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Hwy 101 Accident near Leggett Closes Two Lanes
The CHP site is reporting that there is an overturned vehicle near the Leggett onramp on Highway 101. There are two southbound lanes closed at this point. Follow CHP updates here. View…
Meat Market’s Eviction Notice Prompts Pickets
Protestors in front of the Loleta Bakery and the Loleta Meat Market prepare to cook up hot dogs from the Meat Market Bundled against the cold, twenty or so protestors gather outside…
Loleta Meat Market Evicted—Town in an Uproar
Photo from the Loleta town Facebook page UPDATE 3pm, 1/11/13: Earlier today, Jenny Aubrey, former Loleta Meat Market employee and daughter of owner Pixie Setterland spoke with Larry Trask, host…
Feds Serving Arrest Warrant in Bayside; Apparent Follow-Up to Last Year’s South Dakota Weed Trafficking Case
…Trusted friends of the Lost Coast Outpost tell us that the warrant is being served at the Bayside home that several federal agencies raided in the summer. That raid was the result…
Roads on Southern Humboldt Hills Icy Again
According to Marty Messenger of Humboldt County Roads, the school buses again will not be doing their morning run west of the Whitethorn Post Office. He explained on SoHum Awareness, "light snow…
Woman with Knife Alleged to have Assaulted Man
…The first officer on scene could hear the victim yelling for help from within the room and subsequently contacted the subjects who were still engaged in an altercation, causing the officer to…
Some Buses in Southern Humboldt Not Running Due to Winter Weather
According to the Southern Humboldt Unified School District, school buses are only going as far east as Upper Sawmill Rd. and as far west as the Whitethorn Post Office. The District is…
Pistol Stolen in Arcata Burglary Found in Possession of Moderately Tattooed Fortuna Parolee
From the Fortuna Police Department: On January 09, 2013 at about 6:00 p.m., officers with the Fortuna Police Department and a Probation Officer from the Humboldt County Probation Department conducted…
Accident and Vehicle Fire near Junction of Salmon Creek and Thomas Rds.
…It took awhile to put out the flames as the vehicle kept reigniting. Though initial reports indicated that the truck had been in an accident this proved not to be the case…
“Overwhelming Odor” Leads CHP Officer to Marijuana Arrest
Because of what Officer Mike Phillips of the Garberville CHP office described as an "overwhelming odor," a local man, Chester Walden Clark was pulled over on Old Briceland Rd. south of Old…
Former Humboldt State Student Running From Child Molestation Charges
…The reader points us to The Awareness Center, a publication of the International Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assualt, which exhaustively gathers information on Lydia Katz, who graduated from Humboldt State's…
Accident Blocking Southbound lane of 101 near Confusion Hill
The CHP is reporting an accident about a mile south of Confusion Hill. An overturned Chevy pickup is blocking the southbound lane. Follow the updates here. View Larger Map
Mendocino Supervisors Insert Clarifying Language into Zip Tie Ordinance
Today, the Mendocino Board of Supervisors has inserted an amendment into the 9.31 Ordinance (the medical marijuana Zip Tie program.) The new language, according to an email sent out several days…
Woman Confronts Suspected Thief and is Shot at
…Ruiz pointed the handgun towards the victim and fired 2-3 rounds, which struck the passenger side of the victim's vehicle. Ruiz then fled the scene on foot. Deputies were able…
Two Arrested, Over a Pound of Heroin Confiscated in EPD Bust
…Steve Watson writes the LoCO to say that he is in the process of confirming the precise familial relation between the suspects.) From the Eureka Police Department: On 01/02/13, at…
Woman Attempts to Rob Gas Station
…The female then placed a large green bag on the counter in front of the clerk. The clerk took a step back from the counter and the female grabbed the sign and…
Sheriffs Chase Suspected Crescent City Auto Thief Through McK-Town Berry Brambles
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 01-05-2013, approximately 5:50 p.m. a deputy on patrol in McKinleyville saw a silver Jeep Wrangler with a black soft top…
Good News Story—Sheriff Finds Lost Hikers
…The dispatcher was able to obtain GPS Coordinates for the lost hikers from the cell phone and a search and rescue was initiated. The GPS Coordinates revealed the hikers were now approximately…
Run, Danny, Run: Suspect in Last Month’s Taser-Snatch Back in Jail for Burglary
…The deputy searched the vehicle which Christie was in and discovered paperwork and property to the victim of the burglary on Babler Road the night before. The deputy detained Christie and then…
Humboldt State Still Trying to Heal its Jimmy Kimmel Wound
About six weeks ago, late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had some big yucks about the new Humboldt State Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research. Kimmel hauled out all the old campus…
Drift Boat Sinks near Richardson Grove—Rescuers Attempting to Save Men Now
…State parks knew of a road to the area and were able to open the gates. The Chp was there. Garberville Fire Dept. was there as well as Fortuna Ambulance, the Humboldt…
BOOKED 2012 in Review, Part III: Drunks on the House
…The costs associated with these arrests — and, to repeat, the booking fees are only a fraction of the total bill to the public — those costs never show up on the agencies' balance…
Sheriff’s Department Releases Photos of Persons Wanted in Connection with Theft
…The Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the suspect and the other male who was with him at the Bear River Pump and Play at the time…
Heroin, Hash, Etc., Etc.
…On 01-03-2013 at about 1430 hours the Humboldt County Drug Task Force and the Arcata Police Department conducted a probation search on Loren Wayne Millsap age 32, who lives in…
Google Earth and Pot Farms—-Scientists and Scholars Study Humboldt from Aerial Photos and Attempt to Change Marijuana Practices
The above video was made in connection with the newly created Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research (HIIMR) "A standard of environmental and social responsibility is needed for marijuana agriculture to be…
Accident near Hwy 36 and Hwy 101 Intersection
…Personal reports are giving the location as between Alton and Hydesville on 36. ————————————————————— The Chp dispatch site is reporting a serious accident apparently near the intersection of Hwy 36 and Hwy 101…
HAIL TO THE HUFF: Representative Jared Takes His Seat
…Jared Huffman upon the occasion of his swearing-in as the North Coast's representative in the 113rd Congress. We're punting any lingering rage and bitterness down the field to … tomorrow…
BOOKED 2012 in Review, Part II: Frequent Flyers
…We say "as best we can tell" because all we have to go by is the person's name. Although the record-keepers at the jail are very fastidious about recording people…
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Eureka Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: In December, the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office was contacted by the Eureka Police Department of an ongoing multi-agency investigation into Child Pornography. The Eureka…