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Fairhaven Auto Strippers Out of Business for the Time Being
…As the deputy walked in the direction of the truck he heard noises coming from the truck. The deputy located Scott in the process of stripping the seats out of the truck…
Assault Inside the Jail Leaves One Inmate with Broken Jaw
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Friday March 1, 2013 at approximately 7:40 p.m. Correctional Officers responded to an assault within the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. Officers were…
Woman Says Her Attempt at a Joke Failed—Deputies Arrest Her Anyway for Attacking a Garage
…Bresee came into the Sheriff’s Office after learning a video of her attempting to rob Fairway market was on the news. Bresee told the investigating deputy she was the person on…
Home Broken into Multiple Times—Property Including BMW Stolen
…The people who had been around the vehicle had left and the truck was left unoccupied. The Casino Security attempted to find the registered owner of the vehicle and determined they were…
Blowing Up Stuff Down at the River Bar
Your Lost Coast Outpost has long been aware that the Eel River Bar around Fernbridge operates as Humboldt County's Mad Max-style no-go zone of lawlessness. If you're a…
Hayfork Schools Evacuated Because of Threat
…The relative informed the Dispatcher that Watkins had made statements that he (Watkins) was going to go to Hayfork High School and start shooting. The Sheriff’s Office contacted the Superintendent of…
Humboldt County’s Response to the Green Rush: Understanding the New Draft Medical Marijuana Outdoor Cultivation Ordinance
Who knows what goes on in the hazy world of Humboldt's marijuana industry? Dealing with the complicated social, environmental and financial issues that spring from this source is incredibly difficult. Because…
Earthquake
…This one was 39 miles southwest of Ferndale (Thanks to SoHum Awareness for the headsup.) Also the earlier earthquake is now saying 4.2 magnitude. ————— An 4.1 magnitude earthquake occurred at…
Cold Weather Coming
The National Weather Service is predicting freezing temperatures for much of the North Coast and its interior Monday morning. Their Facebook page says, Low temperatures Monday morning will fall into the upper…
Come Walk the New Trail by the Bay: A Happy Review
Sadly, most walkers can't bring along these guides—two siblings (aunt and father of the reporter) who grew up in Eureka. Yesterday, LoCO had the chance to review the new multi…
Eureka Woman Fails at Robbery, Succeeds at Bigotry
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 02-28-2013, approximately 8:50 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an attempted robbery at the Fairway Market…
Missing Eureka Man Found Dead Near Redwood Fields
…20-Year-Old Man Reported Missing in Eureka; Public’s Help Sought From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 03-01-2013, approximately 12:15 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff…
Bad Vehicle v. Pedestrian Collision Near Eureka High
…Mark McKenna sends a photo from the scene, add writes: Eureka City Ambulance and Humboldt Fire Protection District personnel work on a female pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle at the…
Northern Mendocino Busts
…While at the location Deputies believed that marijuana was being grown at the location and obtained a search warrant for the property.Located in an outbuilding on the property were 503 marijuana…
Redwood Capital, Humboldt State Cut Deal to Move and Preserve HSU’s Natural History Museum
…In turn, the Museum will move across the street to the former Figueiredo's Video building, which the Bank will give to the University. Additionally, the Bank has agreed to provide generous…
Local Volunteers Rescue a Man Injured in Serious Fall [Now with Photos!]
…We didn't have to use the ropes to get him. We walked the canoe across the river. We put the equipment in it on the way over." She added parenthetically, "The…
Local Midwife with Brain Tumor Learns to Let Others Help Her
"I came on this planet to greet the babies," Jan Perrone's raspy voice crackles over the phone. "That was my work—greeting the babies and helping their parents appreciate what child…
Stabbing on the Plaza; 18-Year-Old Kid in Custody
From the Arcata Police Department: On February 28, 2013 at approximately 8:49 pm, officers responded to the Arcata Plaza on the report of a subject that had just been stabbed. Upon…
Attempted Kidnapping in Eureka
…The suspect pulled his vehicle to the curb and ordered the female victim to get into his vehicle. The victim shouted “no” and began running South on “J” St. The suspect followed…
St. Joe’s Picks New Interim Leader
…The hospital has chosen a new leader (at least for the time being) and he is one of their own. The Lost Coast Outpost can confirm that the hospital has tapped as…
20-Year-Old Man Reported Missing in Eureka; Public’s Help Sought
From the Humboldt County's Sheriff's Office: On 2-27-13 at about 1000 hours, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a concerned relative of Jeffrey Panutsos…
Another Day, Another EPD Meth ‘n’ Marijuana Bust
From the Eureka Police Department: On 02/27/2013 a detective with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of 7th and…
Missing Man Found!
Good news from the Arcata PD! On Tuesday, February 27, 2013 the Arcata Police Department was notified David Anthony Williams, age 53, had been located after admitting himself to a local medical…
The Schaub Lecture: Rails and Trails
…The panelists were Bill Kier, one of Humboldt County's representatives on the NCRA board of directors; Judy Hodgson, publisher of the North Coast Journal and a member of the Bay [T…
This Week in Ocean: Fish of Uncertainty and an Upwelling of Science
Hopefully the skies have opened and the rain is falling as you're reading this. Because all that clear weather you've been raving about as gorgeous sunrises give way to spectacular…
Four [Army] Helicopters Heading South
…the copters were spotted flying south over the Eel River Valley. The crop blownup photo above shows what looks to be a military helicopter. Below is the formation they were flying. Earlier…
Man Swipes Cash from McKinleyville Gas Station
…At the time of the burglary the clerk was outside in front of the business and saw the suspect flee. The suspect was last seen running westbound on Reasor Road from Central…
EPD Seeking Eureka Citizen for Attempted Murder By Truck
…The investigation turned up surveillance video that shows Silva’s 1987 white Toyota pickup driving on the sidewalk at the location of the incident, same date and time. The investigation discovered witnesses…
Humboldt Live Sessions: Green and Lilac
Music be bloomin'! This edition of Chuck Johnson's Humboldt Live Sessions features local stringband Green and Lilac serenading the plant life at Sun Valley Floral Farms with their tune "Song of…
EPD Harvests 18 Pounds of Sensi in Broadway Avenue Motel
From the Eureka Police Department: On 02/26/13, detectives from the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) conducted a probation search at a motel in the 2400 block…