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Second K-9 Officer Stabbed While Working Trinity County Marijuana Raids
…The mission of the U.S. Forest Service, part U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the…
Car Plows Through Building at the Fourth Street/Broadway Turn
…Officer Tim Jones of the Eureka Police Department, who is investigating the crash, told the Outpost that witnesses reported that the vehicle was racing another car. Speed was a factor in the…
EARTHQUAKE!!! (We Thought It’d Be Bigger)
USGS Well, that felt legit, right? Turns out, not so much! The USGS tells us that that rockin’ and rollin’ we just felt out here on the coast was a puny 4…
Fortuna Fatal Hit-and-Run: CHP Seeks Public’s Help in Tracking Down Marcia Kitchen and Josh Pearlston
Photo taken at the scene the day after the hit-and-run It's been nine days now since the hit-and-run deaths of two skateboarding teenagers in Fortuna. The tragedy…
(UPDATE: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY) Man Shot in Trinity County This Afternoon; Suspect Flees Toward Humboldt in White Jeep Cherokee
…A Trinity County Sheriff’s Office unit is on their way to pick up the suspect to transport them to the Trinity County Jail. The suspect is being identified as Kristi McCoy…
Body of Missing Klamath River Boater Found
…a Yurok Tribal Police Department Officer in their boat assisted a Deputy with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office in recovering a body located in the Klamath River just to the north…
Redwood Empire Little League 11-Year-Olds Win Ticket to State Championships!
…Hip, hip hooray for the Redwood Empire Little League 11-Year-Old All-Star Squad, which defeated cross-state rivals East Redding last night to clinch a slot in the Northern California…
(PHOTOS) At the Arcata Plaza Pokemon Party (Sponsored by Your Local State Farm Agent!)
“Pidgeot over by the Jacoby Storehouse!” Pidgeot! Dressed in a white coat sporting an embroidered pokéball on the lapel, local Pokemon enthusiast Lucas Hylton shouted an alert to the crowd of Pokémon…
SWAT Raid in Arcata This Morning Sparked by Mysterious Investigation out of San Diego County
…Brian Stephens of the Eureka Police Department, whose Problem Oriented Policing division assisted law enforcement agencies from the south in developing information to obtain the warrant. Stephens said that the person arrested…
BOLO: EPD Releases Security Stills of Umpqua Bank Armed Robber
…The suspect lifted his clothing to display a handgun, which was located in the waistband of his pants. The suspect fled out the north door of the bank with an undisclosed amount…
OBITUARY: Professor Emeritus Jerry Partain, 1925-2016
Professor Emeritus Jerry Partain, who helped establish Humboldt State’s Forestry bachelor’s degree and turn the program into a longstanding success, died on July 4 at the age of 91. Partain…
(UPDATED) Eureka Police Investigating Bank Robbery in Henderson Center
…Security camera images released. # # # UPDATE, 4:19 p.m.: @SWatsonEPD @Eureka_Police The robbery suspect is still outstanding. An uninvolved male was arrested on unrelated charges. — Steve Watson (@SWatsonEPD) July 20, 2016…
APD: Fingerprints Tie Already Jailed McKinleyville Man to Old Arcata Gas Station Armed Robbery
…APD Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspects. The scene was processed for evidence and latent fingerprints were lifted from the cash register. In July of 2016, APD…
Mendo Weed Sweeps, Day Two! Another 8,000 Plants Taken in Laytonville Raids Yesterday
PREVIOUSLY:McKinleyville Resident Among the Arrested in 10,000-Plant Mendo County Weed Sweeps###Mendocino County Sheriff's Office press release #5Location: Red Mountain, Leggett CAHunt Ranch, Laytonville CADate of Incident: 07…
Lil’ Fire at the Alibi No Big Deal For Arcata Fire District
…Firefighters extinguished the fire with the Class K fire extinguisher. The fire was extinguished within three minutes of firefighter arrival. There was fire damage to the cooking appliance and flue above the…
McKinleyville Resident Among the Arrested in 10,000-Plant Mendo County Weed Sweeps
…On 7-18-2016 during the afternoon deputies of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, Wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, members of the California National Guard Counter Drug…
Supervisors Vote 4-1 to Loosen Restrictions on Coastal Lands
PREVIOUSLY Coastal-Dependent No More? County Looks to Ease Restrictions on Industrial Development Around the Bay At Heated Meeting, Former Planning Commissioner Asks Harbor Commissioner to ‘Step Outside’ How the Harbor District…
Tribe Tells Growers to Butt Out as This Year’s ‘Operation Yurok’ Gets Underway
…The clandestine cannabis industry has grown tremendously in the past five years. The increase in the number of big plantations adversely affects the Yurok people in several different ways. During the dry…
Eureka Man Sentenced to Over 9 Years for Armed Robbery
Humboldt County Office of the District Attorney release: District Attorney Maggie Fleming announced today (July 19, 2016) that Joshua Keyes, 34, of Eureka, pled guilty to one count of attempted robbery, one…
Growers Turn Out in Force to Protest Weed Tax Measure; Supervisors Approve It for November Ballot Anyway
…When the matter came back to the board for discussion, the supervisors proved unified in pushing back against the critics. Second District Supervisor Estelle Fennell noted that while the tax measure has…
Six Arrested by Eureka Police at Alleged O Street Drug House
…On July 18, 2016, at about 11:05 a.m., detectives with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing unit (POP) served a search warrant at a residence on the 800…
Da Huff Could Not Resist
Donald Trump’s campaign has tried on numerous oof-inducing explanations today after accusations that parts of Melania Trump’s speech delivered on opening night of the Republican National Convention yesterday were…
Look Up: The Goodyear Blimp Gives Us One More Flyby on Its Way Home
"I want to be a blimp driver!" a child says as she watches the blimp land at ACV. Photo by Jennefer Padula. UPDATE, 4:45 p.m.: Emily Jacobs, program director with…
Eureka Police K-9 Unit ‘Vex’ Finds Alleged Burglar, Sustains Injuries During Scuffle
…Additionally, Parker is one of the Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit filed by local attorney Peter Martin against the City and EPD over the removal of illegal campers in the Palco Marsh…
(UPDATE) EPD: Eureka Man Handcuffed While Armed Home Invaders Steal Contents of Safe, Dodge Magnum
…The two male suspects forced him into the home and demanded he open a safe. The suspects then left in the victim’s vehicle, a silver Dodge Magnum, California license 5MHL869. The…
(AUDIO) Kevin Hoover Checks In From His Long Pacific Crest Trail Trek
On this morning's edition of Happy Trails, Jessica Hall and I spoke with Kevin Hoover who just completed a multi-week hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. Kevin spoke on KHUM…
Fatal Tuesday Morning Highway 101 Crash Delaying Traffic in Mendocino
…The reporting party said the the vehicle "just lost control." CHP has asked for additional units to direct traffic. Expect delays.
Maria: The Deportation Trials of the Sun Valley Seven, Part One
Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, swarmed Sun Valley Group's Arcata floral farms in 2008. | Photo by Bob Doran, courtesy the North Coast Journal. Maria had been working…
Good People of Humboldt: Blind Faith
…At the back end of the staff is Eureka resident Robin Anderson; in front, his roommate, caretaker and closest friend John Patterson. The duo moved to Humboldt county three years ago, fleeing…
63-Year-Old Man Missing After Two Boats Sink on the Klamath
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Friday, 07-15-2016 at 10:13 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was contacted regarding a boating accident involving two boats…