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Two Billboards Recently Fell Over, and the County Will Hold a Public Hearing to Decide if They Can Be Rebuilt
Ryan Burns / Dec. 30, 2019, 3:42 p.m. / Business , Local Government
Sheriff’s Office Responds to Report of Home Invasion Armed Robbery in Garberville
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2019, 2:21 p.m. / Crime
… , approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall, wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and a black and white biker-style skull mask, carrying a blued steel automatic handgun.Suspect Two: Male subject, approximately 5 feet 9 inches …
Hallelujah!! Dungie Season is Starting Tomorrow and You May Soon be Able to Fill Your Bellies with Locally Caught Crab
Freddy Brewster / Dec. 30, 2019, 2:03 p.m. / Ocean
… at 8:01 a.m. on Dec. 28 — 64 hours ahead of the start time — in what’s called a “pre-soak” period. This year’s season was supposed to start on Dec. 1. However state tests revealed meat content as low …
(VIDEO) Thar She Blows! Broken Water Valve Releases Impromptu Geyser Over Eureka Home
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 30, 2019, 12:35 p.m. / News
‘Swell Trains’ to Whomp the North Coast With 17 to 25-Foot Waves This Week
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 30, 2019, 11:30 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
‘We’ve Lost Our Compass.’ For California’s Most Visible Mentally Ill, Is a Return to Forced Treatment a Solution or a False Promise?
Jocelyn Wiener / Dec. 30, 2019, 10:43 a.m. / Sacramento
Woman Arrested for Saturday Stabbing Outside Willow Creek Bar; Victim Suffers Serious Injuries
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2019, 10:23 a.m. / Crime
… .Jackson was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm (PC 245(a)(1)).Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity …
OBITUARY: Daniel Ward Bartlett, 1948-2019
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2019, 7:18 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Lola Gail Moxon, 1931-2019
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2019, 6:47 a.m. / Obits
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: 2020! Here We Come!
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2019, 4 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
WEEKEND BASKETBALL — Busy Saturday for H-DNL Teams
Ray Hamill / Dec. 29, 2019, 3:05 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… all-tournament as the Loggers closed out the Livermore tournament on a winning note on Saturday. The Eureka boys went 2-1 at the three-day tourney. Trevor Bell led the Loggers in Saturday’s win with 16 …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: New Year’s: What We’re Really Celebrating
Barry Evans / Dec. 29, 2019, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… . Circumcision of Christ, 11th century (unknown artist) (Check the kid’s expression!)There is, of course, no reason to be found in nature for the year starting on January 1. Long ago — some four thousand years …
HUMBOLDT KINGMAKERS: Here’s Who is Forking Over Big Bucks to Help Trump, Bernie and the Rest of the 2020 Presidential Hopefuls
Freddy Brewster / Dec. 28, 2019, 7 p.m. / Politics
… Election Commission data from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30 of this year. All the donations analyzed by the Outpost are to presidential candidates only and are part of the public record. According to the FEC …
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — H-DNL Teams Return to Action
Ray Hamill / Dec. 27, 2019, 2:55 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
A New Year Brings New Laws: A LoCO Round-Up of What’s Coming in 2020
Freddy Brewster / Dec. 27, 2019, 12:13 p.m. / Sacramento
… A New Year Brings New Laws: A LoCO Round-Up of What's Coming in 2020 Gov. Newsom simultaneously restricting and liberating you. Courtesy of ca.govStarting on January 1 …
OBITUARY: Joseph A. Mendes, 1923-2019
LoCO Staff / Dec. 27, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Joseph A. Mendes, 1923-2019 Joe Mendes, 96, passed away December 20, 2019 at his home in Ferndale, surrounded by family. Joe was born November 1, 1923 to Joe and Jesuina …
(VIDEO) Cutten Kid Loses His Mind When He Receives a Christmas Avocado
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 26, 2019, 11 a.m. / Family , Feel Good
‘Brain Waste’: Highly Skilled Immigrants Struggle to Fill Workforce Gaps
Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED / Dec. 26, 2019, 7:17 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Darlene Ann Hicks-Johnston, 1939-2019
LoCO Staff / Dec. 26, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… for family and close friends will be held on Thursday, 12/26/19 at Sunset Cemetery in Eureka at 1 p.m. to share memories of our beloved mother.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of …
OBITUARY: Phyllis Rex, 1944-2019
LoCO Staff / Dec. 24, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Doris Montgomery, 1923-2019
LoCO Staff / Dec. 24, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
New Strategy Paying Off for Eureka Girls in Wrestling
Ray Hamill / Dec. 23, 2019, 5:20 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… weight class. Rogers was seeded second in her division and battled back from a third-round loss to place third, finishing 6-1 at the tournament to bring her season record to 11-2. The Loggers also competed …
Harlem Globetrotters Coming to Humboldt
Ray Hamill / Dec. 23, 2019, 5:10 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
STORIES EXCLUSIVE: Surfers Get Pitted at the North Jetty
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 23, 2019, 4:30 p.m. / Ocean , Pictures
Humboldt County’s Population Shrank by Nearly 1,000 in the Last Fiscal Year, According to Recent State Estimates
Freddy Brewster / Dec. 23, 2019, 3 p.m. / People of Humboldt
… Humboldt County's Population Shrank by Nearly 1,000 in the Last Fiscal Year, According to Recent State Estimates Humboldt County ain’t getting bigger. In fact, our population is getting smaller …
Planning Commission Chair Bob Morris Resigns Following Supervisors’ Wind Farm Decision
Ryan Burns / Dec. 23, 2019, 2:22 p.m. / Local Government
… and the Sheriff’s Office Tells of Another Probationer Who it Recently Found With a Loaded Firearm, This Time in McKinleyville
LoCO Staff / Dec. 23, 2019, 12:58 p.m. / Crime
… Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a controlled substance while armed (HS 11370.1(a)), possession of a controlled substance (HS 11350), possession of a controlled substance for sales (HS 11351 …
56-Year-Old Probationer Arrested With Stolen Firearm on Highway 96, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 23, 2019, 12:15 p.m. / Crime
… in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), false identification to a peace officer (PC 148.9(a)) and violation of probation (PC 1203.2(a)(2)).The female was released at the scene.Anyone with information about …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Get Your Christmas Crab Here!
LoCO Staff / Dec. 23, 2019, 4 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Members of the Community Gathered on the Longest Night of the Year to Remember the Lives of the People Who Died on the Streets
Freddy Brewster / Dec. 22, 2019, 12:15 p.m. / Activism , Community , Homelessness , Memories
… for the past 13 years. This year Wade read aloud the 38 names of the people who passed away on the streets of Humboldt from June 1, 2018 to Dec. 16, 2019. The names listed were only the people who died …