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Bust of the Day: Stolen Car, Counterfeit Cash, Meth and, of Course …
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 03-14-2012, approximately 3:45 p.m. the California Highway Patrol (C.H.P.) notified local law enforcement that a 2006 Red Hyundai…
Help! When Should I Call 911?
…See photo above) Mile markers often contain the name of the county, the road number you are on and they always contain the distance along a road you've traveled. They occur…
Fatal Traffic Accident on Shelter Cove Road
UPDATE:The man who died has been identified as 54 year old Mark Clyde Gardner of Shelter Cove. According to a CHP press release, today at around 12:20 P.M., a…
Bust of the Day (II): This Fortuna Mini-Storage Houses a Maxi- Grow Scene
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 03-13-2012, approximately 8:00 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office Community Response Unit served a Humboldt County Superior Court Search Warrant…
Bust of the Day: Big Poundage Discovered in Completely Blown-Up Arcata House
View Larger Map Press release from the Arcata Police Department: SEARCH WARRANT SERVED IN WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD Officers from the Arcata Police Department served a search warrant at a residence in the 1000…
Is This Man Our Last, Best Republican Hope?
Your Lost Coast Outpost has been thrilled at the prospect of hot Dem-on-Dem action after June 5. Thanks to voters, California is testing out a whole new system of elections…
Eyewitness to the Vehicle v. Pedestrians Accident in Eureka This Morning
…The pedestrians — two women — have been taken to the hospital. Gregg Foster of Redwood Capital Bank was just leaving the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors hearing on new air service to Los…
Power Out in Ferndale
…We're back up here in downtown Ferndale, but the transmitters for KSLG and KWPT are still having problems. ### … so if you're having problems getting your favorite radio station, that's…
Former Southern Humboldt School Superintendant Roger Adams Passed Away
…He and his wife, JoAnn stayed in the area until 2001 when they moved to Vineyard Valley in St. Helena. He was an active Rotary Club member and well known in the…
Woman Tortured, Sexually Assaulted in Fortuna Home Invasion Robbery Today
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 03-12-2012, approximately 10:00 a.m. the Fortuna Police Department was notified of a Home Invasion Robbery which just occurred on Drake…
The Ink People Need Your Help
You probably know about The Ink People, a totally cool Eureka nonprofit that has been doing good cultural work for the community for over 30 years. The Ink People have been suffering…
Someone Took Everything Including the Kitchen Table
John Patrick Yorkis You heard the expression "everything but the kitchen sink?" Well, this guy is accused of something similar. He allegedly even took the antique dining room table. (Okay, that isn…
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
On the 13th and 15th, Who Bombed Judi Bari? the documentary about the unsolved 1990 Oakland car-bombing of Earth First!ers, Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney will be showing at the…
Vehicle Saves Fortuna Woman From Knife Attack
Dawnetta Rene Carpenter Press Release from the Fortuna Police Dept. According to the release, this morning at 7 a.m. … … a female caller placed a 9-1-1 call to the Fortuna…
Clendenen Fundraiser
…The Committee to Re-Elect Clendenen 2012 invites you to a Spring Celebration Dinner at 6pm on Friday, March 16 at the Scotia Inn, 100 Main St. in Scotia. Doors open at…
Bitch, Tie Your Shoes—
If rough language offends you, you may wish to avoid this piece. "Fuckin' Bitch, take off your sunglasses." The verbal attack startled Sherry (who prefers to use only her first name.) She…
Dog Walk Cheat Sheet
Friends of the Arcata Marsh have put together a leashless guide for north coast dog walkers. Covering from Trinidad to Shelter Cove, the brochure details what kind of restrictions may be in…
Spring Forward
…As the Spring time change approaches, the Humboldt County Fire Prevention Officer’s Association wants to remind residents to make another change, one that could save their lives—changing the batteries in…
Moral: The Scent of Pot is Less Common in the Bay Area than in Arcata
An Arcata woman, Kelsey Ferguson, 24, and an Oakland man, Jason Holohan, 33 were arrested Wednesday behind a Denny's restaurant near the Hayward-Union City border when police said they smelled…
Like Grass-Fed Beef? You’ll Love Grass-Fed Grassmilk™!
Organic Valley, a dairy co-op out of Wisconsin, has latched on to a clever way to market the product of its Humboldt County members: Just attach the trendoid "grass-fed" label…
Humboldt Income Inequality Among Highest in the State
…It is only one of two rural counties in California to rank among the most unequal, the other being the ag-heavy Imperial County in the far south of the state. Download…
Kirk Girard, County Department Head, Survives Reorganization of Community Development Services
…The county will seek applications from candidates to lead the larger part, which will oversee zoning and building. The vote to move Girard automatically into the new position follows a fairly lengthy…
Sheriff Downey Says Humboldt Doing Well Despite No Goodbye Kisses From the State
A solid article in the San Luis Obispo New Times addresses the way its county's law enforcement is dealing with the slashing of funds by the state government. When the reporter…
Moon with Plum Blossoms
The moon is beautiful.
Fort Bragg Passes Special Sales Tax to Fund Aquatic Center
…They're among the first things to get the ax when the budgets of schools or cities or special service districts are suffering — and they're doing a lot of suffering these…
This Victim Doesn’t Know He’s a Victim
…The anonymous source does not know the victim but does know the person who committed the crime. The source also knows that the victim lives in Southern Humboldt and is currently in…
On the Murder of Mountain Lions
Surely you've been following the controversy surrounding California Fish & Game Commission President Dan Richards, who took a hunting trip up to Idaho and ended up slaughtering a mountain lion with high…
Pot for Putt Putt Gets Perps Popped
…The seller turned the case over to the Sheriff’s Office Community response Unit who set up an exchange.When the undercover deputy met with Jason Bacon in the parking lot, he…
Easy Money For College
…Breakdown: • Fill out this one application form • Your application is then compared to the available scholarships • If there's a match, you're off to the races. The deadline is March 15th…
Kidical Mass
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