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HSU Faculty Members Say a Proposed Budget-Cutting Measure Will Cost Jobs, Erode Benefits and Harm Student Learning. Are They Right?
As a part of a plan to slash a whopping $9 million from the budget over the next two years, administrators at Humboldt State University have proposed a change in how lecturers…
OP-ED: So Many People Arrested Elsewhere Are Just Turned Out Onto the Streets in Eureka. Is That Right?
…Back in 2014-2015 the Humboldt County Grand Jury issued a report: Transportation of Indigent Detainees in Accordance with California Penal Code Section 686.5.According to the Grand Jury report Humboldt…
OBITUARY: Kenneth James Collins
…He spent his life fighting for others though his law practice, the Vietnam anti-war movement, founding the Redwood Discovery Museum, and he touched everyone with his songs. He loved music, art…
East-West Railroad Boosters Looking to Raise $10 Million Locally, Give it To Orange County Financial Firm With Grand Plans to Build Tracks to the Central Valley
Poster in the window of Eureka's Sea Grill restaurant.Humboldt County's railroad to the south has been dead for over 20 years, and people are finally starting to give up…
Eureka Police Searching for Video of Juvenile Group Assault
…The juveniles then followed the couple, yelling taunts. The couple was followed to the 1700 block of K Street, at which time several of the juveniles began assaulting them. The suspects then…
UPDATE: (VIDEO) Man Miraculously Rescued From Capsized Survey Boat Off Harbor Oregon Coast
Video provided by Maria N Damian Wallace.UPDATE, 4 p.m.:Public Affairs specialist Jeffrey Henon of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tells the Outpost that both of the boat…
Cappa Speaks About His Recent Football Experiences On the Eve of the NFL Draft
…Photo of Alex Cappa by HSU.Humboldt State University:On the eve of one of the biggest sporting events of the year, a marathon that lasts three days and is shrouded in…
Wildfire Estimated at 100 Acres Actively Burning Near Humboldt-Trinity Line
A wildfire estimated to be 100 acres in size is actively burning along the Humboldt-Trinity County Line.The Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service reports that the fire is burning 6 miles…
County Appoints Longtime Deputy as New Public Defender, Following Period of Turmoil at Office
From the County of Humboldt: The County of Humboldt is pleased to announce Marek Reavis as its new Public Defender. Reavis was appointed by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday after serving…
Lawson Family Attorney Shelley Mack Responds
Attorney Shelley Mack has responded to the Outpost’s questions about claims she makes in her complaint against the city of Arcata. Unfortunately, she didn’t reply until five days after first…
In Claim Against City of Arcata, Lawyer for Family of Slain Student Josiah Lawson Reveals New Evidence in Criminal Investigation
UPDATE:Lawson Family Attorney Shelley Mack Responds###SEE ALSO:The Lawson Claim's Litany of Embarrassing Arcata Police Department Errors Doesn't Even Mention the Most Damaging One###In her $500,000…
The Lawson Claim’s Litany of Embarrassing Arcata Police Department Errors Doesn’t Even Mention the Most Damaging One
…Were one or more knives missing when the police finally searched the bag?It’s in dispute whether APD officers refused to administer CPR to the dying Lawson, as the complaint claims…
Hoopa Man Accused of Murdering Sister Deemed Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial
…Angel Aubrey left behind five children.Because of the diagnosis, made by psychiatrist Jennifer K. Wilson, criminal proceedings have been suspended against Antone Aubrey. He had been charged with murder, being a…
HSU Announces Death of Local Student
Humboldt State University student Malachi Ennis died over the weekend, according to a letter sent out to the campus community. Read HSU's announcement below: We are sad to share news of…
Eureka Man Arrested on Child Molestation Charges
…Arrested at the scene was 38 year old Andrew Jarrod Cunningham.During the course of the investigation several victims have been identified, and the abuse is alleged to have occurred over a…
Jefferson Community Center Boosters to Celebrate Completion of ‘Phase One’ of West Side Revitalization With Big Neighborhood Shindig
Someday? The Jefferson Center now looks more like this than it used to. Illustration by Julian Berg, via the Jefferson Project.They're having a big, giant party at the Jefferson Center…
Eureka Police Seeking Person Who Shot and Killed Dog
…On April 22, 2018, at about 7:07 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the 1300 block of Eleventh Street for the report that a dog had been…
Man Found Dead After Traffic Collision on Highway 101 This Morning; Sheriff’s Office Investigating Case as ‘Suspicious’
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On April 23, 2018 at 0500 hours, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call about a vehicle vs…
Drug Task Force Arrests Man for Heroin Possession on Broadway in Eureka
…Acting on a tip, Special Agents with the Drug Task Force with assistance from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and a Humboldt County District Attorney K-9 Investigator conducted surveillance in…
Local Agencies Form Partnership to Lure Cruise Ships Into Humboldt Bay and Give Passengers Phenomenal Experiences
The cruise ship MS Europa skipped over Humboldt Bay last year, but a new local partnership hopes to entice such vessels to our shores in greater numbers. | Wikimedia.From the City of…
Fortuna Police Arrest Iowa Man in Connection With Friday Morning Restaurant Burglary
PREVIOUSLY:Fortuna Police Need Your Help Identifying This Burglary Suspect###From the Fortuna Police Department: On April 22, 2018 at approximately 9:23 am, officers responded to the area of Rohner Park…
Eight Year Old Who was Swept Out to Sea Near Big Lagoon Has Died, HCSO Says
Photo of the scene provided by a reader.PREVIOUSLY: Coast Guard Conducting Rescue Efforts Near Big Lagoon(UPDATE) 8-Year-Old Child Airlifted to Hospital After Coast Guard Pulls Her From Surf…
(UPDATE) 8-Year-Old Child Airlifted to Hospital After Coast Guard Pulls Her From Surf Near Big Lagoon
Video of the scene shows a heavy response, with numerous rescue agencies assisting. | Submitted by Outpost reader Dakota Duncan.PREVIOUSLY: Coast Guard Conducting Rescue Efforts Near Big Lagoon###An 8-year-old…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Resistance is Futile
“Gort! Klatuu Barbara Ann…no, hang on, Barbados? Barabbas?…give me a minute…” “You can’t get the wood, you know.”Say this, preferably in a shaky high-pitched voice, to any…
SILK ROAD PASSAGES: Civil War
(More excerpts from the journal of Gokhan Yilmaz, aka The Lord of the Sky)###Last week, readers will recall, I met Amir, this guy from Dubai who was telling me about the…
Coast Guard Conducting Rescue Efforts Near Big Lagoon
…Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay is actively searching the ocean for a distressed person near Big Lagoon.Coast Guard Chief of Response Brendan Hilleary told the Outpost moments ago that the Coast…
(VIDEO) Whales Spouting Near Trinidad
…What have we here?Looks like it's whale watching season in Humboldt County again.Jason Self of Kayak Trinidad sends the Outpost this footage he took yesterday of a mother whale…
OBITUARY: Leonard ‘Len’ Schaal, 1932-2018
Leonard "Len" Schaal of Eureka, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours at Timber Ridge Assisted Living Facility, where he resided for the last three years. He was 85 years of…
OBITUARY: Steve Bauer, 1941-2018
…He was a member of the Nazarene Church, where he was the greeter. To the kids he was known as the candy man and to anyone that needed or wanted it he…
OBITUARY: Chet Schroeder, 1961-2018
…for a celebration of his life.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Chet Schroeder’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See…