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Humboldt State Launches ‘Zagster’ Bike Sharing Service, Four Other Stations Planned for Downtown Arcata
'Humboldt State University press release:Humboldt State University, in conjunction with the City of Arcata, launched the Zagster bike share service on Monday to help students, staff, and faculty get around campus…
District Attorney Maggie Fleming to Announce Reelection Campaign Next Week; Candidate Touts Record, Endorsements
Nearly four years ago, Fleming announced her first campaign for district attorney on the courthouse steps. On Wednesday, she'll announce her reelection campaign from the same spot. File photo: Matt Filar…
OBITUARY: Otha (Butch) Burl Arp, 1926-2017
Otha “Butch” Burl ArpMay 20th, 1926 - September 17th 2017Weott, CAJesus called Butch Arp of Weott home late Sunday evening, September 17, 2017 at the age of 91. Butch was born in Caddo…
OBITUARY: Ernest E. (Ernie) Hames, 1947-2017
…Ernie decided to retire from being an active member of the department to “let the young guys do the work.” He and Kathi remained involved when called upon to help the BLVFD…
Friends Launch Facebook Support Group for Family of Rio Dell Couple Facing Murder Charges After Hash Lab Explosion
…The page is for support only, and members are asked not to comment on the criminal case or “the incident.”Renner and Arron Mohr had been renting the Pauls’ detached garage, using…
Getting Colder! Inland Frost Advisory For Tonight
Did we mention summer is over? The Eureka arm of the National Weather Service warns that overnight temperatures should dip to the low to mid 30s in some of the more cold…
Fortuna Murder Trial Put Off Until Next Year Due to Shortage of Public Defense Attorneys
The October trial of murder suspect Jon David Goldberg has been delayed until February because of a dire shortage of attorneys in the Public Defender’s Office.This morning visiting Judge Marjorie…
Defendants in 2016 Manila Murder Plot to be Tried Separately, Judge Rules
…His friend, the only eyewitness, watched from the roadside as the perpetrators drove off. Two of them took her car. The witness, identified during the preliminary hearing as Jane Doe, was able…
(VIDEO) Kirsten Dunst on Humboldt Weed: ‘This is, Like, STUH-RONG Shit’
Of all the celebrities to visit Humboldt in recent memory, none seem to have immersed themselves in the local culture quite like that lovable Kirsten Dunst. Whether it was girls' night at…
Over Two Years Later, Suspect to Stand Trial on Charges of Beating Georgia Man to Death in Downtown Garberville
…Lam's injury,” Reavis said. “The prosecution is asking the court to choose.”Prosecutor Rees responded that the accounts don’t conflict. It’s just that the witnesses saw the events at…
Vehicle Flipped on Broadway
Reader submittedLoCO readers report a bad solo-vehicle accident near the Flamingo Motel on Broadway A pickup has flipped on its side and struck a fire hydrant. One person has been taken…
‘I STAND WITH WIYOT’: Big Protest in Downtown Eureka Against Rob Arkley’s Plans to Buy Indian Island
Near 150 people gathered in front of Security National, the finance and real estate holding company on Eureka's Fifth Street owned by Rob Arkley, to protest the sometimes-local businessman’s…
Eureka-Area Transient Man Will Answer to Charges of Attempting to Burn Down the Schmidbauer Log Deck, Judge Rules Today
…Griffith reportedly told the Schmidbauer mechanic who spotted the blaze as he was leaving work about 9:30 p.m.The witness, Lawrence Timm, testified that he spotted a “ball of flame…
WINTER is COMING: Cloud That Looks Just Like ‘Game of Thrones’ Ice Dragon Glides Over Humboldt County
…to bring light rain to our area throughout tomorrow, with most of the rain falling overnight and in the early morning.Meteorologists from Eureka's National Weather Service office report that Northern…
Supervisors Opt to Prorate Cannabis Excise Tax, Place Moratorium on Weed Grows in Coastal Zone
…County staff has been working hard to get the latest updates to the CMMLUO in place before Jan. 1, when the state starts issuing cultivation permits, but the burden of planning commission…
Former Humboldt County Correctional Officer Arrested on Numerous Child Sexual Abuse Charges
The Eureka Police Department has issued a press release offering information on the arrest of former Humboldt County Correctional Officer Cory Fisher, Sr. on child sexual assault charges: In August 2017, the…
Big Immigrant Rights Rally at Humboldt Courthouse This Morning; Supervisors Meeting Briefly Disrupted
…From the top of the steps — some of them directly affected by Trump's signaled end of the DACA program — spoke, sang songs and asserted their solidarity. Some people in the crowd…
OBITUARY: Noel Edwin Harris, 1918-2017
…From the summer of 1942 until the end of the war in 1945, he served as a radio technician first class aboard the USS Cowpens, the first US aircraft carrier in the…
Brief Scare in Ridgewood Heights: Streets Closed, Elementary School on Lockdown as Armed, Disturbed Man Makes Threats
…The Sheriff's Office, the California Highway Patrol and Humboldt Bay Fire all showed up in force to deal with the threat. They managed to talk the man onto his porch and…
Accused PG&E Gate Crasher Deemed Mentally Incompetent
…Then, according to preliminary hearing testimony, she physically assaulted the officer who was trying to arrest her. At one point Zacevich went swimming in the slough. She emerged naked and, still fighting…
Rio Dell Couple Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charges Stemming From Hash Lab Explosion
…The Pauls are charged with murdering 21-year-old Xavier Paul Renner, who died from burns a few weeks after the butane-fueled lab exploded on Nov. 9.Co-defendant Arron Michael…
(UPDATED) Eureka’s Marie Callender’s to be Replaced by ‘Swanky Modern’ Mexican Restaurant, According to This Weird Corporate Press Release We Just Got
…As several reader-sleuths have pointed out, Michelle Hill, CEO of the parent corporation behind the planned Tres Chiles Picosos Mexican Restaurant, recently took ownership of the Cicada Cantina in Redding."This…
(PHOTOS) Fleeing From Cops, Man Carjacks Woman at Gunpoint at Bayshore Mall; Police Trying to Identify Suspect
From the Eureka Police Department:On Sunday, 09/17/2017, at 6:50 p.m. officers with the Eureka Police Department stopped a suspected DUI vehicle. The vehicle yielded in the southern…
HARDIN: There is No Technological Solution
…Logically we know that we must press forward, because the next technological advance can change everything, this time, for the better, we hope. In the meantime, we'll amuse ourselves with every…
Two People Shot in Hoopa Carjacking Sunday Morning; One Man Arrested Following Investigation
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: O'NeillOn 9-17-2017 at around 0154 hours, The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call from Hoopa Ambulance reporting a…
Arcata City Council Approves ‘Community Reward Program’ for Lawson Case, Urges Those With Information to Come Forward
David Josiah Lawson.City of Arcata news release:At its meeting on Wednesday evening, the Arcata City Council approved a community reward program for information leading to the arrest and conviction of…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Gaydar vs. the Machine
…Where does this silly stuff reside over the years, waiting for an opportunity to make itself known again? In this case, the opportunity was a recent report in The Economist that AI…
One Man Badly Injured in Arcata Church Arson Fire Last Night; Police Seeking Suspect Who Lit Flammable Substance Where Victim Was Sleeping
…The investigation revealed that the man had been sleeping on the steps of the church when the suspect ignited a flammable substance in the area of the steps. The sleeping man was…
(UPDATES) Arcata’s G Street Closed as Part of Landmark Arcata Presbyterian Church Burns
…Friends of the Outpost report that the streets are closed all the way up to Wildberries. Emergency personnel are too busy to talk at the moment. We'll update when we know…
Fire Update: Orleans Complex Holds at 27,000 Acres, is 53 Percent Contained
…The fire has hung up in the Wooley Creek area on the east flank, but continued spread further east is unlikely. East winds could test control lines over the next day. The…