect…
Remains of Willow Creek Youth Identified
UPDATED with photos by permission of the family 10:51 P.M. Remains of Cody Conoboy who went missing January 8th, 2011 have been found and identified. The 15 year old boy…
TWO MAKES IT TRUE: What Was That Giant Flash and Boom in Eureka Last Night?
…Introducing the Lost Coast Outpost's newest feature, "Two Makes It True." Standard journalistic practice requires three sources to triangulate the truth of an assertion. In "Two Makes It True," the threshold…
EPD Release on This Morning’s Bomb Squad Excitement
…The shells were located in separate dirt piles within the construction site. After confirming the presence of possible undetonated artillery shells, officers established a wide perimeter around the construction site and evacuated…
Humboldt County Bank Robberies May Be Tied to Del Norte Man
…Steve Knight of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, his office has not confirmed the connection with robberies in this area. "We're looking into the possibility," he said. A photo of…
The Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum Would Like To Save a Really Old Boat, Needs $$$
…Let the record show that the Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum is not OK with this. Thus, in an attempt to save Steph from a trip to Micky Dolenz' Locker, the museum has…
Karuk Tribe Looks Set to Win Big Broadband Grant; New Fiber to Orick, Weitchpec, Orleans
Anyone who has visited Orleans for any length of time knows about the dismal state of Internet service in the town. You're either on an expensive satellite connection or you're…
Big Section of Old Town Eureka Being Evacuated
…A member of the the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad controls a bucket to place the unexploded ordnance into the bomb disposal truck. ### UPDATE, 11:20 a.m.: ALL CLEAR…
Meth + Heroin + Christie’s Motel = Multiple EPD Arrests
…On 09/12/13, detectives with the Eureka Police Departments Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) responded to a motel at the 1400 block of 4th Street, regarding numerous drug trafficking complaints. Upon…
BOYFIGHT! Novato Mayor Pro-Tem Announces Challenge to Arcata’s Chris Lehman Vis a Vis the State Senate
…Lucan is entering the race for Senate District 2, which stretches along the California coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. “I am launching my campaign today in the…
EPD Searching For Suspect in Apparent Homicide
…The male was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of family. The nature of the male’s injuries will…