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INTRODUCING UNDERSHERIFF BRAUD! Sheriff Honsal Taps Humboldt Native to Be His Number Two
…Braud returned to the Sheriff’s Office in 2013 and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2014. View this post on Instagram We are very excited to announce the promotion…
(PHOTOS) The Sheriff’s Office Suspects This Guy Stole a Silly-Expensive Motorcycle Helmet From the Bear River Casino Gas Station
…The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office requests the public’s help to identify a grand theft suspect.The male subject in the attached pictures is suspected of stealing a motorcycle helmet, valued…
Eureka City Council Candidates Politely Disagree On a Number of Matters During Labor Temple Forum
Videos by Ryan Hutson.At Sunday evening's candidate forum in Eureka's Labor Temple, seven of the dozen people running for spots in the city's government took turns answering questions…
(PHOTOS/AUDIO) ‘The Harbor is Healthy’ Says Incumbent Commissioner Richard Marks; Campaign Rally by the Bay Notable for Political Diversity, Hot Dogs
…Andrew Goff.PREVIOUSLY:(PHOTOS/AUDIO) Marian Brady Vows to Make the Harbor Great Again at Campaign Launch By the Bay###Greg Dale, a fellow member of the Board of Directors of the…
Mass Search Underway for Crescent City Man Who Vanished During Siskiyou County Hunting Trip
46-year-old Jason Cantrall of Crescent City. | Photos provided by SCSOSiskiyou County Sheriff's Office press release:On October 1, 2018 at about 4:43 p.m., the Siskiyou County Sheriff…
ONLY A TEST: FEMA is About to Get Up in Your Phone!
…According to the FEMA FAQ:The WEA system is used to warn the public about dangerous weather, missing children, and other critical situations through alerts on cell phones. The national test will…
McK Library Invites You to Come Try Out Its Weird New Virtual Reality System
Kid rocking the Rift. Photo: Wikimedia.From the Humboldt County Library The McKinleyville branch of the Humboldt County Library is offering a virtual reality experience every first and third Saturday of the…
Desperate Man Arrested After Throwing Traffic Cone Through Fire Department’s Plate Glass Window, Police Say
From the Eureka Police Department: On 10-2-18 at 8:51 p.m. multiple Eureka Police officers responded to the front door of Humboldt Bay Fire Station 1 located at 533…
CHP ID’s McKinleyville Motorcyclist Who Sustained Major Injuries in This Morning’s Central Avenue Collision
…Karr drove the motorcycle into the right rear of the Ford. As a result of the collision, Mr. Karr was ejected off the motorcycle. He came to rest on the roadway and…
(UPDATE) ‘This is the Way We Do It in Sacramento’: Teens With Stolen Handguns Arrested for Armed Robbery After Soured Pot Deal
…However, the transaction did not take place and one of the young men pulled a gun, claiming, “This is the way we do it in Sacramento” and took the five pounds of…
(UPDATE) Person Reportedly Barricaded Inside McKinleyville Home With Gas Leak; Sheriff’s Office Asks Area Residents Shelter in Place
…Upon further investigation, PG&E crews found that the gas leak originated from an underground source. Deputies searched the residence and were unable to locate the tenant on the property. PG&E…
OBITUARY: Del Scriven, 1940-2018
…The “Dux” spent time in the Mediterranean and Middle East during Del’s service. Prior to his service in the Navy, he served in the National Guard in Humboldt County. Following his…
Burglary Suspect Found Lying in Closet of Pine Hill Home
26-year-old Rodney Andrew Aiton Jr. | HCSOA Blue Lake man was arrested on burglary charges yesterday morning, after he was discovered lying in the closet of a Pine Hill home.Humboldt…
‘STOP DIRTY CAMPAIGNING,’ Say Several Eureka City Council, Mayoral Candidates; Rally Scheduled for Friday
…The reality is that many of these pledges have already been broken through harassment of individuals and businesses, hate speech, doxing (the publication or sharing of private, personally identifying information with malicious…
Man Arrested for Brandishing Handgun During Road Rage Incident on Highway 36 Near Carlotta
…Nick Ranger told the Outpost today, that Vandenbossche was stopped and taken into custody at gunpoint with the assistance of a Humboldt County sheriff’s deputy and two Fortuna police officers, after…
Let’s Have a Look at the Ballot Arguments For and Against Removing the McKinley Statue in Arcata
…The McKinley statue does not belong as the centerpiece of the Arcata Plaza, the same place that served as the auction site for enslaved Indigenous children, women, and men; and for the…
Mountain Lion Spotted at Arcata Bus Stop, Says APD
Beware the bus stop mountain lion, says the Arcata Police Department!: APD has received reports of mountain lion sightings near lower California Avenue. The mountain lion has been seen at the bus…
HSU President Lisa Rossbacher Announces Retirement
…These include the ongoing initiatives related to student success, strengthening a welcoming and supportive community for HSU’s growing diversity, achieving a balanced budget, and addressing the recommendations from the recent review…
HARDIN: Cannabis is Not Wine
I hear a lot of people talk about marketing cannabis in the same way they market wine. They talk about this idea very seriously, and seem bent on betting their futures on…
(VIDEO) Cass Bell Predicts Win, Defeats Opponent With Second-Round Armbar
…But inch by inch, Bell began to masterfully maneuver himself out from under the takedown by locking his legs around Costa’s left arm. Bell as seen on the jumbotron after the…
Two Killed in Big Rig Crash North of Willits Yesterday
PREVIOUSLY:Major Accident on Highway 101 North of Willits, Both Lanes Closed###From the California Highway Patrol:On September 29, 2018, at approximately 1338 hours, a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Where Did I Go?
“…our normal waking consciousness…is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different.”— William…
OBITUARY: Darrel Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Elliot, 1944-2018
Darrel Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Elliot was born on July 30, 1944 and passed away at his home on the morning of September 19, 2018 of a heart attack. He was born in Hanford…
(VIDEO/ PHOTOS) Eureka’s So Happenin’: Redwood Pride Parade and the Eureka Arts and Culture Festival Today
…The Redwood Pride celebration has moved the party inside to the dry warmth of the historic Eagle House and has DJs, dancing and drag shows all the way up 'til midnight and…
END OF THE LINE: Gov. Brown Signs McGuire Bill to Eviscerate the North Coast Railroad Authority, Start Trail Planning
Railroad detritus left to rust in the middle of the river. Photo: Friends of the Eel.PREVIOUSLY:It’s Official: Sen. Mike McGuire Introduces ‘Great Redwood Trail Act’(UPDATE) U.S. Supreme…
OBITUARY: Franklin John Rocha, 1935-2018
…13, 2018, at the age of 82. He spent most of his life living in Ferndale. He was in the service from 1954 to 1955. After the service, he worked in the…
OBITUARY: Robert ‘Bob’ Thul, 1940-2018
…In lieu of flowers, please feel welcome to make a donation to either Hospice or the cancer charity of your choice.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Bob Thul’s…
(PHOTOS) ‘WE BELIEVE HER’: Kavanaugh Protesters Gather in Eureka
…of sexual assault by multiple women.This morning the Senate Judiciary Committer voted along party lines to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Senate, but that vote is expected to be delayed…
The RETURN of WEATHER! It’s Going to Rain This Weekend, They Think!
From the National Weather Service.Remember "weather"?Well, it's autumn now, and that means "weather" is back! And this weekend it is forecast to come to us in the form of…
Attorneys Make Closing Arguments in Plaza Bars Drug-Dealing Hearing
…He questioned the validity and admissibility of the physical evidence, including the technology used to test the alleged drugs and the chain of custody among law enforcement in handling that evidence. With…