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GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Homeless Crisis
Last Sunday, July 28, the San Francisco Chronicle accepted the challenge posed by its readers to respond to 89 questions about homelessness. It’s sobering reading — you can find it all here…
Five Takeaways From the 2019 Summer Baseball Season
Submitted photo – The Mack all-stars celebrate one of their wins at the state tournament.The 2019 local baseball season officially comes to an end this weekend, bringing closure to one of…
Body Found in Vehicle on Fourth and D Streets in Eureka Today
…Terry Liles of the EPD told the Outpost that officers arrived and called for an ambulance. The individual was pronounced dead and the Humboldt County Coroner responded and removed the body. This…
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Know Your 2019 Eureka Street Art Festival Artists
Hopefully you’ve already had your retinas manipulated by some of the new colors applied to Sixth Street this week courtesy the artists participating in the second annual Eureka Street Art Festival…
Proposed Food Stamp Reforms Could Cut Assistance to 1,200 Humboldt Residents, County Estimates
…But given California’s higher costs of living, rollbacks are estimated to affect nearly 120,000 Californians.The cuts in the program have yet to take place and the proposal is still…
OBITUARY: Douglas Frederick Twomey, 1941-2019
…He was with the 1st Platoon, A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Armored Squadron, 17th Armored Calvary on the 101st Airborne Division.He is survived by his wife, Sean, and her children Megan…
Prep2Prep Expecting Big Things From Will Omey — And Trevor Bell
…In a feature breaking down some of the best quarterbacks in the Redwood Empire earlier this week, Prep2Prep senior editor Harold Abend included the SB signal caller, who is expected to have…
Highway Patrol Find Missing McKinleyville Man Dead in Pickup Crash Near Big Lagoon
From the California Highway Patrol:On 08-02-2019, at approximately 830 AM, the Humboldt Area CHP was notified of a pickup off the west side of the road on US-101…
New Law Limits Full-Contact Practices for Youth Football
File photoCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday limiting full-contact practices for youth football in the state. The new law, which goes into effect in 2021 and is…
The Sky Jockeys at CalFire’s Rohnerville Air Attack Base are Hoping to Get Some Upgrades to Their County-Owned Facility
…Shasta and went into Oregon to pick up some fire retardant.“We’ll go anywhere,” Hakenen told the Outpost from the cockpit of the S-2T. “We protect everything equally. The goal…
Humboldt Recology Staff Find Oregon Man’s Missing $23,000 in Thrown-Away Shoe Box This Morning
…On the way back, drivers pick up loads of recycling to be sorted here at the Recology center. Once the recycling arrives at the sorting center, it is loaded onto a conveyor…
Seabirds Eating Plastic. Recyclers Struggling. This Is What California’s Waste Crisis Looks Like
It was more than a year after the seabird died and washed up on a California beach before Jessie Beck prepared to reveal its last meals. Holding its stomach over a laboratory…
Legendary HSU Rowing Coach Robin Meiggs Retires After 25 Seasons
Robin Meiggs. | HSUHSU Athletics Department:After 25 seasons as head coach of the Humboldt State women's rowing team, Robin Meiggs has announced that she is retiring. Patrick Hyland has been named…
MEET the ARTISTE! A Miami-Based Muralist Brings His Unique Style to the Streets of Eureka
Miami based artist Eric Karbeling at the Eureka Street Art Festival While the Eureka Street Art Festival is in full swing, one artist has just begun working. Eric Karbeling came all the…
KHSU Exploring Partnership With Capital Public Radio
Looking to establish a viable future for the beleaguered KHSU, Humboldt State University administrators have been exploring a partnership with Capital Public Radio, out of Sacramento, and Chico's North State Public…
15 People Detained at McKinleyville Drug House; HCDTF to Seek Prosecution of Suspected Heroin Dealer
…On July 31 st , 2019, at approximately 1:45 p.m., Special Agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF), with the assistance of the Arcata Police Department, served a search…
2,540 Marijuana Plants Eradicated During Sheriff’s Office Raid Near Willow Creek
HCSOPress release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 07-31-2019, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) served a search warrant to investigate illegal…
Fortuna Police Deploy ‘Stop Sticks’ to Apprehend Reckless Driver Who Reportedly Evaded Officers by Driving Into Oncoming Traffic
Thongsouk Boureuang of Sacramento and the car used to evade officers. | FPDFortuna Police Department press release: On July 30 at about 10:19 p.m. a Fortuna Police officer observed a subject…
Who Was Trudy Barton? The Rio Dell Woman, Who Talked to Everyone but Was Known By Few, Died Last Weekend
Who was Trudy Barton?She died last weekend, alone and at the age of 71. She lived in Rio Dell and spent the last part of her years calling a number of…
Postpartum Mental Illness: The Health Crisis No Expectant Mother Expects
…Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes agrees that postpartum mental health has been neglected as an issue. “We celebrate the birth of children, but the well-being of the mother who gives birth often gets…
OBITUARY: Lisa Lynn Punch, 1964-2019
…Flowers and charitable donations can be made personally to family members at the service. Lisa is survived by her mother, Wilma Nylander (Punk); sister, Lori Mooers; Lisa’s long-term boyfriend, Brian…
OBITUARY: Betty Gene Shank Seely Cringle, 1924-2019
A different version of you exists in the minds of everyone who knows you." (Don Miguel Ruiz)Betty Gene (Mom) — born August 3, 1924, passed away July 10, 2019, in Eureka.She…
OBITUARY: Christine ‘Gus’ Pierce-Kellogg
…A donation to the Humane Society or any organization supporting animals is requested in lieu of flowers.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Christine Pierce-Kellogg's family. The Lost…
OBITUARY: Patricia Diana Heberger, 1943-2019
Patricia Diana Heberger, 1943-2019, passed away on the 4th of July. “Patty,” daughter of Leo and Mary and sister of Marilyn, was born in Rochester, New York. Growing up surrounded by…
Arcata Woman on Probation for Attempting to Smuggle Meth Into the Jail Arrested With More Meth, APD Says
Press release from the Arcata Police Department:On 7/31/19 at about 2pm, an officer with the Arcata Police Department conducted an enforcement stop on a vehicle in the 1600 block…
Crabs Complete Season Sweep of B52s
File photo – Kokko Figueiredo was 3-for-5 against the B52s on Wednesday.The Humboldt Crabs remained red hot with a 7-4 win over the Humboldt B52s at the Arcata Ball…
New Faces Set to Join Humboldt State Men’s Rugby
Submitted photo – Humboldt State rugby will welcome several new faces this year.Humboldt State men’s rugby is in the midst of a busy recruiting season with one local player set to…
Take a Virtual Reality Video Tour of That Big Building Going Up on Fourth and C Streets in Eureka
Video posted by Rowell Brockaw ArchitectsCurious about the large housing development currently under construction on the corner of Fourth and C Streets in Eureka? Then you will want to watch the architect…
(VIDEO) Victim-Witness Program Building Briefly on Fire; One Lane of Fourth Street Closed
…Therefore, Victim Witness staff and services will be temporarily relocated to the District Attorney’s Office on the Fourth Floor of the courthouse at 825 Fifth Street. The contact number for the…
EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: A Boring Agenda Will Not Stop LoCO From Telling You What’s Coming Up at the Next Meeting
The Eureka City Council knows how to party and work hard. | Image from the City of Eureka's website. Photoshopped by John FerraraThe summer is certainly a season for taking a little…