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Hey! Your Kid Gets To Name A Baby Eagle!
…The live‐streaming eaglecam provides a new chapter for students, scientists, and the interested public in understanding the life of the Bald Eagles. The Landowners, whose commitment to wildlife education inspired the…
The Lost Coast Outpost is Totally Better NOW
…From our new phone-ready homepage, it is now easier to get to all the things you already love/loathe about the Lost Coast Outpost — BOOKED, the Lowdown, our most recent posts…
High on the Job—A Reporter Takes a Trip
High on the Job—A Reporter Takes a Trip
Two Eaglets!
…And, as the sun set last night, the second eaglet breached its shell. At 6:40 this morning, the mother (in the chat to the right of the video, crayj46 says the…
Record High Temp in Eureka Today
…the official spot to take the temperature is Woodley Island. Areas of Eureka further inland probably had even higher temperatures.)
Power Outage in Fortuna
For those of you about to head home to the friendly city, PG&E is reporting that the power is off to more than 300 customers. They say service will likely be…
Sheriff’s Office: More Evidence Ties Yesterday’s Kidnapping Suspect to Mongols Motorcycle Club
…When deputies searched the residence they located a .22 caliber rifle and large quantities of ammunition that matched the weapons seized from Lundin the previous day. They also located items supporting Lundin…
Kenneled Dogs Deserted Beside Road
…The Yellow Retriever was wearing a collar but no tags and there was no identifying information on either of the Vari-Kennels. The dogs were taken to the Sheriff’s Office Animal…
Fire Reported near the Miranda Exit off Hwy 101
…KMUD is reporting a vegetation fire near the Miranda exit. Firefighters en route. LoCO has a question in to a neighbor. We'll update as soon as possible.
Just Another Bland Day on the North Coast…
…He believes that many people enjoy purchasing something entirely from within Humboldt—from the shot, to the history behind the shot, to the actual printing. LoCO invites photographers to be part of…
The Humboldt Bay Baby Eagle Has Landed … (Well, Hatched)
In February your Lost Coast Outpost clued you in to the existence of the mighty, 24/7 Humboldt Bay Eagle Cam. Hopefully you've been able to live productive lives since then…
Upper Jacoby Creek Gets National Award
…Committee members reminisced about the inspiration for forming the Firewise group: a structure fire in the neighborhood that started in the chimney and burned the house to the ground. That incident made…
Fish Oil and Pelicans—A Surprisingly Bad Mix
…The Pacific Ocean near the California North Coast averages around 52 degrees. Merrick explained that the birds' feathers "…are their dry suit. If [the suit] gets wet or has a hole, it…
Arrest Made in the Case of ‘Who Shot The Horse With An Arrow?’
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: On 04-23-13, approximately 12:00 noon the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Livestock Deputy arrested Joshua Matthew Slater, 31 years old…
McKay Tract: I’m Yours?
…County of Humboldt's Hank Seemann spoke with KHUM about the meeting, the hurdles, and the process. HankSeemannAudio ———————————- The county is gearing up to acquire hundreds of acres behind Eureka. The McKay…
Get Your Best Management Practices Guide Here
…We are offering our readers the entire booklet. Below the fold is the whole work open on the internet for you to access whenever you want. In addition, Redheaded Blackbelt, our sister…
Another Drug/Stolen Laptop Bust at a Eureka Hotel
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On 04/22/13 detectives from the Eureka Police Departments Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) conducted a hotel enforcement operation at the 1200 block of…
McK Woman Kidnapped, Threatened With Death
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 04-22-2013, approximately 11:55 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of possible kidnapping victim being treated at a…
Happening Now: Earth Day Festival in Fortuna!
…The Compost Mountain Boys are playin', the local green/environmental organizations are a-tablin', and the shirts are getting groovily tie-dyed. And beer. The event is skedded to go 7 p…
Caltrans Releases Environmental Evaluation for 197/199 Safe STAA Access Project
Artist’s simulation of the Middle Fork Smith River Bridge Replacement on Route 199 in Del Norte County as part of the 197/199 Safe STAA Access project. Caltrans' Press Release: Caltrans…
Three Arrested with ‘Numerous’ Laptops and Other Items
…All three subjects were transported and booked into the Humboldt County Jail. The stolen vehicle, which originated the investigation was recovered and towed to a local tow yard. *Anyone with information concerning…
Marijuana and the Environment: A Grower’s Guide to Best Management Practices
…The hope, he said, is that the conversation would help the region develop a factual basis to deal clearly with the drawbacks while understanding the industry as a whole. Most of the…
Gallery: Earth Day Cleanups
Humboldt Baykeeper's volunteers, along with the New Directions team, cleaned up western Eureka's marshland. Organizer John Shelter told KHUM that eight or nine homeless people had volunteered to help clean…
Vehicle Collision in Downtown Eureka Takes Out Power; Driver With Children Fails DUI Test
…PG&E responded to the scene and ensued the power was disconnected in the area of the collision so the vehicle could be removed and the pole examined. The Eureka Police Department…
Your Daily ‘Right On’
Posted in the window of Arcata's Jogg'n Shoppe. Also 'right on'-worthy: This morning Terri Vroman-Little, one of three runners involved in last year's hit-and-run on…
Waiting for Whole Foods: Local Businessfolk Dreaming Big With Next Week’s Visit From Grocery Behemoth
…Schwab tells the Lost Coast Outpost that the visit was first proposed and arranged by two young local entrepreneurs — Daniel Bixler of Humboldt Hotsauce and Rosa Dixon of Natural Decadence. The county…
“Electronic Items” Seized From CR Bomb Threat Suspect’s Eureka Home
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 04-18-2013, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Detectives obtained a Humboldt County Superior Court Search Warrant for the internet provider to obtain…
Vegetation Fire near Myers Flat
A vegetation fire above Myers Flat (above the white crosses by the freeway) has several crews called in to fight it. Local business owner says that the smoke doesn't seem big…
BREAKING: Free Strawberry Plants (with UPDATE)
…Perhaps not as fascinating as another pot bust or meth-related arrest, but sometimes we need to inject a little sweetness in among the madness. And summertime berry fun in your own…
CR Bomb Threat Detailed
This morning Cliff Berkowitz spoke with Paul DeMark, Public Information Officer at College of the Redwoods about this morning's campus-wide evacuation. He detailed that it indeed was a bomb threat…