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APD Locates, Arrests Felon Wanted for Fleeing Eureka Police in Stolen Car on Thursday
…Other officers converged on the area of Anina Way and with the assistance of a citizen in the area, took GINGERICH into custody in the backyard of a residence in the 1200…
Eureka Inn’s Bristol Rose Cafe Shut Down for More Than a Dozen Health Code Violations After Inspector Finds Rat Infestation, Poison Strewn About Kitchen and Sewage-Stained Walls
The Bristol Rose Cafe, a restaurant located within the Eureka Inn, was shut down yesterday for a flurry of health code violations.The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services documented…
OBITUARY: Marion Fritz, 1930-2018
…She was no longer able to do the physical things she did in the past and began using her creativity to do art and hand painted scarves. She talked about the good…
FIVE POUNDS OF METH: Drug Task Force Launches Mass Raid Against ‘Narcotics Trafficking Operation’; Six Arrested
…Humboldt County Drug Task ForceFrom the Humboldt County Drug Task Force:On February 15, 2018, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Eureka Police…
OP-ED: I Mean, There’s Some Things to Think About Before That McKinley Statue Comes Down
His head is once again on the chopping block, which happens about every 20 years. Whether to keep the McKinley Statue on the Arcata Plaza or not, that’s always the big…
Flaws in County System for Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Triggered a State Investigation. Here’s What’s Changing As a Result.
Nearly three years ago, the California Department of Justice launched an investigation into violations of the state's Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) here in Humboldt County, and while the…
THIS JUSTIN: Fortuna Has a New Sergeant
…He adds, “It was a difficult decision and the recommendation of the two panels that interviewed the candidates was taken into consideration in the promotion process.” After passing the initial testing, the…
The BLM Plans to Burn Scrub Land Near Petrolia Over the Next Few Weeks
The burning will take place around the Prosper Ridge area — south of the mouth of the Mattole, on the upper end of the King Range. From the Bureau of Land Management:Fire…
EPD Officers Track Stolen Vehicle With Victim’s Cell Phone Signal; Suspect Escapes Out Back Door of Residence
…The pursuit continued west on Henderson Street past the shopping mall. The officer lost sight of the Ford Focus as it went down the hill towards Broadway at which time the pursuit…
Combative Crescent City Cyclist Busted With More Than 23 Grams of Meth, K9 ‘Kai’ Only Offers Emotional Support This Time
…During the stop, the subject, Humberto S. Caldera JR (3-15-1984), became uncooperative and then combative. Caldera was arrested after a struggle for PC 148 (resist/obstruct/delay) and PC 69…
Victim Testifies in ‘Carpathian’ Child Molestation Pre-Trial Hearing; Eureka 17-Year-Old Says She Was Abused Consistently for Three Years
A 17-year-old Eureka girl testified Thursday that children’s storyteller John Robert Beideman began molesting her when she was 5 years old and the abuse continued “consistently” for three years…
OBITUARY: Elizabeth Ann (‘Libby’) Palmquist, 1959-2018
…In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Breast and GYN Health Project, 987 8th Street, Arcata CA 95521 (www.hcbhp.org), or a charity of your choice.###The obituary above…
OBITUARY: Wiley (“Dennis”) Brown, 1943-2018
…Growing up, the family spent a lot of time together at ‘the mine’ camping and having fun. ‘Pops’ can be proud of the fact that he raised six boys who are best…
Eureka Drivers Get to Learn a Whole New Kind of Traffic Signal
…The City will be installing flashing yellow left turn arrow signals at the intersections of Harris & E, Harris & F, Buhne & H, and Buhne & I in the next week. The new traffic signal…
California AG Investigation Concludes With Agreement Requiring Sweeping Changes to Humboldt Child Welfare Services
…The Superior Court of Humboldt County has accepted a stipulated judgment cooperatively negotiated by the California Attorney General (AG), the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and the Humboldt County Department of…
(PHOTOS) Any Chance You Can ID These Suspects Who Allegedly Burglarized a McKinleyville Storage Facility?
…The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help to identify two suspects believed to have burglarized a commercial storage facility on the 1600 block of Murray Rd…
Fortuna Man Who Fled Arrest Twice Last Night Taken Into Custody at Arcata Motel, Cops Say
From the Arcata Police Department: Lippert file photo.On February 14th, 2018 at about 8:36 p.m., an officer with the Arcata Police Department conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a…
OBITUARY: Keith Neal, 1954-2018
…Keith was an advocate for the homeless and very interested in politics.Keith spent the majority of his career in or around trees and landscaping, he could mow a lawn to look…
Redway Man Assaulted After Critiquing Alleged Drunk Driver Near Elementary School
…The victim was not stabbed during this altercation.Further investigation with the assistance of the California Highway Patrol revealed that Ganey was driving with a Blood Alcohol Level almost twice the legal…
Where Should Arcata Put All the Weed Stores? Have an Opinion? Take the Survey!
Weed here or nah? The city of Arcata is reaching out to its citizenry to ask: Hey, where do we want to put all the cannabis shops? How many of them should…
D.C UPDATE: Huffman Slams Trump Infrastructure Plan, Lays Out His Thoughts on Immigration Reform
Huffman speechified on the "so-called 'Resilient Federal Forests Act'" a few months ago.###"These folks are following Donald Trump wherever he leads — fiscal hawks following him into deficits and debt, Russia…
MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking Woman Possibly Abducted by Her Boyfriend in Northern Mendocino County
…Witnesses indicated Khadijah exited the residence where a physical altercation occurred between the male and female before they both entered a black Mercedes sedan and left the location. Khadijah has not been…
Woman Killed in Yesterday’s Officer-Involved Shooting in Willits Identified by Mendocino Coroner’s Division; Three Deputies Placed on Leave
…On 02-14-2018 the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Division identified the white female adult as being Dawn Elika Center a 48 year-old female from Redwood Valley, California…
Auction Time! Humboldt County’s Annual Sale of Tax-Defaulted Properties is Almost Underway
LoCO map of the properties on the block this year. It's that time again! Every spring, county government seizes and sells real estate that has been in property tax arrears for…
Old Town Tree Down
…this morning a delivery truck made light contact with a tree near the intersection of Second and E streets in Eureka sending it "timber"-ing to the street below. No buildings or…
Patrol Deputy Catches Early Morning McK Storage Unit Burglars in the Act; Two Suspects Flee
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:Deputies’ keen observation and prompt response cut short a burglary in progress in McKinleyville early this morning. On Feb. 14, 2018, at about 4:45…
INTRODUCING: LoCO Push Notifications! Now You Can Have Us Give You a Buzz When Something Happens
Your Lost Coast Outpost is now pleased to offer push notifications to the LoCO faithful. Want your phone or browser to buzz when we put up a new post, and/or when…
‘You Are Sucking Us Dry’: Growers Descend on Supervisors Meeting to Protest Cannabis Fees, Taxes
Growers and concerned residents filled the Board of Supervisors chambers on Tuesday.Local cannabis cultivators showed up in force to today's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, and during the public…
(VIDEO) Eureka Police Department Mini-Documentary Asks: Do YOU Have What it Takes to be EPD?
…Why? A number of reasons, Watson says — the lower pay, compared to other departments around the state; the difficulty of finding recruits who can pass a rigorous background check and a polygraph…
(VIDEO) Now-Eliminated Bachelor Contestant Bekah M Does Kimmel to ‘Set the Record Straight’ on Her Humboldt Adventures
Bekah M, missing not missingThe television version of Bekah M ended last night rose-less. (Sad face.)With much of The Bachelor fanbase mourning the reality star's elimination, Bekah Martinez — also…