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Crabs v. Prune Packers: Commence The Packening
[This piece is the first in a summer series of AWARD-WORTHY sports coverage.] Game one of this weekend's series between the Humboldt Crabs and Healdsburg Prune Packers (henceforth referred to…
Trinity CO. Sheriff Says Armed Female Shot Yesterday Pronounced Dead at the Scene
…The subject threatened the realtor and then fired a shot as the realtor left the area. Trinity County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene where they were confronted by a female…
Hoopa After-School Program Leader Sentenced to 10 Years for Sexually Abusing a Child
…The defendant was the Hoopa Elementary School After-School Program leader at the time of the offense. The offenses took place while the three minors were attending the After-School Program. The…
BREAKING: Secret Document Reveals ‘Oysters 11’ Bivalve Heist Plans
Given the level of discomfort and outcry that has surrounded next Saturday's first-ever Oysterfest admission fee, perhaps the following mysterious and vaguely menacing document — leaked to us by a Friend…
EPD Seeks Suspect in Robberies at Target, Hana and Subway (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Scroll down for video of the suspect and of the crime being committed. Press release from the Eureka Police Department: The Eureka Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying a suspect…
This Week in Ocean: Shark Survivor, Kayaking Opportunity, the Right Way to Drive on the Beach
Adventure awaits! Average Surfers, Great Whites Surfrider Foundation just released poll results profiling the "average" surfer, who is apparently 34, owns four boards and makes $75K per year. That last number is…
Deputies Shoot Armed Individual near Hwy 36
…a helicopter circled the property around the immediate area, landed, and then after a short time took off. The reader said that the phones in the area quit working right around the…
Guitar Not Stolen On Arcata’s Eye Street Last Night
…KHUM DJ Mike Dronkers was graciously willing to interrupt his tribute to Jackyl set so that we could get Tofu Mike on the phone in the hopes that further description of the…
Suicidal Man Surrenders to Deputies
…The [man] was transported to the hospital for treatment. Numerous weapons including the .45 caliber handgun were recovered from the residence. No one was injured in the incident.
LoCO Challenge! What Are These Beautiful Baubley Things?
The above photo reaches us through a chain of e-mailers so deep that we're having trouble determining the original source. Nevertheless, we are told and reasonably given to understand that…
(UPDATED) Arson in Loleta Early this Morning
…Based upon evidence located at the scene and the origin of the fire the case is being treated as an Arson Investigation. Arson Investigators from the Humboldt County Arson Task Force and…
Convicted Felon Rearrested with Meth, Concealed Pistol and a Cool $112 Cash
From the Eureka Police Department: On June 4th, 2013, at about 11:30 PM, a Eureka Police Department officer on uniformed patrol observed a dark colored Chevrolet Camaro make an abrupt turn…
Coyote Pups Saved—Center Needs Donations to Cover the Cost of Raising Them
…According to the neighbor, he had seen some vultures and they were eating a female coyote who had been shot." The neighbor managed to capture one of the female's pups, a…
Alleged Arcata Pot Robbery Suspect Identified
…The victim had a brief struggle with the subject and the gun discharged during the fight. The subject then fled the area. The victim received minor injuries when the subject hit him…
‘Pepper Spray Four’ Defendant Among Those Busted at Massive Carlotta Grow
…The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad was called to the scene and rendered the grenade safe at the residence. Meahl was arrested for cultivation and possession for sale of marijuana…
Flatmo’d: ‘Shawshit Redumption’
Duane Flatmo has put his scribblin' pen to coaster canvas for another edition of Flatmo'd, the Lost Coast Outpost staff's favorite piece of consistent midweek frivolity. This week, our local…
Lost Coast Communications Welcomes Tom Newhouse as New General Manager
A full eight months after our former mayordomo Patrick Cleary went over to the Humboldt Area Foundation, Ferndale's Lost Coast Communications — home of radio stations KHUM, KWPT, KSLG and KXGO, as…
Arcata Elementary Briefly on Lockdown This Morning; All Clear Now
…Todd Dokweiler of the Arcata Police Department confirms to the Lost Coast Outpost that police showed out in force in the Sunset area of town earlier this morning, after reports came in…
Public Transit in Humboldt Co. Gets Money for Buses, etc.
…Some of the notable projects awarded Proposition 1B funding include: Humboldt Transit Authority: $1,118,728 for the purchase of two 40 foot diesel/electric buses which will lower emissions and increase…
KMUD Seeks Volunteer Reporters
…She says that everyone is invited to participate in the coming training "whether you take pictures of a fire and send them to the newsroom or go out and interview people impacted…
Fortuna Police Arrest 90-Year-Old Church Leader on Child Molestation Charges
…Charles Ellebrecht of the FOPD told the Lost Coast Outpost that the investigation into the case is ongoing and the department cannot not release any information presently. More information should be available…
HCSO Seeks Woman Who Hit A Man in the Head With A Cooking Pot in Orick
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 06-1-2013, approximately 4:15 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a call from a man who said…
Meth-Smoking Cyclist On Probation Hit By Truck On J Street in Eureka
…Kerlin later told Officers that he tried to "cut across the street" from the west sidewalk of the street to the east side. Kerlin said that he didn't see the 1996…
Railroadies Defeated at Board of Supervisors Today; Board Opts for Richard Marks Over RR Favorite Dan Hauser
…The train believers showed out at the meeting to carry the banner for Hauser, who is a true believer in the train. Marks' railroad faith was questionable, given that he serves on…
Woman Raped By Three Men on Avenue of the Giants; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspects
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 06-3-2013, approximately 8:30 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a local hospital emergency room nurse…
Bicycle/Car Collision in Eureka This Morning
A 41-year-old man was sent to the hospital this morning after being struck by a car on the 1600 block of J Street in Eureka about an hour ago. Officer…
Why Do You Hate Eureka?
…We should do this, right? So head on over to paintwhatmatters.com and click on California on the big, blue map. (If you don't know which one California is see the…
Reports Of My Demise Are Highly Exaggerated!
As most of you know by now, several large limbs from a redwood tree broke free near the Trees Stage Saturday afternoon at the Summer Arts and Music festival at Benbow Lake…
Letter from Istanbul: The Taksim Square Protests
…This is not democracy." The previous evening, sitting on the balcony at our flat, listening to the sounds of the car horns and following the latest developments on Turkish radio, I had…
Stolen Car Recovered in Eureka, Suspect Booked and Released
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On 05-31-13 at approximately 8:10 p.m., an Officer with the Eureka Police Department was on routine patrol checking the dock/parking…