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(UPDATE) REPORT: Gunfire Exchanged Near Del Norte High; At Least One Person Believed Shot
…From the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office: With regards to the officer involved shooting this morning, The Del Norte County Sheriff's Office would like to thank the community and multiple…
Open Door Working to Address Local Shortage of Primary Care Providers Through Its Nurse Residency Program
…The residency program has made her feel more prepared. "The support I've gotten from everybody has just been amazing," she said. The medical professionals at Open Door and the clinics where…
BOLO: Eureka Mother and 19-Month-Old Child Missing After Receiving Death Threats
…Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Natalie or Mackenzie should contact law enforcement or advise Natalie to make contact with law enforcement to confirm their safety.Contact Senior Detective Ronald B Harpham…
Break-In at Betty Chinn’s Eureka Warehouse; Two Arrests Made After Items Found Among Nearby Group of Homeless
Emotions were high at the corner of Third and Commercial streets today as Eureka Police officers recovered items that had been stolen from local hero and homeless activist Betty Chinn. Officers from…
Possible Bigfoot ‘Hoots’ Recorded by Campers in Humboldt Redwoods State Park
…Did you hear it? Listen closelyer.That faint hooting sound may be the call of the elusive Sasquatch.At least that's what one YouTuber and a Bigfoot expert are claiming after…
Eureka Man Killed in Head-on Collision After Driving Wrong Way on Highway 101 Last Night
…The two vehicles collided head-on killing the Toyota driver. Mr. Marsuka suffered only minor injuries and was not hospitalized. Alcohol or drugs as factors in this collision remains under investigation.The…
Body Believed to Be in Vehicle Found in Trinity River North of Hoopa
California Highway Patrol press release:On Monday, June 26, 2017, the California Highway Patrol was notified of a solo vehicle traffic collision on SR-96, north of Hoopa.Sometime between Saturday, June…
OBITUARY: Stanley ‘Bill’ Mikkelsen, 1928-2017
Stanley “Bill” Mikkelsen12/02/28 – 06/20/2017Born in Petaluma on December 2, 1928, to Herbert and Catherine Mikkelsen, Stan spent his early years on the family’s poultry ranch before moving…
GIDDINGS-HUNTZIGER TRIAL: Two Defendants — One Guilty of Murder, the Other Acquitted — Both Shed Tears as Jury Rules on 2015 Arcata Killing
…Two jurors who spoke with LoCo said they believed it was possible that Harrison did have a gun in his hand, as the defense contended.“That was the million-dollar question,” said…
Giddings Convicted of Second-Degree Murder for 2015 Arcata Drug Killing; Huntzinger Acquitted on All Charges
…The jury acquitted fellow defendant Robert Louis Huntzinger on all charges.Both men were facing murder charges stemming from a drug robbery gone bad.Outpost correspondent Rhonda Parker was in the courtroom…
Motor Home Collides with CHP Patrol Truck on Highway 101; Multiple Patients Taken to Hospital
…This set off a chain reaction causing the front of the Chevrolet to collide with the rear of the Honda and then the front of the Honda to collide with the rear…
Pit Bull Recovering After Being Found in Fieldbrook with Gunshot Wounds
…Once on scene, Officers contacted the RP and the injured dog. The dog had one, possibly two, gunshot wounds to the side of the neck. It is unknown if the dog was…
39-Year-Old Eureka Motorcyclist in Last Night’s Collision on Broadway Has Died
…The Motorcyclist was ejected from the motorcycle, and the motorcycle continued into a parking lot and collided into a parked vehicle. The driver of the Motorcycle was transported to St. Joseph Hospital…
Eureka Police Award $25,000 in Money Seized From Drug Dealers to Two Local Organizations Who Want to Keep Kids Off Drugs
PREVIOUSLY:Think Your Nonprofit Can Keep Kids Off Drugs? The Eureka Police Department Wants to Give $20,000 of the Dealers’ Money to You###From the Eureka Police Department: The Eureka Police…
OBITUARY: William Samuel Pinches, 1944-2017
Bill passed away Monday evening June 19, 2017 at the Vibra Hospital in Redding, surrounded by family and friends. He was born to William and Marianne Pinches on March 12, 1944 in…
OBITUARY: Awanna L. Kalal, 1931-2017
…Awanna was the first woman in the district to wear pants to work.After retiring in 1997, Awanna moved to Eureka to be near her daughter and to join the Humboldt Unitarian…
OBITUARY: Diane Elizabeth Lindquist, 1929-2017
…She was the oldest of 3 with her sister Frances and brother John respectively, and spent her childhood living in various towns and cities all over the Midwest as her father's…
Large Vegetation Fire Burning East of McKinleyville
…LoCO readers report seeing smoke and note that multiple aircraft are circling the area. Scanner traffic notes the “Diamond Incident” is said to be approaching 10 acres in size. Just before 5…
As Expected, EPIC and Others Launch New Lawsuit Against Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Improvement Project
PREVIOUSLY:Caltrans Relaunches Richardson Grove Project; Agency Issues New Environmental Documentation For Controversial Highway 101 Realignment at the South End of the County###About a month ago, Caltrans announced that it was…
DELIVERED! Oodles of ‘I Like Eureka’ Stickers and Condoms Mysteriously Mailed to LoCO!
…ATT’N, WESTSIDE SANGUINE SOCIETY! Natali Has Wanted an ‘I Like Eureka’ Sticker For Over Two Years, and She’s Moving Away in a WeekScore! The anonymous Eureka boosters of the Westside…
Criminal Proceedings Against Ferndale Exorcist Mom Suspended; Clinical Psychologist Evaluation Ordered
…But it had taken awhile to get her down from the jail, with the court bailiff telling the judge that “she is not being very cooperative.”According to the Humboldt County Sheriff…
Man Killed in Weekend Boating Collision on Lake Mendocino
…One boat may have had as many as 7 persons on board while the second boat had three persons on board at the time of the incident.Reports indicate one of the…
HARDIN: New Ordinance or Not, Consumers Will Decide
With almost no compliance from growers on our current cannabis cultivation ordinance, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is looking into crafting a new ordinance which would undo the few environmental protections…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Five-Day Odyssey
…Even with the partial Italian train strike, we thought we'd have plenty of time at the airport — the plan was to take the first express train of the day (not hit…
Thunderstorms Expected in Northeastern Humboldt and Trinity Counties Today
…Isolated thunderstorms will be possible over the Trinity horn on Monday as an upper low departs the area. On Tuesday afternoon, a disturbance will move southeast across the area, with isolated thunderstorms…
(VIDEO) ANIMAL OVERLOAD: The Best of Humboldt Fair Animal Exhibits & Shows are a Big Hit!
…Problems on iPhone? Turn your phone sideways.The old tradition of packing up the family and going to the local fair is still going strong in Humboldt. That's right the Best…
ATT’N, WESTSIDE SANGUINE SOCIETY! Natali Has Wanted an ‘I Like Eureka’ Sticker For Over Two Years, and She’s Moving Away in a Week
Look at this message the Outpost got two and a quarter years ago, when we must have been giving away some "I Like Eureka" stickers or something: Nothing ever came of this…
Eureka Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After Shooting on Wabash Earlier This Week
…Officers responded and located two shell casings in the street on the 20 block of Wabash Avenue. During the course of the investigation the intended victim of the shooting was identified. The…
(UPDATE) Woman in Jail Custody Dies Early This Morning; Critical Incident Response Team Investigating
…Upon arrival at the hospital, the inmate was pronounced deceased at 0320 hours. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Coroner Division responded and took possession of the deceased. The inmates name is…
Notorious Landlords Floyd and Betty Squires Challenge Small Claims Ruling, Promptly Get Denied
The properties at 1625 and 1635 G Street in Eureka were the subject of a small claims lawsuit against landlords Floyd and Betty Squires. | File photo by Ryan Burns.PREVIOUSLYEureka Takes More…