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Arcata Boys Hold Their Nerve in Big 5 Clash at McKinleyville
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – McKinleyville’s Isaac Puzz defends Arcata’s Niko Zambas during Saturday’s game.The Tigers held their nerve late in a thrilling showdown between two arch…
Corsairs Fall to Shasta in Conference Opener
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team dropped its conference opener at home to Shasta on Saturday afternoon, falling 74-47. The Corsairs had just six players suit up for…
Prep Roundup — Hoopa Boys Win Etna Tournament
George Navarro turned in another strong performance on Saturday to lead the Hoopa Valley Warriors to the tournament championship at Etna. Navarro was named tourney MVP after scoring 23 points in a…
Local Wrestlers Leave Their Mark at Napa Classic
McKinleyville senior Audriana Beattie led the local charge at the prestigious Napa Valley Classic this weekend. Beattie placed fourth at 155 pounds in what is considered one of the most competitive girls…
Women’s March is Back On: Following a Controversial Cancellation, Former Eureka City Councilmember Revives the Event
…Atkins also said she had not made an attempt to reach the organizers who cancelled the event. The Outpost’s attempt to reach the organizers has been unsuccessful at the time of…
OBITUARY: Richard Allen Casey 1949-2018
…Please contact the family if you have other questions.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Rick Casey's family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at…
OBITUARY: James Ellsworth Steinke, 1937-2018
JAMES ELLSWORTH STEINKE11-11-37 to 12-16-18 Passed away on December 16th at the age of 81. Jim, James, Dad, Coach, Big Jim, Old Man – he answered to them all…
Prep Roundup — Big Wins for St Bernard’s and Del Norte Girls
…The visitors took control of the game early and never looked back, improving to 11-1 on the season. For the second time in three nights the Huskies started sluggish on offense…
Bench Players, Defense Lead Eureka in Impressive Win
…The Loggers continued to pile on the pressure after the break, holding the Tigers to just two points in the third quarter and outscoring them by 32 points for the second half…
‘Rain, Wind and Snow!’ Big Ol’ Storm Headed Our Way This Weekend
"Water vapor" imagery courtesy National Weather Service.The first weekend of 2019 is gonna be wet and blustery here on the North Coast, with widespread rain, strong winds and even an inch…
Terrified of Upcoming Rematch With ‘Hoodslam Goons,’ Eureka Community Services Director Makes Last-Ditch Effort to Get in Shape
Remember when Eureka Community Services Director Miles Slattery unwisely picked a fight with an entire wrestling troupe, prompting a brutal ass whooping? Remember when he went berzerker in plain view of the…
Sheriff’s Deputies Allegedly Find Meth, Scales and Ammo After Serving Warrant on Humboldt Hill
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Christopher Robert StacyOn Jan. 3, 2019, at about 10 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies served a felony warrant at a residence…
County Supervisors Set to Give Themselves a Pay Raise, Bumping Their Salaries to More Than $97,000 per Year
Screenshot of the Dec. 18 meeting of the Board of Supervisors.Not many jobs allow you to give yourself a raise, but Humboldt County Supervisor is one such gig. At their last…
What ‘Murder Mountain’ Got Wrong, Part II: Sheriff’s Office Slams Netflix Docudrama on Humboldt County Crime and Weed
…We believe that this increased pressure on the community is what caused the vigilantism, because the community wanted the Sheriff’s Office to stop looking for Rodriguez and leave the area.The…
Man Arrested in Hoopa for Sexually Assaulting a Minor
Isaac Deforest WilsonA Hoopa man was arrested for the sexual assault an underage teenager on Wednesday.Isaac Deforest Wilson was booked into the Humboldt County Jail for sexual penetration with a foreign…
OP-ED: What the Netflix Series ‘Murder Mountain’ Got Wrong
The obscured face of the industry in Netflix's six-part documentary series "Murder Mountain."Note: The following opinion piece was submitted by Arcata resident Scott Davies.###Having just finished struggling through…
Carlotta Man Arrested For DUI After Fleeing From Scene of Injury Collision on Highway 36, Says CHP
From the California Highway Patrol:On 01-03-2019, at approximately 1638 hours, the Humboldt Communications Center received a call of a vehicle off the roadway on SR-36 near Mile Post…
OBITUARY: Tuesday Lee Peterson, 1964-2018
…in the Mount Hood area. In the January 10, 1991, Oregonian newspaper, the paper published a full page profile on Tuesday being a snow plow driver in the Mount Hood area. On…
Prep Roundup — Winning Start to Big 5 for Fortuna, Arcata
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Arcata’s Mason Railsback defends Eureka’s Trevor Bell during Thursday night’s game.The Fortuna Huskies lived up to their billing as conference favorites on…
Eureka Wrestlers Get Set for Busy Weekend
Eureka High wrestlers will travel to compete at three different tournaments this weekend, with the varsity boys and girls and JVs all going their separate ways. The girls team will compete at…
Local Girls Head to Napa for Prestigious Wrestling Tournament
The best local high school girls wrestlers will be in action this weekend at the annual Napa Valley Classic at Vintage High, which gets under way on Friday. The prestigious two-day…
Arcata Might Soon Have Two New Places to Buy Legal Weed, Including Pacific Paradise
…The cannabis paraphernalia, once restricted to a tiny area of the store, is now proudly displayed in the center. With the change, the shop also became 21 and up, a shift the…
Citizen Tip Leads Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office to Heavy Machinery Stolen Out of Ferndale
Photo of the stolen equipment provided by the HCSO.The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office located and returned two pieces of heavy machinery today, that were reported stolen out of Ferndale last…
SoHum Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Won’t Be Released Before Trial, Judge Rules
…Public Defender Marek Reavis had requested that Molina be evaluated for release, but wasn’t surprised when the judge said no. Molina. “We certainly understand, given the nature of the charges,” Reavis…
High-Tech Police Gear Points Arcata Cop to Stolen Car; Eureka Man Arrested in Possession of High-Powered Weaponry
From the Arcata Police Department: Maupin.On January 2nd, 2019 at approximately 7:23 PM an officer from the Arcata Police Department was on patrol in the 5000 blk of Valley West…
Eureka Man Missing For Several Weeks; Police Seek Public’s Help Finding Him
From the Eureka Police Department: The Eureka Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person.Troy Dean Wigington, 43 of Eureka, was reported as missing on…
Loggers Edge the Huskies in Exciting League Opener
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Eureka’s Makaila Napoleon was clutch late in Wednesday’s win.Wednesday night’s Big 5 opener between the Eureka and Fortuna girls was at times…
Mullins Named to NCS All-Star Team, Other Locals Honored
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Eureka’s Type Mullins, center, and Miles Meynell (75) were named all-NCS by Prep2PrepTyce Mullins continues to receive recognition from outside the area after being named this…
New York Times Lists HACHR Executive Director as One of the ‘18 Memorable People We Met Across the Country in 2018’
HACHR Executive Director Brandie Wilson In May of last year (hey! we can officially say “last year” now!) the New York Times published an in-depth look at the opioid epidemic in…
EPD Waterfront Ranger Arrests Two Suspected Drug Dealers, Seizes More Than 64 Grams of Meth
Eureka Police Department press release:On 12-13-2018, the City of Eureka’s Parks/Waterfront Ranger Dennis Gagnon was released from training status and took his position with our Community Safety…