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YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Coastal Commission House Cleaning Needed
"More Lester" | DBK Following the California Coastal Commission is like trying to follow Game of Thrones. There are countless characters, plots, and languages, and if you miss one episode you are completely…
OBITUARY: George O’Donnell, 1929-2016
George O’Donnell died at his home in McKinleyville, California on May 12, 2016 at the age of 86. He left behind gallons of bourbon, vodka and gin that we have no…
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Going South
Let me first congratulate EPD Chief Andy Mills and all the EPD officers, Eureka city staff, DHHS support personnel, non-profits and the faith-based folks. You deserve our respect and thanks…
Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishing Now Open to Entire California Coast
…The last remaining stretch of coast is open to the recreational fishery today and will open to the commercial fishery on May 26, after a seven day notice period. Today the California…
Arcata Police Name Man, Officers Involved in Tuesday’s Officer-Involved Shooting
…The shooting remains under investigation by the Humboldt County Critical Incident Response Team. Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the Arcata Police Department at 822-2428.
APD Gets $150,000 Station Remodel to Provide Dispatchers with Quick Kitchen, Toilet Access
Photos of the remodel provided by Eileen Verbeck. The Arcata Police station is undergoing a $154,525 remodel that will provide emergency dispatchers with faster access to the kitchen and restrooms in…
Incoming HSU Students, Your Housing Problems are No More*
…Though the posting does not specify, it does not appear that landscaping is provided. Also, pray for no earthquakes. # # # $1750 / 1br - 150ft2 - $1750 1bdrm Shared Bath/Shared Kitchen. Short walk to HSU…
MISSING: Eureka Woman Reported Missing by Mother After Six Months Without Contact
…The missing person’s mother said her daughter was living in the Eureka area and at times was staying at a shelter in the Arcata. The mother said she receives her daughter…
DHHS: You Should Vaccinate Your Toddler Now, Humboldt
…The commemoration marks vaccination’s critical role in protecting children, and underscores the importance of fully immunizing children against diseases like whooping cough and measles. The celebration is particularly important this year…
Dredge to the Rescue! Humboldt Bay Will Soon Be Less Shallow
Shoaling in Humboldt Bay's entrance channel is visible from the air. Photo: Jennifer Savage Good news for local fishermen: The dangerously shallow conditions in Humboldt Bay will soon be alleviated thanks…
Man Shot Four Times by APD Officer in Critical-But-Stable Condition
APD Chief Tom Chapman | AG At a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Arcata Police Chief Tom Chapman provided more details regarding Tuesday night’s officer-involved shooting in front of the Shell gas…
Listen to Last Night’s 3rd District Supervisor Debate, Full-Length or Just the Highlights!
Mike Wilson (left) and Uri Driscoll (right) listen intently to the moderators. Photo: Andrew Goff Last night KHUM, the Lost Coast Outpost, and the Mad River Union sponsored a debate between the…
LoCO QUIZ: Match the U.S. Senate Candidates With The Loopy Quotes From Their Official Candidate Statements
Over the past couple weeks, California voters have been receiving their Official Voter Guides for the June 7 election, and while the presidential primary is eating up most of the headlines, there…
Marijuana, Pickup Stolen During Early Morning Westhaven Armed Home Invasion; Four Suspects Sought
…The suspects demanded the victim’s vehicle and marijuana from inside of his residence. The victim said the suspects were armed with a knife and a handgun. The victim was uninjured in…
Man Shot By Officer Last Night in ‘Stable But Critical’ Condition, Say Arcata Police
The scene last night at the Shell station at Fourteenth and G streets. Photo: Andrew Goff. PREVIOUSLY: Officer-Involved Shooting in Arcata ### From the Arcata Police Department: On May 17, 2016 at…
(UPDATES) Officer-Involved Shooting in Arcata
…The employee told the man to move on but he refused, and so the employee called the police. When they arrived, the employee said, the man refused to comply with officer instructions…
(VIDEO) Humboldt Ex-Couple Subject Themselves to Judge Judy’s Wrath In Case of Missing RV/Burned Clothing, Receive Nothing
…A case featured on Monday’s episode, titled “Bailiff Caught in the Middle!,” ex-lovers Stephen Owens, Jr. and Christina Asbury step into Judge Judy’s courtroom. The pair had been living…
Korbel Mill to Reopen in 2018; Weaverville-Based Schmidbauer Scion Buys Facility From Green Diamond
…The sale includes all of the fixed sawmill assets and a long term lease on the mill site, including the associated log and lumber yards. The sale also includes a log supply…
Raidin’ Season! Sheriff’s Office Assisting State Law Enforcement Agency in Convoy Up Highway 36
…Wayne Hanson of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office tells us that this is not a Sheriff's Office operation, nor yet a Humboldt County Drug Task Force operation, but a raid…
Huge Emergency Response on 101 Through Arcata for Man Threatening to Jump From Overpass
…The man has been safely detained. ### As first noted over on Scanner Traffic Indicates, a man is clinging to the edge of Arcata's Seventh Street overpass and threatening to jump into…
(VIDEO) ZOO BREWED 2016: Pump Up the Panda Jamz!
You animal! Were you one of the beer-sipping sophisticates who attended the recent Brew at the Zoo soiree over at the Sequoia Park Zoo? That was you?! Perhaps your joyousness was…
Black Ski-Masked Man Robs McKinleyville Smug’s Pizza Too!
…Deputies were on scene within moments of the call. The suspect matched the physical description of the suspect from the earlier 211 at the Shell Gas station in McKinleyville. The suspect was…
Another Ski Mask-Aided Gas Station Armed Robbery
…The cashier reported a WMA entered the business, brandished what he believed to be an “all black .45 caliber semi-auto handgun” and demanded the money in the register. The cashier complied…
Eureka Police Spend an Hour Attempting to Sort Out Whether a Stolen Car Was Actually Stolen
…The other occupants of the vehicle were nowhere to be found. The detained person said that he had borrowed the car from the son of its owner. The father maintained that his…
Skeletal Human Remains Found by Eel River Canoeist
…A Sheriff's Detective and Deputy Coroner responded to the scene. The remains are described as mostly skeletal. Due to the extreme decomposition of the body, it is unknown if the remains…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Hiking the Coastal Trail Before it is Built
Clad in matching teal leggings, hiking boots, and tie-dye bandanas, at first sight Mo (Morgan) and Jo (Jocelyn) of the MoJo Coastwalk look more like superheroes than hikers. The dynamic duo…
Truck Smacks Into Side of Trinidad Eatery Restaurant
…Eatery in the generic sense. I'd forgotten that there is a different restaurant called the Trinidad Bay Eatery. No truck has hit that one yet, or recently. ### Via Lost Coast Outpost…
Aquatic Theme Park Sues HSU Student for $1 Million for Using Footage of a Resident Orca in His Upcoming Film ‘Black Water’
…The whale’s name is mentioned a few times in the dialogue, but that’s the only clue.” The marine biology major said he started working on the movie a year ago…
Attention, Eureka! Do You Recognize This Loose Billy Goat Trying to Charge People’s Butts?
…Eureka resident Kaeden Williams tells the Outpost that the goat has been reunited with his owner. "The goat owner contacted EPD and the two were reunited!" Williams said. "The goat's name…
Hit-and-Run Crash Shuts Down Northbound Lanes of Broadway
…A Eureka Police Department Officer confirmed on scene that the driver of the sedan fled on foot after the collision. Kym Kemp reports that the crash may have been intentional. However, officers…