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Suspected Car Thief Picked Up Wandering Henderson Center at 4 a.m.
From the Eureka Police Department: On 7-03-13 at about 2:00 pm, on off-duty Eureka Police officer was traveling westbound on Henderson Street, when he observed a gray Nissan…
Letter from Istanbul: Remembering the Sivas Massacre
…Suddenly the hotel is set alight, and within minutes the hotel is consumed in a blaze as angry as the shouts of the mob in the street. By the end of the…
Fire Across from Rio Dell
Smoke can be seen from Hwy 101 from a new fire on the Scotia Bluffs across the railroad tracks. A reader is saying that there is lots of smoke and the fire…
SF International Airport Closed—Plane Crash
…Keppel's station has multiple stories up about the crash. Read more here. Original post below————————————————————————————————- A passenger plane from Seoul, Korea crashed into the runway at the San Francisco International Airport…
Law Enforcement’s 5 Day Anti DUI Campaign Sparks Multiple Arrests
…These numbers are only provisional with some agencies yet to report**) Last night, the Avoid the 7 Taskforce conducted a DUI Checkpoint in the City of Arcata. During the checkpoint, a total…
LoCO’s Humboldt Week in Review: 6/29-7/5
The Lost Coast Outpost‘s top read/clicked posts of the week June 29-July 5 compiled with Google analytics: NON-CRIME: 1. Drowning Near Fortuna 2. Drowning in Shelter Cove 3…
Report of Fire in the Wilder Ridge Area [Confirmed as a Legal Campfire]
…Doug Bryan of the Southern Humboldt Fire Chiefs Public Information Team writes, "The reported vegetation fire in the 4000 block of Wilder Ridge Rd. is a legal camp fire. All units returning."
HUMBOLDT APPROVED: What is Humboldt’s Best Bar?
…In our metro region slugfest, the brew-savvy Local Beer Bar just squeaked past the soul of Old Town that is The Shanty. If some LoCO reader would please take up some…
Kayaker Finds Body Near Eureka Slough Bridge
…The witness pulled in to the Target parking lot to investigate and saw the subject standing on the sandbar between the two channels. He was waving his hands above his head, which…
Outside Magazine Names Eureka as one of Five Best Places to Raise Adventurous Kids—-Because Eureka Is So Close to Mendocino…!
Outside Magazine in its June 30th edition proudly declares that Eureka is one of the best places to raise adventurous kids. It names the "towering redwoods on one side and plunging ocean…
Outside Magazine Names Eureka as one of Five Best Places to Raise Adventurous Kids—-Apparently because Eureka Is So Close to Mendocino…!
Outside Magazine in its June 30th edition proudly declares that Eureka is one of the best places to raise adventurous kids. It names the "towering redwoods on one side and plunging ocean…
Reported Fire in Fruitland Ridge
A reported fire is in the 3000 block of McCann Rd. (Fruitland Ridge area east of Weott/) According to Doug Bryan of the Southern Humboldt Fire Chief's Public Information Team "Cal…
Arrest Made After Illegal Firework Almost Strikes Flight Landing at McKinleyville Airport
…The firework was discharged near the end of the runway. A deputy was in the area at the time the call came out and witnessed several aerial fireworks being discharged into the…
Details and More Photos on Rancho Sequoia Bust
…All the marijuana was being grown in greenhouse structures that contained artificial lighting. The investigation into who was cultivating the marijuana is ongoing. No arrests were made. Anyone with information for the…
Groundbreaking Ceremony Next Week For Aesthetically Pleasing Courthouse
…Magistrate Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the Probation Department, the District Clerk, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Marshal Service. Moser Properties is the Airport Business Park…
Another Fire this Morning as Dangerously Dry Fuel Loads are Swept by Gusts of Wind
…Bryan explained that though the fires in the Harris area were likely caused by lightning, the origin of the recent fires have yet to be determined. The combination, he says, of gusty…
Fires at Shelter Cove
Photo by Tonya Kaser of fire crews at the Black Fire UPDATE 7/5: Bryan says that as of 3 A.M. the Black Fire was contained and the cause is under…
Armed Robbery in McKinleyville
…The clerk complied with the request the suspect left the store on foot. Deputies searched the area and were unable to locate the suspect. Later viewing of the surveillance video showed the…
Lightning Fires: Photos and Video
Spectacular photo of a lightning strike yesterday afternoon in Southern Humboldt (Photographer Sandra Bonham.) According to the US National Weather Service in Eureka's Facebook page, Over 500 cloud to ground lightning…
Fire in Center Divide of 101 near Trinidad
[Updated with name of photographer—Laura Netz] The CHP received a report of a grass fire in the center divide of Hwy 101 near Trinidad just before 6 P.M. yesterday evening…
Photos from Today’s Raid at Rancho Sequoia
Below and above are photos of one of the places raided in Rancho Sequoia today. According to the photographer, these are photos of the smaller place. "A super sweet couple with no…
Lightning Fires in SoHum and Northern Mendocino
Doug Bryan of the Southern Humboldt Fire Chiefs Association Public Information Team is reporting that there is a fire in the Red Mountain area of Northern Mendocino and one on the eastern…
Alleged Eureka Meth Dealer Arrested, Cited, Released
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On 07.03.13, Problem Oriented Policing (POP) detectives and patrol officers from the Eureka Police Department served a search warrant at the 1300 block…
Garret Rodriguez: Last Heard From Near ‘Murder Mountain’
…The truck wasn't running and the person who left the vehicle there is out of the area and difficult to find, said Mcginnis. "The family," she explained, "whose property it is…
Fatal Pedestrian vs. Vehicle Accident in Eureka on Saturday
…On Saturday 6-29-13 at about 10:07 in the afternoon Eureka Police Officers were dispatched to the area of 4th and "K" Streets on the report of an injury traffic…
Law Enforcement Raid Today in Rancho Sequoia
In response to a question from LoCO, the Humboldt CO. Sheriff's Dept. has confirmed that the Sheriffs Office and Humboldt County Drug Task Force are executing search warrants for marijuana in…
Flatmo’d: Bars Perfected
When he drinks, he thinks! In this edition of Flatmo'd, the Lost Coast Outpost's weekly scribbled journey through Duane Flatmo's brain wrinkles, our hero dreams up the blue print…
Lightning Warning Issued
…tonight (July 2nd.) A THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN ALDERPOINT AND GARBERVILLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AROUND 8 MPH. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FREQUENT…DANGEROUS LIGHTNING THROUGH 1 AM PDT…
Illegal Fireworks Cause Deputy to See Sparks
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 07-01-2013, approximately 9:20 p.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy was patrolling the area Holly Drive and Central…
Garberville Man Found with Sawed-off .22 in His Pants
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 07-02-2013, approximately 12:30 a.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy was patrolling the area of Myers Flat after…