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One Arrested in Connection With Last Year’s Saturday Afternoon Homicide in Downtown Garberville
PREVIOUSLY:Man Brain Dead After Reported Altercation in Garberville; Sheriff's Office InvestigatingLast Week's 'Falling' Death in Garberville Now Considered a Homicide###One man has been arrested in connection with the…
Calfire’s Tulley Fire Basecamp Moving to Orick Mill Site at Base of Bald Hills Road
…The still-growing, barely contained Tulley Fire near Weitchpec has the potential to be a monster. Since the downriver area lacks a place big enough to host the hundreds and hundreds of…
Respect for the Game: A Coach’s Journey From the Arena Football Hall of Fame to Redwood Bowl
…After 20 years, the Fry family of Fry’s Electronics, and lesser known as the majority owners of the San Jose Sabercats, decided to pull up stakes and the team vanished overnight…
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Country Before Party, City Before Wards!
…You know — first the husband, then a week later the wife, then three weeks later another letter from the husband and the next week another from the wife. Yeah, even the Times…
Salmon Going Fast on the Klamath; Sport Quotas Reached in Several Areas
Mouth of the Klamath. Photo: Wikimedia.From the California Department of Fish and Wildlife:Second Klamath Salmon Fishing Quota Met; Catch Now Subject to Size RestrictionSalmon anglers are about to meet their…
Sheriff’s Office Issues Updates on Last Week’s Redway Homicide, McKinleyville Standoff
…The autopsy revealed the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds. Toxicology reports should be returned in approximately one month.###THE MCKINLEYVILLE STANDOFF(UPDATING) Shots Fired at Sheriff’s Deputies in…
Longtime Times-Standard Second-in-Command Marc Valles Takes Reins of Humboldt’s Almost-Daily
Valles.The Outpost sends its felicitations across the freeway, over to the wrong side of town, down Sixth Street and into the famous Times-Standard newstomb to congratulate Marc Valles on his…
Rep. Huffman Declares Victory as Federal Agency Limits Confederate Flag Display at National Cemeteries
…The announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs ending large-scale displays of the Confederate battle flag will ensure that their sacrifices continue to be honored.”“The Confederate flag is a symbol…
Volunteers in Eureka Have Towed 200 Abandoned Vehicles in 2016
…Congratulations.”The officers and civilian staff of the Eureka Police Department proudly applaud the hard work and tenacity the Abatement Team has exhibited. We look forward to working with them for a…
County Prioritizes Crackdown on ‘Illegal Marijuana Farms’ in Pitch for Tax on Growers
…The County will continue to keep the community informed about Measure S. For more information, please visit the County website humboldtgov.org.
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Racing from Trinidad to Moonstone… Via the Ocean
…Competitors lined the boat launch beach in Trinidad Harbor, and pushed off at 3 p.m. to the sound of the blow horn. The first couple of minutes the water looked like…
(UPDATING) Arson Caused 440-Acre Tully Fire in EastHum; 8% Contained
…Well, the most interesting tidbit of info in Calfire’s Wednesday morning Tully Fire update is that arson is now officially listed as the fire’s cause. No suspect has been revealed…
OBITUARY: Janet Ann Torrano, 1940-2016
…A memorial celebration will be held in the Timber Ridge Recreation Room, 1400 Nursery Way in McKinleyville, from 1-3 on Sunday August 28, 2016.# # #The obituary above was submitted by Janet…
(UPDATING) Calfire Battling 300 Acre Wildfire North of Weitchpec
…Calfire says the Tully Fire has grown to 300 acres in size and has destroyed one structure. Zero percent containment. Evacuations continue. If you are in the Weitchpec area, the Libby Nix…
A Fleet of PG&E Ford Explorers is Going to Check Eureka for Gas Leaks This Week
…The leak detection technology includes a Ford Explorer with PG&E logos mounted with anemometers on the roof to measure wind speed; combined with sensors and computer software inside the car that…
Car Careens Into Orthodonist Office After Crash at Seventh and I
…One lane of Eureka's Seventh Street is blocked at the moment, after a two-car collision at the intersection of I Street diverted a car up against a building that houses…
HARDIN: Not Everyone Gets Rich in the Cannabis Casino
Last week I wrote about how our failure to address the housing crisis will ultimately force the emerging legal cannabis industry to move elsewhere in search of a reliable workforce, and about…
Suspects Who Shot at State Fish and Wildlife Officer This Morning Still on the Loose, Agency Says
…Multiple agencies responded to the call for assistance from the Wildlife Officer. The suspects were not located as of today. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is the lead on the investigation. Anyone…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: World Peace. One Couch at a Time
…it’s one of the best organizations anytime, anywhere. With around ten million members worldwide, CS is the link between travelers looking for a bed – or simply a chat over a cup…
(UPDATE) Jockey Hospitalized After Being Bucked, Trampled During Race at Humboldt County Fairgrounds
…Local reporter and friend of LoCO "Big Iz" LeFrak reports from the scene that two horses pinned the injured jockey's horse, causing it to buck the rider onto the track, where…
(UPDATING) Vegetation Fire in Eureka Near Samoa Bridge
…A column of black smoke can be seen rising from an area of brush near the Eureka side of the Samoa Bridge. Humboldt Bay Fire is responding to the scene. A crowd…
MURAL ALERT: You’re Getting Some Pretty Classy Public Art, Fortuna!
…And look! There’s the Star Hotel in the F! How ‘bout that?!The man behind the brush is muralist Lucas Thornton, 32, of Eureka. After first wetting his brush at the…
Arcata Theatre on the Market for $1.85 Million
Photo from the real estate listing.Have you always wanted to own a beautiful movie palace from cinema's Art Deco heyday? Or maybe a live entertainment venue with a kitchen and…
Fish-Killing Parasite Spotted in This Year’s Klamath Salmon Run, Yurok Tribe Says
Adult coho killed by ich outbreak during the 2002 fish kill. Photo: Yurok Tribe.PREVIOUSLY:BOR Releases More Trinity Water in Response to the Appearance of Fish-Killing Parasite (2014)Yurok Tribe…
(UPDATE: IN CUSTODY) Eureka Police Name ‘Person of Interest’ in Recent String of Bank Robberies
…Sheriff's Office got him at a local casino on a tip!— Steve Watson (@SWatsonEPD) August 20, 2016 ###From the Eureka Police Department:The Eureka Police Department has been investigating a string…
See Ya, Highway 101 Billboards!
…The City of Arcata plans to begin constructing the northern segment of the Humboldt Bay Trail in 2017. The County of Humboldt has initiated the engineering and permitting phase for the southern…
Hey! Remember to get Your Kindergartner-to-Be Their State-Mandated Vaccines, Says DHHS!
…In the rare instance when a child has a compromised immune system, that child’s physician can provide a medical exemption.“Getting children all of their vaccines is one of the most…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting Homicide in Redway
Yesterday, as a tense standoff with a man barricaded in his McKinleyville apartment was just getting underway, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was simultaneously investigating an apparent homicide in Redway. A…
Sheriff’s Office Provides Their Account of Yesterday’s McKinleyville Standoff
A photo provided by the Sheriff's Office shows a bullet hole in a patrol car sustained during the exchange of gunfire with Dave FultonHumboldt County Sheriff's Office press release: On…
BOLO: Wanted Fugitive Evades Sheriff’s Sergeant in Garberville
…Asbury fled down a steep canyon and the Sergeant discontinued his pursuit. Asbury made his way to Highway 101 and was last seen running towards the Sprowel Creek overpass. Officers from the…