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Check Out The Arcata High Student’s Digital Art Piece That Won This Year’s Congressional Art Competition
…From the ninety entries received, Max’s artwork was selected among the county finalists by a panel of independent judges.Max’s winning artwork will be exhibited in the U.S. Capitol…
Sheriff’s Office Says Missing Person Liz Smith Has Been Found Safe in Del Norte County
…The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the community for their assistance in locating Elizabeth.
(VIDEO) Maritime Museum Pushes to Honor the Historic Madaket By Renaming the Foot of C Street ‘Madaket Plaza,’ Wants Your Support
…But many people associate the area with the vessel Madaket. So the boat's owner, the Maritime Museum, believes that the new name not only makes sense, but that it would be…
OBITUARY: Susie McKelvy, 1950-2016
…There will be barbecued meat served, but the event will be potluck-style with the following assignments according to last name: A-G: salads, H-M: side dishes, N-R: appetizers, and…
OBITUARY: Raymond William Thornton, 1925-2017
…Raymond spent his days working at the small mill in Rio Dell until 1955, then moved his family from Rio Dell to Korbel to work for the Simpson Timber Company, working 29…
MISSING: Former Boys and Girls Club Leader Liz Smith Sought by Sheriff’s Office; Friends Concerned For Her Safety
UPDATE, TUESDAY MORNING:Sheriff’s Office Says Missing Person Liz Smith Has Been Found Safe in Del Norte County###From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Monday, May 15, 2017 at…
Someone Shot and Killed One of the Lost Coast Zebras
…A person claiming knowledge of the zebras who contacted the Outpost over the weekend said the equid victim was named “Randy,” the father zebra.The Outpost will update when we know more.
After Extensive Search, Family Friends Find Body of SoHum Pilot Who Crashed Into the Eel Nearly Two Weeks Ago
PREVIOUSLY:Ultralight Aircraft Reportedly Crashes in Eel River in Southern Humboldt; Emergency Personnel Responding###From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On May 4th at approximately 2pm a search and rescue effort…
DA Finds No Wrongdoing in Last Year’s Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in McKinleyville
File photo of the standoff. | Andrew Goff.PREVIOUSLY:‘Hoping for a Peaceful Resolution’: Sheriff Mike Downey on the McKinleyville StandoffMcKinleyville Standoff Comes to Violent End; Subject Dead After Again Opening Fire on…
Bomb Squad Blows Up Suspicious Device Near Eureka Mall
…Gary Whitmer of the Eureka Police Department, who spoke with the Outpost at the scene, said that his agency got a call about the device shortly before noon. Whitmer said he drove…
For the Third Time, a Judge Has Dismissed Murder Charges Against One Defendant in 2014 Murder of 14-Year-Old Boy; Leigl Could Still Face Life in Prison
…It can’t be based on conjecture.”After the stabbing Leigl, at the insistence of others at the apartment, put Garcia in his car and left for the hospital. Instead the boy…
MORE RAIN COMING! It’s Gonna Be Wild and Wet Tonight and Tomorrow, After Which We May Start to See Something Like ‘Summer’ For a While
Water vapor incoming.Forecast Discussion from the National Weather Service's Eureka Office, on Woodley Island:SYNOPSIS: Dry conditions will persist across northwest California through this afternoon. Rain will then enter the…
HARDIN: I Think I Know Why Some Parents Don’t Want to Vaccinate Their Kids
…I don't want to debate the science of vaccines, because the people who believe in Science are eager to bludgeon people with it. In truth, I think the difference between the…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Coffee, Tea or Concussion?
OK, so United never claimed to be the friendly airline, only that they (and presumably, only they) flew in friendly skies. But it was definitely unfriendly of them to drag that dude…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Life During War Time: A Self-Interview by James Tressler
…The taxi exits the highway. The vast, spanking new skyscrapers of Ataşehir sparkle in the sunlight. Work on the Istanbul Finance Center continues – the construction, the hammers and jacksaws, the groan and…
(VIDEO) Eureka’s Water, Sewer Service Could Get a Lot More Expensive Soon. We Visit the Wastewater Treatment Plant to Find Out More
…He explains issues with the aging plant. "You have the harshness of the saltwater air on the outside that's attacking everything. Then from the inside, there's all the hydrogen sulfide…
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) After Busy Week, Family and Friends of Josiah Lawson Still Seeking Justice
Lawson supporters pray in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse ThursdayIt’s now been nearly a month since HSU student David Josiah Lawson was stabbed to death at an off-campus party…
Humboldt’s Resident Earthquake Expert, Lori Dengler, Celebrated for Advancing Public Safety
Author and Professor Lori Dengler, left, reads from the book "The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome" along with the book's illustrator Amy Uyeki. Photos brovided by HSU.Humboldt State University professor emeritus…
OBITUARY: Cecil ‘Sharky’ Hanson Sherman Jr, 1955-2017
…In his later years, once the movie The Fast and The Furious come out, he found a new happiness, taking his family out to the movies, and watching Golden State Warriors games…
Accused Shelter Cove Murderer Eric Lively Pleads Not Guilty; Friends and Family of Victim Show Up to Court
…He has been in jail since the killing. Clanton requested a speedy preliminary hearing, and Judge John Feeney scheduled it for May 23.Outside the courtroom Simpson’s grieving friends and relatives…
McKinleyville Man Arraigned on DUI Vehicular Manslaughter Charges for Fatal March Crash Near Trinidad
A McKinleyville man whose passenger died in a car wreck March 23 near Trinidad has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence.Victor Manuel Herrera, 26, was arraigned this…
One of ‘Manila Five’ Murder Plot Suspects Deemed Mentally Incompetent, Will Not Stand Trial
Godoy-Standley.One of five suspects in the Dec. 12 slaying of Tyson Eduardo Claros has been ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial.Judge Christopher Wilson made the ruling this morning after…
New Marijuana Trade Group Introduces Itself: ‘We Are the Seed Hunters, Carriers of the Torch, Innovators and Pioneers’
Terra Carver and Natalynne DeLapp-Hinton, of the newly formed Humboldt County Growers Alliance.A new cannabis trade association called the Humboldt County Growers Alliance issued its first press release today, introducing…
Chance of Hail, Thunderstorms After Temperatures Drop
NWS.Small hail will be possible along the North Coast tonight and tomorrow.The National Weather Service’s Eureka office reports that a cold front will bring below average temperatures and above…
McKINLEYVILLE ASKS: Can We Make a There There? Meeting on Town Center Proposal Scheduled for Next Week
…in McKinleyville to talk about the town center and rally support of the idea.Creating a town center was called for in the McKinleyville Community Plan, a growth blueprint approved by the…
Fourth Street Briefly Closed as Eureka Police Investigate Report of Shotgun Brandished at Old Town Motel
…She was met at the motel room, she said, by a man who pulled a shotgun on her.Fourth Street has since reopened and police are still at the scene, investigating. We…
OBITUARY: Glen Anthony Roe Jr., 1991-2017
…One of my best memories of my brother was when we all lived out at the Camps in Orick across from the fish hatchery and there was this huge log we used…
OBITUARY: Rosemarie Hauger, 1940-2017
…As an adult, she would eventually settle on the West Coast and become the owner/operator of the Honeycomb Beauty Salon in Ferndale for more than 30 years. During this time, she…
KITCHEN PRELIMINARY HEARING: Suspect’s Son Cross-Examined By Defense Attorneys, But Judge Holds Kitchen to Answer On All Charges
…The teen said he is still trying to process the fact that his younger sister “isn’t walking in the same hallways as me at school.” The accident, the Fortuna High School…
Eureka City Officials Upbraid North Coast Railroad Authority Over Its ‘Crime Magnet’ of an Abandoned Office Building, Slap Rail Agency With $18,000 in Fines
The old railroad offices on Second Street, photographed during one of the many times it has been on fire recently. Photo: Andrew Goff. The North Coast Railroad Authority — the public agency that…