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Uh Oh! The City of Eureka Might Ask the Attorney General to Investigate That $10B East-West Railroad Scheme
Eureka City Councilmember Marian Brady speaks at a July meeting of the Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group, where an executive with the Southern California corporation Pacific Charter Financial Services delivered a sales…
Dinsmore Teen to Face First-Degree Murder Charges in Shooting Death of Former Foster Father
PREVIOUSLY:Sheriff’s Office Names Dinsmore Homicide Victim; Investigation OngoingThat Hubbub in Arcata Last Night? The Sheriff’s Office Was Arresting Two Kids For Homicide###A Dinsmore teen has been charged with…
Honeydew Farmer Places at World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Says Pumpkin Could Be Emerald Triangle’s Largest Ever
The largest pumpkin in Emerald Triangle history? Photos provided by Ian Sigman.A SoHum man took 9th place at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay yesterday for…
Humboldt Sheriff’s Office Releases 2018 Weed Raid Stats: 65 Operations, 198,692 Plants Eradicated, $3M Seized
…The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) has concluded the 2018 Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP) grant cycle (October 2017 to September 2018). During the 2018 cycle…
Wanna Fly Direct From Humboldt to Denver? Soon You’ll Be Able To!
…It was that year that RREDC joined with the City of Redding and the County of Humboldt to secure a direct flight to LAX. In 2011, RREDC joined with community members, businesses…
Child Suspect in Murder at Eureka Cemetery Cannot Be Tried as an Adult, Due to Legislation Just Signed by Gov. Brown
…We focus on punishment and are inhumane in our treatment of all prisoners, but especially juveniles.” She added, however, that the law "doesn't diminish the tragedy or the loss to the…
Court Sets Hearing Date in Hoopa-Area Child Molestation Case
…A conviction on the charges related to a child under 10 could mean a prison term of 15 years to life.According to the written criminal complaint, the molestation occurred between January…
HARDIN: The Cannabis Community and the Fog of War
I was reminded recently of a peculiar event that took place at the Mateel Community Center a couple of years ago called the “Community Values Conference.” A group of cannabis entrepreneurs wanted…
OBITUARY: Bill Coyle, 1941-2018
…After retirement, the two of them enjoyed spending time with their grandchildren, raising irises, fishing, visiting air shows and air museums, and traveling the country in their RV. They were active members…
(VIDEO) Did You See It?! SpaceX Rocket Launch Visible From Humboldt County
The rocket as seen from McKinleyville. | Video sent in by Outpost reader Kristy Gabel.While foggy skies often make Humboldt's coast less-than-ideal for stargazing, tonight's conditions were perfect…
Missing Crescent City Hunter Found Dead by National Guard Helicopter Crew
46-year-old Jason Cantrall of Crescent City. | Photos by SCSOSiskiyou County Sheriff's Office:On Friday, October 5, 2018, at about 1:15 p.m., the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Britspeak
…cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey) “Pull the other one (leg)” = I don’t believe a word you’re saying “A bit of the other,” “Nookie,” “How’s…
Fullerton Said Storme Winter Doesn’t Work for His Campaign. These FCC Filings Suggest Otherwise.
John Fullerton at his campaign launch. | File photo by Andrew Goff.There was a lot of innuendo at yesterday's press conference, where eight of the 12 people running for office in…
One Person Killed, Two Injured In Two-Car Collision Near Willow Creek Early This Morning
From the California Highway Patrol:On 10-6-2018, at approximately 550 AM, 63 year old Mark Lindley of Eureka was driving his 1999 Ford F350 east on SR-299, west of…
Fatal Collision on Highway 96 Near Humboldt/Siskiyou County Line
From the California Highway Patrol:On October 5, 2018 at 1739 hours, Humboldt CHP Dispatch was advised of a traffic collision which occurred on SR-96 near the Humboldt/Siskiyou County line…
Eureka Candidates Offer Mix of Lofty Ideals and Dark Innuendo at City Hall Press Conference
…As the noon bells chimed in the nearby St. Bernard Church the candidates took turns speaking into a microphone, a small speaker at their feet, and the majority of their comments were…
In Wake of Two Tragedies, New Danger Signage Posted at Deadly Big Lagoon Beach
…It was a daunting task because of the challenge of communicating natural hazard information to a diverse audience, along with the multiple paths of travel to the beach and the need to…
(VIDEO) Join Miles Slattery on a Tour of Eureka’s Recently Revamped Hammond Park
It's time again for Eureka Community Services Director Miles Slattery to bring you highlights of the department's hard work. Slattery's newest pride and joy is the recently renovated Hammond…
Differences of Opinion on Display During Second Night of Eureka Candidate Forum
…And among the mayoral candidates, Costantine, who founded the anti-homeless Facebook group Take Back Eureka, was on the right with Seaman on the left and Messner in the middle. (Not that…
STATE OF EUREKA: Following Citizen Outcry, the City is Ratcheting Up the Pressure on Needle Litter (and Hoping Things Won’t Snap)
Syringe on the ground near Eureka City Hall. File photo Note: With an uncommonly crowded field of candidates for city council and mayor in Eureka this year, the Outpost is taking a…
Winless Humboldt State Football Team Prepares for Final Homecoming Game in School History
Homecoming file photo. | HSUThe fading Humboldt State Lumberjacks currently have a winless 0-4 record going into Saturday's football game against Simon Fraser University, which will almost certainly be the last…
OBITUARY: Joshua David Kent, 1999-2018
…The family humbly requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the organization that allowed Josh to give back life — DonorNetworkWest.org.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of…
OBITUARY: Ann Benton, 1933-2018
Mary Anne Branstetter Benton was born on August 24, 1933, the daughter of Prescott and Helen Branstetter. On the morning of October 2, 2018, surrounded by her family, she left this earth…
Rio Dell Gets Rusty New Grizzly Bear Sculpture
The new sculpture along Wildwood Ave. | Photos provided by City of Rio DellCity of Rio Dell press release:Humboldt County artist Dan McCauley installed his fourth sculpture in the City of Rio…
Napping in Halverson Park Surrounded by Meth Will Get You Arrested, Says EPD
…While on scene, officers located a subject sleeping in the park. The subject was familiar to the officers from prior contacts. On the ground next to the subject, officers saw a baggie…
Eureka Man Allegedly Stabs Roommate, Arrested Near Jail; Victim in Critical Condition
…It was reported that the suspect left that location on foot, but was being followed by a witness. Officers soon located the suspect near the jail and detained him without incident. The…
Deputies Track Suspected Cutten-Area Home Burglary Suspect Into Nearby Woods
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Oct. 4, 2018, at about 11:18 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a call from a concerned…
Joe Daniel Olivo III Sentenced to 12 Years for 2014 Slaying of 14-Year-Old Boy
…and Nuñez sentenced last month to 16 years in prison.As happened during the sentencing of the older two men, Garcia’s sisters and cousin read letters castigating the killers and saying…
(VIDEO) Betty Chinn is a ‘CNN Hero’
It’s hardly news to the Humboldters paying attention to their community that Betty Chinn lives her life on an entirely different plane of incredibleness than the rest of us. Still, sometimes…
2,139 Marijuana Plants Eradicated at Unpermitted Grow in SoHum
…The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California State Water Board and the Humboldt County Planning and Building Department assisted in the service of the warrant.The parcel investigated, located on…