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Kick Boxing a Big Hit at Bear River Fight Night
Photos by Karla Rivas – Tim Hayden, left, and Shlomo Guetta pictured in action during their kick boxing showdown at the Bear River Casino on Saturday night.A new addition to the Bear…
Seven Local Boys Teams Make NCS; Huskies to Host Fort Bragg
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Fortuna’s Donald Willis pictured in action during Friday night’s Dick Niclai championship game.There were no major surprises for the local boys teams when…
Three H-Dnl Girls Teams Receive Top-Four Seeds for NCS
…The Huskies are the only local girls team to open on the road. As the No. 2 seed, the Warriors will host all the way to the championship round, provided they keep…
(VIDEO) Good Samaritan in Pickup Frees Caltrans Plow Stuck in Snow on Highway 36
Video provided by Instagram user @engineered_cuteness.The roads were a little clearer on Highway 36 today thanks to a good samaritan driver in Dinsmore.A video taken by Instagram user @engineered…
List of County Road Closures and Restrictions
Image provided by the Humboldt County government.Humboldt County Road Conditions Update:Over night snows have our roads crews out clearing trees, plowing snow and assessing downed lines throughout Humboldt County.PG…
Downed Power Pole Closes Highway 96 Between Hoopa and Weitchpec
Highway 96 is currently closed between Hoopa and Weitchpec due to a downed power pole blocking the roadway.A photo of the scene sent to the Outpost by reader Michael Warden shows…
(PHOTOS/VIDEOS) Humboldt Plays in the Snow
Video by Quinn Murdy.Arcata and its surrounding coastal areas saw the biggest snowstorm in 29 years last night.Meteorologist William Iwasko with Eureka's National Weather Service office told the Outpost…
(UPDATE) SNOW DAY! Highway 101 Reopened Near Leggett, Highway 199 Closed North of Crescent City
Highway 101 near the Mendo/Humboldt county line at 7 a.m. Via Caltrans.UPDATE, 3:15 p.m.:According to the CHP, Highway 101 was reopened at 2:45 p.m…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Polar Vortex and POTUS’ Faux Pas
The current leader of the free world doesn’t read the North Coast Journal, it seems. If he had, he’d have seen a brilliant (brilliant!) summary of what’s causing extreme…
OBITUARY: Patrick L. Stringer, 1942-2019
…Pat planned to join the Air Force in 1960, but happened to walk into the last ten minutes of the school dance where he saw Kathy Davy and danced the last dance…
OBITUARY: Beverly Arlene Bacchetti, 1940-2019
…She always saw the bright side of life. She had a smile that was contagious and spread everywhere she went. Beverly was a woman of many talents; from sewing her own clothes…
CR Women Break Out of Slump With Big Performance
File photo – The CR women defeated Feather River on Saturday for their first conference win of the season.The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team broke out of a recent…
Eureka, Del Norte Prevail at H-Dnl Championships
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Eureka’s Aracely Rendon was one of nine individual winners for the Loggers at Saturday’s first-ever girls league championships.The Eureka Loggers became the…
Gardner, HSU Football Back in the National Spotlight
Former Humboldt State running back Ja’Quan Gardner debuted with the San Diego Fleet in front of a national television audience on Saturday night, and he didn’t disappoint. The Fleet are…
Tough Fall Makes CR Softball Stronger
Photos by College of the Redwoods – The 2019 CR softball team, with head coach Maggie White.Numbers are a concern for College of the Redwoods softball heading into the new season, but…
Hazardous Road Conditions, Chains Required on Highway 299
…But remember to be extra cautious while driving on the highways today. Hazardous conditions from snow and hail are expected to continue through tomorrow afternoon.
Norwegian Fish Farm Says Its Samoa Operations Will Create 80 Jobs, Produce 50 Million Pounds of Salmon or Steelhead Per Year
…This will be the company’s second land-based aquaculture facility in the US, and its first on the West Coast. According to Nordic Aquafarms´ CEO Bernt-Olav Roettingsnes, the agreement is…
Del Norte Girls Keep Making History
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Del Norte’s Bella Stone, left, and Aleesha Lenover celebrate their team’s Dick Niclai title at Lumberjack Arena on Friday night.The Del Norte Warriors…
Huskies Crowned Niclai Champs With Another Strong Showing
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – The Huskies celebrate their Dick Niclai championship win at Lumberjack Arena on Friday night.The Huskies are heading into the North Coast Section playoffs with plenty…
Local Wrestlers Get Set for League Championships
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Fortuna’s Asa McKenzie and Eureka’s Inder Singh pictured in action at the recent North Coast Classic. The best wrestlers in the area will be competing at…
Impressive Start for Dolcini at Fresno State
…The former Husky, who did not get the win, tossed five innings, allowing seven hits and two earned runs, while walking two and striking out two. The 3-1 Bulldogs will play…
Massive New Fish Farm in the Works for Samoa Peninsula; Harbor District Expected to Bless Project Helmed by Norwegian Firm at Special Meeting Monday
…The Harbor District acquired the Redwood Marine Terminal II property, known locally as the “Pulp Mill”, in 2013 after the mill had been permanently shuttered. The purchase allowed the District to garner…
County Planning Commission Denies Permit for Cannabis Grow on Private Land Within Yurok Ceremonial District
Phil Smith, longtime resident of the applicant's property near Weitchpec, addresses the Humboldt County Planning Commission. | Screenshot of meeting video courtesy the County of Humboldt.In a landmark decision for tribal…
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man for Pushing Woman Out of Motorhome on Parked on Highway 101
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Feb. 8, 2019, at about 2:25 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Highway 101 Southbound at the…
Arcata Fire District Crews Extinguish Shake Roof Fire, Save Glendale Home
…Even a third person on the fire engine would have helped the initial crew that went to the roof. We spent the first fifteen minutes of this incident setting up equipment to…
Shake-Up in Rankings Heightens Importance of Niclai Final
…26 overall in the entire nation and a certainty to earn the top seed. The top two teams in the section bracket both move on to the NorCal tournament, so the difference…
LAST CHANCE GRADE: North Coast State, Federal Reps Back Caltrans Plan to Ask for $40 Million to Put Toward Fixing Imperiled Stretch of Highway 101
…The funding for this phase of the project is critical to that end, and I want to acknowledge the patience of the community and thank them for understanding the importance of the…
Eureka Police Would Like Help Identifying These Graffiti Suspects
Recognize these guys? | EPDEureka Police Department press release:Over the last week, the Eureka Police Department has taken numerous reports for graffiti throughout the City. Surveillance has been collected from several businesses…
Fortuna Police Chase Wanted Man Through Ace Hardware Before Apprehending Him in a Field
…Gibbs fled into Ace Hardware with the officer shortly behind him. Thanks to the assistance of the Ace hardware staff the officer was able to chase him into a field behind the…
Main Suspect in Garberville Murder Adamantly Denies Beating Victim With Board, Says He Fled Scene in Fear Before Killing Took Place
Murder suspect William “Bill” Hinson took the witness stand Thursday in his own defense, denying he was the person who killed Georgia tourist Khanh Lam by striking him on the head during…