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(UPDATE) Can You Identify These Garberville Assault, Theft Suspects?
…However, no "victim" could be located and the matter was dropped, at the time. The person who possessed the stolen parts complained to the Sheriff's Office after the fact. The matter…
Illegally Armed Criminal Encounters on the Rise in Eureka, Says EPD; Project S.A.F.E., Gun Buy-Back Program Announced
…Eureka is a collaborative effort between the Eureka Police Department and our community partners to increase the safety of Eureka’s neighborhoods by enhancing residential security and decreasing the number of unsecured…
Need to Take 299 to Redding? Here Are the Times of Day You Can Pass The Massive Slide at Big French Creek
…The excavation work has made good progress and is transitioning from pushing material over the face of the slide to pushing material to the east end of the slide. This will result…
Shelter Cove-Based Fugitive Nabbed While Allegedly Stealing Utility Services; Foot-Flee From Deputies Unsuccessful
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Tuesday, February 28th, 2017, at approximately 1216 hours the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to Nob Hill Court, Shelter Cove in regards…
Hooray! We’ve Got the Fourth Entry in Eureka’s 14-Part Series ‘Get to Know a Zone District’
…Image courtesy City of Eureka.Welcome to the fourth installment of our 14-part series “Get to Know a Zone District.” In this series, a staff-member in the Planner Division answers…
(PHOTOS/AUDIO) HSU Students Walk Out to Protest Proposed Tuition Hike
…Platt says that the State of California’s decision to not provide the CSU system with the funding it requested is trickling down to those who can least afford it. The school…
It’s Almost Time for the Aleutian Goose Fly-off, One of Humboldt’s Most Spectacular Sights
…If you get out the refuge before sunrise you will see an amazing sight — thousands and thousands of Aleutian Cackling Geese taking off for the skies all at once. Cued by the…
TIMBER! Inmate Work Crews Take Down ‘Problematic’ City Trees in Old Town as the Eagle House Gets Ready for an Upgrade
The sound of chainsaws could be heard for several blocks in Old Town Tuesday, drawing passersby to the parking lot behind the historic Eagle House Victorian Inn and leaving them in a…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Dredge Dumping Redux! Samoa Beach Proposed for Sludge Disposal Once Again
…I hate the beach solution, but I also hate the idea of the marinas wasting away." “Some progress has been made since 2007 – the Harbor District now owns a dredge and the…
BAY TRAIL A GO! The Northern End of the Eureka-Arcata Trail is All Ready for Construction, Thanks to the Dancing CCC Crew Boss and His Team
CCCers clearing the path. Photo: City of Arcata.From the City of Arcata:The City of Arcata’s Humboldt Bay Trail North project is slated for construction to begin this May 2017…
Humboldt’s Feb-brr-ary Continues: Snow at Lower-Than-Usual Elevations Through Tuesday
…Out on the coast there's a chance that we'll see some pea-sized hail mixed in with the rains, especially near Trinidad. Stay dry, one and all.
HARDIN: Where Did Everybody Go?
Look at that! I can't remember the last time I saw the Redway Shop-Smart parking lot so empty. It's at least 9:00 am. They should be open. Oh…
SoHum Deputy Spots Stolen Shoes, Tracks Them to a Hefty Cache of Burgled Goods at a Room in the Lone Pine
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Sunday, February 26th, 2017 at about 9:15 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residential burglary in the 500…
Humboldt Bay Fire Douses Car Fire at Intersection of Creighton and Union Streets
Photos by Heather Fleming.Humboldt Bay Fire responded to the intersection of Creighton and Union Streets moments ago to extinguish a car fire.LoCO reader Heather Fleming sends us a photo of…
CHP: Pedestrian Killed in Yesterday’s Highway 101 Crash Ran Into Path of Oncoming Traffic
…Suddenly, a male pedestrian identified as 32 year old Travis Rothwell ran from the east across US-101 directly into the path of the Subaru. Hayward took evasive action to the left…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Charlatans, Needy Politicians and Authors
I was reading a recent interview with Noam Chomsky, best known perhaps as the “Father of Modern Linguistics,” [see Tangent 2 below], although his championing of left wing causes has brought him…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Inside Voices
View of the Anatolian countryside from the train. Photo: Tressler.Taking the train was my wife's idea, but I'd quickly seconded the motion. Returning from visiting relatives in Karaman, taking…
South Lake Tahoe PD Arrests One of Two Remaining Fugitive Trimmers Wanted for the Murder of Laytonville Man Jeffrey Quinn Settler
Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Press Release:UPDATED INFORMATIONIn late 2016, Detectives from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office traveled to the Lake Tahoe area to investigate tips that suspect Jesse Cole…
Humboldt Shares Its Snow Day Photos
Spring is arriving early in the U.S. this year. USGS As spring creeps up on the rest of the country, Humboldt is having itself a snow day.The National Weather Service…
OBITUARY: William (Bill) Wright, 1935-2017
…The Miata was often driven, in Bill’s later years, from Willow Creek to Shelter Cove with the top down the whole way.People who knew Bill described him as an “absolutely…
OBITUARY: Dee-Faye Florence Moon, 1984-2017
…30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” —Matthew 11:28-30Dee-Faye Florence Moon — “The Pistol” — entered into the Kingdom of God on February 17, 2017. She was…
Sheriff’s Office Recaps Today’s King Salmon Manhunt: Two Men Arrested, One Held Without Bail
…The victim was able to provide a vehicle description associated with the suspects. Victims and her friends were uninjured.While enroute to the incident location a vehicle matching the description was observed…
Heavy Rain and Lots of Snow is Set to Unload All Over Humboldt Tomorrow
NWS.Heavy showers and 5 to 9 inches of snow are forecast to dump on Humboldt County between tomorrow afternoon and Saturday morning.The National Weather Service of Eureka reports on Facebook…
(AUDIO/VIDEO) LIVE From Rep. Jared Huffman’s Town Hall Meeting in Arcata
…Andrew GoffCongressman Jared Huffman, who represents coastal California between the Golden Gate Bridge and the Oregon border, has been among the most vocal and verbally pugilistic members of the House of Representatives…
A Broken Water Main is Backing Up Traffic on Northbound 101 Near the Eureka Slough Bridge
Traffic is backing up near the Eureka Slough Bridge.A broken water main has partially shut down one northbound lane of Highway 101 near the Eureka Slough Bridge.The city of Eureka…
Manhunt in King Salmon After Two Men Reportedly Fire on a Group of Children, Flee Arrest
…Sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers are spread out through the town.The Outpost's Andrew Goff, who is at the scene, tells us that police currently believe the other…
SECURITY NATIONAL CLARIFIES: We’re Not Making Money Off Growers — We’re Making Money Off People Making Money Off Growers
…The Lost Coast Outpost is in receipt of the following e-mail thread from Eureka's Security National Servicing Corporation in quasi-response to this morning's article on the state of…
Wealthy People Own All the Snow In Kneeland and You Do Not, Sheriff’s Office Reminds the Public Once Again
…The Sheriff’s Office has received numerous complaints about people leaving their trash and damaging the landscape while on private property. The property owners are left with the responsibility to clean up…
Georgia Mom Searching for Son Who She Believes Worked on Southern Humboldt Marijuana Farm
…He has a tattoo on the inside of his bicep that spells the word “courage.” Anyone who may have any information on Brett Wilson's location should call the Humboldt County Sheriff…
Klamath River Flows Swell as Upper Klamath Lake Surpasses Flood Control Threshold
…The increased flows are expected to extend through the weekend.Residents and those recreating along the Link and Klamath rivers and on Lake Ewauna should be aware, expect rising water, and take…