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One Shot After Six-Person Civil Dispute at Home on Highway 36, Sheriff’s Office Says; No Arrests Made Yet
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Sept. 16, 2020, at about 2:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 19500…
FIRE ROUNDUP: Red-Salmon Fire Tops 100,000 Acres; Highway 199 Still Closed Between Del Norte County and Oregon
…Follow the fire on Inciweb. Red Salmon Fire.The oldest of the currently active fires in the region, the Red-Salmon Complex, was mapped at just over 100,000 acres for the…
Evacuation Orders Lifted for All Humboldt County Areas Affected by Fire; Parts of Southern Humboldt Still Under ‘Warning’ Status
…See live map here.###From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Due to positive developments in fire behavior and the hard work of firefighters from Humboldt County and beyond, the Evacuation Order…
Teenager Will Stand Trial for Roadside Murder on Highway 96, Judge Rules
…Lewis had blood on his hands, she said, and there was blood on the knife. She did not look at Daniel. Lewis tossed the knife “way down the hill,” Dowd said. The…
McK School Board Race: Four Candidates Debate Reopening, Equity, Prop. 15 and More
Shouldering the responsibility of creating reopening plans, school boards in particular face a unique election this November. Every year, the League of Women Voters of Humboldt County, a nonpartisan organization that encourages…
OBITUARY: Karen Grace Jacobsen, 1944-2020
On August 14, 1944, in Astoria, Oregon, Emil & Bessie Clausen introduced their daughter Karen Grace to the world and on September 11, 2020, Karen Grace Jacobsen peacefully passed away. She was a…
Eureka City Council Approves Letter Opposing the Reauthorization of HACHR’S Syringe Exchange Program
At an almost five-hour-long meeting Tuesday night, the Eureka City Council voted 4-1, with Councilmember Natalie Arroyo dissenting, to send a letter to the California Department of Public Health…
Deputy Heath Officer Josh Ennis Addresses Media Questions on COVID Masking and Smoky Conditions, Visitation at Assisted Living Facilities and More
…The Redwood News asks, "Are the DIY and surgical masks we wear helping protect against COVID-19 and the bad air quality? What type of masks, if any, are the most effective…
(PHOTOS) A Key to the Art History Lesson in Lucas Thornton’s Now-Completed Downtown Eureka Mural
…Then there’s pieces you only partially see, like in the corners and on the top. The Salvador Dali, you only see the melting clock, so you get the idea. I also…
That Orangish Stuff Sloshing Around the Shoreline Near Big Lagoon is Likely Non-Toxic Phytoplankton, Local Biologists Say
Photos of the shores near Big Lagoon this morning. | Mara FriedmanA local reader sent the Outpost these photos of tangerine waves crashing along the shoreline near Big Lagoon today.“I was walking…
Humboldt County is Changing the Way it Interacts With Mentally Ill People in the Criminal Justice System
…We also wrote about the decision from staff in the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to not apply for grant funding. At the time, the county's deputy…
EUREKA BANK ROBBERY: EPD Seeking Believed Armed and Dangerous Suspects in Midday Henderson Center Heist
…Eureka Police is investigating an armed robbery that just occurred at a bank on the 2800 block of F Street. Two suspects described as wearing masks and dark baggy clothing. Possible suspect…
Positive COVID Test at In-Person Redwood Prep Elementary School Moves One Classroom to Distance Learning
File photo from pre-pandemic times.###A student at Redwood Preparatory Charter School has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which has halted in-person learning for one class at the K…
Arcata City Council to Discuss Regulation of 5G Transmitters in the City, Receive Update on Police Reform and Consider Endorsing Measure F
File photoThe Arcata City Council is preparing to discuss a hefty packet of items during tonight's meeting, including how the City can regulate the installation of small cell wireless transmitters to…
SMOKE REPORT: Conditions Looking Good on the Coast; Relief Possibly Coming for Inland Areas With Chance of Rain Later in the Week
Photo of the Slater Fire via Inciweb.###From the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District: Several fires continue to impact our region with smoke: Red Salmon Complex, August Complex, Slater/Devil…
A Pandemic Winter: COVID has Limited Homeless Shelter Capacity, a Concern as Inclement Weather Approaches
When the weather turns cold and wet, some worry Humboldt County won’t have the capacity to provide homeless people emergency shelter safely. Photo: Mark McKenna.###The United States’ 3.8 million…
Eureka Man Will Answer For Murder Charges in 2018 Skateboard Attack on Good Samaritan
…Cohen, who performed the autopsy, said his opinion was that the original injury caused internal bleeding in the spleen. That blood kept expanding over the next couple of days until the spleen…
OBITUARY: Tawny Deann James, 1988-2020
“Goodbyes are not forever, goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I'll miss you until we meet again.”Our beloved Tawny Deann James (Ervin) was unexpectedly taken from us on…
OBITUARY: Nancy Lee Smith, 1940-2020
Nancy Lee Smith of Eureka passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sept 5, 2020 at the age of 80.Born May 29, 1940 to Ernest & Anna Beidle of Cornucopia, Wisconsin, the…
OBITUARY: Carol A. Huddleston, 1945-2020
…Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there will be no memorial service. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider donating to the Conna Rodrigues Scholarship Fund at Redwood Christian…
OBITUARY: Bonnie Kendel Olesen, 1942-2020
…Over the years, even though the McKinneys live in Illinois and the Foxes live in Northern Los Angeles County, Bonnie and Jerry were able to stay close to them with many road…
In a Split Vote, Supervisors Move to Allow Fallen Elk River Billboard to Be Rebuilt, But it Must be Removed in Five Years
…We’re supposed to be protecting public trust resources for the public benefit."He went on to question the accuracy of the design specs and the accountability for claims made by the…
Eureka Stabbing Suspect Arrested After Another Unrelated Alleged Assault in a Moving Vehicle
…Officers ultimately located the vehicle near Harris and Montgomery Streets, right outside the City jurisdiction. The passenger of the vehicle was quickly identified as the suspect from the Fifth Street stabbing, William…
(UPDATE) Toxic Cyanobacteria Discovered in Mad River, Says Blue Lake Rancheria; Avoid Contact With Water Near Blue Lake
…Jacob Pounds, Blue Lake Rancheria.Word comes today, via the Blue Lake Rancheria's Facebook account, that lab samples have confirmed the presence of anatoxin-a in the waters in the lower…
Five Structures Destroyed as West Zone of August Complex Grows to 55,000 Acres; Red Salmon Complex Now 95,137 Acres
The Hopkins Fire (August Complex West Zone). | InciWebThe West Zone of the August Complex wildfire burning near Humboldt's southeastern border in Trinity County in now 55,010 acres in size and…
Eureka City Council to Discuss HACHR’s Syringe Exchange Program; Consider Grant Funding to Aid Bars, Restaurants and Retailers Adapting to COVID-19
During tonight’s meeting, the Eureka City Council will discuss an array of important issues on a jam-packed agenda, including the city’s controversial Syringe Exchange Program operated by Humboldt Area…
Unhealthy Air Conditions Continue in Eastern Humboldt, Trinity County
…Much better on the coast! Inland, still not good | zoom.earthPublic service announcements from the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District:Smoke impacts will continue to reach Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy…
A Big Pile of Slash Caught Fire at a Mill on Arcata’s West End Road, and it Continues to Smolder
…Firefighters, Air Quality Official and the business owner determined that the best course of action is to allow the pile to burn. Although firefighters are no longer at the scene, the slash…
Legit Farmers and Ranchers Can Get Day Passes Into the SoHum Evacuation Zone to Tend to Their Crops and Animals Now, County Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, the Humboldt County Planning & Building Department will be issuing single-day access passes to licensed agriculture and livestock…
Trump and Newsom: Political Frenemies Make Nice Amid California’s Mounting Disasters
…But his absence at the steps of Air Force One revealed the latest move in what’s become the Democratic governor’s delicate dance with the Republican president who is both a…