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Grow House Electric Usage For Dummies
…Right? We called the Redwood Coast Energy Authority's Jerome Carmen, who said the average Humboldt household uses 675 KwH per month. So if our math is right, which it's not…
Sheriff’s Office Searches for Two Men After Loleta Armed Robbery
…Upon the deputies arrival they met with the victim. The victim told the deputies he went to the residence to sell prescription drugs to the suspects. Two girls he knew arranged the…
Long Time Employees from District 1 Honored by Caltrans
…Eureka – Caltrans District 1 honored 18 employees at the 32nd annual State Service Award ceremony held on Wednesday, July 11 at the Red Lion Hotel in Eureka. This year, honorees were recognized…
Another Big Bust in Fieldbrook—1449 Growing Plants Plus Leaky Generator, etc.
…A loaded 12 gauge pump shotgun was located next to the structure being used as the residence. The investigation is ongoing into the suspect(s) responsible for this case. Anyone with information…
This Week in Ocean: Paddling the Los Angeles River, #SwimmableHumboldt, New Oysters?
George Wolfe in 'Rock the Boat' In surf news, I heard the Jetty was going off yesterday! (Related: Bomb surfing. Wait for it. Don't do it!) More seriously — not that explosives…
Fieldbrook Arrests Lead to Marijuana and Meth
…Agents arrived at the residence they announced their presence. Upon seeing the deputies, a female, later identified as Tarah Pratts, fled out the back door of the residence. Deputies chased and caught…
Answer to Whereabouts of Missing Eureka Man May Lie with Skeletal Remains Found July 9th off of 299
…The vehicle was not visible from the air. Skeletal remains were found near the vehicle. The Trinity County Sheriff’s Department will handle the death investigation. The cause of death and an…
Traffic Accident Reported on Redwood Drive near Redway
…An ambulance and other emergency crews are on their way to the scene. UPDATE 7:35 A.M.: CHP dispatch is reporting that the northbound lane is closed for emergency vehicles.
APD and HSO Close Part of Alliance Rd. in Arcata to Dispose of Possible Artillery Shell [Updated 7/11]
…Keith Altizer of the Arcata Police Dept., the 2000 block of Alliance Rd. between Stewart Ave. and Foster Ave. have been closed off by the Humboldt County Sheriff and the APD in…
Body Found in Old Accident off of Hwy 299
…The vehicle was not visible from the air. Skeletal remains were found near the vehicle. The Trinity County Sheriff’s Department will handle the death investigation. The cause of death and an…
Here’s a Picture of a TV With a Sleeping Baby Red Panda on It
…It's in there somewhere, folks! (The hombre on the right half of the screen is wise papa Sumo staying the hell away from whatever the red panda equivalent of changing diapers…
Scholarships Given in Memory of EPD Detective Who Died on Duty
…Bernard’s High School, the winner was Jared Guy. He will be attending College of the Redwoods and is interested in a career in law enforcement. From Eureka High School, the winner…
Out of ‘Fuel’: Annual Economic Fuel Competition Will Not Be Back For 2014
Economic Fuel, the annual seed capital-providing competition for local aspiring student entrepreneurs, has run out of gas. EF coordinator Rachel Callahan confirmed to your Lost Coast Outpost via email this morning…
Flatmo’d: Shocked at Shamus
Yowza! In this shocking edition of Flatmo'd, the Lost Coast Outpost's weekly exhibition of local artiste Duane Flatmo's beer coaster creations, our Kinetic hero wonders what would happen if…
Entire Hwy 101 Closed South of Laytonville [Photos Added—Road Opened]
…Original post below—————————————————————————————————— According to CHP dispatch and SoHum Awareness, a lumber truck has overturned and spread "lost wood all over the roadway" about ten miles south of Laytonville. The entire road…
Dear Smoking Hikers and/or Welders
…leave your cigarettes at the trailhead this summer. In fact, "the inner portion" of your car might be the only place you're smoking, Six Rivers National Forest Fire Chief Mike Minton…
Your Random* Humboldt County Courthouse Statistic of the Day! (UPDATED)
Well, then! Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 10-14-2008 the County of Humboldt began screening citizens entering the Humboldt County Courthouse. The public is required to…
Seven-O-Heaven: The New Smart Growth
Seven-O-Heaven: The New Smart Growth
OP-ED: Play Fantasy Cops and Get Paid Too!
This spring I watched the television debut of the cop fantasy about the Humboldt County Drug Task Force called "Pot Cops." Now that it is summer the Pot Cops are out in…
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Facts Matter
…First off, besides the voter ID bill, the Republican controlled Texas legislature wanted to pass a bill that required abortion clinics to have the same medical facilities as hospitals, require women seeking…
Bicyclist Hit in Eureka Near 4th and S (UPDATED)
…She rode between two vehicles in the left lane, but didn't see V-2 traveling W/B in the right lane, and pulled directly into its path. The front of the…
Stolen U-Haul Truck Rolls Into Telephone Pole While EPD Arrest Suspect
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On 7-7-13 at about 5:48 am, Officers of the Eureka Police Department responded to the area of the 2900 block of A…
“Everybody’s Doing It”—Redway Man Excuses Heroin Possession
…The deputy twice flashed the vehicle with his headlights in an attempt to get the driver of the Nissan to dim its headlights. When the driver failed to dim his high beam…
So, Eureka Didn’t Win That Free Paint Job That Everyone Was Super Excited About
…So far, this is the best I've come up. First let's look at the sizes of the towns that won: Attleboro, Massachusetts (pop. 43,645) Ellicott City, Maryland (pop. 65…
UPDATED - Crabs: Awful Umping, Awesome Jumping
…Video of The Catch! You can almost taste the magic of the moment. Keep your eye on second base as Caleb Wood dives sideways. The Catch itself is hard to see, but…
Accident on SB 101 near Fernbridge
…A CHP spokesman reported that the driver of the single car accident was Ricky Lee Valla. The passenger was Karl Allen Launer. There were no injuries. UPDATE 3:15 P.M.: CHP…
Humboldt, Marijuana, the Environment—an Article in the Daily Beast
…A story in the Daily Beast, "How Green is Your Green?," takes on the environmental consequences of marijuana growing particularly in Humboldt Co. The author, Emily Brady, wrote the new book about…
LoCO On the Pot: The Weed is on Fire
…A representative of the Women's Crisis Shelter in Southern Humboldt took the woman to the emergency room, "where they determined the traumatized woman had been slipped a date-rape drug and…
15-Year-Old Arrested With Rifle on Fortuna High Campus
Release from the Fortuna Police Department: On July 6, 2013 at about 5:39 p.m., officers with the Fortuna Police Department were dispatched to an apartment complex located in the 100…
Argument Turns Tragic in Fortuna
From the Fortuna Police Department: On July 6, 2013 at about 11:50 p.m., officers with the Fortuna Police Department responded to the 700 block of 13th Street for a report…