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This Week in Ocean: Tsunami Debris Hits Cali, Samoa Litterbugs on Notice, Fish Mgmt Moves Into Future
First, the international: A Japanese skiff washes up in Crescent City, evidence of the devastating March, 2011 tsunami triggered by the preceding 9.0 magnitude earthquake. The 21-foot panga boat has…
Who Shot Cash— An Arrow is Found in a Fortuna Horse
…A livestock deputy responded to meet with the horse’s owner and a veterinarian who was on scene treating the horse. The horses owner told the deputy her horse named “Cash” is…
Dunes or Garbage Dump? Some People Can’t Tell the Difference
How thoughtful! In case you're all tired from walking on the beach, some thoughtful person left this here so you can lie down. If only the used condom and dirty diaper…
A Humboldt Man Sells Marijuana at a Farmer’s Market
…The fragrant, resin-filled flower tops of the cannabis plant are what users smoke, and this guy waves his huge flower tops around while grinning. One lumpy, pale green stick is as…
OK, So at Least One of the Tall Ships Came In On Time After All
(Photos courtesy of the Humboldt County Visitors Bureau.) Weather schmeather. We have boat. After announcing that bad sailing conditions were to delay the Hawaiian Chieftan until Saturday — which would have cancelled several…
McK Man Flees From Cops in Stolen Car; Sheriffs on Lookout
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 04-11-2013, approximately 12:30 a.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was patrolling on Central Avenue near Murray Road, McKinleyville…
Drug Task Force Finds Meth, Weed, Ammo in Cutten Parole Check
From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: On 04-10-2013 at about 1:30 pm the Humboldt County Drug Task Force assisted by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office conducted a…
Laptops For All: South Bay Middle School Bets on Tech
There's a pretty interesting experiment going on at South Bay Middle School, the newish 7th/8th-grade charter on the campus of South Bay Elementary, across the highway from King Salmon…
North Coast Railroad Authority Tosses EIR
Earlier this afternoon, the North Coast Railroad voted 8-1 to rescind its earlier certification of an environmental impact report governing operations on the southern end of its line. (Want background? See…
Eureka Police Department Training at Eureka High School Today
A LoCO reader emailed to alert us that there in an "active shooter training exercise" going down on the Eureka High School campus today. So if you hear any "gunfire" or see…
A Eureka Homeless Camp Was On Fire This Morning (PHOTOS)
…Smoke visible from most of Broadway led your Lost Coast Outpost to interrupt its morning commute and venture into the lightly forested Greenbelt area just north of the Bayshore Mall, a well…
Feds Don’t Get Zip-tie Growers’ Names
According to an email sent out by Mendocino Supervisor John McCowen yesterday afternoon, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and the US Attorney's Office of Northern California reached an agreement on…
Big Showdown A-Brewin’ for Tomorrow’s North Coast Railroad Authority Meeting in Eureka
All signs are pointing to a contentious Wednesday for the eternally beleaguered and self-beleaguering North Coast Railroad Authority, the state agency that manages the dead railroad lines out of Humboldt County…
Trash on the Beach Sucks: Humboldt Surfrider Kicks Off Anti-Dumping Campaign Tonight
Humboldt Surfrider volunteers clean up torched RV residue and other garbage Anyone who has spent time on the Samoa peninsula knows it serves as an illegal dumping ground for all sorts of…
Former Hoopa Elementary Afterschool Teacher Convicted of Sexual Abuse of Minors
From the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On 4/8/2013 a Humboldt County jury returned guilty verdicts today against Joseph Saint Orozco for having lewd and lascivious…
Sheriff Warns of Current Scams on the North Coast
…The citizen took the check to her bank to deposit it and was informed by the bank the check she received for $1,950.00 was a fraudulent check. The bank informed…
Man Severely Burned in Hash Lab Fire
…Additional items located in the garage were consistent with items used in the Hashish making process. Due to injuries sustained by the suspect/victim, the police report will be forwarded to the…
99% Invisible on Deadly Automobiles and the Secret History of ‘Pedestrian Recklessness’
It seems that every time a car strikes a pedestrian in Humboldt County, as seems to happen with alarming frequency, there are nearly invariably those who will instantly assume that the pedestrian…
Tsunami Debris In Crescent City?
…Del Norte County Sheriff's office has now removed the boat, she said. "NOAA is going to work with the consulate in San Francisco to attempt to determine if the vessel is…
Those Tall Ships Coming To Eureka Are Gonna Be Late
The Lady of Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain tall ships that were scheduled to sail into Humboldt Bay on April 11 have had to adjust their course due to bummer weather. As…
Humboldt Live Sessions: The Blackberry Bushes Stringband
…The alt folkies hold the distinction of being the first group to receive a second chance at the HLS treatment, this time for their song "Atlanta." Take that trip south.(Note: See…
Rain and Wind Cause Power Outages, etc. Across the North Coast
…when a tree fell into the roadway on the 3800 block of Redwood Dr. (which is near Dean Creek.) Currently, there is no estimated time for power to be restored. "Well into…
Trinidad Harbor
…I like to spend time on Sundays on the little beach by the pier. I can let my dog run around while I search for old bottles, beach glass, and driftwood.” Ballew…
Summer Camp for Middle School Girls
…Girls are also encouraged to spend their free time in the supervised swimming holes of the beautiful Mattole River, adjacent to camp, and doing arts and crafts. Space is limited, and both…
Elephant Seal Rescue
The elephant seal beached at the North Jetty took a turn for the worse over the past few days. A wound on the seal's left flank – possibly a shark bite – was…
Humboldt Co. Sheriff’s Explorer Program Receives Donation
…The meetings are held in the evenings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. Access will be from the Del Norte Street side. Any interested youth between the ages of…
Richard Salzman gets “Patriot of the Year” award from ACLU
…Richard Salzman of Arcata was honored as the 2012 "Patriot of the The Year on Monday by the Redwood Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Salzman was recognized for a…
New Thing to Worry About, Eurekans: Knife-Wielding Vacuum Thieves
…The victim backed away and used his cellular phone to call the police. As the victim was on the phone with the police, the suspect threw the victim's property to the…
Vehicle ‘Intentionally’ Strikes Motorcyclist Near Loleta
…KIEM News has named the suspect in this case: Diana Reeves, 50, of Bridgeville. Police are looking for her. She's believed to be driving a light blue Dodge Ram pickup with…
Arcata PD on Yesterday’s West End Road Vehicle-Pedestrian Collision
…Upon their arrival, officers found the victim pedestrian, identified as Jeremy Vadakin, age 37 of Eureka, on the ground on the east side of the roadway suffering from major injuries. The driver…