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Shelter Cove Resident Uses Shotgun Loaded with ‘Less Lethal’ Ammo to Detain Burglary Suspect; Two Arrested
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office press release:On Friday November 3rd , 2017 at approximately 8:00 am a home owner called the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office to report her Shelter Cove…
Eureka Burglary Suspect Arrested in Fortuna After Spike Strips Pop His Vehicle’s Tires
…As the suspect vehicle reached the Palmer Blvd exit in Fortuna, spike strips were deployed and successfully flattened the two front tires of the suspect vehicle. The suspect vehicle abruptly took the…
Hoopa Teen One of Two Victims Killed in Two-Car Crash in Redding
…Emergency personnel and officers of the Redding Police Department arrived on scene and found two of the five occupants of the Toyota had suffered significant injuries and were pronounced deceased at the…
EPD Seeks Suspect Who Led Them on a High Speed Chase Through Downtown Eureka
…Due to the threat the drivers actions posed to the civilians in the area, the pursuit was terminated. The vehicle was last seen traveling south on ‘N’ Street from 4th Street.A…
(VIDEO) CULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM: A Local High School Celebrates Día de Los Muertos with Traditional Ofrenda to Expand Cultural Awareness
…Spanish teacher Marcia Bilderback says the emphasis was “to help the students understand it’s more than speaking a language; it’s understanding the experience of the people whose language we're…
Two Alleged Punks Arrested in McKinleyville After Assaulting Ray’s Employees, Deputies During Failed Beer Heist
…When employees confronted the suspects the employees were physically attacked by the suspects. The suspects stopped the attack and fled on foot when they heard the sirens of the approaching deputies.Deputies…
Community Turns Out in Support of Two Arcata High Basketball Coaches After Questionable Trustee Conduct
Two popular basketball coaches at Arcata High School will keep their jobs, the local high school board decided last week.Arcata Varsity Coach Ryan Bisio and Junior Varsity Coach Graham Johnson had…
OBITUARY: Lorena Simpson, 1941-2017
Lorena “Rena” Lillian Simpson left her earthly body on July 22nd, 2017 at 6:30am at the age of 76.She was born an only child in Laona Wisconsin on August 19th…
Wrecked Car Pulled From Houda Point Cliffside After Being Ditched There Three Weeks Ago
Photos provided by Trinidad Coastal Land Trust.An abandoned car that was driven off a cliff at Houda Point Lookout three weeks ago was recovered from the beach on Friday.The Trinidad…
Drug Task Force Arrests Three at Suspected Arcata Drug Distribution House
…Humboldt County Drug Task Force Special Agents with assistance from Officers with the Arcata Police Department served a search warrant at an apartment located in the 800 block of K Street in…
Oh Good. Nevada Law Enforcement is Gonna Come Pick Up Their Formerly McKinleyville-Based Triple Murder Suspect Soon
…7 in the town of Silver Springs. He and Rebecca “Becca’’ Driver reportedly had been in a 12-year relationship that ended a few weeks before she was shot to death in…
Plea Deal May Be in the Works For Accused Blue Heron Arsonist
…Yocum reportedly told Henley she performed the oral sex but got no apartment.Henley and Yocum were seen running from the motel as smoke poured from the roof. Yocum was arrested immediately…
DTF: Man Arrested After Highway 101 Traffic Stop Yields Meth Quarter Pounder; Fortuna Motel Searched
…Also located in the vehicle at the time of the stop was 37 year old Ricardo Avalos. Both men were detained and searched pursuant to the search warrant. A Humboldt County District…
Lumberjack Football’s Final Regular-Season Home Game to Stream Live on ESPN3
Images from HSU Athletics Department.Humboldt State University Athletics Department:ARCATA, Calif. – The Humboldt State football program will have a national audience for its regular season finale, a showdown for the Great…
(VIDEO) Humboldt’s Highest-Risk Domestic Violence Probationers Get Enhanced Supervision, Thanks to Federal Grant Funding
…The department says the program has been extremely beneficial in a number of ways, and now it's happy to announce that the grant funding has been extended so the program with…
Sheriff’s SWAT Team Surrounds Westhaven Home, Takes Florida Murder Suspect Into Custody
Earlier this afternoon, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office SWAT team surrounded a home on Westhaven's Eighth Avenue, then used bullhorns or loudspeakers to order people inside to surrender peaceably.Some…
(PHOTOS) Car Bursting Into Flames Interrupts Eureka’s Lunch Hour
…The first units to arrive waved off most of the help that had been assigned to the case, and proceeded to bring the threat under control.The smoke from the vehicle did…
(PHOTO) HSU is No Longer a Safe Space
…Uh, HSU students, you have LoCO's permission to skip classes for the rest of the day. It mows.Sigh. We are sorry to announce that it is Halloween for approximately 12…
MORE COURT DELAYS: Hoopa, Shelter Cove Murder Cases Pushed Back
Sotolongo.The jury trial has been postponed until Spring for murder suspect Gearold Sotolongo, accused of a videotaped stabbing outside the Hoopa Mini-Mart in February 2016.This morning Judge Dale Reinholtsen…
(UPDATE) Fatal Crash on Highway 299 Near Blue Lake
…The driver sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision. The driver was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the traffic collision. The Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department, the Humboldt…
(UPDATE) MISSING: 14-Year-Old Last Seen at Eureka High School on Friday
…The Outpost was contacted by concerned family members of Jesus Tejeda, a missing 14-year-old Eureka High School student who was last seen while being dropped off on campus the morning…
OBITUARY: Brett Richard Allen, 1983-2017
…Brett spent the best years of his childhood in Manila, where he met the many friends that would make up the core of his best friends for the years to come. Brett…
OBITUARY: Steven James Pollick, 1970-2017
…He loved animals.###The obituary above was submitted by Steve Pollick’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines here.
Small Breaker Box Fire in Myrtletown Handled Before Serious Damage Hit the House
…A truck from the power company showed up soon enough and cut power to the box, at which point the fire was extinguished without major damage to the home.While the cause…
(VIDEO) HSU Sucks and You Shouldn’t Go There, Says HSU Student
…The current or former Humboldt State University student — we assume the latter — who produced the two videos above goes by the YouTube username premiumprime1998. In these entertaining yet whiny videos, the student…
WILLOW CREEK! Come Have a Coppoccino and a Chat With Bona Fide Sheriff’s Office Lawmen From Your Neck of the Woods
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On November 16th, deputies from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community…
Sheriff’s Office Saves Sinking Boy from Neck-Deep Humboldt Bay Mud
…The HCSO Marine Unit was able to safely retrieve the mariner’s boat from the mud and transport the subjects and their vessel safely to the boat ramp. The Humboldt County Sheriff…
Man Arrested for Attempted Murder for Allegedly Stabbing Two People Near Eureka Waterfront
Eureka Police Department press release On 10-28- 2017 at about 8:44 pm, Officers of the Eureka Police Department were dispatched to a parking lot at the 1000 block of Waterfront…
HARDIN: The Problem with Private Property
…Every year, the percentage of private property in the hands of that tiny minority, increases, while the amount available to the rest of the planet's growing population, decreases. So, why do…
Wet Weather Ahead: Rain Moves Into Town Later This Week
Rain and cooler temperatures are expected to move into Humboldt County at the end of this week.Eureka's National Weather Service Office reports that coastal areas will see drizzle and patches…