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Bomb-Bot Deployed! Suspicious Object Detonated on Eureka’s F Street
…Ultimately HCSO detonated the device, although Bomb-Bot sat the sidelines for this one. (Poor Bomb-Bot.) No one was injured. The streets are now open. # # #Original Post: The Eureka Police Department…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Renewables Revolution (and the End of Coal)
…is meanwhile being left in the dust by other countries that, long ago, saw the writing on the wall and invested in renewables. Part of the one-third-gigawatt solar power complex…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The Not-Exactly Lost Generation
I was recently invited to speak at an Expat Spotlight forum, held in an old brewery on the city’s European side. The brewery, destroyed by a fire years ago, has been…
Brush Fire in the Palco Marsh Quickly Knocked Down; Fire Appears to Have Been ‘Deliberately Set,’ Says Chief
…The area contained a pile of burning debris, which was quickly sized up as the origination of the blaze. Reinforcements showed up and they tackled the fire for a little under half…
Three Mexican Citizens Arrested, More Than a Pound of Tar Heroin Seized After Traffic Stop by EPD’s POP Unit
Photos provided by EPD.Eureka Police Department press release:On Thursday, 03/30/17, at around 7:19 p.m., detectives with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP…
Audubon Society, Others File Suit to Stop Humboldt Bay Oyster Farm Expansion
Eelgrass beds to the left, oystering to the right. Photo: Audubon Society.PREVIOUSLY:Audubon Society Launches Campaign Against Proposed Oyster Farm on Humboldt Bay###Press release from the Audubon Society: In an…
Parents of Manila Homicide Victim Discuss the Unproven Molestation Claims that Motivated their Son’s Alleged Killers
Paul Mann covers courts and other matters for the Mad River Union. Subscribe here.# # #The parents of McKinleyville homicide victim Tyson Eduardo Claros are certain their son did not commit the unproven…
As State and Federal Funding Dwindles, Local Governments Struggle to Provide Affordable Housing
Conceptual drawing of the Creamery Row Townhomes affordable housing project in Arcata.If someone told you that it's more expensive to live in Humboldt County than in San Francisco, you'd…
LONELY? OKCupid Declares Humboldt to Be One of the Most Stoned, Promiscuous, Vulgar Dating Pools in the Country
Are your single friends always complaining to you that there is a severe lack of acceptable fish in the Humboldt sea? If you hang around sober, chaste, proper souls then we have…
(VIDEO) BREAKING THE CYCLE III: Humboldt County Jail Inmates Get Employment and Community Resource Options at 2nd Annual Reentry Fair, An Effort to Reduce Recidivism
…So the pressure is on correctional facilities to provide inmates with opportunities to get the vital information they need to succeed. Administrative Sergeant Dennis Griffin has worked at the Humboldt County Jail…
OBITUARY: Gary Patrick Molyneaux, 1949-2017
…Upon returning, he relocated to the western United States. An avid outdoorsman, he ventured throughout Colorado, Yosemite National Park, and Alaska. He adored camping and fishing, and the serenity of the wilderness…
OBITUARY: Janelle August, 1927-2017
…She was the type of person who never left the house without her makeup and lipstick on and was typically late everywhere she went; she used to say she would be late…
A Mattress Just Caught Fire on the Second Floor of a Home on Eureka’s West Side
A firefighter vents the roof. Photos: Andrew Goff.Three Humboldt Bay Fire engines are responding to a home on Eureka's West Grant Street this afternoon, after a mattress on the second…
Attention, Humboldt Sightseers! You Probably Shouldn’t Get this Close to a Wild Elk
Photos taken by David Safier with a manual focus telephoto lens.A group of sightseers wandered dangerously close to an elk bull along the Fern Canyon trail yesterday afternoon.Local photographer David…
Fire Equipment, Roadwork and a SnowCat Vehicle Top the List of Measure Z Spending Suggestions
A SnowCat is on the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office wish list. | Public domain.PREVIOUSLY:County Receives $11M in Measure Z Funding Requests as Pool of Available Money ShrinksThe Humboldt County Citizens…
Preliminary Hearing Set For Arcata Man Accused of Uploading, Hoarding Child Pornography
…The search warrant was served on June 16, and Steele answered the door.“Matthew said he did look at pornography on the Internet,” Peterson wrote, “but to his knowledge nothing he viewed…
Shots Fired on McFarlan Street Last Night? Not Exactly, Says Eureka Police
…Due to the fact that the firearm had no projectile, was never actually seen by the victim, and there was no threat made to the victim, the incident did not appear to…
Redway Man Stabbed to Death by Girlfriend in Alderpoint Identified by Sheriff’s Office; No Arrests Made
…This investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made at this time.Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call…
Dazed Island Mountain Hikers Get a Midnight Airlift Rescue From — Who Else? — Sector Humboldt Bay
…From the U.S. Coast Guard, 11th District Headquarters on behalf of Sector Humboldt Bay:The Coast Guard rescued two hikers who were stranded along the Eel River near Island Mountain, Wednesday…
OBITUARY: Arletta Masterson, 1927-2017
…at the Fiesta Grill & Cantina in Arcata; friends and family are welcome.###The obituary above was submitted by Arletta Masterson's family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents…
15-Year-Old Boy Killed While Fishing at the Mouth of the Eel Last Weekend
…Youcaring.com From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Saturday, 03/25/2017, at approximately 12:20 in the afternoon, the Humboldt Bay Coast Guard was dispatched to the South Jetty…
(VIDEO) REDWOOD ACRES II: More Transformations Underway! Yes, a Cured Meat Manufacturing Facility and Tasting Room Has Taken Over the Old Arts and Crafts Building
…The business is focused on cured meats and the space accommodates manufacturing, retail and an upscale tasting room coined "The Board Room." "It goes along with the logging that was in the…
OBITUARY: Kaylee Marie Paredes, 2002-2017
Kaylee Marie Paredes came into the world March 1, 2002 as a tiny little soul with remarkable strength and determination. Born thirteen weeks premature, Kaylee weighed only 1 lb., 9 oz. and…
Supervisors Approve Southern Humboldt Community Park Project
The 407-acre park property sits along the South Fork Eel River between Garberville and Benbow. | Image from the Southern Humboldt Community Park website.PREVIOUSLY: Major Development Project for Southern Humboldt Community…
Here is Why the Power Was Out in EastHum Today
…The line spanned across the Trinity River. Not good. So! Today PG&E's emergency crews "de-energized" approximately 900 customers so that a helicopter could realign the wires over the river…
(PHOTO) Thanks For This
To the spider-like individual who decided the plaza surrounding the Old Town Gazebo needed a minor lacy facelift, LoCO says thanks. We don’t claim to speak for everyone, of course…
(VIDEO) REDWOOD ACRES: Eureka’s Fairgrounds, Now One of the Most Innovative Business Incubators in the County, Makes Space for a Fleet of Food Trucks
…Over the past five years Redwood Acres in Eureka has had to find innovative ways to pay the bills after losing state fair funding. Now the fairgrounds is not only a great…
OBITUARY: Sunni Jo Grant, 1979-2017
…she passed away suddenly March 20th, 2017, in Klamath at the age of 37. Sunni spent the majority of her life in Eureka with her family and friends. She was very loved…
OBITUARY: Patricia Jabbour, 1952-2017
…Many memories of Pat will be shared at the services and all that knew and loved her are invited to attend.###The obituary above was submitted by Pat's family. The Lost…
OBITUARY: Ron Samuelson, 1950-2017
On March 18, Dad was finally released from the prison of Alzheimer's Disease to join his beloved wife Diane.Ron Samuelson was born on Nov. 29, 1950 to Charles and Arlene…