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OBITUARY: Vernon Steeves, 1925-2017
…A special thanks to Tiffany Shamberger for the special care she gave him, Hospice of Humboldt for the extra care and to those who held his hand in the last week of…
Kade Chandler Sentenced to Year in Jail, 10 Years Probation in Drunk Driving Death of Two Young Women
PREVIOUSLY[UPDATED With Names] Accident on Hwy 36 Last Night, One DeadLawsuit Filed by Surviving Passenger Against Driver in Hwy 36 Accident That Killed Two Young Women###From the Humboldt County District…
Sheriff’s Office ID’s Man Killed in Early Friday Morning Crash Near Shelter Cove
PREVIOUSLY:Driver Killed After Car With 6 Passengers Careens Off Dirt Road, Down 100-Foot Embankment Near Shelter Cove###From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:Twenty-eight year old Martin Arredondo…
HCSO Remembers Former Sheriff Gene Cox, Killed in the Line of Duty 35 Years Ago
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:Lost in the line of duty: Remembering Sheriff Gene Cox 35 years later Gene Cox.He was known as the sheriff who never carried a…
Garbervillains May Once Again Drink Water Straight Out of the Tap
PREVIOUSLY:Boil Water Order Issued for Garberville by State Water Board###The Garberville Sanitary District passes along word that a state laboratory has concluded its testing, and has determined that the municipal…
Vigil for McKinleyville Woman Detained by ICE to Be Held Tonight; ‘Deportation Defense’ Online Fundraiser Launched
…on the Arcata Plaza to show her that she is not alone.Claudia has spent the last two weeks in the Contra Costa West County Detention Center, which, according to the San…
EPD on Last Night’s Les Schwab Shooting: No One Injured, Detectives Actively Investigating Leads
…On November 27, 2017, just after 6:00 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the 2400 block of Broadway for the report of shots fired toward an occupied…
Assm. Jim Wood Says ‘Health Care For All is Our Goal,’ as Select State Committee Prepares Second Hearing
…The complexities of our current system have worn out their welcome and we know there is a better way.”The speakers for the December 11 hearing are currently being confirmed and will…
Here’s Former Humboldt County Public Defender David Marcus’s Letter of Resignation
After inexplicably spending all day yesterday examining whether this thing was "releasable" under California's public records law, the county just sent out David Marcus's letter of resignation from his tumultuous…
(VIDEO) YARN BOMBED! Eureka and SCRAP Humboldt Team Up to Add Color and Character to an Old Town Parking Lot
…yarn-bombed, that is! From the parking meters to the signs and the trees, you'll now find a typically drab corner of Old Town — D and Third Streets, by The Shanty…
OBITUARY: Cole Jack Machado, 1986-2017
…Like most who think they have more time with loved ones, the family is no different and now must live with only the memories they have. Support for the family during this…
OBITUARY: Joyce Marie (Metaxas) Brandt, 1936-2017
…Joyce started working as a “Western Girl,” doing secretarial work for different businesses throughout the Eureka area. In 1966 she was hired as the secretary to the Director of Humboldt County Mental…
OBITUARY: Esther Carmen Colegrove, 1944-2017
Esther Carmen Colegrove passed away on the morning of Monday, Nov. 21, 2017. She was born to the late Frank and Lila Nixon Colegrove on July 22, 1944 in Hoopa. She was…
(UPDATE) (PHOTOS) Shots Fired Into Les Schwab Tire on Broadway; Police Investigating
…Brian Stephens of the Eureka Police Department tells the Outpost's Andrew Goff, on scene, that reports of four or five shots fired reached the police department at just about 6 p…
CDFW: California’s Commercial Crab Season Delayed After Tests Show Poor Meat Quality
…Due to poor crab meat quality test results conducted at the beginning of November, the Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued a memo delaying the opening…
(UPDATED) With Embattled Public Defender David Marcus’s Sudden Resignation, Attorney Drops Lawsuit Against the County
…District Attorney Maggie Fleming, who was on the hiring committee that preceded Marcus's hire but reportedly did not recommend him for the job, gave the Outpost's Rhonda Parker the following…
It’s a Beautiful Day Out, So the Navy Decided to Practice Landing Planes
Video submitted by Jeremy McCullough of McKinleyville.LoCO readers have been downright bursting with curiosity today. "What's the deal with the Navy planes that have been circling ACV for the last…
Firebrand Assistant Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez Files Candidate Papers for Head Position
Assistant Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez filing her candidate intention statement at the county elections office. | Photo by one of her daughters, Xiomara Paz Domínguez.PREVIOUSLYWhat’s Wrong at the Auditor-Controller…
Correctional Officer-Beating Suspect Arraigned on New Charge of Criminal Threats Against Different Deputy
Little.A Hoopa man accused of beating up a jail correctional officer was arraigned this morning on a fresh felony charge of making criminal threats against another deputy.The new charge was…
(UPDATE) Check Out This Dumb Cow Who Thinks It Gets to Move to Myrtletown
…I don't think so! Go back home, cow!If you know the rancher who runs cattle down at the end of Ryan Slough, tell him or her that one member of…
(UPDATE) 43-Year-Old McKinleyville Man Killed in Friday Night Collision on North Bank Road
PREVIOUSLY:Pedestrian Struck by Car Last Night on North Bank Road Suffers Major Injuries###From the California Highway Patrol:On Friday, November 24 2017, at approximately 1803 hours, 33 year old Dena…
HARDIN: Why Aren’t We Just Healing the Opioid Addicts With Weed?
We've done pretty well, here in Humboldt County, at keeping the big chain stores at bay. Arcata has an ordinance against them, and public outcry keeps Walmart cowering in the back…
Eureka Broke a 40-Year-Old Temperature Record Yesterday, Rain Forecast to Cool Things Off Today
NWS.The National Weather Service reports that Eureka broke a 40-year-old temperature record yesterday with a high of 74 degrees. A previous daily record of 70 degrees was set in…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Europe on the Cheap
…I’m better at explaining the “how” than the “why.” Anyone who has already been infected with the travel bug (as I was at 14) doesn’t stop to ask why. For…
OBITUARY: John Joseph Carmesin, 1919-2017
…Growing up, John enjoyed playing football, fishing, and swimming.In 1942 he joined the US Army and was deployed to the Pacific Theater of World War II. He met the love of…
There’s a Bus on Fire Behind Safeway in Arcata
…Zach SeelyScanner traffic and LoCO readers indicate that a commercial-type bus was fully engulfed in flames behind the Arcata Safeway near the corner of Fifth and D streets. Reader Zach Seely…
Boil Water Order Issued for Garberville by State Water Board
Wikimedia.Garberville Sanitary District press release:On the evening of November 24th, Garberville Sanitary District Operator found that water was coming through the ground above our underground chlorine contact chamber. Staff worked…
(PHOTOS) Big Fire in Downtown Fortuna; Police Asking Public to Stay Away From Burning Building Near the Corner of 12th and N Streets
…Outpost reader Caylee Congdon tells us that this is the building across the street from the State Farm Insurance office.###A large building near the corner of 12th and N streets in…
MOUTH of BROTMAN: Ferndale Has a Great Vegetarian Restaurant, and It Will Soon Close Its Doors — Hopefully Not Forever
Lost Coast Cafe.I remember the first time I walked by Lost Coast Cafe on Main Street in Ferndale. A vegan/vegetarian cafe with Buddhist prayer flags is something I expect to…
One Teen Killed, 2 Injured After Car Drives Over Embankment on Highway 299
…DUI does not appear to have been a factor in the collision and the California Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation into the cause of the collision. The Humboldt County Coroner's…