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Wait Long Enough and a Roving Arcata Cow Herd Will Mow That Lawn For You
…You thought you'd get around to trimming the front yard grass this weekend but, man, that Warriors loss was just deflating. No mow. Well, great news! Tuesday afternoon a herd of…
Sometimes Cops Get Flat Tires Too (And Sometimes People Help Out)
A tale of a Fortuna Police Department officer's frown turned upside down by an act of roadside kindness, courtesy the FPD Facebook page: This morning while returning from a jail transport…
The Latest Edition of ‘Humboldt County’s Most Wanted’
…If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of these wanted fugitives, you are encouraged contact HCSO at 707-445-7251. -NORTHERN HUMBOLDT'S MOST WANTED- Robert Christopher Hunter Sr. (03/07…
Evacuations in Salmon Creek as Suspected Hash Lab Burns
…Hundreds of gallons of butane have been discovered on the site, according to scanner traffic. ### The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office has been called to the scene of a possible hash lab…
Errant Cigarette Probably to Blame for Fire at Fifth and A Apartment Complex
…Damage appears to be minimal, though Sean Robertson of Humboldt Bay Fire told the Outpost that the fire — which appears to have smoldered for some time before firefighters were alerted — managed to…
(UPDATE) Former Supervisor Jimmy Smith, A Great Man, Has Died
…He served 12 years on the board, from 2000 to 2012, during which time he headed up any number of huge public projects — the cleanup of the South Jetty, the Salt River…
OBITUARY: Barry Wayne McCovey, Sr., 1954-2016
…After college he went to work for the Yurok Tribe. It was the early days of the Tribal Government and he started as the Director of Social Services and later helped develop…
OBITUARY: Mary Dawn Glenn, 1919-2016
…Dawn was the only child of Joseph W. McNally and Rose Baumrucher. Dawn grew up in the dunes of southern Lake Michigan, in the industrial steel city of Gary, Indiana during the…
Last Day to Register to Vote! Do it Now, Online!
…tonight to register or re-register to vote in the upcoming June 7 election. Do you want the world to feel your Bern? Do you want to see Uri "u-rise up…
Piercy Man Allegedly Blasts Shotgun in Air to Warn Woman He is Stealing Her Wheelbarrow
…On 5-22-2016, at about 1140 a.m., MCSO Deputies were dispatched to the area of the 81000 block of Highway 271 in Piercy regarding the illegal discharge of a firearm…
(PHOTOS) Guerrilla Eureka Signsmith Formally Recognizes Old Town’s Emasculated Phallic Foliage
…During one of LoCO’s numerous daily out-of-the-office sanity strolls, our eyes were drawn to an unauthorized addition to one of the many signs commemorating locally shot motion pictures…
HELICOPTA! PG&E Buzzing the Humboldt Bay Area, Flying the Lines
…The cool photo sent to us by Arcata's Luke Patterson, above, gives a pretty good look at the tail number, which further tells us that the copter is owned by a…
Man Suspected of Using Sawed-Off Shotgun to Kidnap Victim in Eureka is Still at Large
…The victim told deputies Morgan demanded he get in the vehicle with him. The victim got into the car and drove off with Morgan. The victim told deputies he and Morgan argued…
Driver With Major Injuries and No Cell Service Spends 5 Days Trying to Climb to Safety, Eventually Flags Down Highway 36 Motorist
…The vehicle drove off the roadway and down a steep embankment. Mr. Donchev sustained major injuries as a result of the collision. After the collision Mr. Donchev attempted to climb up the…
(UPDATES) Home Destroyed by Fire in Hills Between Blue Lake and Arcata
…The first engine established fire attack on the burning structure to protect exposures as well as fire progressing into the wildland area. The second arriving engine laid water supply and assisted with…
Dead Whale Possibly Attacked by Sharks Washes Ashore in Shelter Cove
…Photos of the head reveal marks which could be 'ulcers or body sores,' an indication it might have been sick. Lastly, the vertebrae towards the tail as pronounced, indicating it might have…
West Hawthorne Briefly Closed as Police Investigate Truck v. Pedestrian Collision
…Humboldt Bay Fire and an ambulance also responded to the scene, and the woman was taken to the hospital — mostly as a "precautionary measure," according to the Eureka Police Department's Officer…
HARDIN: Seed ’Em For Freedom!
The other day, I found myself stuck behind two empty, 25-yard dump trucks, returning to Redway, waiting for two more 25-yard dump trucks, full of soil, to clear the one…
(PHOTOS) CRABTASTIC! Trinidad Finally Gets to Land its Crabs After Five-Month Delay
The venerable Surf Rider, easily the oldest boat in the Trinidad fleet, heads home. Photos: Ted Pease After waitingwaitingwaiting for the domoic acid issues to clear, North Coast crabbers are finally landing…
OBITUARY: Lois Jean Byrns, 1943-2016
…She had a special relationship with her grandchildren, and enjoyed seeing the kids help on the dairy and watching them compete in sports. Throughout her life Lois always put family first and…
DEAD RECKONING: No, Really — The Fryer Ate My Baseball Cap
If the stages of life are measured by states of mind, my teenage years were a desperate and forlorn period when I had no idea who and what I was, who I…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Weight Game
Did you see the poignant story, a week or so ago, on a follow-up study of 14 (of 16 total) participants who lost enormous amounts of weight during the 2009 TV…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Departure Point
…The only pilgrimage most people had time for was the daily commute. Even the Ottoman cemetery, just off the road, seemed an after thought. Passing the cemetery, Reinhart looked at the headstones…
THAT GIRL IS POISON: Meet Your 2016 Kinetic Rutabaga Queen
We're doing this again! Humboldt’s art nerd society filled the Arcata Kommunity Center for the 2016 Rutabaga Ball, signaling the kick off the Kinetic season. With the Kinetic Grand Championship…
(PHOTOS) Dozens of Whales Spotted Off Patrick’s Point
…Trinidad business owner Jason Self told the Outpost that he spotted 30 to 40 whales with calves swimming along the coast during a photo shoot at Wedding Rock around 3 p.m…
(LIVE VIDEO) Humboldt State Softball Playing for its Third National Championship Right Now!
…First the Lumberjacks made the playoffs in football for the first time in nearly 50 years. Then the men's basketball team won the CCAA Tournament championship, and now the softball team…
Three Apache Helicopters Spent the Night at ACV, Will Takeoff as Soon as the Weather Breaks
…Program Director with the Humboldt County Aviation Division Emily Jacobs tells the Outpost that the helicopters should takeoff from the airport later today. "Right now they're fueled up and sitting on…
Redway: Where You Occasionally Smoke Meth with a Wiener Dog While Doing Laundry
…A big part of the sitting-around process involves listening to the police scanner. We never know exactly what we're listening for. But eventually, if we wait long enough, some thing…
Sector Humboldt Bay Getting a Fourth Helicopter, 16 More Badasses
…Plans call for the additional aircraft and crews placed in San Francisco and Humboldt Bay to return to Southern California after a new permanent air station is built in the region. The…
(VIDEO) Blue Lake Burglars Caught on Camera Kicking Out Truck Dealership’s Window, Making off with Car Keys
…smashing out the business's front window, and swiping three sets of keys to different Toyota trucks for sale on the property. Business owners Ray Raygoza and Beckie Thorton told the Outpost…