Search the Ol’ LoCO Archives!
36897 results found, newest first.
Trial Begins For Former County Planning Official Charged With Bilking Growers and Others Out of Tens of Thousands of Dollars
PREVIOUSLYHumboldt Building Inspector Arrested on Bribery ChargesPlea Deal Called Off As New Info Emerges in Bribery Case Against Former County Building Inspector### Former county building inspector Patrick McTigue made the rounds with…
Four Arrested in Eureka Home After Complaints of Squatting, Drug and Nuisance Activity
…The search warrant was in response to numerous complaints of squatters in the vacant residence, drugs, and nuisance activity.Officers and detectives detained ten people on scene during the search. The search…
Humboldt Sheriff’s Office Seeking TRINIDAD’S MOST WANTED
…If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of these wanted fugitives please contact the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office at 707-445-7251. You can also report anonymously to the Sheriff…
Del Norte County Coalition Tackling the Opioid Crisis Receives $75k Grant to Expand Program
A coalition tackling opioid abuse in Del Norte County will use a $75,000 grant to come up with strategies and solutions to the problem. Rx Safe Del Norte Coalition was one…
Three Original College of the Redwoods Buildings Will Be Demolished, Mostly Because They Sit on a Fault Line
…During a meeting Wednesday the CR Board of Trustees voted to move forward with the demolition of the former life sciences building, the former physical sciences building and the old library.The…
OP-ED: Yes, Removing the Klamath Hydropower Dams Would Immensely Improve Water Quality on the River, Says Environmental Scientist
Map via the Klamath River Renewal Corporation.###As a Senior Environmental Scientist and Environmental Program Manager for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board’s North Coast Region, I’ve spent more…
Coast Guard Members Killed During 1994 Shelter Cove Rescue to be Commemorated at Ceremony in Eureka Friday
A picture of the plaque that honors the the Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew of the 6541 at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, California, July 10, 2019. Photo…
Yurok Tribe’s New Police Chief Meets Del Norte Supervisors: O’Rourke Says Cross-Deputation Agreement Will Increase Department’s Presence Off Reservation
Though his department is understaffed currently, the Yurok Tribe’s new police chief envisions a time when his officers will serve residents both on and off the reservation. The tribal police department…
A Black Mother Told Not to Scream in Labor Asks: Can California Fix Racism in Maternity Care?
Bettye Jean Ford holds the tiny urn containing the ashes of her first child Kally, June 21, 2019. Complications Ford says she wasn't warned of resulted in a birth so premature…
OBITUARY: Darrell Eugene ‘Jimmy’ Evenson, 1932-2019
…Jimmy served honorably as a United States Marine in the Korean War. Over the years Jimmy worked as an expert dynamite technician in Alaska, also working in Humboldt as a logger and…
OBITUARY: Virgil Euland Thompson, 1938-2019
…There will be a private service upon the family's request. ###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Virgil Thompson's family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County…
Eagles 19U Hold on at Bomber Field
The Humboldt Eagles 19U American Legion team has matched up well against the Humboldt B52s this season. On Wednesday night, the Eagles evened the summer series against the more experienced B52s with…
Crabs Shut Out the San Leandro Ports
The Humboldt Crabs returned to winning ways with a 13-0 victory over the San Leandro Ports at the Arcata Ball Park on Wednesday night. After dropping two straight, including a 5…
Eureka Sets New Heat Record on This Warm, Warm Wednesday
Anchorman.Eureka set a new heat record for today with a high of 71 degrees, edging out the previous record of 70 degrees set in 2005."Did [it] feel usually warm today…
The Governor’s Deadline to Pick a Local Rep for the Coastal Commission Has Expired With No Selection
Humboldt County supervisors Virginia Bass and Mike Wilson have both applied to become the North Coast representative on the California Coastal Commission. | Portraits via County of Humboldt.PREVIOUSLY: Arroyo and Watson Join…
Bat Killing Fungus Spreads to California; Humboldt Bat Expert Says Local Bats More Likely to Survive Contact With Deadly Spores
Smaller bat species are more susceptible to white nose syndore, like the little brown bats seen affected in a New York cave. | New York Department of Environmental ConservationA disease-causing fungus that…
Cops Swarm Eureka’s West Side Fearing a Shooting, Discover BB Gun
…Andrew Goff.###Eureka Police swarmed to the intersection of Summer Street and West Washington Street a few moments ago, after receiving a report that a domestic dispute between a man and a…
Crescent City Teenager Killed in Collision With Heavy Equipment Last Night
…Tuesday on the 5000 block of Lower Lake Road in the Fort Dick area, Steven said. The next of kin has been notified, Steven saidPress release from the California Highway Patrol:On…
‘White Youth’ Recruitment Flyers Spotted Around Humboldt
UPDATE, JULY 11:Eureka Police, FBI Identify and Question 16-Year-Old Behind the ‘White Youth’ Recruitment Flyers Discovered Yesterday###Someone is distributing gun-emblazoned flyers promoting a group called "Iron Youth…
Time to Get WET and WEIRD! The 50th Anniversary Gasquet Raft Races are This Weekend, and They’re Looking for More Participants
…The entry fee for the race is $20 per person in the raft, according to the event’s website. There are a few rules: The minimum age for skippers is 12 years…
Yak on the Loose! Sneaky Bayside Yak Slinks Away From Sheriff’s Deputies.
HCSO Instagram.A surprisingly stealthy yak is still wandering the neighborhood of Bayside after evading Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies this morning.The HCSO first responded to a report of a…
Held at Gunpoint, Ziptied and Locked in a Trailer: A Local Security Guard Tells His Tale of Being Held Up During a Cannabis Heist
…While laying on the ground, Lawrence heard the two men rummaging throughout the property for about 10 minutes. When they came back, the man with the shotgun ordered Lawrence to his feet…
Even Robots are Mad at KHSU: Ransomware Responsible for Station’s Computer Woes, Says HSU
…HSU’s recent computer problems are the result of a ransomware attack. The incident disabled most of the station’s programming systems and all storage servers, which didn’t house sensitive information…
California Wants to Allow Credit Cards at the DMV, but It’ll Cost You a Fee
…Newsom said he wanted to bring the department into the 21st century and singled out the DMV’s inability to accept credit cards in the year 2019. “You can’t make that…
OBITUARY: Marian Louise Qualls, 1947-2019
…Marian grew up on the family dairy on Copenhagen Road in Loleta until the family moved to Fortuna the year she graduated from eighth grade. Marian’s parents owned the Buoy Club…
OBITUARY: Hildegard McConnell, 1943-2019
…It will be held at The United Congregational Christian Church located on Hodgson and J streets in Eureka.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Hilde McConnell’s family. The Lost…
Eureka Woman Held Without Bail for Alleged Torture, Murder of 19-Year-Old Woman
…An autopsy the next day revealed multiple stab wounds. Moore. The murder charge carries the special allegations of torture and use of a deadly weapon. According to the complaint filed by the…
(VIDEO) Sheriff Honsal to Unpermitted Marijuana Growers: ‘We are Coming’
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and the National Guard have a busy summer of marijuana eradication planned. On Tuesday the HCSO released a video message from Sheriff Billy Honsal to respond…
(UPDATE) Homelessness Issues Dominate Sometimes-Testy Del Norte Board of Supervisors Meeting Today; Supes Also Move to Give Themselves Raises Codify Previous Pay Increases
…Gitlin also brought up deferring a $96,000 loan payment to the Stimson Fund on behalf of the terminal project at the Del Norte County Regional Airport to the city to help…
The State Corruption Investigation Into Humboldt’s Public Administrator Bureau Seems to Have Fallen Into a Black Hole
It has now been more than two years since an Outpost investigation revealed illegal activity among employees of the Humboldt County Coroner-Public Administrator Bureau and nearly two years since the California…