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Highway 299 is Going to Be Closed For a Long, Long Time
…Highway 299 is likely going to be closed for a long, long while.The Trinity County slide that yesterday closed the freeway — Humboldt's principal path to the interior — re-slid in…
(PHOTOS) A Couple of Dudes Actually Stole Two Bins Full of Donated Toys For Poor Kids From the Mall, Eureka Police Say
…From the Eureka Police Department's Facebook page:On December 12, 2016, at about 10 p.m., two full Toys for Tots bins were stolen from the Bayshore Mall. The two male…
FLOOD WATCH! A Hard Rain is Going to Fall, Says the National Weather Service
…This morning, KHUM's Cliff Berkowitz spoke with a local forecaster about the coming storm, in great detail. Audio below:National Weather Service on this week's storm### Big rain coming! The…
(VIDEO) Savage Henry Hosts Biggest Comedy Show in Years … and It’s About Psychedelics
…In the show, Mauss shares 20 years of personal experiences and talks about the stigma, history, laws and science of psychedelics and the effects of hallucinogens such as mushrooms, LSD and DMT…
POLL: What Will You Be Mad About Today?
A couple of weeks ago, LoCO Labs revolutionized the online polling industry by creating Press the Button — "the poll with passion."™Press the Button is better than all the dumb Internet polling…
OBITUARY: Frederick ‘Fred’ Lowell Atteberry, 1941-2016
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Frederick “Fred” Lowell Atteberry on December 4, 2016. He is survived by his loving family, Lois, his wife of 50 years…
OBITUARY: Irene B. Brown, 1928-2016
…She was very active in the PTA at Bloomfield School, the Transatlantic Brides Association, the British American Club, the First Baptist Church and the Arcata United Methodist Church. Irene went home to…
OBITUARY: George Walker Sonntag III, 1945-2016
…Rather than wait to get drafted, he then joined the army and served in Korea during the Vietnam War, afterwards returning to work for the Metropolitan Sewer District as a Civil Engineer…
Eureka Police Chief Names the Four Officers Who Opened Fire in Last Week’s Downtown Officer-Involved Shooting
…The CHP officer said the fleeing man was armed with a weapon. Additional citizens reported the suspect’s direction and the fact that he was armed with a gun. EPD officers soon…
This Morning’s Manila Homicide Victim ID’d by Sheriff’s Office
Update from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The decedent found on Hwy 255 between the south end of Peninsula Dr and Pacific Ave in Manila has been identified as 20 year…
Fish and Wildlife Officer Fire Extinguisher-Sprayed in the Face by Fleeing Burglary Suspect in Northern Mendo
…When he ordered the female to drop the fire extinguisher she refused, and spraying the Fish and Wildlife Peace Officer in the face with the flame retardant contained within. The Fish and…
(UPDATE) EPD: 22 People Resided in P Street Eureka Residence Where Teen was Found Deceased; Death Considered ‘Suspicious’
…EPD sends out a quick note confirming the identity of the deceased:The Eureka Police Department is confirming the deceased female located Friday at a residence on the 300 block of P…
Your Congressman Has a New Podcast! Here’s the Details on ‘Off the Cuff,’ With the Huff!
So we're doing this thing now!United States Congressman Jared Huffman — Olympian, attorney, lawmaker, James Taylor megafan — will soon be picking up the mic and strapping on the headphones to become…
Highway 299 is Closed Again!
According to our good friends at the Caltrans District One media office, the direct route to and from Redding is once again off the table, due to a slide in Trinity County…
20-Year-Old Shot Dead in Manila Early This Morning; Victim Found Lying in the Middle of Highway 255
…The victim was transported to a local hospital by medical personnel where he was pronounced deceased.Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives are currently investigating the incident as a homicide. The…
Huffman Aims to Rein In Trump With ‘One President at a Time Act’
Press release from Congressman Jared Huffman's office:HuffmanWashington, D.C.- New legislation introduced by Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) in the last hours of the 114th Congress would amend the…
HARDIN: Making Pun of Pot
I'm sick of news stories about marijuana where the whole story seems written around puns about getting high. Aren't you? I thought legalization would put an end to that shit…
EUREKA POLICE: That ‘Abducted Child’ Case Friday Was Not a Case of Abduction At All, It Turns Out
…EPD Searching for 10-year-old Allegedly Taken by Mother in Violation of Civil Restraining Order###From the Eureka Police Department:On 12/09/16, at around 3:14 PM, Eureka Police…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
A reader might be impacted by what follows if they find much to heartily disagree with.My dad — an ardent believer in the “King’s English,” on which his education was based…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A Post-Modern Christmas
Last night my wife Ozge surprised me.We were lounging in the living room, having just watched the last episode of our new favorite series, “Getting Better.” Just as the episode wrapped…
Activists Speak Out at the Old Town Gazebo on the 68th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Photos by John Ross Ferrara.A few dozen people marched around the Eureka courthouse around 11 a.m. today, before gathering at the Old Town gazebo to share stories and poetry in…
(UPDATING) Highway 101 Closed at Piercy (But You Can Still Get Through)
Photos by Caltrans.UPDATE, 2:15 p.m.:Caltrans reports that the detour is delaying motorists by less than 10 minutes. Check out these photos of the slide provided by Caltrans.###A…
OBITUARY: James E. (Jim) Wilson, 1942-2016
…After high school graduation, Jim joined the National Guard and Army Reserve and always loved the fact that he was called up to active duty during the “Bay of Pigs” conflict. After…
OBITUARY: Mary Sutsch Fritz, 1936-2016
…Their family was complete with the adoption of a long hoped for daughter Adina in 1968. Mary loved to sew through the years with her sister Maragete, leaving her family with many…
BOLO: EPD Searching for 10-year-old Allegedly Taken by Mother in Violation of Civil Restraining Order
…It was reported a 10-year-old female was removed from the location by her mother in violation of a civil restraining order.The victim, Mackenzie Lois Fleek, was last seen leaving…
Eureka Home Taped Off as Police — Out of an ‘Abundance of Caution’ — Investigate a Death Inside
The Eureka Police Department is investigating a death in a home near the intersection of Third and P streets.Police and the coroner's office were called to the scene about three…
Doctor Shortage at Eureka’s VA Clinic Impacting Humboldt Veterans
…And he's not the only one. In recent weeks the Outpost has spoken with a number of veterans who say that, while the staff at the local clinic is terrific, the…
Suspect in This Morning’s Arcata Motel Armed Robbery Arrested in Scotia
…Nance and the other two suspects took an undisclosed amount of money from the victim and some of the victim's property and left the motel. A county wide BOL (Be on…
Fight, Attempted Robbery at Humboldt State; University Police Seek Info on Two Students Who Fracased With Non-Student
…The man refused medical assistance on the scene and was followed by UPD to the Mad River Hospital. Arcata Police assisted with the traffic stop.The man described one suspect as African…
Humboldt State’s Brilliant ‘columbinus’ Finds America’s Heart of Darkness at High School
On the first anniversary of the San Bernardino shooting – and days before the 27th anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre – Humboldt State’s Theatre Department opened its powerful production of columbinus, the…