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Local Heroes Pull Couple From Burning Wreck Near Hopland; ‘Thank God They Were There to Help,’ Fire Chief Says
Photos of the crash provided by Josiah Andrews.A group of Eureka locals pulled two people from a crash along Highway 101 near Hopland yesterday evening, minutes before the wreck erupted into…
(UPDATE) Subject Barricaded in Fortuna Home; Law Enforcement on Scene
…The Fortuna Police Department says the situation has concluded, noting on social media that "the scene on Penn Ave is now secure. We have the suspect in custody. Additional information to follow…
Fieldbrook School Briefly on Lockdown This Morning After Woman Reported in Neighborhood With Gun; Sheriff’s Office Still Investigating
Fieldbrook school went on lockdown this morning for a brief time, after someone told the Sheriff's Office of a woman walking in the general vicinity of the campus carrying what they…
CenterArts Announces 2018-19 Season, Featuring Ziggy Marley, Tarana Burke, Iron and Wine, The Head and the Heart, More
…Marley, Burke, Beam, Wright, The Head and the Heart, BaezCreeps up on us every year. 'Tis time for us all to peruse the list of performers who will trek to Humboldt for…
K9 Kai Sniffs Out 11 Grams of Cocaine, Puts Another Suspected Drug Dealer Behind Bars
…On 06-10-2018 at about 4am, a CCPD Officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop in the area of Northcrest Drive and Hoover Avenue.K9 Kai was deployed for a sniff on…
OBITUARY: Cynthia Joan Baker, 1959-2018
…She had a rough childhood and escaped into arts and crafts and the joys of medieval recreation. She retired after 20 years working for the County of San Diego as a Supervisor…
OBITUARY: Tyrone Timmy Owsley
…Take your bow and quiver full of arrows.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Tyrone Owsley’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no…
PG&E Power Lines Tied to 12 Northern California Wildfires That Killed 18 Last Fall, Calfire Says; Eight Fire Investigations Sent to DAs’ Offices for ‘Evidence of Alleged Violations of State Law’
Outpost file video of the Redwood Fire.Calfire press release:Sacramento – After extensive and thorough investigations, CAL FIRE investigators have determined that 12 Northern California wildfires in the October 2017 Fire Siege…
(PHOTOS) Humboldt Bay Fire’s Water Rescue Team Returns
…Baxley estimates that in the course of the year HBF averages around a dozen calls for service where rescue swimmers could be utilized — everything from kayakers stuck in the mud to potential…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Haunts of Dracula?
…do I tell the truth or the legend? I’ll probably take guidance from the newspaper editor in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: “When legend becomes truth, print the legend.”
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The ‘Sultan,’ The ‘Gariban,’ ‘The Good Lady,’ ‘The Prisoner’ and the ‘Elephant’ (A Guide to Turkey’s Upcoming Presidential Election)
…We’ve got the Sultan, the Gariban, or Wretch, the Good Lady, the Prisoner and the Elephant in the Corner. Not a bad field, considering Turkey is a country with a population…
SoHum Murder Suspect Zach Harrison Appears in Court, Faces Two Life Terms
Murder suspect Zachary Cordell Harrison, captured Wednesday after months on the run, learned today that he's facing up to two life terms in state prison. HarrisonJudge Christopher Wilson advised Harrison he…
It’s Raining Grants at the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services; $9M Landed in Recent Weeks
…A pdf version of the following press release, which you can see by clicking here, includes a handy map that shows geographically where and how some of the grant money mentioned below…
How Humboldt (and Internet) Fame Turned Into a Gig as an Animal Planet Host
…But when people see me out of the Bay Area, they see this big, hairy white guy out in the mountains that knows all about plants, animals and building trails and stuff…
Arcata City Council Listens to Community Members’ Thoughts on ‘The Village’ Development; Sets Public Meeting to Tour the Property
Community members line up to address Arcata City Council on June 7.Arcata City Council listened to public comments and further deliberated The Village — a proposed student housing facility at Craftman's…
Court Assigns New Attorney to Convicted Felon Accused of Murder in Meth Overdose Death of 16-Year-Old Girl
…8, 2017.Sanders was appointed after the Public Defender’s Office declared a conflict in the case.Evans, 20, is represented by appointed attorney David Celli. Evans has been in Humboldt County…
Blown Stop Sign Leads to One-Pound Meth Bust; EPD Officers Hold Three at Gunpoint on Wabash Before Arresting Them
Randall, Grzymski.From the Eureka Police Department: On June 7, 2018 at approximately 3:57 pm, an officer with the Eureka Police Department observed a 2018 Ford Fusion commit a stop sign…
(PHOTO) These Humboldt Kids are Waving at You
Friends of the DunesWhy did a bunch of Humboldt elementary school kids form a giant wave on the beach today? Well, for the 14th annual Kids Ocean Day, of course! What in…
Polluted Clam and Luffenholtz Beaches Land on Heal The Bay’s Top 10 ‘Beach Bummers’ List Once Again
Two of Humboldt County's most-popular beaches are among the filthiest in California once again, according to a report put out by Heal The Bay today. Humboldt is home to two…
Redding Police: Investigation Ongoing to Determine Who Stole the 14 Show Dogs
The dogs were found locked away in the hot abandoned van | RPD.Redding Police Department press release:On June 6, 2018 at approximately 1:22 PM, Redding Police Officers were dispatched the…
MATTHEW in the MIDDLE: Déjà Vu, Suckers!
Welcome back, sports fans! It’s been nine months since I was voluntold to take a break from writing so as to not upset the ball-less monkeys who post tens of…
One Man Killed, Another Injured in Solo-Vehicle Collision Near the Lagoons This Morning
From the California Highway Patrol:On 06-07-2018, at approximately 1028 AM, a silver 2004 Honda SUV was traveling northbound on US-101, south of McDonald Creek Rd., at a high…
HSU Has Announced a Partnership With AMCAL on ‘The Village’ Student Housing Development
Revised plans for the Village from the Arcata City Staff report During last night’s Arcata City Council meeting Humboldt State University announced a partnership with AMCAL — a Los Angeles based developing…
Sheriff’s Office Deputizes Blue Lake Rancheria Police Officers; Arrangement Allows Rancheria Cops to Arrest Ne’er-Do-Wells on State Charges
…The tribal officers, being aware of the unique cultural issues of the Rancheria, will help us better serve the community and increase public safety as a whole.” Prior to the agreement, the…
More Than 2,000 Ballots Remain Uncounted in the Super-Tight Race for Fifth District Supervisor
…On the other hand, Sundberg's advantage in the vote-by-mail category could continue through the remaining postmarked ballots. If that trend holds, and if the rest of the uncounted ballots…
(UPDATE) DOGS FOUND! Redding Police Report the Van and 14 Show Dogs Stolen From Redding In-N-Out Have Been Recovered
…Quick update on the rescued dogs. All of the dogs taken in the stolen van have been recovered. They were located in a remote, wooded area south of Redding. The van was…
Citizen Complaints Lead Sheriff’s Deputies to Miranda Home Filled With ‘Large Number’ of Pills, Meth, Loaded Syringes, Weed
…One subject fled from the residence before he could be identified, two others were detained on scene. During the search deputies located a large number of pills, Methamphetamine, loaded hypodermic syringes, pipes…
Fortuna Resident Gets 10 Years in Prison for Shooting at Arcata House Party
…The Honda driver gave Williams a handgun and told him to stop the crowd from advancing. He then fired the warning shot and the bullet that hit the 17-year-old.Deputy…
Arcata Appoints Ehle as Interim Police Chief
…He then served as Assistant Director of the Office of Investigative Services and the Office of Internal Affairs for the California Department of Corrections from 1997 to 2001. Chief Ehle is co…
Steve Madrone Statement: ‘I Stand Ready and Eager to Assume the Supervisor Seat’
PREVIOUSLY:ELECTION NIGHT! The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat, and All The Numbers as We Get ‘EmELECTION NIGHT FINAL! Madrone Leads Sundberg by Razor-Thin Margin in Too-Close-to…