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DEAD RECKONING: Why I Wish I was a Dungeon Master
After finishing four full decades on this planet — subject to the implacable tug of gravity and bills, the subtle indignities of an hourly wage, the wallop and recoil of calamities both big…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Now You See It
Girl Before a Mirror, Pablo Picasso (fair use) The story goes that Pablo Picasso was on a train in Spain in the early ’30s, before civil war ripped the country apart. A…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: On Expatentialism
In Somerset Maugham’s “Of Human Bondage,” there’s a minor character by the name of Hayward. Hayward is a young dilettante when we first encounter him, a few years older than…
(VIDEO) Caltrans Turns One Big Rock Into Many Little Rocks Near Willits
…Caltrans blew up the rock on Wednesday, and posted video footage of the event the next day. "When boulders like this threaten the roadway and the safety of the public, sometimes - and…
You Can Visit Every National Park For Free April 16-24
…It’s a beautiful Saturday morning, probably, made even better by the fact that your benevolent National Park Service has decided allow the masses free entry to every national park through next…
Citing Chronic Need for Foster Homes, County Government Launches ‘Be a Hero’ Campaign
…From the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services: In response to a chronic need for foster homes in Humboldt County, the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) is reaching out…
Pacific Fisher Denied Endangered Species Act Protection; Feds Cut Deal With Timber Industry, Withdraw Proposal
…Back in September 2014, it made an official recommendation, based, it said, on the "best available scientific and commercial information," to list the local population of the fisher under the act. The…
No Local Tsunami Threat From Latest in Series of Japan-Rattling Earthquake
…This morning a 7.1 magnitude quake struck at almost the same location, prompting many locals to ping the Outpost with questions about possible tsunami warnings. Their fears are not unfounded — the…
Bullock Withdraws Plea of Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity, Bringing Trial to an Abrupt End
Bullock In a surprise development this morning, Gary Lee Bullock, who was convicted earlier this week of the torture and murder of St. Bernard Parish's Father Eric Freed, withdrew his plea…
That Three-Vehicle Crash at Fortuna During Heavy Rain Yesterday? No One Was Hurt
From the California Highway Patrol: On the morning of Thursday, April 14, a Ford Escort was traveling northbound on US-101, north of Palmer Blvd., lost control and collided into two other…
OBITUARY: Lucille Bartlett (Hull) Vinyard, 1918-2015
…Memberships in the following organizations: The Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, American Wilderness Alliance, Defenders of Wildlife, California Wilderness Coalition, Friends of the River, The Nature Conservancy, Save-the-Redwoods League, The…
CHP: Two Injured in Early Morning Accident on Highway 101 Near Standish Hickey
…For reasons still under investigation, Peak lost control of the Dodge and collided with the ascending embankment east of US-101. As a result, the Dodge overturned and ultimately came to rest…
Two Reported Dead in Major Six-Vehicle Accident on Highway 101 South of Willits
…Willits News says the roadway may be open as soon as 2:30 p.m. # # # Original Post: Highway 101 at the Willits Grade is fully closed with no estimated time of reopening…
HCSO: Two Arrested in Eureka Near Stolen Vehicle on Numerous Charges Including Armed Robbery, Possession of Meth, Providing a False Name, Etc.
…The vehicle was stolen out of the City of Fortuna. The vehicle was unoccupied. The deputy saw two male suspects walking away from the direction of the stolen vehicle. The deputy contacted…
Paul Martin’s Family Needs Your Help
Earlier this week the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office suspended their search for 22-year-old Paul Michael Martin, who went into the Trinity River near Tish Tang Campground last week with…
Humboldt to Bay Area Road Trips Will Soon Feature a Closer In-N-Out Burger
^ you want this Throughout history, many a roadtrip from Humboldt to the Bay Area has been made more bearable by the promise of a stop at In-N-Out Burger, God’s…
Inside the New Plan to Move Homeless People From the Palco Marsh Into Metal Shipping Containers
One shipping container has already been delivered to the lot, where homeless people regularly gather. | Photos by Andrew Goff. A new proposition for addressing Eureka's homelessness problems emerged seemingly out of…
Bill to Help ‘Specialty Cottage’ Weed Growers Moving Through Legislature
…However, it is not fair to require the small cannabis farmers to adhere to the same standards as larger operations. The proposed specialty cottage license will allow the California Department of Food…
Man on Slackline: Walker Dazzles Onlookers Near Trinidad
…He kept falling with the slackline bouncing. His buddies made it sound like he was savvy and safety-conscious." Lee said the slackliner and his friends were early 20-somethings from Arcata…
Winter is Not Done With You Yet, Humboldt County! Rain and Wind and So Much More Coming Tonight, Tomorrow
…Been a pretty day so far, right? The sun has been shining and the birds have been tweeting. Little bit of bracing breeze, maybe. But that's OK. WATCH OUT! Behold the…
Three Bay Area Abalone Divers Reported Missing, Later Located Near Albion River Mouth
…The reporting party said that he had intended to accompany them in the boat, but did not think it prudent due to the rough sea conditions. The divers did not return on…
POP Detectives Arrest Two Suspected of Selling Meth Out of Palco Marsh Tent
…On 4/12/16 at about 1:15 p.m., detectives with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) served a search warrant on a tent in the area…
Two Fortuna Men Arrested in Ferndale For Possession of Unregistered AR-15s, a Handgun, Ammo, Weed
…Ultimately, William Warren Bennett and Zackary Frank Bennett, both of Fortuna, were arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for the violation of the listed charges: 21 year old Fortuna…
(UPDATE) EPD Tweets Bust of Local ‘Gangster’ in Possession of Firearm
…this afternoon, an EPD officer made contact with a male subject wearing the color blue near the corner of Ninth and L streets. The officer recognized the man's facial tattoo design…
Hoopa Valley Tribal Court Leads Effort to Keep Kids in School
…While the majority of the students in the district are members of the Hoopa tribe, all students who are referred to court for attendance or behavioral problems by the schools on the…
Sidestepping a Legal Threat, County Counsel Agrees to Ignore Reproductive FACT Act
…Blanck said the county entered into a stipulation about 10 days ago which says the county will forgo enforcement of the law pending the outcome of the trial. Last month a group…
White House Honors HSU Student as ‘Champion of Change’ for Efforts in Preventing Sexualized Violence
CHECK IT Peer Educator Celene Lopez (front left) and the rest of the team. Lopez was recognized as a ‘Champion of Change’ by the White House. Photo by Marco Gonzalez, courtesy of…
(VIDEO) ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Whacked Out on PVC Pipes by This Dell’Arte Student is Worth Your Four Minutes
“Bohemian Rhapsody.” You have heard it butchered at countless karaoke nights and, thanks to Wayne’s World, you will always bang your head like a doofus whenever the guitar solo notches up…
One Arrested For Arson Following Early Morning Blue Lake House Fire
PREVIOUSLY Huge House Fire on Blue Lake Boulevard Last Night ### From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 04-12-2016 at about 1:15 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s…
OBITUARY: Hugh Wray Duggins, 1944-2016
…He quit; handed over the keys to the house and car to his soon-to-be ex-wife and hitchhiked out to San Francisco. In the true spirit of the ‘60’s…