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Seventy-Five Locals, Mostly Government Workers, Headed to Maryland For FEMA Training All Next Week
…The outcome of this exercise will provide the entire Humboldt Bay area community with the best possible disaster preparedness effort for the next "Big One".
OBITUARY: Franklin Thompson (Tom) Georgeson, Jr (1930-2016)
…He appraised, negotiated and bought property for the construction of California’s highways. When the funds were not allocated for the construction of the freeway bypass through Eureka, he managed the state…
(UPDATE) EPD Searching for At-Risk Man Near St. Joe’s
…More from the Eureka Police Department: On 5-10-16, just after 5:00 PM, EPD responded to a doctor's office on the 2700 block of Harrison Ave. regarding an at…
Rio Dell Fire is Gonna Burn Stuff Down at the Middle School Saturday
Press release from the Rio Dell Fire Department: The Eel River Valley Fire Academy will be conducting a structure fire training burn on May 14th at 95 Center St. Rio Dell at…
Big Grow Site Raid/Cleanup in Humboldt Redwoods State Park Yesterday; Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies, Private Contractor Involved
Group photo of the multiagency taskforce involved in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park tresspass grow site erradication and cleanup efforts. Agencies and organizations included members from the CA State Parks Department, CA…
Eureka POP Search Locates Half a Pound of Meth, Ounce of Heroin, More
From the Eureka Police Department: Flores. Penaloza-Alva. On May 9, 2016, at about 2:15 p.m., detectives with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP), served a…
City of Eureka Publishes New Post-Palco Marsh Stats, Gets Chesty With People Seeking Public Documents
Eureka City Hall — the public face of the government of the city of Eureka. Little bit of a weird press release from the city of Eureka, below. It starts by listing police…
Two-Car Collision on Downtown Eureka Streets Rolls One Car Onto its Roof
…Scanner traffic indicated that the people in the rolled-over Hyundai were able to extricate themselves. Sergeant Travis Braud of the Eureka Police Department tells the Outpost's Andrew Goff, at the…
HIGHWAY BAMBI: Caltrans Saves Fawn Forced From Mama’s Womb by Vehicle Collision Near Garberville
…CHP came to pull the doe out of the lanes and found the fawn. Fortunately, our Fence & Guardrail crew was nearby. While the crew was preparing to move the doe to one…
OBITUARY: Marion O. Saffell, 1927-2016
…Saffell and Grace 'Lackinbill' Saffell on the 30th of September, 1927 in Murphy, Oklahoma, Marion served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict at Fort Ord, California. After the barrel…
(VIDEO) An Up-Close Look at the New Elephant Seal Colony Along the Lost Coast Trail
…Check out these beautiful, gurgling elephant seals seen lounging along the Humboldt County coast last week. Ferndale native Alexander Briseno took this video while hiking the Lost Coast Trail on Friday morning…
BOLO: Suspect at Large After Armed Umpqua Bank Robbery in Weaverville
…They believe there is a driver and the suspect in the vehicle. They are working on getting the make and model of the vehicle. Please contact the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office…
(PHOTOS, VIDEO) Fire Claims Home in Orleans; Firefighters Jump to Save Adjacent Restaurant
…The call originally went out at around 12:30 p.m., and by the time firefighters arrived the house was already in flames. Firefighters went to work preventing the flames from jumping…
(VIDEO) Massive Landslide Collapses Into the Van Duzen River as Friends Have Lunch at Swimmer’s Delight
…It's almost like the earth itself told me through vibrations to keep our distance that day.” One of the people in the video can be heard saying the group was near…
HARDIN: My Impressions of 2nd District Candidates Debate in Garberville
…We're sick of the mega-grows and the generators and don't like the new ordinance that encourages them. We're sick of the war against the poor, and endless hand…
Beachgoers Narrowly Escape Danger as Four Landslides Consume Shelter Cove Beach
…However, four slides remain active in the area south of the boat ramp. “Pretty much the whole edge of the beach is unstable,” Pape said. “There was a group that was very…
A Poem for Mothers on This Special Sunday
…Now he wants to share these words with all the moms of the world. Happy Mother's Day! Poem by Gary Shieman, originally written for his mother Helen Bukowski Shieman.
OBITUARY: Idell Brock (Moon), 1927-2016
Idell Brock passed away at her home in Hoopa on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the age of 88. She was born in Humboldt County, California on Dec. 7, 1927 to Charlie…
DEAD RECKONING: If Wishes Were Nickels, I’d Be a Millionaire
The creep of age is subtle, often missed in the onslaught of days and nights, shifts and paychecks, that compose an American life. For most, though, it is a degeneration of sorts…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Great Pyramid
A recent headline in the Huffington Post, “German Teen Risks Jail To Climb To The Top Of The Great Pyramid Of Giza” brought back memories. Khufu’s (or Cheops’) pyramid, all 2…
Woman Arrested at Arcata Farmers’ Market for Refusing to Restrain Her Dog
A stock, out of focus photo of the Arcata Farmers' Market. A woman refusing to restrain her dog at the Arcata Farmers’ Market, landed her and her pooch behind bars this afternoon…
OBITUARY: Thomas Lee Heustis, 1947-2016
Thomas Lee Heustis passed away after a short battle with cancer, at his home in McKinleyville on April 24, 2016, at the age of 68. He was lovingly surrounded by his family…
OBITUARY: May B. Wright, 1935-2016
…In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Hospice, which made her last days peaceful and comfortable, or to the Masonic Lodge. ### The obituary above was submitted by May Wright’s…
FISH WAR: Yurok Tribe Sues Resighini Rancheria Over ‘Unauthorized Fishing’ on Tribal Territory
This morning, the Yurok Tribe filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prohibit members of the Resighini Rancheria — a roughly 36-person tribal entity surrounded entirely by Yurok territory — from gillnet fishing on…
Humboldt’s Most Honest Sheriff’s Deputy Finds a Jacket Containing $7k in Cash
…The deputy retrieved the jacket and felt it was heavy. The deputy checked the contents of the jacket pockets and was unable to locate a form of identification. However, the deputy located…
Humboldt Bay Harbor Entrance is Dangerously Shallow
…Sheriff Downey would like to advise the public of the dangerous conditions near the Humboldt Bay Bar entrance during the upcoming Halibut and Salmon fishing season. The condition of the Humboldt Bay…
31-Year-Old Coast Guard Member Found Dead in McK Home; No Sign of Foul Play, Says Sheriff’s Office
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Monday, May 2, 2016, at about 11:05 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a dead body found…
Woman Suffers Major Injuries After Jumping Out of Moving Car, CHP Says; One Arrested
From the California Highway Patrol: On Friday, May 06, 2016, a 2005 Land Rover was making a parking maneuver on Plunkett Road, east of Jacoby Creek Road, when it drove over a…
OBITUARY: Raul J. Murillo Jr., 1957-2016
…Raul had season tickets for seven years to the San Francisco 49ers games where he loved to tailgate. The only thing that rivaled his love for the 49ers, was his love for…
County to Hold Series of Events Promoting Mental Health Awareness
Photo courtesy DHHS From the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services: May is national Mental Health Month, and the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) is inviting the…