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PROGRAMMING NOTE: Your Lost Coast Outpost is Much Zippier Than Before, But There is a Downside
Hank Sims / Jan. 27, 2016, 7:18 a.m. / Housekeeping
A Focused Strategy Collides With Diverse Passions at Joint Eureka-County Meeting on Homelessness
Ryan Burns / Jan. 26, 2016, 6:39 p.m. / Government , Homelessness
(UPDATE) Today’s Officer-Involved Shooting in Eureka Occurred at Scene of Homicide Investigation
Andrew Goff / Jan. 26, 2016, 4:18 p.m. / Crime
… Watson: The suspect from today's attempted 187 PC on HCDA Investigators has been identified as Nickolas Johnson (age 24). pic.twitter.com/eq1sEPvUWM — Steve Watson (@SWatsonEPD) January 27 …
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Information on Man Who Went Missing in October
Hank Sims / Jan. 26, 2016, 4:02 p.m. / Missing
Supervisors Pass Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance Unanimously
Ryan Burns / Jan. 26, 2016, 2:01 p.m. / Cannabis , Government
(UPDATING) Police Officer Shoots Man After Being Fired Upon; Investigators Still at Scene Off West Harris in Eureka
Hank Sims / Jan. 26, 2016, 12:13 p.m. / Crime
… Occurred at Scene of Homicide Investigation, Says EPD ### An EPD vehicle leaves the scene with a woman detained in the backseat, Photos: Andrew Goff. UPDATE, 1:51 p.m.: EPD Chief Andy Mills …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Stone Lagoon Just Re-Consumated Its Marriage to the Pacific
Delia Bense-Kang / Jan. 26, 2016, 11:57 a.m. / Ocean
Brian Wilson Will Bring ‘Pet Sounds’ to Arcata This Coming October
Andrew Goff / Jan. 26, 2016, 11:44 a.m. / Entertainment
Car Shot Three Times in Fortuna; No One Injured
Ryan Burns / Jan. 26, 2016, 10:48 a.m. / Crime
(LIVE VIDEO) Active Shooter Reported at Southern California Naval Medical Center
Andrew Goff / Jan. 26, 2016, 9:28 a.m. / News
OBITUARY: William Other Gower, 1937-2015
LoCO Staff / Jan. 26, 2016, 6:29 a.m. / Obits
… , there will be a Celebration of his Life at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at the Willow Creek Bible Church in Willow Creek. Bring your favorite dish and join us for a potluck after the service. ### The obituary …
Sierra Pacific Announces Permanent Closure of Arcata Sawmill; More than 100 Jobs Lost
Ryan Burns / Jan. 25, 2016, 5:20 p.m. / Economy
… -owned forest products company based in Anderson, California, employing over 4,500 crew members. The company owns and manages 1.9 million acres of timberland in California and Washington, and is among largest …
Supervisors Set to Pass Commercial Marijuana Ordinance Tuesday
Ryan Burns / Jan. 25, 2016, 5:08 p.m. / Cannabis , Government
… the ordinance if it hopes to have the rules in place before the March 1 deadline that appears in Assembly Bill 243, part of the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act passed last year. The board hopes …
Eureka City Council and County Supervisors to Meet Jointly Tuesday to Discuss Homelessness Strategies
Ryan Burns / Jan. 25, 2016, 2:28 p.m. / Government , Homelessness
… Focus Strategies, called “Homeless Strategy and Implementation Plan — Phase 1.” The report, which is available through the link at the bottom of this post, suggests a four-pronged strategy …
Large-Scale Fight at the Humboldt County Jail; Several Inmates Tased; Nine Rearrested
Andrew Goff / Jan. 25, 2016, 1:51 p.m. / Crime
(VIDEO) This is What a Sneaker Wave Looks Like
Andrew Goff / Jan. 25, 2016, 10:32 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Welcome Back, Highway 299!
Andrew Goff / Jan. 25, 2016, 8:44 a.m. / Traffic
HARDIN: Marketing Humboldt Weed — Have We Really Thought This Through?
John Hardin / Jan. 25, 2016, 7:24 a.m. / Guest Opinion
THE HUMBOLDT CURSE
Andrew Goff / Jan. 24, 2016, 10:27 p.m. /
GET YOUR PORT ON: Mythical Artichokes
Joel Mielke / Jan. 24, 2016, 10:05 a.m. / Cartoon
Another Humboldt Judge Regularly Submitted Fake Paperwork to Get Paid, State Commission Finds
Hank Sims / Jan. 24, 2016, 9:19 a.m. / Courts
DEAD RECKONING: Those Dog Days You Won’t Forget
James Faulk / Jan. 24, 2016, 7:22 a.m. / Dead Reckoning
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Science Not to the Rescue
Barry Evans / Jan. 24, 2016, 7:05 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… chance for developing nations to counter the effects of drought and rising sea levels. Which brings us to climate change. These facts are incontrovertible: (1) the concentration of the greenhouse gas CO2 …
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Urban Refugees
James Tressler / Jan. 24, 2016, 6:15 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
Mudslide Closes Scenic Drive North of Westhaven Drive
Ted Pease / Jan. 23, 2016, 1:51 p.m. / Traffic
More Amazing Great Gray Owl Photos/Video
John Ross Ferrara / Jan. 23, 2016, 12:59 p.m. / Wildlife
Transient Camp Sparks Blaze Along 101 Safety Corridor (VIDEO/PHOTO)
Ryan Burns / Jan. 22, 2016, 2:47 p.m. / Fire
… a tower of fire and black smoke into the sky and temporarily slowing traffic. Around 1:20 p.m. the Arcata Fire District responded to the blaze, which was located roughly half a mile north of the Bayside …
HSU Football Player Charged with Sexual Assault (UPDATE: Rape Alleged)
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2016, 1:20 p.m. / HSU
Rash of Suicides Prompts Yurok Tribe to Declare State of Emergency
Ryan Burns / Jan. 22, 2016, 12:20 p.m. / Tribes
… concern all over Indian Country. The suicide rate among American Indian/Alaskan Natives, ages 15-34, is 19.5 per 100,000 people, which is 1.5 times higher than the national average for that age group …
Semi-Automatic Shotgun, 100 Pounds of Butane Found at Wednesday Night’s Hash Lab Explosion
John Ross Ferrara / Jan. 22, 2016, 11 a.m. / Crime
