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Local High School Students Prompt City of Arcata to Draft Gun Storage Ordinance
NPA students Olivia Joachim and Eva Swartz address the Arcata City Council on May 16, 2018Arcata may have a new gun control law on its horizon. During the Arcata City Council meeting…
Evildoers Beware: K-9 Kai Assists Crescent City CHP With Drug, Weapons Bust
Sniffin' drugs and posing for the camera: that's what Kai does.The Crescent City police K-9 racked up yet another bust last night, this time for the California Highway Patrol…
Sheriff’s Office Asks for Help Locating Missing Blue Lake Woman
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office press release:The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to locate a missing Blue Lake woman. Janet Egan | Photos provided by HCSO. On…
Arcata Asks Citizens: What Kind of Police Chief Should We Hire?
…Andrew Goff.From the City of Arcata: The City of Arcata is currently in the process of recruiting a new Chief of Police, and is encouraging the public to share input on…
Sheriff’s Office Catches SoCal Man Wanted on Child Molestation Charges Driving Through Garberville
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: A Los Angeles man wanted on suspicion of child molestation in Humboldt County extending back to 2017 has been arrested in Southern Humboldt. On May…
Stage Accident Leaves ‘Hedwig’ Star With 20 Stitches in the Face; Performances at NCRT Canceled This Weekend
Last Saturday during the performance "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," a serious accident happened on stage. During a scene of some mild stage combat, Morgan Cox (Hedwig) was hit full in the…
Cruise-a-Palooza 2018: A Cruise Ship Will Soon Unleash a Swarm of Out-of-Towners and Their Sweet-Sweet Coin Upon Humboldt County
Welcome aboard the Silver Sea Explorer.A small-scale cruise ship touring America’s Pacific Northwest will stop in little old Eureka on Monday, where roughly 140 passengers will disembark and venture…
County Planning Commissioner Kevin McKenny Resigns in Wake of Environmental Violations on Eureka Property
PREVIOUSLY:County Planning Commissioner Kevin McKenny Cited For Alleged Violations of the Federal Clean Water Act and Other Environmental LawsEnvironmental Groups Call on Planning Commissioner Kevin McKenny to Resign, or for the…
Outraged Eureka Business Owner Convinces City to Cover Cat Painting Right Meow!
…She doesn’t own the block.”Moore also shared a message with the Outpost that Green sent her on Wednesday at 1:10 a.m., after she disparaged the art at the…
Orick Man Arrested For Burl Poaching, Meth
…It was an old-growth redwood with massive chunks cut out from the base of the tree.During the ensuing investigation, rangers identified a suspect in the nearby town of Orick, Calif…
DHHS SAYS: Humboldt County Has a Bad Case of Hepatitis C
From the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services:Millions of people in the U.S. live with chronic hepatitis, and according to the California Department of Public Health, Humboldt County…
TONIGHT: McKinley Statue Removal Process Meeting; Public Comment Sought
…The EIR describes the potential impacts of removing the statue prior to its removal. The May 17 scoping meeting will initiate the EIR process and gather community input. The Community Development Department…
NEW SARGE in CHARGE! Sheriff’s Office Assigns Longtime Cop to Command of SoHum Substation
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:Beginning this week, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Garberville Substation has a new sergeant in charge. Sergeant Sam Williams has been assigned to the…
OBITUARY: Elmo Amos Bowie, 1927-2018
…He spent countless nights after the races to get the car ready for the next weekend’s race. He had a mini racetrack at our home in Loleta and we would often…
OBITUARY: Michael Dale Landing, 1953-2018
…Since an early age Mike enjoyed hunting in places like Wyoming, Idaho, and the Trinity Alps. One of Mike’s favorite hunting trips was to Idaho, where he shot the largest moose…
OBITUARY: Milburn Leroy Standridge, 1932-2018
…He always loved the challenge of learning the new songs from the songbooks published by Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society. One of his recent favorites was “Just Around The Corner” which he would…
Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect in Stabbing Incident on Bridge Connecting Rio Dell and Scotia
…The suspect became hostile with the victim. As the victim turned away to continue his walk, the suspect assaulted him with the bicycle and then struck him in the head.The two…
Three Arrests in Hoopa, Willow Creek on Meth-Related Charges
…Special Agents with the Drug Task Force with assistance from Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office and Officers from the United States Forest Service served a search warrant at a residence in…
(UPDATE: FOUND!) MISSING: Elderly Woman Diagnosed with Dementia Disappears in Fortuna
…Good news! Mere minutes after this post went up, the Fortuna Police Department reports that Porter was found.# # #Original Post: Fortuna Police Department press release: The department is currently attempting to locate…
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office ‘Most Wanted’ Poster Returns
…If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of these wanted fugitives please contact the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office at 707-445-7251. You can also report anonymously to the Sheriff…
Former Lumberjack Football Star Alex Cappa Signs First NFL Contract
…Photo provided by Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Former Humboldt State Lumberjack Alex Cappa has officially signed his first NFL contract.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that the rookie put pen to paper on…
OBITUARY: Jack Howard Munsee, 1934-2018
…He served as the Chair of the Academic Senate, President of the campus California Faculty Association, and Vice-President of the statewide CFA. He chaired and served on numerous committees on campus…
OBITUARY: Rosamond S. Fowler, 1933-2018
…They moved to the Sacramento area, and had two children: Deb and Dan.Rosie was a homemaker, doing the cooking and cleaning for her family while her husband worked for the aerospace…
OBITUARY: Jane Renner, 1925-2018
…During that time she worked at the Goody Cafe and the Fortuna Theater. Jane married Carl Renner, a local dairyman in 1945. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend and…
OBITUARY: Pearl Mae McConnell, 1927-2018
…at the McKinleyville Baptist Church, 1616 Windsor Ave., McKinleyville.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Pearl McConnell’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at…
Multi-Agency Trinity County Marijuana Grow Site Clean Up; Helicopter Used to Remove 31 Miles of Irrigation Hose, 21,000+ lbs. of Equipment
…Law Enforcement and Investigations (LEI) on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest completed a marijuana grow site reclamation operation focused on sites in Trinity County that affected the South Fork of the Trinity…
Trailers Off the Table: City Abruptly Yanks New Betty Chinn Project From Tonight’s Agenda
It seems that just one day after the Outpost posted an article about the housing development on the Crowley Site, the City of Eureka has decided to take the northern section of…
Hoopa Man Headed to State Mental Hospital, Will Face Murder Charges If Later Deemed Mentally Competent
…This morning Judge Dale Reinholtsen ordered that Antone Richard Aubrey IV be transported to a state hospital to receive “competency training.” The judge also agreed that Aubrey, given the seriousness of his…
(UPDATE: Girl Appeared Uninjured) Missing Toddler Located
…The return of the child was coordinated and facilitated through Gregory Carter’s lawyer and his mother. We will not be disclosing the lawyer’s name or firm at this time. The…
Firefighters Fight Through Clogged Driveway to Save Home; Three Vehicles, Other Stuff Destroyed
…On scene, personnel used one dry chemical extinguisher and a five-gallon water can to hold the fire that had ignited the structure while additional crews made access to the area through…