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McGuire Bill That Would Demand Trump Tax Returns for California Ballot Access Flies Through State Senate
Trump, left, and McGuire.###LINK:Senate Bill 27, the Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act###Press release from the Office of Mike McGuire: California’s historic legislation that would require Presidential candidates…
State May Push Cities and Counties to Draw ‘Fairer’ Districts
…Supreme Court has given lawmakers across the country the greenlight to gerrymander as much as they like, but these two California bills could drive the state even further in the other direction…
Some Poetic Soul Tried to Plant a Redwood Tree in Arcata’s Old McKinley Statue Plot, Which Sits Above a Mound of Solid Granite
Photos provided by Instagram user Jeff Herb.An unknown person took it upon themselves to fill the statue-sized void in the heart of the Arcata Plaza by planting a young redwood…
Famed Investment Banker Offering $10K Reward for Contents of Briefcase Lost at Eureka’s Carter House Inn
An image of the briefcase from the reward poster.An elderly former investment banker is offering a $10,000 reward for the return of precious letters and old photographs contained in a…
They’re Filling in The Hole in Waterfront Drive; Traffic Could Be Snarled Near H Street for a Couple of Months
…spokesman Bob Crittenden told the Outpost the construction should take about 80 days, and apologized for any inconveniences that may arise from the project.“We are taking out a foot to three…
(UPDATE) Police Searching for Leads After Armed Robbery in Arcata’s Cannabis Innovation Zone
…The security guard in this case reached out to the Outpost to insist that the police have the description of his car wrong. See the following Facebook post, as well as the…
(VIDEO) SHARK SIGHTING! Apparent Great White Spotted Near Trinidad
Video submitted by Tyler Vaughn.It was just like a scene in a movie, said Tyler Vaughn, second captain of the Wind Rose, a chartered fishing boat out of Trinidad. Vaughn and…
Eureka Police: Victim in July 4 Homicide Was 19-Year-Old Eureka Woman; Suspect Will Be Held on Torture Charges
…PREVIOUSLY:Eureka Woman Arrested in Connection With Early Morning Homicide Near Hikshari Trail###Press release from the Eureka Police Department:Following the notification of the next of kin, the victim of the…
Myrtletown Assault Suspect Accused of Bashing Man With Wrench Found Hiding in Shrubbery, Says Sheriff’s Office
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On July 7, 2019, at about 1:10 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on the 1800 block…
Caltrans Has Settled With Victim of 2011 Broadway Construction Accident for $37.5 Million, Says Victim’s Attorney
Recreation of the scene as it was before the backhoe was ordered moved. Photo provided by Reiner, Slaughter and McCartney.###PREVIOUSLY:Jury Awards $56.5 Million to Construction Worker Nearly Killed on…
California’s Pollution Enforcers Would Like to Save Tropical Forests. But at What Cost?
An aerial view of the Amazon rainforest taken in Brazil in 2005. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech.###California’s climate change enforcers are grappling with the thorniest of controversies: how to prevent…
Teacher Credentials Come in for Tough Grading as California Rethinks Charter School Rules
…1, 2020, whether district or charter, hold the proper credentials for the classes that they are teaching. If passed, the proposal would also affect how the state tracks teachers whose credentials don…
OBITUARY: Ruth Ann Nissen, 1941-2019
Ruth Ann D Nissen, born June 11, 1941 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, passed away June 28, 2019 in Fieldbrook at the age of 78.Ruth Ann worked at various jobs including being…
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Old Town Rowed!
She's gonna take her boat to the Old Town road! She's gonna row 'til she can't no mo'! Wake up, Humboldt! It's Monday and our President of Positivity…
Eagles 19U Reach Championship Game, Fall to Kings
The Humboldt Eagles 19U American Legion baseball team won its semifinal matchup on Sunday to reach the championship game at the Western Amateur Baseball Federation tournament in Fairfield, before falling 4-3…
Sunday Baseball — B52s Sweep; Crabs Lose
The Humboldt B52s won their seventh straight game on Sunday, defeating the Sonoma County Tigers 2-1 in extra innings at Bomber Field. The two teams combined for just nine hits, with…
Del Norte Unified Speech Therapists Balk at Plan to Eliminate Assistant Position
Hearing that the district’s speech therapists were so short-staffed last year one had a caseload of 80 students, Del Norte Unified School District trustees rejected a proposal to eliminate an…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Natural-Born Dualists
The reason dualism is intuitive is that the brain does not perceive itself and so ascribes mental activity to a separate source. — Skeptic Michael Shermer ###Dualists, at least for the purpose of…
OBITUARY: Althea Bernice Moon-Vorpahl, 1938-2019
…Tradition, family and the sheer beauty of the place, took her to the Valley on holidays and special occasions, to enjoy family, camping, good food and friendly banter around an open fire…
Crabs Win in Dramatic Fashion
Damian Henderson hit a walk-off three-run home run to cap a big comeback on what was a big day for the Humboldt Crabs at the Arcata Ball Park on Saturday…
Smith, Beebe Lead B52s to Sixth Straight Win
Jacob Smith continued to impress for the Humboldt B52s at Bomber Field on Saturday night, leading the way at the plate in a 6-3 win over the Sonoma County Tigers. Smith…
Eagles 17U Move Within One Win of District Title
The Humboldt Eagles 17U put themselves in the driver’s seat at the American Legion District tournament on Saturday, defeating the Northern Humboldt Giants 6-3 at Newburg Park in Fortuna. The…
Coast Guard Rescues Stranded Hiker At Patrick’s Point On Fourth of July
Photos provided by a reader Press release from the United States Coast Guard:MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif — The Coast Guard rescued a 22-year-old man who fell to the base of a sea…
(UPDATE) Vegetation Fire Breaks Out in Difficult to Reach Area Near Benbow This Afternoon
…Paul Savona — Cal Fire Battalion Chief for the Humboldt-Del Norte unit — told the Outpost that the crews were able to access the fire and are making progress on putting it out…
Historic Requa Inn Up for Sale: 105-Year-Old Property Listed for $1.99 Million
…Her mother’s family is from the House of Lay’euk on the hill overlooking the inn. Wortman’s grandparents met at a dance hall across the street in 1920. Wortman said…
Eureka Woman Arrested in Connection With Early Morning Homicide Near Hikshari Trail
…Due to the totality of the circumstances the scene was secured and EPD Detectives and an Evidence Technician were call out to process the scene. The scene was processed and all evidence…
Should College Athletes Profit From Their Prowess? NCAA Says No, but California May Say Yes
…Skinner, however, is making the novel argument that the students most likely to benefit from her bill are those on the lower rungs of the athletic-industrial complex — female athletes, those in…
OBITUARY: Ken McCauley, 1948-2019
…Ken attended Lincoln Elementary, Jacob’s Junior High, graduated Eureka High School and attended College of the Redwoods. He proudly served in the U.S. Army, earned a Bronze Star in Vietnam…
OBITUARY: Joyce Katherine Bushnell, 1934-2019
…She arrive in Eureka by train around the age of eight. The train ride was quite an adventure, because at the time, if there were soldiers needing a seat, the family had…
Del Norte Unified Bracing For Budget Deficits Over the Next Two Years
Graduation at Del Norte High this year.###Del Norte Unified School District’s assistant superintendent of business warned trustees to brace for budget deficits for the next two fiscal years. With increased…