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Large Tree Limbs Fall At Mateel Summer Arts & Music Festival
Several large tree limbs fell near the main stage at Benbow State Recreation area during the Mateel Summer Arts and Music Festival at about 2:30pm today. Witnesses said one man was…
Fire in Shelter Cove
…He said, "The Shelter Cove firefighters stopped the forward progress of the fire. Air resources [were] cancelled." A Cal Fire engine and a hand crew headed out to the area for mop…
Shots Fired in Arcata as Pot Deal Goes Bad
From the Arcata Police Department: On 5/31/13 at about 1:38 PM APD officers were dispatched to a disturbance in the area of 13th St and Union St. Witnesses in…
Shrooms and Shotguns Spice Up EPD Grow House Bust
From the Eureka Police Department: On 05-29-13, Officers from the Eureka Police Department, assisted by Detectives from the Eureka Police Department’s POP Unit, served a search warrant in the…
(UPDATE) Frozen Berries Sold At Eureka Costco Linked to Case of Hepatitis A
…Item #595820 appears on the bag. There are no specific best-if-used-by-dates identified; however, the period of interest is February to the present. CDPH has received a number of…
Rescue Team Holds BBQ to Raise Money for New Truck
Once again, the VFD crews are working to help the community. Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue is BBQing on the Garberville Town Square. The crew members are cooking up local oysters and burgers…
This Week in Ocean, Part Two: Make the Most of The Weekend
First, the bad news: Attempt to decrease pollution and save sea life foiled (again) by plastic bag industry. Tired of the cost to wildlife, the expense of cleaning them up and the…
Carlotta Man Assaulted and Threatened in His Own Home; Suspect Escapes in Victim’s Pickup
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 05-31-2013, approximately 8:30 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Officereceived a call from a 55 year old Carlotta man who…
At Humboldt’s After Earth Premiere
…Sure, the storytelling lacks competence and the movie feels like it has the arc of a video game. True, it feels like Jaden Smith is the subject of the most elaborate senior…
Yes, My Son is a Pot Grower; No, He Didn’t Threaten to Shoot a Firefighter
…During the fire, there were numerous criminals working off their sentences fighting the fires with the firefighters who were within a few miles of the Swank property. The Swank family experienced multiple…
This Grain Is Just Right — A Visit from the Three Bears
Former County Supervisor Jill Duffy had a visit from the wild yesterday. She says that bears come by her home fairly frequently even though her family keeps garbage and other food stuff…
Serial House Thieves Re-Busted; Booked and Released; EPD Chief Harpham Pissed
…The Bonnie and Clyde of the Campground ### From the Eureka Police Department: On 5/29/13 at 9:11 a.m. officers responded to the 1600 block of California for a disturbance…
Heroin + Ecstasy + Meth + Weed + Cash + Gun = Three Eureka Arrests
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On 05/29/13, patrol officers from the Eureka Police Department, assisted by detectives from the Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP), served a search warrant…
Eureka’s POP Shuts Down Orchard Street Grow
From the Eureka Police Department: On 05/28/13, detectives with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) severed a search warrant in the 300 block of Orchard St…
PLASTIC DECKS SUCK: Redwood Trade Group Dishes Headwaters-Funded Tough Talk
Last year the county kickstarted $750,000 of Headwaters Fund money into a redwood manufacturers trade group. A couple of local manufacturers — Humboldt Redwood Company, the California Redwood Company — matched that amount…
Flatmo’d!: Bad Neighbors
In this this week's edition of Flatmo'd, the Lost Coast Outpost's ever growing online archive of local artist/coaster consumer Duane Flatmo's barroom sketches, our Kinetic hero shines…
This Week in Ocean, Part One: The Future of Humboldt Bay
To understand the significance of yesterday’s Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group luncheon, one must think back to the 2007 version of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District. At the…
Women on Marijuana Farms at Risk of Domestic Violence
According to an article in Healthy Cal, an online magazine about California, some women in the pot industry are dealing with dangerous and violent conditions. While the article's title—Young Women…
Macktown Smackdown (VIDEO, UPDATED)
…The couple in the car then exit to take issue with the perceived negligence and the following physical altercation ensues: The videographer opines from the clip's description: "They probably should have…
Emergency Vehicles Run Rampant—-Earthquake Drill this Evening in Fortuna
…The Fortuna Police Department, Fortuna Public Works and several schools will be assisting during the exercise.Fortuna Fire Chief Lon Winburn stated “This exercise will help us improve our command and control…
Glorious! Rutabaga Queen’s Crown Miraculously Pulled From Humboldt Bay! — Reward Donated to Local Nonprofit!
…You'll recall that during all the frivolousness that was this weekend's LoCO Kinetic Koverage, we reported on the tragic loss of Kinetic Rutabaga Queen Sohotshe Burns' one-of-a-kind…
Humboldt Live Sessions: No Good Redwood Ramblers
…In the latest edition of the Humboldt Live Sessions, local bluegrass rebels No Good Redwood Ramblers bypass some fences to serenade the dilapidated train cars on the … now what's that piece…
EPD Seeks Missing Man; Was Supposed to be Driving Back From Redding Last Week
From the Eureka Police Department: The Eureka Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 64 year old Raymond Lawrence Anderson who was reported missing by friends on 05/26…
Supes Likely To Rename Airport Today
…But then the board, at an earlier date, said that it wanted the word "Humboldt" included as well. The Airport Advisory Committee has now recommended the addition of the word "California," since…
Redway Woman Missing Since Yesterday—Husband Frantic
…Athena Has contacted the sheriff department. She is safe and is with a friend. She needs some time, but she is ok. Thanks everybody for helping with this. We were all really…
Black Market Marijuana Case—From Mendocino to Kansas
Emerald Triangle buds probably destined for the black market (stock photo by Kym Kemp.) A story has been gripping two very different communities—our neighboring county, Mendocino, and the midwestern counties of…
Van in Arcata Catches Fire—Video Shows nearby Car Escaping the Flames
Screen grab from video showing car pulling out and a person fighting the fire. Earlier this afternoon, a van in Arcata erupted into flames according to a woman whose Facebook identity is…
CROWN DOWN: Rutabaga Queen Loses Her Crown in Humboldt Bay
…The image to your right is believed to be the final photo (h/t Nikki Hicks) of Queen Sohotshe with her royal lid and below is the best guess at where the…
Accident on 101 Blocks One Lane Near Loleta
CHP dispatch is reporting an accident on Hwy 101 just north of the Singley Ln. onramp that is blocking one lane. Updates can be followed here.
Car Chase through Eureka Streets / DUI Arrest
…Due to the vehicle’s unsafe speeds, the vehicle “fishtailed” on the wet roads at times, causing the driver to briefly lose control. The vehicle finally stopped in a driveway at the…