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Victims Identified in Last Week’s Marijuana Grow Double-Murder
…Two Men Killed at Site of Large Marijuana Grow, Sheriff's Office Says# # #From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:The two decedents from the Hyampom homicide have been positively identified as…
Need to Get Your Passport? The Fortuna and Arcata Post Offices Are Going to Make it as Painless as Possible This Thursday Only
From the U.S. Postal Service:As world-travelers prepare their itineraries, the first stop is usually the Post Office. To help global trekkers prepare for their travel plans The Fortuna Post…
The Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department Needs New Volunteers, Including KIDS
From the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department: The Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department is currently looking for new members. The Ferndale Fire Department serves the city of Ferndale and the surrounding area.The Ferndale…
Where’s the (Locally Raised) Beef? In the Stomachs of Eureka City Schools’ Students, Periodically!
Rejoice, parents of Eureka school-age meat eaters! Thanks to a generous donation from the Humboldt-Del Norte County Cattlemen’s Association, your offspring can now (on occasion) consume beef from cows…
(UPDATED) Man Who Threatened Officers With Knife Beanbagged Into Submission, Eureka Police Say
…While moving through the steep terrain the officer with the less lethal shotgun encountered the suspect at a very close distance. The male suspect was still holding the knife and walking at…
Humboldt Dispatcher Receives Rare Certification
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is especially proud of one of their own, as told in the press release below: Morgan Schlesiger, Senior Dispatcher with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office…
Man Who Threatened Officers With Knife Beanbagged Into Submission, Eureka Police Say
Chief Andy Mills tweets that the Eureka Police Department took a man who threatened officers with a knife into custody after shooting him with a less-lethal weapon this afternoon:Man attacked…
(VIDEO) Man Wanted on Rape Charges Runs From Humboldt County Courtroom into Hallway, Gets Tackled
…Several other bailiffs responded and captured Patrick not far from the entrance to the courtroom. The Sheriff’s Office will be seeking the additional charge of escape.PREVIOUSLY on Justin Patrick:Man…
26-Year-Old Eurekan Killed in Elk River Road Traffic Collision
…As a result of this collision, the driver of the Mitsubishi was ejected onto the roadway and sustained fatal injuries. Elk River Road was controlled with one-way traffic for approximately one…
Homicide in Hoopa; Victim Named; Sheriff’s Office Investigating
…Shortly thereafter, the unresponsive male was pronounced deceased by medical personnel. Deputies, Detectives, and a Coroner arrived on scene to investigate. This case is currently being investigated as a homicide.The decedent…
It’s Monday Morning, and Pewetole Island is Still On Fire
…Outpost Trinidad Bureau Chief Ted Pease notes that the island is putting out smoke in great quantity this morning.Tweets Calfire: The "Cove" fire on the Pewetole Island between Trinidad State Beach…
HARDIN: The New Garberville Town Square, SoHum’s Latest Embarrassment
If you want to see, first-hand, why you can't build a community with people who cheat the social contract, come to Garberville to see just how dysfunctional a town dominated…
OBITUARY: Elaine Louise Grosso, 1930-2016
Elaine Louise Grosso – born June 10th, 1930, set free September 7th, 2016Elaine Grosso was not a perfect woman, but she embodied throughout her life her belief that the only thing that mattered…
AT&T Releases Statement Confirming Leggett-Area Wildfire as Cause of Internet Outage
PREVIOUSLY:Citizens Reporting Widespread AT&T Internet Outages Around the County###AT&T has released the following statement concerning the interruption of service to its Humboldt County customers:Due to the wildfire…
Colin Kaepernick Pays Respect to HSU Protesters on Social Media, As Do Other Prominent Black Lives Matter Voices
…But the critical race, gender and sexuality studies major undoubtedly had no idea the small protest would make national headlines. As of this morning, LoCO has been alerted that ABC7 News in…
Air Tanker Gives Shasta Sheriff’s Vehicle an Impromptu Paint Job
Photos provided by the SCSO. A Shasta County Sheriff's Office vehicle got an unexpected paint job yesterday while deputies were on scene at the Lake Fire. "Sheriff's Office assisting in…
Pewetole Island is on Fire … Again!
…According to scanner traffic, CalFire dispatched Copter 102 to a reported flare-up at the site of Thursday’s Pewetole Island fire. Local reporter Ted Pease sends LoCO these photos of the…
(UPDATING) EPD, HCSO Set Up Perimeter Near Buhne and C Streets in Search of Possible Shooting Suspects
Officers are armed with rifles in the area.UPDATE, 12:35 p.m.:EPD Chief Andy Mills tells the Outpost that the suspect seems to have escaped the perimeter area.The report…
Citizens Reporting Widespread AT&T Internet Outages Around the County
…AT&T Internet/Phone Service Outages Reported in HumboldtAT&T Up! Power Down! Top O’ The Morning!Still Steamed About the Latest AT&T Blackout? The County of Humboldt Wants to Hear…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Multicultural Musings
…Roman victory over the Corinthians in 146 BC ended the Achaean War, and with it the Greek experiment in ethnic barriers.Okay, the world isn’t all about Greeks versus Romans anymore…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Night Visitors
The town was located on a cape on the south Mediterranean coast at the foot of the Taurus Mountains. From the beach, you looked out at a broad, flat line of limitless…
Students Sit With Kaepernick at HSU Football’s Home Opener
…The 49ers quarterback gained national attention for his decision to protest police brutality by sitting during the national anthem at NFL games this season. "Come out and show solidarity with Colin Kaepernick…
DHHS: No Evidence That Wednesday’s 4,000-Gallon Gasoline Spill has Leaked Into the Eel River
…Recovery efforts, however, were complicated by the position of the truck and its location on the hill. The California Department of Parks and Recreation is the lead agency for the spill and…
Your Mural is Done, Fortuna
Well, doesn't that look nice?Ta-da!After exactly a month of being confined to the Fortuna Ray’s Food Place parking lot, local artist Lucas Thornton can finally rest his…
Local Tribes Rally in Support of Standing Rock Sioux’s Dakota Pipeline Battle
Friday turned out to be a big day in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s fight to stop construction of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota, a battle…
Meet the Volunteer Squad Cleaning Up the Graffitied Streets (and Trees) of Eureka. Then Join Them!
Eureka native Delo Freitas, who works for the the city's development services department, wipes a stop sign clean at the corner of Everding and T.Ed Sullivan spent 24 years as…
Skilled Nursing Homes’ Closure Plan Denied by State Public Health Department … For Now
Yesterday we reported that the California Department of Public Health probably won't prevent Rockport Healthcare Services from closing three local skilled nursing facilities. That's still true, according to staff at…
Petition With Six Pages of Signatures Led to Closure of Garberville Town Square
The Garberville Town Square was enclosed in plastic fencing Thursday. | Submitted photo.The Garberville Town Square may be a regular public gathering spot, a tree-lined plaza hosting a weekly farmers' market…
‘Strong Odor’ Leads Rio Dell Police to 200 Mature Marijuana Plants
Photos courtesy Rio Dell Police Dept.From the Rio Dell Police Department:On September 8, 2016 officers with the Rio Dell Police Department, with assistance from the Fortuna Police Department, executed a…
Fortuna Warrant Suspect Flees Arrest From Stolen Vehicle; Officer Nordy, Colleagues Run Him Down
From the Fortuna Police Department:Martinez.On September 9, 2016 at approximately 2:43 am an officer with the Fortuna Police Department was patrolling the area in the 2200 block of Redwood…