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Supervisors Nominate Sundberg for Seat on California Coastal Commission
SundbergAt this week's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board voted unanimously to recommend Fifth District Supervisor Ryan Sundberg to the California Coastal Commission, the state agency that oversees land…
Jobs Returning to the Old Sierra Pacific Mill in Manila; New Owner Plans Business Park, Possible Weed Grow
THIS IS HISTORY The Sierra Pacific Industries mill in Manila when it was still up and running. The site will now become a business park. Photo courtesy Sierra Pacific.The former Sierra…
Jury Convicts Devin Schmidt of 2015 Dog-Killing Arson Incident in Eureka
…California Department of Justice (DOJ) criminalists determined that it was Schmidt’s blood on the gas can and outside the house.The court referred the case to the Humboldt County Probation Department…
Eureka Women’s March Organizers Seek Volunteers
If Facebook event RSVP’s reflect anything close to reality (your call), this Saturday over a thousand Humboldters will convene in Old Town for the Women’s March on Eureka. You’re…
Still No Trial Date for Accused Killer of Fortuna Fireman; Goldberg’s Attorney Says He Needs More Time
Jon David Goldberg.There's no hurry for a jury in the case of Bridgeville resident Jon David Goldberg, charged with murdering a good friend who turned out to be having an…
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Provides Further Details on Yesterday’s Bracut Standoff
…Mental Health and the Sheriff’s Crisis Negotiations Team responded to assist. Crisis negotiators were soon able to make phone contact with the subject and convince him to exit the residence unarmed…
They’re Planning to Bring the California Condor Back to Humboldt! Your Input Welcomed at Meetings Next Week
…The agreement can be found here.Due to a number of factors, including lead poisoning, the California condor was on the verge of extinction in the 1980s. Over the last several decades…
Jury Awards $5 Million In Case of Elder Abuse and Wrongful Death at Timber Ridge Senior Home
…The case was brought by the daughters of Marjorie Fitzpatrick. Ms. Fitzpatrick was a 90 year old resident of the dementia unit in Timber Ridge McKinleyville. Ms. Fitzpatrick escaped through a supposedly…
HSU DAY OF SOLIDARITY: If Trump is Bumming You Out, You Can Get a Free Massage in the Kate Buchanan Room on Inauguration Day
…20 to offer a way to join together as a community, heal, express, and plan for the future.Beginning at 1 p.m. in the Kate Buchanan Room, the day includes several…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Great Big Waves! Why is the Surf So Hugeous in Humboldt County?
File photo by Neva Swenson.Admire the ocean’s magnificence this week Humboldt, but admire from a distance! According to the National Weather Service Marine Forecast, waves are expected to reach up…
Did Your Stuff Get Ruined In the Latest Flood? There May Be Some Money for You, County Says
…You can submit a report online.If you are reporting crop damages you can fill out the form or call the Ag Commissioner at 707-441-2560.On Tuesday, Jan. 17 the…
MENDO SHERIFF: Laytonville Trimmer Murder Suspect Arrested at Mexico Border; Three Suspects Still at Large
…The investigation has revealed the subjects knew the marijuana was stored in the same structure where Settler slept and the subjects violently assaulted him during the robbery, causing his death. The subjects…
OBITUARY: Lois Louise Davis Mathison Sutton, 1928-2017
…conducted by Pastor Rick Doty under the direction of Goble’s Fortuna Mortuary.###The obituary above was submitted by Louise’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents…
Arcata Police Department Names Suspects in Today’s Armed Robbery
PREVIOUSLY:Two Arrested After Armed Robbery on Arcata's Alliance Road###From the Arcata Police Department:On 01/18/2017, at approximately 1141 hrs, the Arcata Police Department Communications Center received a…
(PHOTOS) Catch a Falling Star
It was so windy today!How windy was it?Well! It was so windy that the Eureka Carl's Jr.'s giant eye-yanking sign was nearly blown over. So precarious was…
Missing Eel River Conservation Camp Inmate Nabbed in Orland
…BE ON THE LOOKOUT: Convicted Felon Disappears From Eel River Conservation Camp Overnight# # # California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation press release: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) agents today apprehended the…
Senator McGuire Introduces Bill That Would Require Future Presidential Candidates Make Tax Returns Public for California Ballot Access
…The two Senators are offering the legislation in response to President-Elect Donald Trump’s historic refusal to release his tax returns to the American public, despite the fact that presidential candidates…
Police Stationed Near the Old Bracut KOA Campground, Attempting to Deal With Suicidal Subject
…on the 4000 block of Hwy 101, Bayside. No hostages. Updates to follow.— Humboldt Sheriff (@HumCoSO) January 18, 2017The man is alone and in a trailer by himself, officers at the scene…
Two Arrested After Armed Robbery on Arcata’s Alliance Road
…Todd Dokweiler of the Arcata Police Department, who was on-scene in Manila for the arrest.The scene is still being processed, but Dokweiler told the Outpost's Andrew Goff that police…
(UPDATE) The Roads are Closing Again: Weather Takes Out Greenwood Heights, Coffee Creek, Cannibal Island, Others
…Mad River Road is closed at the 1 mile mark.Price Creek Road is closed due to slide.Cannibal Island Road is posted flooded.The lower part of Hawks Hill Road is…
Three Back-to-Back Storms Set to Buffet Humboldt County, National Weather Service Says
…And while river levels are expected to drop after that, the third storm in the series is expected to be the wettest. The third storm is expected to hit Sunday into Monday…
(VIDEO) Arcata Plans to Crack Down on Sale, Purchase and Possession of Butane in Effort to Reduce Hash Lab Explosions
…Cities across the state are fed up with the growing number of hash lab explosions, so they're creating ordinances to regulate the sale, purchase and possession of butane. Recently Eureka established…
OBITUARY: Michael William Ginn, 1949-2017
…He went to Viet Nam in March 1970 and shortly thereafter he was injured when a grenade was thrown into the bunker where he was sleeping. He spent the next year recuperating…
OBITUARY: Audrey Anne Hinch, 1926-2017
Audrey Anne Hinch, daughter of Ole Auden and Lucy Quick Moen, born in San Diego, California on July 21, 1926, passed peacefully on January 7, 2017 at the age of 90. She…
Eureka Police Chief Andy Mills’ Martin Luther King Day Celebration Speech (AUDIO/TEXT)
Yesterday’s Martin Luther King Day Celebration march through Eureka culminated with a standing room only event at the Adorni Center featuring a number of stirring speeches, musical performances and expressions of…
Supervisors Postpone Ulansey Vote, Call for Other Applicants for Planning Commission Spot
PREVIOUSLY:Controversial County Planning Commissioner Lee Ulansey Up For Reappointment Tuesday# # #It was a prime example of talking around the topic this morning as the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors considered reappointing…
Arcata City Councilmember Invites Stars of Film Currently Shooting in Humboldt to Saturday’s Women’s March in Eureka
…A LoCO tipster informed us of the presence of a slick-looking film crew posted up across the street from the Eureka Inn this morning. For what it's worth, a crew…
Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Retires
…Sheriff Mike Downey and the members of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank Deputy Coroner Roy Horton for his 20 years of service to the citizens of Humboldt…
BE ON THE LOOKOUT: Convicted Felon Disappears From Eel River Conservation Camp Overnight
From the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation:California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from the California Correctional Center (CCC…
(VIDEO) Community Collaboration Brings Bunk Beds to the Growing Number of Homeless Sleeping at The Eureka Rescue Mission
…Over the past six months the number of homeless people sleeping at the mission has more than doubled, going from around 60 to 150 this past Monday night. That includes men, women…