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Chico Man Pleads Not Guilty to SoHum Double Homicide
…After the hearing, that man and two women went to speak privately with District Attorney Maggie Fleming, who was there for the prosecution.Rodriguez, a smallish man, wore the standard jail-issued…
The Humboldt Marten, a Cute Relative of Minks and Otters, Has Been Declared Endangered by California Fish & Game
…The Environmental Protection Information Center and Center for Biological Diversity petitioned for the secretive carnivore’s protection in 2015. A relative of minks and otters that dwells in old-growth forests, fewer…
Judge Rules Not Enough Evidence to Charge Men with Murder of 16-Year-Old Found Dead in Broadway Hotel
…The jail recorded their conversation.Burgess insisted the death was an accident, and “I tried to help your little girl.”He said he had left the room briefly and the teen appeared…
Someone Stole a Bunch of Dahlias From Eureka’s Beloved Public Dahlia Garden
…It wasn't just a random kind of thing."Ausburn said that though the city knows how many flowers were stolen, it doesn't know which dahlias they were. The city doesn…
HSU to Make Tens of Hundreds of Dollars By Charging Dejected Fans to Watch Poor-Quality, Digital Broadcasts of Final Football Season
Graphic by John Ferrara.If Lumberjack football fans want to watch any of the final four home games in school history, they’re damn well going to pay for it. That’s…
(UPDATE) Mill Creek 1 Fire Nears 3,000 Acres as Containment Grows; Highway 96 Mostly a No-Go, Unless Conditions Change
…As soon as it is safe for public travel the highway will be reopened. OPERATIONS: Today on the fire, firefighters will continue to patrol and secure the southern flank and the Highway…
OBITUARY: Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Curran, 1968-2018
…at the Ruth Store. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Southern Trinity Area Rescue (STAR), the Trinity County Animal Shelter, or the Ruth kids Christmas and Easter funds.###The obituary…
One Arrested, 10,211 Plants Eradicated During Marijuana Grow Raid Near Dinsmore
…The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Humboldt County Environmental Health and HAZMAT Unit, Humboldt County Planning and Building Department and the State Water Board assisted in the service of the warrant…
McKinleyville Man Sentenced to 180 Days For Killing Best Friend in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
A McKinleyville man convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter for the death of his best friend was sentenced today to five years of supervised probation and 180 days in jail. Judge Dale Reinholtsen…
Judge Denies Freshwater Placement for Sexually Violent Predator; Search for Housing Location Continues
PREVIOUSLYDA Releases Statement on Potential Release of Sexually Violent Predator to the Freshwater AreaSheriff Honsal Urges Judge Not to Place Sexually Violent Predator in Freshwater###You'd be hard-pressed to find…
Citizen Spots Arcata Serial Burglary Suspect Climbing Through Her Own Window
PREVIOUSLY:Arcata Police Seeking Suspected Serial Burglar###From the Arcata Police Department: On 08/22/2018, at approximately 1735 hrs, the Arcata Police Department was alerted by a passerby, that Melissa McKinnon…
CHP Identifies Vehicle Possibly Associated With Fatal Hit-and-Run, Seeks Public’s Help to Gather More Information
…The CHP is asking for the public’s help in locating anyone with information on the driver and registered owner of the vehicle. The vehicle in question is a red 1986 Chevrolet…
Highway 96 Scheduled to Open Two More Times Today, as Firefighters Work to Keep Mill Creek 1 From Spreading Into Hoopa
From the Mill Creek 1 Fire Incident Command: FIRE UPDATE: HIGHWAY 96: If fire conditions permit, and we can safely provide an opportunity for the public to drive Highway 96, through the…
OBITUARY: Christopher Eugene Caywood, 1967-2018
Sometime in the late night of Thursday July 12th, another beloved family member was taken from us much too soon. Christopher Eugene Caywood went to join his brother Corey Caywood, Grandma Margie…
OBITUARY: Larry Pizzuto, 1937-2018
Larry was born in the state of Washington and lived in Sedro Woolley with his grandparents until the age of thirteen; then he moved to Eureka and lived with his father, step…
OBITUARY: Charles Ray Brown, 1944-2018
…He was preceded in death by his parents, Melton and Ocie Brown, and sister Mary Semore.The family wishes to express their gratitude of thanks for the excellent and compassionate care provided…
Fast Food Facts and Rumors are Roiling Eureka’s Social Mediasphere
Unlike Arcata, with its pesky cap on the number of “formula restaurants” allowed in the city, Eureka seems to welcome fast food and family-style restaurant chains with open arms. Recently some…
Sheriff Honsal Urges Judge Not to Place Sexually Violent Predator in Freshwater
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has received several inquiries from the public regarding the potential release of a man, previously determined to be a sexually violent predator, into the Freshwater area…
Arcata Police Seeking Suspected Serial Burglar
Arcata Police Department press release:During the months of July and August, the City of Arcata experienced a significant number of residential burglaries. Many of these burglaries occurred during daylight hours while…
Mill Creek One Fire Balloons Up to Over 2,000 Acres; Still Only 26 Percent Contained
…The current weather pattern is not expected to change in the next few days so the daily timing of peak impacts will not change but the magnitude may increase if the Mill…
Big SoHum Marijuana Grow Raid; 21,053 Plants Eradicated; Over 3,400 Pounds Destroyed
…The parcels did not possess nor were in the process of actively obtaining a commercial cannabis permit with the County of Humboldt.During the service of the warrant, deputies eradicated approximately 21…
OBITUARY: Evelyn Berniece ‘Early’ Massaro, 1926-2018
Evelyn, born September 27, 1926, in Eureka to Francis and Florinda Early, passed away in the early morning of August 10, 2018, in Redding. She attended St. Bernard’s Elementary and Junior…
Woman Accused in Murder of Eureka Teenager Assigned Public Defender; Next Hearing Set for September
…In addition, the District Attorney’s Office has a right to designate a prosecutor for the case, and Deputy District Attorney Roger Rees, the assigned deputy, will not be available on the…
Unpermitted Marijuana Grow Raid on Berry Summit; 4,834 Plants Eradicated
…The parcels did not possess nor were in the process of actively obtaining a commercial cannabis permit with the County of Humboldt.During the service of the warrants, deputies eradicated approximately 4…
After Scoring a Couple of Million in Grant Funds, Eureka is One Step Closer to the Waterfront Drive of its Dreams
Eureka now has all the money it needs to build a road here. Photo: Ryan Burns.Last week, at a meeting of the California Transportation, the City of Eureka finally secured all…
TOO MUCH SMOKE: Klamath-Trinity Schools Push Back First Day of Classes to Sept. 4
Trisha Cisneros, an administrative assistant at the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District, drops a line to let the Outpost and its readers know that it has pushed back the first day…
State Fish & Game Commission Will Consider Listing the Humboldt Marten as Endangered at Thursday Meeting in Fortuna
The Humboldt marten, aka the coastal marten, is a weasel-like, carnivorous mustelid found in old growth forests of northern California and southern Oregon. | Photo by Mark Linnell, U.S. Forest Service…
(PHOTOS) Hundreds of Dead Jellyfish Wash Up on Mad River Beach ‘As Far As the Eye Can See’
Video and photos courtesy Amber Beth-Roberts Mascio.Mad River Beach, just south of McKinleyville, was dotted Monday afternoon with hundreds if not thousands of gelatinous iridescent blobs — the jiggly corpses of…
Up Against Legislative Deadline, McGuire Scales Back ‘Great Redwood Trail’ Plans in Hopes of Getting Bill Past Assembly, Governor
Screenshot from a 2009 YouTube video showing the degraded conditions of the NCRA rail corridor through the Eel River Canyon.PREVIOUSLY It’s Official: Sen. Mike McGuire Introduces ‘Great Redwood Trail Act…
OBITUARY: Bonnie ‘Dean’ Perini
Bonnie “Dean” Perini passed away in Redding on July 23, 2018, at the age of 74.Born in Eugene, Ore. to John and Gladys Perini, Bonnie relocated with his parents to McKinleyville…