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CHP Patrol Officer Chases Down Felony Warrant Suspect Who Fled on Foot Following Stop; Heroin Discovered
…Those People Arrested By the CHP Last Night? They Were Both Wanted as Witnesses in the Upcoming Trial Over the Murder of a 14-Year-Old Boy in Eureka###From the California…
HARDIN: The Battle for Sidewalk Neutrality in Garberville
The public spaces in Garberville have become a battleground, and every year at about this time the war really heats up. However, the last two Friday evenings in a row I attended…
Arrest Made in Eureka Burglary a Week After the Fact, After Victim Recovers Surveillance Tape, Files Police Report and Locates the Suspect
From the Eureka Police Department: On the morning of August 27th 2017, officers of the Eureka Police Department responded to the 700 block of Stewart Street for a burglary report.The victim…
Single-Engine Plane Makes Crash Landing in Fortuna
…The plane had minor damage and the pilot sustained minor injuries. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were contacted. They advised the plane could be released to the…
Hot Enough for Ya?! Eastern Humboldt Will See Temperatures in the Triple Digits for at Least Another Week
NWS.Your prayers for early fall weather swirling into town and relieving you of this unbearable summer heat have not been answered.The sun is will continue to wilt Humboldt's flower…
Where There’s Fire There’s Smoke: Your Latest Air Quality Update
Public Service Announcement from the North Coast Air Quality Management District:Overall, smoke dispersion conditions will be diminished in most areas through Tuesday morning, and in some areas quite poor. On Wednesday…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Up and Away
…The best, the very best, are those tight stone steps where you have to squeeze against the wall to allow a fellow stair-lover to pass. We were just in Edinburgh, where…
(VIDEO) Distressed Horsey in a Hole Pulled From Tree Stump Tomb by Team of Rescuers
Syria the trapped horsey. Photos by Chris Beere.A team of firefighters, vets, and a sheriff’s deputy used rope and some good old fashioned elbow grease to pull a trapped horse…
UPDATE: EPD Releases More Information on Last Night’s Fatal Shooting on 7th Street
…The firearm collected is consistent with the casings and the wounds sustained by the victim. David Alan Kobak is believed to be the sole suspect in the shooting and he was booked…
Orleans Complex Update: After a Lull in Fire Activity, Today’s Hot and Windy Weather Conditions Have Firefighters on Alert
Fire continues to burn in the Six Rivers National Forest. Photo provided by U.S. Forest Service. | Joe MazzeoThe latest information form the U.S. Forest Service: Nineteen fires comprise the Orleans…
SHERIFF HONSAL: County Law Enforcement Developing New Intelligence Network to Combat Crime, Drugs, ‘Punk Squads’ in an Age of Zero Personal Accountability
…The deterioration is exacerbated a thousand-fold by the death-dealing opioid epidemic, widespread family breakdown and single-parent households, the unraveling of the social fabric and the passive acceptance of addiction…
OBITUARY: Eustolia ‘Toya’ Petersen, 1943-2017
…at Sanders Funeral Home Chapel.The family would like to express their gratitude to all the staff at St. Joseph Hospital and California Pacific Medical Center for the wonderful and dignified care…
EPD: 75-Year-Old Man Arrested for Murder After Calling Police to Report Fatal Shooting
…However, the male was subsequently declared deceased at the scene. Kobak was later arrested by EPD detectives for 187(a) PC – Murder. The victim’s identity is being withheld until the next…
AIR QUALITY ALERT: Raging Wildfires Causing ‘Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy’ Smoke Levels in Northeastern Humboldt
…Air quality has diminished with the arrival of offshore winds and smoke levels in these areas are forecast to remain for the next 48 hours. Smoke should disperse once the inversion breaks…
McCullens Motel Murder Suspect Fails to Convince Judge That Killing Was Accidental
The charges against murder suspect Maxx Carson Robison will stand, including one that would mean life without parole if he is convicted.Today Judge Christopher Wilson refused to dismiss a charge that…
Accused Blue Heron Arsonist Denied Release From Jail, Despite Attorney’s Plea That She Has Cancer and an Upcoming Appointment
…Yocum is suspected of setting the blaze after having a disagreement with the property owner, slumlord Floyd Squires. The city of Eureka condemned the property in February 2015.If convicted of the…
BRAWL on the WALL! When and Where to Watch the Mayweather-McGregor Fight in Humboldt County
…There will be a $10 cover charge to watch the fight in the casino’s Tish-Non Ballroom. Doors open at 5 p.m. and seating is limited.The pay-per-view…
Humboldt Patient Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
…Local health officials have announced the first confirmed human West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in Humboldt County in four years. The virus was detected during a routine blood donation from an asymptomatic…
The KKK is Not Active in McKinleyville, Says Sheriff Honsal
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has no evidence the Ku Klux Klan is organized in McKinleyville or anywhere else in Humboldt County. Sheriff HonsalRacially motivated crime certainly occurs locally, but there…
Two Days of Megaraids in the Petrolia Area — Each Centered on a Limited Liability Company — Yield Over 13,000 Plants, Three Tons of Processed Weed, Numerous Environmental Violations
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Tuesday 08/22/2017, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) began a three day operation investigating non-permitted large…
OBITUARY: Betty Winona Ross 1934-2017
…In lieu of flowers, the family requests you please make donations to the Fortuna Union High School Football Boosters club.###The obituary above was submitted by Betty Ross' family. The Lost Coast…
(VIDEO) Superstar Chef Guy Fieri Once Again Returns to Humboldt to Host the Fair’s Surf ‘N’ Turf BBQ Contest
…Over the years the event's gained popularity because famous chef Guy Fieri returns to the Victorian Village, his hometown, to take part in the competition. "This is one of the best…
HE WALKS AMONG US
LoCO's fav Fieri file foto | AGWhile it's not exactly unusual that he makes it home this time of year, for the many LoCO readers who keep score on these things…
Man Who Smashed Into McK Home After High-Speed Chase Pleas Out to Panoply of Charges; Looks to Get Over Six Years in Prison
…The sentence is part of a plea agreement with the District Attorney’s Office.Deputy District Attorney Brent Kling told the judge Watson was arrested July 1 after someone reported a reckless…
Demographics: Meet HSU’s Latest Batch of Freshmen
Infographic by HSU.Swarms of cars driving the wrong way down Arcata's one-way streets in August … it can mean only one thing. Fall semester has begun at Humboldt State University…
Southern Oregon’s Chetco Bar Fire Tops 100,000 Acres With Zero Percent Containment; Outlying Areas of Brookings Evacuated
…The Brookings City Council has instituted mandatory restrictions on water usage within the town, against the possibility that the municipal water supply will be needed for firefighting efforts . The local school district…
Inmate Accused of Attacking Nurses Will Be Evaluated for Mental Competency; Criminal Proceedings Suspended
…19, as a jail nurse was giving him medication, he allegedly first attacked her and then the female deputy who quickly intervened. The Sheriff’s Department says he also assaulted a second…
OBITUARY: William ‘Bill’ C. Connell, 1935-2017
…at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 1425 J St, Arcata.###The obituary above was submitted by Bill Connell’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no…
Arcata Police Chief Denounces Alt-Right, Announces Launch of ‘Not in Our Town’ Campaign
…I ask all community members to join me and others to publicly denounce the alt-right movement and its commitment to racism and white supremacy. The event in Charlottesville was an act…
Guard Describes Jailhouse Attack That Left Him With Black Eyes, Bloody Nose; Two Inmates Will Face Felony Charges for Assaulting Officer
PREVIOUSLY:(VIDEO) Humboldt County Correctional Deputy Assaulted by Two InmatesMore on the Two Inmates Charged With Attacking a Humboldt Correctional Deputy###Two cellmates accused of a frenzied attack on a jail correctional…