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‘Absolute Game Changer’: Yurok and Hoopa Valley Tribes Awarded $127M in Grant Funding for Broadband Access
Federal and local representatives stand with tribal members in front of an internet tower ahead of Thursday's announcement. | Image courtesy the Hoopa Valley Tribe.###A hefty grant from the National Telecommunications…
Midtown Eureka Residence Allegedly Found to Harbor Fentanyl Sales and Illicit Weaponry, Drug Task Force Says
…HCDTF.###From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: On Tuesday August 23rd, 2022, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) served a search warrant in the 2100 block of C St. in…
Drug Tasks Force Arrests One Following Investigation Into Drug Dealing Complaints Centered on Humboldt Hill Driveway
Press release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: On Tuesday August 23rd, 2022 the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) responded to a residence in the 2300 block of Fischer Ln…
FIRE UPDATE: Fires Top 28,000 Acres; All Eyes On the Northeast Front of the Campbell Fire
A young bear cub walks across the road at the Six River Lightning Complex. Photo/caption: CIIMT14, via Inciweb.Press release from the unified command of the Six Rivers Lightning Complex: The…
Huffman Announces $26 Million for Klamath Restoration, Hatchery Projects
…The funding announced today represents an historic effort dedicated to restoring the Basin.Rep. Huffman has been an active partner in the efforts to remove the Klamath River dams and restore the…
OBITUARY: Leo C. Carpenter III, 1992-2022
…Carpenter III went to be with the Lord on August 19, 2022, in Eureka at the age of 29. He was born October 19, 1992, in Arcata to Sally Carpenter Slater. Leo…
OBITUARY: Nicole Pamela Murray, 1961-2022
Nicole Pamela Murray passed away peacefully on August 10, 2022, in Eureka.Nicki was born in San Mateo, California on June 28, 1961, and spent her youth in the Bay Area, as…
Big Gateway Study Session Produces Few Tangible Results
A sign posted in a front yard in the Gateway Area, Arcata | Photo: Andrew Goff###During a nearly three and a half hour long joint study session on Arcata’s Gateway Area…
(VIDEO) Legendary Humboldt Cell Phone Salesman Corky Cornwell Has Died
…But if you’re unfamiliar with exactly what this community has lost today, the Outpost has dug up a video sampling of the kindhearted buffoonery that was the small town legend’s…
Heated Meeting Sparks Accusations of Dishonesty and Discrimination, Opening Rift Between Tribes and Humboldt County Planning Commission
…The dead-end road traces the ridge of a knoll that overlooks the surrounding estuarine wetlands including Fay Slough, Freshwater Creek and, across the freeway, the shifting colors of Arcata Bay. Historically…
(VIDEO) Remember Last Year When Hillary Clinton Was in Humboldt? Here’s What That Was About
…During their visit to the redwood region, the Tribal Court team took the Clintons to many different parts of Yurok ancestral territory.The Yurok Tribal Court administers one of the most advanced…
FIRE UPDATE: Big Marine Layer Overhead Helps Keep Six Rivers Fires at Bay, With No Significant Growth Yesterday
…While the northeast corner remains the most active portion of this fire, a spot fire approximately one acre in size crossed the perimeter on the west side in the afternoon. Firefighters worked…
Former Humboldt Correctional Officer Having Trouble Deciding Whether to Plead Guilty to Attempted Murder
…She also noted the victim didn’t show up for the sentencing. If Bryson does decide to file a motion to withdraw the plea, it must be filed by Friday. The next…
OBITUARY: Guy Alvey Towers, 1939-2022
Guy Alvey Towers, absent from the body and face to face with the Lord, August 19, 2022.Guy was born July 9,1939 in French Camp, Calif. His childhood was spent exploring…
OBITUARY: Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Lee Parker, 1936-2022
…When she wasn’t at the field or the courts, you could find her at the bowling alley. Whether she was watching her family bowl, keeping score, teaching the next generation how…
OBITUARY: Joseph Wallace, 1933-2022
Joseph Wallace, 88, passed away on July 25, 2022 in Eureka.Joe was born September 6, 1933, in New Brunswick, Canada, the third child of Leo and Margaret Wallace. His father was…
Supervisors Narrowly Approve Letter Opposing a Bill That Would Make Coroner Independent From Sheriff’s Office
File photo.###On Tuesday morning, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2, narrowly agreeing to send a letter of opposition to Assembly Bill 1608, a proposed piece of legislation that…
ARCATA’S GATEWAY AREA PLAN: Arcata City Council and Planning Commission Joint Study Session Tonight; Maximum Building Heights May be Set
The Gateway Area | Images from the draft Gateway Area Plan###It is time, Arcata. The Gateway Area Plan – that big infill development strategy that will rezone 138 acres of land in and…
Eureka’s Visitor Center is Moving to the Heart of Old Town
The Eureka Visitor Center is moving to the historic D.C. McDonald Building! | Photo: Hank SimsOoh, what do we have here? LoCO caught a glimpse of what appears to be the city…
Friends of the Eel River Plans to Sue County, Says Groundwater Pumping Harms Fish Ecosystem
Low flow in the Lower Eel River near Fernbridge in 2014. | Photo courtesy FOER.###Press release from Friends of the Eel River:Friends of the Eel River, a Eureka-based citizens’ group…
Local Tribes Demand Immediate Action After Upstream Farming Association Found to be Illegally Diverting Shasta River Water From Reaching the Klamath
…Juveniles hatch in the Spring but normally spend a year in the river to grow large enough and strong enough to make the swim out to the ocean, repeating the cycle. The…
FIRE UPDATE: 27,408 Acres Burned as of This Morning; Northeast Corner of Campbell Fire Still Troublesome
Two helicopters refill their buckets as they perform aerial fire suppression operations on the Six Rivers Lightning Complex. Photo, caption: CIIMT14, via Inciweb.Press release from management of the Six Rivers Lightning…
OBITUARY: Pi Lien ‘Amy’ Sedam, 1946-2022
Pi Lien “Amy” Sedam passed away on the morning of August 19, 2022 in the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Amy was born on July 20, 1946, in Tainan…
OBITUARY: George Jerome Niles, 1937-2022
Our dad, George Niles, age 84, passed away in a tragic accident on the evening of June 20, 2022. We are all very saddened and hope to share a bit about our…
OBITUARY: Todd William Bartleson, 1985-2022
Born in the evening of October 8, 1985 in Eureka and passed away in Fortuna the morning of July 30, 2022. Todd was a very well known and loved man. He had…
OBITUARY: Marcia Stroud, 1951-2022
Marcia Stroud died in mid-June in the company of her beloved cat with the breeze from an open window softly settling on her face.To know Marcia was to know of…
Guy Fieri is Coming to Town to Host the Big Homestyle Chili Cook-Off at the Humboldt County Fair
Fieri file photo. | Andrew GoffThe Mayor of Flavortown is en route! Humboldt's favorite frosty-tipped celebrity chef Guy Fieri is coming to town on Wednesday to host the Homestyle Chili Cook…
FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Complex Now 80 Percent Contained at 27,000 Acres
Press release from the management team of the Six Rivers Lightning Fires:The Six Rivers Lightning Complex remains in unified command with California Interagency Incident Management Team 14, California Highway Patrol, Trinity…
Why Cal State Struggles to Graduate Black Students — and What Could Be Done
Christopher Carter, 22, a fifth-year communications student at Cal State Northridge, stands for a portrait at CSUN in Northridge on August 19, 2022. “I want the world to know that as…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Viva La Vulva
If you’ve been following me on the abortion issue, you’ll know I consider the current anti-abortion fever can be explained in one word: misogyny. Very little to do with…