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OBITUARY: Sandra Jean Clark, 1955-2018
…Sandy enjoyed sharing the house they had remodeled using reclaimed redwood from the Clark Ranch in Petrolia. In 1984 Sandy moved to Mitchell, Oregon to live and help run The Hashknife Ranch…
EPD’s POP Team Arrests Two After Finding Stolen Motorcycle, Burglary Tools During Probation Search
Joshua Dale Rau (left) and Jessica Darlene Grzymski (right). | Photos provided by EPDEPD press release:On 12/5/2018 at about 1:11 pm, officers of the Eureka Police Department’s Problem…
RIO DELL SEZ: No, City Government is NOT Looking to Institute a Needle Exchange Program
…Andrew Goff.From the City of Rio Dell:On December 4, 2018 the City Council of the City of Rio Dell held a regularly scheduled meeting. At the request of Councilmember Sue…
(VIDEO) Eureka City Council Takes Major Step Toward Giving Indian Island Back to the Wiyot Tribe
…It’s sacred lands.”Hernandez expressed deep gratitude for the City taking the needed steps toward transferring the land, which the Wiyot tribe considers the center of the world. He also addressed…
(PHOTOS) Can You Identify the Man Who Robbed Pat’s Market in Eureka?
…On 12/4/18 at approximately 6:29 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the 1200 block of 11th Street for a report of a robbery.The victim…
Increased Threat of Sneaker Waves Between Now and Friday, Weather Service Warns
Footage of an actual sneaker wave south of Coos Bay, Oregon.Eureka's National Weather Service Office has issued a sneaker wave warning for the North Coast starting now and ending Friday…
(UPDATE) Final Humboldt County Election Tally Shows Major Races Unchanged; Insurgent Candidate for Eureka School Board Pulls Ahead, Wins
…The precinct-by-precinct report shows that each of the progressive candidates in the Eureka city election — Susan Seaman (Mayor), Leslie Castellano (First District), Natalie Arroyo (Third District), Kim Bergel (Fifth District…
OBITUARY: William Ambrose Donovan, 1944-2018
…Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 or by going online to Shriners Hospital Donations.The family of William Donovan wishes to thank everyone for their support and prayers.###The obituary above was…
Following Passionate Public Opposition, Mercer-Fraser Abruptly Drops Proposed Willow Creek Hash Lab Facility
Cannabis consultant Patricia Lai waves the map of a permit application she's working on to the board. | Photos and video: Andrew GoffOne hell of a meeting of the Humboldt County Board…
SWAT Raid Near Orleans Turns Up Scads of Stolen Property; Two Arrested
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: McCovey. Escalderon.On Dec. 4, 2018, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team conducted an operation at a property in the area…
Five Stolen Motorcycles Recovered From Green Belt Along Broadway Eureka
Eureka Police Department press release:On 12/3/2018 at about 10:48 am, officers of the Eureka Police Department were dispatched to the green belt at the 2800 block of Broadway…
Humboldt County Offices Closed Wednesday to Mourn President Bush; Most Schools Open
Humboldt County takes a day off to honor 41Humboldt County will join the federal government and various other institutions countrywide by remaining closed Wednesday for a day of mourning following the death…
OBITUARY: Elanore Louise Davies, 1937-2018
It is with great sorrow and sadness that we share the loss of Elanore Louise Davies — beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and very special friend – on November 30, 2018, in Eureka…
OBITUARY: Marijane (Boak) Johnson, 1952-2018
…Marijane and her husband Mike moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to finish their retirement with the Operating Engineers. She lived there until her mother's passing an 2012, at which…
Four-Year-Old Boy Suffers Major Injuries from Exploding Firecracker, Airlifted to UC Davis
A four-year-old boy suffered severe injuries to his hands and face this afternoon in Hoopa when an M-80-type firecracker exploded unexpectedly, according to the Two Rivers Tribune. The…
20-Year-Old Arcata Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Morning Shooting
…Fire and medical personnel were staged in the area and provided medical aid to the victim once the scene was secure. The victim's injuries were not life threatening and he was…
Recognize This Guy? Sheriff’s Office Suspects He Committed a Eureka-Area Home Burglary
Look familiar? | HCSOPress release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to identify the suspect of a burglary in the Ridgewood…
‘Four or Five’ Men in Face Masks Force Their Way Into Myers Flat Home, Steal 30 Pounds of Marijuana
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 1, 2018, at about 3:18 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 200…
HSU Signs California’s Top-Scoring Junior College B-Baller
Photo provided by HSU.The leading scorer among all basketball players in the California Community Colleges system — the largest higher education system in the U.S. — has signed on to play for…
Supervisor Virginia Bass Elected President of Statewide Association of Counties
…Outpost file photo.From the California State Association of Counties:The California State Association of Counties® (CSAC), the statewide organization representing all 58 counties, elected Humboldt County Supervisor Virginia Bass to serve…
McK DUI Murder Suspect May Try to Argue That Bad Digestion Was to Blame, Prosecutor Says
A medical disorder may be the trial defense for James Arthur Merrick II, accused of murdering a teenage girl by running over her with his pickup truck while driving drunk. “My understanding…
Cold in Arcata? Arcata House is Opening Its Emergency Shelter Today
A nice guy from the Arcata House Partnership just called the Outpost to let folks know that it'll be opening its emergency shelter tonight, for the first time this year.If…
Used Car Deal Goes Bad on Cummings Road; Police Seek Two Armed Robbery Suspects
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 2, 2018, at about 3:20 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a report of…
(UPDATING) Shooting on Heather Lane in Arcata This Morning; Arcata High Briefly Placed on Lockdown
…There is no official word on the condition of the victim, but a witness tells the Outpost that a person was shot in the leg in front of one of the apartment…
Overnight Freeze Warning in Effect for Humboldt, Mendo and Del Norte Counties
NWS.Crank the heat and let the dogs in, Eureka's national weather service office has issued a Freeze Warning for tonight.Temperatures are expected to dip into the high 20s and…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Glory Conspiracy
…the sun’s high in the sky on the other side of the plane, and the shadow of the plane is projected on clouds below. Or you might be on a mountain…
Victim of McK Home Invasion Robbery Turns Out to Harbor Large Cache of Stolen Goods, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:December 1, 2018, at about 10:45 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received three 911 calls from an unknown individual…
OBITUARY: Guylla Rose Pierson, 1954-2018
…A potluck gathering is planned immediately following the service. Please join us to celebrate.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Guylla Pierson's family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries…
Humboldt Drug Task Force is Wise to the Ol’ Meth in the Cheez-It Box Trick; Two Arrested; Infant Child Taken Into Protective Custody
…On November 28th, 2018, Special Agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force served a search warrant at a residence in the 700 block of P Street, Eureka. After a month-long…
Massive Earthquake Strikes Alaska; No Tsunami Threat for Humboldt
…USGS says the quake struck at 8:29 a.m. local time (9:29 a.m. Pacific time) and was centered about 7 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. The…