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Longtime Planning Director Kirk Girard to Leave Humboldt County
…Girard's tenure at the department, which is principally concerned with implementing the county's land use laws, has been controversial — not least because of the long-delayed general plan update, which…
Loleta Dad Allegedly Stabs Son in Chest With Broken Beer Bottle
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 05-05-12, approximately 1:45 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a stabbing victim at Redwood Memorial Hospital…
Morning in the Meadow
Morning in the Meadow
Shelter Cove Truck Stolen—Be on the Lookout
Last night, the Shelter Cove Resort Improvement District was broken. A truck was stolen. According to Traci (Chadbourne) Speelman, "It is a white 2009 Dodge 1 ton duelly. It is a flatbed…
More Proof That Humboldt County Will Kill You Dead
A couple of weeks ago your Lost Coast Outpost published data from the California Department of Health which proved, conclusively, that Humboldt County is deadly. This occasioned a great deal of head…
Attention River Riders! Hazard on the Eel
…Several Kayakers have been swept under a 4 foot redwood log underneath the Calfire bridge across the South Fork of the Eel River ( the road to the dump.) Everyone is asked to…
Morning in the Mountains
Morning in the Mountains
Garberville Gets Google Eyed
Garberville got eyed by mapping superstar Google Maps on May 4th. Did you mow your lawn? —————————————— Thanks to Sai McCrady Hirsch for the photo and the tip.
Full Moon Over Bear Buttes
Tonight the full moon rose in perigee, its closest point to the earth this year.
Rebuffed by Animal Shelter, Three Pit Bulls Allegedly Dumped on Carlotta Trailer Park
…When the Officer arrived, she recognized the three dogs as the same dogs that had been brought to the Shelter by the couple in the green Subaru earlier that day. The dogs…
‘After Earth’ Roundup With The Film Commissioner
John Matthews' Guest of the Week: Humboldt County Film Commissioner Cassandra Hesseltine talks about the M. Night Shyamalan movie 'After Earth,' which just finished filming in Humboldt. Audio
Whole New World of Pain Coming for Humboldt County Airline Passengers
…According to Emily Jacobs, program coordinator for the county's airline operations, the airline will soon be moving all of its intra-California traffic out of the terminal and onto the tarmac…
Four Dead in Ohio—A Letter to Obama
…government has never allowed the Krause family to know the facts or see the evidence related to Allison’s murder on her Kent State campus. The truth at Kent State remained buried…
Clendenen: Meet the Candidate for 2nd District Supervisor
…BBQ with local burgers and hot dogs with all the fixings; music provided by Knights of the Van Duzen.Children are welcome and parking is available. For information: 725-9671 or www…
Fortuna PD Picks Up Bayshore Mall Bank Robbery Suspect
Press release from the Fortuna Police Department: On Saturday, April 21 the Coast Central Credit Union at the Bayshore Mall was robbed and the Eureka Police Department's Criminal Investigative Section developed…
Country Roads
The back roads of Humboldt nuzzle into the shoulders of our rolling hills and whisper of home even when we head to town.
Ocean Night Update: Accepting Donations in Memory of Heather Bonser-Bishop
…Surfrider Humboldt is dedicating tonight's Ocean Night to the memory of Heather Bonser Bishop. Heather died tragically in a paddle boarding accident on the Chetco River in Oregon last weekend. All…
Utah Cops Pull $215,000 Cash Out of a Humboldtian’s Weed-Reeking Car; Bust Follows
From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: On 05-01-2012 at about 1300 hours the Humboldt County Drug Task Force received a telephone call from a Sergeant with the Utah State…
It Takes a Community…
…The community, the students, the parents and local businesses have all united to keep it going. This time was no different.Garth Epling (pictured on the right above) of Emerald Technologies heard…
Ocean Optimism: 5 Things to Give You Hope
…Bad form for someone as immersed in ocean issues as I am, right? I blame the sunshine, the lack of wind, the camaraderie of my fellow surfers, especially the ones who hollered…
May Day! for the Occupy Movement
The Occupy Movement plans to use today, May 1st, to refocus attention on the issue of income inequality among others. Huge protests are planned but will they come to fruition? Oakland once…
NCRA, Annie & Mary, Railbanking & Trails
Happy Trails: Cliff and Emily talk with Clif Clendenen of the North Coast Railroad Authority about the Annie & Mary Rail Trail, railbanking, timber heritage and more. Audio
Trinidad Woman Dies While Paddleboarding on Chetco River
Heather Bonser-Bishop, a 39-year-old nonprofit consultant who split her time between Trinidad and the Oregon Coast, drowned over the weekend after her stand-up paddleboard became entangled with a…
The Voltron of Beers
…I put the idea out to the rest of the beer gang in Humboldt and everyone quickly agreed,” said Ripley. Next, all the brewers met to discuss the style of beer to…
Fueling Humboldt’s Entrepreneurs: Runaway Kite Walks Away with $25K
We're extremely pleased to announce friend of the LoCO Malcolm DeSoto earned this year's Economic Fuel: The Humboldt County Student Business Challenge Grand Prize. DeSoto's Runaway Kite Productions will…
Lane-Closing Accident on 101 Near Westhaven
…A camp trailer has overturned on the freeway, blocking lanes. The CHP, which is still getting up on the incident at the time of this writing, says only "OVERTURNED TRAILER" and "PEOPLE…
The Fieri Chronicles, Part 3
Part 1 Part 2 And, now, from the "Didn't I See That Movie in the 80s? I Think It Starred Charlie Sheen" Department, a tale of a stolen Lamborghini, gunshots, broken…
County CAO Phillip Smith-Hanes is Shopping Around
The Key West Keynoter reports that our county's chief administrative officer was in the running for city manager of Key West, Fla. — possibly the farthest away you can get from Humboldt…
Save the Redwoods League Donates 164 Acres to Native Peoples
The Save the Redwoods League returned 164 acres to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council (a nonprofit consortium of ten sovereign, federally-recognized California Indian tribes.) The land pictured in the map above…
Comedian Addresses Obama on Marijuana Crackdown
…President, what's up with the crackdown on marijuana?" Jimmy Kimmel gets to do that during the White House Correspondent's dinner and then end his routine with a high five to…