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Why the Check’s Not in the Mail…Fortuna Police Arrest Woman for Profuse Postal Purloining
…While speaking with the female driver, suspected stolen property was observed in the passenger seat of the vehicle. Upon questioning, the female admitted that she had stolen checks in her purse. Sandra…
Pedestrian Struck by Car—Major Injuries
…The pedestrian was walking north bound on the shoulder of the road. A vehicle, also north bound, drifted onto the shoulder and struck the pedestrian, knocking him "off the road." The vehicle…
Humboldt Live Sessions: Front Country with Melody Walker
Can't get outdoors today due to the rain? Take a brief, a/v tour of the Arcata Marsh in the the latest edition of Chuck Johnson's Humboldt Live Sessions. But…
A Teenager in Danger, A Community Rallying to Help
…On the 13th, the family brought her in to the local hospital. The doctors were alarmed and the decision was made to fly the teenager to UC Davis. But, as she waited…
Just-Published Environmental Study Recommends Removal of Klamath Dams
This isn't the biggest surprise in the world, but the Department of the Interior just published its final environmental impact statement on the question of Klamath Dam Removal. The study recommends…
This Week in Ocean: Get Trashed!
…The first elephant seal opted to leave the North Jetty, likely due to all the noise and traffic, but as of yesterday, we have another individual who beached himself in the same…
McKinleyville Man Killed, Boy Injured in Horrible Lake County Crash
The Lake County Record-Bee reports that McKinleyville man Robert Lee Wagner, 45, was killed in a head-on collision between two big rigs on Highway 20 yesterday, a crash that sent…
Want Your State of Jefferson? Redding Is Down
Local secessionists salivating to finally usher in the age of the much yakked about State of Jefferson — the long considered rural Northern California/Southern Oregon wunderstate — may want to look east for…
Community Meetings for Outdoor Medical Marijuana Cultivation
…The County on Tuesday announced it will hold three community meetings next month to discuss the draft of an outline for an ordinance regarding the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana. The meeting…
Suspicious Behavior Leads Officers to Meth, Money, and Arrests
…It appeared the female was attempting to avoid contact with the officer. The officer approached the vehicle and contacted the driver whom he immediately recognized as 40-year-old Jonas Randall Semore…
The Trailer for the Proposed Tip Top Club “Reality” Show Looks Just Staged Enough to Make It (VIDEO)
In 2013, we've all caught on to the fact that exactly half of the term "reality television" is just an all out lie, si? Sure, it can be a fun lie…
Pot Cops Debuts on Discovery Tonight
Publicity still from the series, Pot Cops, shot in Humboldt County. "[H]ere in Humboldt County, an area with some of the most conducive growing conditions in the United States, the countryside…
Accident on Myrtle in Eureka—Ambulance En Route
…Avoid the area if possible. Follow updates here.
In April, the xanthous wallflow’r blooms
…Hot botany scandal! Emily Walter of the Friends of the Dunes checks in with the LoCO to tell us that there's actually a controversy over whether the Humboldt Bay wallflower counts…
Lovelace & Kerrigan Talk Campaign Finance Nonreform On KHUM
…The County's Open Humboldt forum had 12 comments on the issue, but apparently that's not enough to get the discussion started. This doesn't sit well with former Eureka city…
Traffic Stop Leads to Meth, Gun etc.
…The officer noticed the Oldsmobile’s windshield was shattered and he decided to stop the vehicle for the violation. The officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on the vehicle on the 1500…
Eureka Police Ask Public’s Help with Recent Rape Case
…The description of the subject who left the bike was similar to the description of the rape suspect given by the victim. Original post below————————————- The Eureka Police are asking the public…
Pretty Intense Video From Today’s Willits Treesit Extractions
It's unfortunate that the videographer below lets his focus drift while he shouts obscenity-laden abuse at the CHP, but the resulting video is pretty graphic in spots, anyway. It seems…
Charges Finally Brought in Last Month’s Carson Park Smash-‘Em-Up
…The registered owner of the truck, Chelsea Eisenberg was contacted at Wabash and “E” streets where the Dodge finally stopped running. She explained to investigating Officers that she was driving the Dodge…
Ferndale’s Kinetic Museum to Klose
It just wouldn't be Kinetic season without a bit of drama, would it? This morning your Lost Koast Outpost was tipped off to an eviction notice posted on the door of…
Betty Chinn Recieves Award In China
Not quite sure what Chinn's winning, but it sure looks fancy! Can you help figure out what she won, why she won it, and the significance of it? 'Video…'play('2eb4e28e…
Sheriff’s Office Rescues Puppies Boxed Up and Left to Die on Fortuna Roadway
…The puppies and the tote were covered in feces and urine and were sitting in the direct sun. There were no air holes in the tote, and the small holes in the…
Missing Elder from Mendocino
…The son then notified the Sheriff's Office that his mother was missing.During the investigation it was learned by the Deputies that Koopman also had a residence in the Dallas, Texas…
Reports that Tree Sitters are Being Extracted from Willits Bypass
…Pretty Intense Video From Today’s Willits Treesit Extractions ### Willits Weekly is reporting that the tree sitters at the Willits Bypass project are being "extracted." According to the Facebook site, cherrypickers and…
EPD Sergeant Graduated from Leadership Institute
…The Eureka Police Department is pleased to announce the graduation of one of its sergeants, Stephen Watson, from the respected Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI). SLI is an intensive 8-month…
This Just In: We Are a Miserable People
Every year the Gallup organization collates a complete misery ranking of the nation's various states, congressional districts and major metropolitan areas and publishes its findings in something called the Gallup Healthways…
Missing Campers near Ettersburg (Found)
…dispatched officers out to the area of the motorist using the cell phone GPS coordinates. Officers attempted to locate the motorist for over two hours driving roads in the area near the…
INTRODUCING: This Guy
While today's bout of hacking is disappointing at minimum — we're still working on that, by the way — we are nevertheless thrilled to welcome Humboldt native Andrew Goff to the LoCO…
A Will to Hack
PREVIOUSLY: The Lost Coast Outpost Has Been Hacked
Fortuna Man’s Fundraiser Reaches Goal of $50,000 in One Month
"May we never forget what a small group of likeminded individuals can do who are in agreement for a single goal!!!" posted Capri Mulder on the Facebook page dedicated to raising money…