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OBITUARY: Arnold Lee Moore, 1948-2017
…He was a proud member of the Yurok Tribe. He enjoyed traditional foods, such as smoked salmon, eels, sturgeon and especially fry bread. He touched numerous lives with his optimism and infectious…
Humboldt Rains Part Deux: The Refloodening
…Heavier rain will develop Wednesday and Wednesday night as a vigorous cold front passes across the region. An inch or two of rain is expected. Snow levels will fall to around 3500…
Controversial County Planning Commissioner Lee Ulansey Up For Reappointment Tuesday
Ulansey on the dais. | Screenshot from video courtesy Humboldt County.It's been nearly four years since the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors appointed HumCPR co-founder and local government antagonist Lee…
Hundreds Gather for Possibly the Largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Turnout in Humboldt History
…Day Celebration turnout in recent memory.The Eureka Police Department and Eureka Branch of the NAACP co-sponsored the annual event, using the opportunity to unite Humboldt citizens amidst a modern America…
(VIDEO) Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office to Request Local Emergency Declaration Following Winter Storm Damage
…In addition, the sheriff's Office of Emergency Services will present a comprehensive report to the board. It will include information collected thus far and the latest on those dealing with the…
Warrant Issued in Oregon for Arcata Man Accused of Punching Youth Basketball Player
Image from Humboldt Wild Facebook page.A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an Arcata dad who allegedly came out of the stands during a basketball tournament in Medford last…
HARDIN: Fake News
I hear a lot of talk these days about “fake news.” Fake news, especially on the internet, has become the latest scapegoat for our national dysfunction. Personally, I don't see fake…
Humboldt Burglars $5,000 Richer This Weekend After Ransoming Six-Year-Old Boy’s Ashes to His Bereaved Parents
Photographs and the remains of Ryan Wagner (in dolphin urn), before the latter were stolen in a Westhaven burglary sometime in the last week of December. Photo: Submitted.PREVIOUSLY:Westhaven Mom Pleads…
OBITUARY: Scott Lowe, 1959-2017
Scott Lowe died unexpectedly in the early morning of January 14, 2017, in Vallejo, California. A native of Eureka, California, Scott was born at the old General Hospital, and he attended Alice…
An Unknown Driver Plowed Through a Fence at the Mad River Brewing Company
Photo provided by Gini Noggle.An unknown driver reportedly crashed through the wooden fence at the Mad River Brewing Company in Blue Lake sometime between late last night and early this morning…
(VIDEO) Humboldt Honors Late Actress Carrie Fisher With Princess Leia Tribute on the Arcata Plaza
Photos by Sierra Jenkins.As Humboldt said hello to some notable Hollywood celebs Friday, it also said goodbye to Carrie Fisher, the beloved actress best known for her role as Princess Leia…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Life Before Afterlife
Are you ready for the Afterlife? Yeah, me either. This life is far too much fun to contemplate anything else. Someone mentions "afterlife" to me, first I confuse it with "afterbirth", then…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Obama’s Farewell
…The tens of thousands of people arrested, detained, following the military coup attempt last July. The equally many forced from their jobs, ranging from the police to the courts to academia. Because…
(VIDEO, PHOTOS) Home Burns to the Ground in Manila Following Afternoon Explosion; At Least Two People Injured
…Firefighters seem to be mopping up at the moment.The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office responded to the incident, along with trucks from the Arcata Fire District, CalFire and Blue Lake Fire…
Big Hollywood Stars Will be In Humboldt for the Next Month Filming ‘An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn’
Plaza on the Plaza? Celebrity photos from Wikimedia.Since reports began to flood in yesterday that Hollywood stars Craig Robinson and Jemaine Clement are in town filming a movie, LoCO's been…
(UPDATE) MISSING: At-Risk Woman Goes Missing After Being Released from Humboldt Correctional Facility
…The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the public for their assistance in this case. # # #Original Post: Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release: On Friday, January 13, 2017 at approximately…
(PHOTO) Outpost Reporter Totally Embarrasses Himself With Actor Jemaine Clement
Clement (left) with dork. | Photo by Ryan Burns, obviously.Hot on the heels of news that Office star Craig Robinson is in town shooting a movie, your Lost Coast Outpost correspondent encountered…
(VIDEO) Tree Falls Down
…The earth beneath the tree had started to give way and undermined this tree and two others; the other two had already fallen away from the roadway of their own accord, but…
(PHOTOS) Humboldt is Currently Collecting its Craig Robinson Selfies
…The actor told Clower he was in town to shoot a movie before taking the initiative himself to document the moment. “He basically took my phone and said ‘Rock the selfie’ and…
Two Men Rob Eureka Subway and Remain At Large, Says Sheriff’s Office
Google Street View image.From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Thursday, January 12, 2017 at approximately 7:11 p.m. Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff’s responded the Subway sandwich shop…
Leigl Pleads Not Guilty for Third Time to 2014 Murder of 14-Year-Old
LeiglEureka resident Nicholas Leigl pleaded not guilty for the third time today to murdering a 14-year-old boy in December 2014.Leigl, 34, is charged with both murder and being an…
(VIDEO) National Weather Service Kicks into High Gear for Recent Storms, Says More are On The Way
…The operations center has people working around the clock, 365 days a year to provide weather forecasts and issue warnings for almost all of Northwest California. The meteorologists say it can be…
Shady Overseas Operators May Be Trying to Pull Real Estate Scams in Humboldt, District Attorney Warns
From the District Attorney's Office:The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office recently received notification from the Humboldt Association of Realtors about a possible rental scam. We are sharing this information…
Facing Charges of Killing Her Own Daughter and Another Teen in Hit-and-Run, Marcia Kitchen Files Claims For Damages Due to Road Conditions
KitchenMarcia "Marci" Kitchen, the Fortuna woman charged with the hit-and-run deaths of her own daughter and another teen last summer, has shifted from defense to offense, filing claims for damages…
A McKinleyville That Runs on the Sun? Community Services District Dreams of Mass Conversion to Solar Power
…4 meeting, the board agreed to amend the district’s five-year Strategic Plan to include a solar energy systems to power all the district’s facilities, if feasible.Director John Corbett…
OBITUARY: Maria Carmela Lopes Costa, 1926-2017
Maria Carmela Lopes Costa passed away peacefully at Hospice House in Eureka on January 11, 2017 at the age of 90 from complications of liver failure. Maria was born on August 2…
19-Year-Old Alameda Woman Dies in Car Crash Between Laytonville and Willits
PREVIOUSLY:Vehicle in Creek Off Highway 101; Rescue Crews on Scene###From the California Highway Patrol: On January 12, 2017, at approximately 8:19 AM, the California Highway Patrol received a report…
Obama Adds Three Humboldt Sites to California Coastal National Monument
…Our property is the access point to the Head and we would be happy to be involved with any projects or upgrades.” The Monument expansion also has the support from the Wiyot…
Former DA Paul Gallegos is Representing the Nonprofit Suing Insurance Agent John Ford for Fraud
Business logo for local insurance agent John Ford's agency.Ford. | Image from the John Ford Insurance Agency Facebook page.Local insurance agent John Ford is being sued for fraud by cannabis…
COURT ROUNDUP: Two Murder Cases, One Serial Armed Robbery Case All Pushed Back, for Various Reasons
…Other defendants in the case are his son Joe Daniel Olivo III and Nicholas Leigl.Garcia was stabbed in a Eureka apartment the night of Dec. 16, 2014. He was found the…