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Local Religious Leaders, Others to Rally for Sanctuary Ordinance on the Courthouse Steps Wednesday
From a Centro del Pueblo rally at the courthouse steps last year. File photo.From Centro del Pueblo:Local faith leaders will lead a press conference on Wednesday, September 26, at 12…
HARDIN: The Future of the Mateel
I heard a report on the sad state of affairs at the Mateel Community Center on KMUD’s Local News the other day. Faced with immediate bills and overshadowed by a looming…
OBITUARY: Donald Malcolm Brown, 1952-2018
…He loved being an active member of the Fortuna community. He was involved in the Hospital Foundation Board, Chamber of Commerce, the Elementary School Board, started an annual Canoe Marathon Race and…
OBITUARY: Anita Janzow, 1922-2018
…She was able to enjoy family activities with her daughter, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and her extended family, the Harrises. Her stories and remembrances were treasured by us all. We also appreciate the…
Sector Humboldt Bay Attempts to Salvage Sunken Sailboat Near Crescent City Harbor Entrance
Photo of the boat provided by U.S. Coast Guard.U.S. Coast Guard press release:The Coast Guard continues its response to a sailboat that partially sunk outside Crescent City Harbor…
THE HOBELMANN REPORT: Cannabis Commerce Descends On Fortuna at HCGA’s ‘Meet the Buyers’ Event
The cannabis industry took over the floor of the River Lodge on Friday.In spite of Fortuna's prohibitionist powers-that-be, the Humboldt County Growers Alliance (HGCA) hosted a most happening…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Junípero Serra/William McKinley: Saints or Sinners?
“[Junípero Serra] believed that the death of an unconverted heathen was tragic, while the death of a baptized convert was a cause for joy.”— (Into the West: The Story of its People…
OBITUARY: David James Ayers, 1947-2018
…After graduation, he went to work full time for the company until he enlisted in the National Guard in 1966. Upon returning from the National Guard, David continued to work at Ayers…
OBITUARY: Wayde James Morton, 1963-2018
…at the Hoopa Tribal Cemetery officiated by Pastor Juan Armand. A potluck reception will immediately follow at the Hoopa Fire Department, side dishes appreciated. ###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of…
Prescribed Burns Planned Near Bear River Next Week; Smoke May be Visible From Ferndale, Petrolia
…There are many prescribed burn associations in other parts of the country, but the Humboldt County PBA is the first of its kind in the West! Projects in the last year have…
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay Airlifted a 93-Year-Old Woman from a Cruise Ship Near Shelter Cove on Friday
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay From the U.S. Coast Guard:The Coast Guard medevaced a 93-year-old Austrailian National from a cruise ship approximately 20 miles west of Shelter Cove…
Multiple Car Break-Ins in Cutten Early This Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating multiple vehicle burglaries that occurred on Saturday, September 22, 2018 in the Cutten area…
Arcata City Manager Issues Update on Josiah Lawson Investigation; City Mobilizing Lots of Resources to Solve Case, Diemer Says
This afternoon, Arcata city government sent members of the media a memo on the state of the investigation into the death of Josiah Lawson that City Manager Karen Diemer had written for…
12,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated During Raids in Southern and Eastern Humboldt
…Over the last two days the Humboldt Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit served two search warrants in the southern and eastern areas of Humboldt County. The first warrant was served on four…
Sheriff’s Office Releases Name of Man Killed in Phillipsville Shooting Yesterday Morning
…Fatal Shooting Near Phillipsville This MorningPerson of Interest in This Morning’s SoHum Shooting Death Cooperating with Law Enforcement###From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office…
Firefighters, Deputies Haul Out Man Stuck Inside a Courthouse Ventilation Shaft This Morning
…The crew from Truck 8181 then disassembled the vent ductwork and removed the subject from the vent shaft with assistance from Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies. City Ambulance was requested as the…
The New Eureka General Plan Will Guide the City For a Generation, and It’ll be the Subject of a Special City Meeting Monday Night
…Eureka was founded in the 1850s and grew quickly over the next 100 years. By the late 1950s, the vast majority of the large buildings that currently exist in the City had…
WATCH: The Trailer for ‘Murder Mountain: Welcome to Humboldt County,’ the New Docuseries on Fusion TV That Premieres Sunday, Has Been Released
Humboldt County is headed back to the small screen!Below, please find the trailer for Fusion TV's new documentary series "Murder Mountain: Welcome to Humboldt County," which is apparently the first…
Southern California Businessman Files Suit Against Operators of Blue Lake Casino and Tribal Judge, Claiming Wrongful Civil Proceedings
…I am not the Tribe’s Tribal Attorney. The only contract I have with the Tribe is a judicial services contract under which I provide judicial services to, and for the benefit…
FORK YEAH! Feed Store Employee Gives Firefighters a Lift to Tiny Balloon Track Blaze
Luckily for firefighters, Nilsen Company forklift operator Josh Anaya was there to help them hop the fence. Photos: Andrew Goff.A little fire in Eureka's Balloon Track might have gotten a…
Person of Interest in This Morning’s SoHum Shooting Death Cooperating with Law Enforcement
…Several subjects were detained at the scene and Detective response was requested. Multiple Detectives responded to the scene to start a homicide investigation.During the course of the investigation, one adult male…
Eureka Candidate Forum Tonight! See The Candidates for Third Ward and Fifth Ward Go Head-to-Head (or at Least Side-to-Side)
The Humboldt Association of Realtors will be hosting a Eureka City Council candidate forum tonight at the Eureka Women's Club. (Remember: We don't much do debates anymore in Humboldt County…
Arraignment for Accused Animal Abuser Ray Christie Postponed; Goose Still in Custody
ChristieThe arraignment for animal-cruelty suspect Raymond Christie was postponed today until the prosecutor can clarify the complaint charging the Arcata rancher with dozens of allegations that he dumped dead animals too…
Preliminary Hearing Set for Chico Man Charged With SoHum Double Murder
RodriguezA preliminary hearing for double-murder and arson suspect Ulisses Rodriguez has been set for mid-October.Today Judge Dale Reinholtsen set the 24-year-old Chico man’s preliminary hearing for…
Fire Breaks Out in Steep Terrain Above Carlotta This Morning; Calfire Holds it to One Acre
…It's contained now.The Outpost reached Calfire Batallion Chief Paul Savona — lead investigator for the incident — as he was hiking up a ridge to get to the fire earlier this morning…
Fatal Shooting Near Phillipsville This Morning
…One person was shot dead this morning at a residence off the Avenue of the Giants near Phillipsville.Lt. Ernie Stewart of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office told the Outpost that…
Central Labor Council ‘Reluctantly’ Endorses Measure O, the Re-Up of the Half-Cent Sales Tax on the November Ballot
In November, Humboldt County voters will be asked to reauthorize the countywide half-cent sales tax that boosts the budget of various local public safety agencies and efforts.Voters first approved the…
We’re About to Burn Up Some of the Bald Hills Again, Warns Redwood National Park
Preventatively burning the Baldies last year.From Redwood National and State Parks:Redwood National and State Parks will conduct a series of prescribed burns this fall in the prairies and oak woodlands…
Three Arrested After Numerous Complaints of Suspected Drug Activity at McKinleyville Home
…On September 18, 2018, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Special Agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, served…
The HSU River Otter Science Project is Bringing Some Otter Art to the Community
Photo by Alan Peterson, courtesy of HSU If you have ever had the pleasure of seeing an otter, whether in the wild or frolicking in the Sequoia Park Zoo, then you understand…