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DRIVE SLOW, DRIVE SAFE: The Roads Are Dangerous This Morning, Says the CHP!
Special message from the California Highway Patrol:Hello everyone, please help us out by getting the word out to drive extra safe this morning. The roads are icy and this has caused…
Prep Roundup — Busy Opening Night in Dick Niclai Tournament
File photo – Eureka’s Sophia Chalmers was one of nine Eureka players to score against McKinleyville on Monday night.The Eureka girls got the better of McKinleyville 58-31 in their opening…
Humboldt’s Flying Squirrels Glow Bright Pink Under Ultraviolet Light, New Research Suggests
…suggests.The New York Times reports that scientists published their findings in the Journal of Mammalogy last week, stating that southern, northern and Humboldt’s flying squirrels all emit the same ultraviolet…
CHRISTIE CASE: Judge Denies Defense Motion; Rules That Case Against Rancher Accused of Animal Cruelty, Cattle Corpse-Dumping May Proceed
…Photo of dead cow on his property in the Arcata Bottoms on the day he was arrested.PREVIOUSLY:Cops Raid Notorious Ranch in the Arcata Bottoms; Rancher Ray Christie Arrested at the…
DRIVE SAFELY, HUMBOLDT! Weather Causing All Kinds of Chaos on the Roads Today
Highway 199 this morning | CaltransIt's been a busier than usual morning on LoCO's CHP Watch, as motorists attempt to cope with the various forms of weather the sky is dumping…
Noted Earthquake Expert Ross Stein on the ‘Superbowl Swarm’ of Earthquakes, What It Means or Doesn’t Mean, and What You Should Do to Prepare
…Does it portend some more serious quake in the near future? Conversely, do these little quakes delay the big one? How long will the flurry continue?Stein says: Probably not, certainly not…
[UPDATED: Suspect ID’d] One Arrested After CHP Officers Find Stolen Handgun, Loaded AR-15 With High-Capacity Magazine, Meth During Highway 36 Traffic Stop
…While contacting the driver, the officer saw items indicating there may be firearms in the vehicle and the driver admitted that, in fact, there were. Upon searching the vehicle, officers located two…
OBITUARY: Aawok JoAnn (Charles-Scott) Moore , 1948-2019
…Reception after cemetery services will be at the Yurok Tribal Office at 1 p.m. The wake/visiting will be on February 5, 2019 at 125 Klamath Blvd, Vlayne’s home.###The…
OBITUARY: Ronald Edwin Ballew, 1942-2019
Ron Ballew passed away peacefully January 25, 2019 at the age of 77. Ron is survived by his daughters Danielle Simon and Monika Ballew, his grandchildren Michelle Buckingham, Audry Hrdina, Jessica Simon…
OBITUARY: Lillie Mae Lermo, 1923-2019
Lillie Mae Lermo passed away Friday, January 25, 2019, in Eureka, CA, at the age of 95. She was able to stay in the home that she and her husband of 61…
HSU Open Forum Set for Monday
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – CSU Chancellor Timothy White, right, and HSU president Lisa Rossbacher.Humboldt state sports fans will get the opportunity to air their grievances at a public forum on campus…
Burnt Sugar Isn’t Heroin! Suspected Mail Thieves Busted Selling Salty, Sweet Imitation Drugs, Fortuna Police Say.
…Please spread the word! We’re available 24/7/365.As far as the stolen mail… we are hopeful that Rulofson and Kenyon were just taking the mail to pay the bills…
CR Basketball Drops Two More at Shasta
A disappointing season for both College of the Redwoods basketball teams continued at Shasta on Saturday, with each losing to the home team. The CR women did play the conference-leading Knights…
(POLL) LoCO’s 4th Annual Pointless Super Bowl Poll
…To vote, just find a button you like and press it as many times as you want.Whichever team Humboldt chooses will be named the undisputed Super Bowl LIII champion, regardless of…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Don’t Call It a Sex ‘Toy’
Back when the world was younger, my wife and I cohabited in a group house in the Bay Area. The woman who had lived there the longest — I’ll call her M…
Fortuna Seniors in a Class of Their Own
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Fortuna’s Drew Gillette is one of six seniors on this year’s team.It’s been a fun year for the Fortuna Huskies in sports…
Next Week’s Dick Niclai Tournament Schedule Set
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Eureka’s Makaila Napoleon (21) and McKinleyville’s Rian Heenan will both be in action at Eureka High on Monday to open the Dick Niclai tournament…
Humboldt State Men Lose a Close One at Chico
For the second time this season, it came down to the wire between the Humboldt State and Chico State men’s basketball teams, only this time things didn’t go the Jacks…
Local Teams Shine at NCS Dual Championships
It was a good day for Humboldt-Del Norte League wrestling on Saturday, with two schools placing in the top three at the 2019 North Coast Section Division-II Redwood Empire Dual…
(PHOTOS) Someone’s Truck is Upside Down on Samoa Beach!
If you decided to take advantage of the unexpected sunshine with a trip to the beach today, you may have encountered something other than driftwood and jellyfish washed up on the shore…
BREAKING — St. Bernard’s Reinstates Thrap as Basketball Coach
…A press release from the school read, “St. Bernard’s Academy varsity basketball coach Steve Thrap served a one-game suspension and will return to the helm of the Crusader basketball program…
St. Bernard’s Basketball Coach Returns After a Brief Suspension
…I understand and fully embrace the expectations of our program, and I look forward getting back to coaching the boys.” The Crusaders take on South Fork on Tuesday in the first round…
Two Witnesses to 2015 Garberville Murder Provide Conflicting Testimonies
It will be up the jury to decide which man was lying.Two eyewitnesses to the killing of a Georgia tourist provided starkly conflicting testimony Friday about what happened in a Garberville…
Ed’s Sanctuary: How an Ornate Hidden Garden Grew Into Eureka’s Largest Homeless Camp and Then Got Bulldozed by the City
Eureka police officers take abatement actions to address code violations while people pick through the property collected onsite. | Photo: Andrew Goff.Last Thursday around 8 a.m. Eureka police officers and city…
OBITUARY: Beverly Anne Dobyns, 1932-2019
…Beverly, Lowell and the girls enjoyed spending time camping and doing things in the outdoors together and spending time at their cabin in the Trinity Alps. She was a lifeong Seventh Day…
OBITUARY: Kenneth Harland Vaughan, 1925-2019
…Should friends desire, contributions may be sent to the charity of your choice.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Kenny Vaughan’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of…
Steve Thrap Deserves Better From St. Bernard’s
…The sports teams there generally play the games the right way and represent themselves in a respectful manner. That stems from the school leadership, the athletic department leadership, and, most importantly, the…
Prep Roundup — Fortuna, Hoopa Complete Perfect Campaigns
File photo – The Huskies closed out the Big 5 with a record of 8-0.A pair of local league champions closed out a perfect campaign on Friday night, with Hoopa Valley…
Is ‘The Village’ Back? Arcata City Council Will Review Revised Plans Next Week
Images from the revised Village Housing Project plans on the City of Arcata's website.The Arcata City Council will once again discuss the controversial housing project known as The Village at…
Law Enforcement Searching for Woman Accused of Humboldt Hill Stabbing
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Jan. 31, 2019, at about 9:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 5600…