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OBITUARY: George Allan (‘Jim’) Hurt, 1930-2025
George Allan Hurt (Jim)January 5, 1930 – September 22, 2025George Allan Hurt (Jim) passed away Monday, September 22nd, 2025, peacefully at The Hospice House in Eureka, at the age of 95. Jim…
Attorney General’s Office Files New Motion for Preliminary Injunction in St. Joseph Emergency Abortion Care Case
…a physician may only perform an emergency abortion if it is the “only alternative to the certain death” of the mother. While the new policy requiring certain death before intervention has not…
POLL! Generally, Are You Ready to Party?
UH OH! It's the weekend and these two cool guys just showed at your place with one Modelo and they are looking to PARTY. Are you ready to do that (party…
Humboldt County Office of Education Set to Buy the Old CVS Location on Myrtle for New Office Space
…Escrow for the sale of the property is expected to close on Oct. 31.Once the property is secured, HCOE’s architect will get to work on the designs for new offices…
Harbor District Nabs $18.25M State Grant for Planned Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal
A digital rendering of the fully built-out Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal. | Image: Harbor District.###PREVIOUSLYTrump Administration Pulls Funding for ‘Fantasy Wind Projects,’ Including $426 Million Grant for…
Search Warrants Served on Illegal Weed Grows Deep in SoHum; Big Fines Expected, Says Sheriff’s Office
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Oct. 9, 2025, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served two search warrants to investigate illegal cannabis…
Faulty Woodstove Leads to House Fire Near Harris Street This Morning
…Fire investigation revealed that the fire originated from a woodstove in the living room, where the fire spread from the stovepipe transition at the ceiling and extended into the attic. Damage was…
Rio Dell Man Arrested in Connection With Loleta Glass-Bottle Assault, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Oct. 9, 2025, at about 7:45 p.m. Humboldt County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Main Street…
Your Annual Reminder That the First Rains of the Year Always Equal Slick Roads
…There are at least two separate crashes on the Safety Corridor at the time of this writing, as well as a bad one in Fortuna.The southbound Safety Corridor is currently badly…
Eureka City Schools is About to Do Away With Grades and Change the Way it Teaches Children. Some People Have Questions
…In a traditional system, the ‘why’ of learning is often lost in the details, in the memorizing, in the repetition, in the foundational skills needed to actually do the higher-order thinking…
Does Prop. 50 Divide California Communities? Depends How You Measure It
Jerome Jones, 56, casts her ballot while holding her two-year old grandson at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration polling station in Los Angeles on Nov. 8, 2022. Photo by Pablo…
OBITUARY: Orion Morrissey Nelson, 1999-2025
Orion Morrissey Nelson August 13, 1999 – August 29, 2025 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Orion Morrissey Nelson, who departed this world after an intensely fought battle…
OBITUARY: Daryl Dan Arrance, 1949-2025
…He was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War at the height of its operations. In spite of the impact of experiencing wartime, he valued the rigorous physical challenge…
OBITUARY: Merel E. Babcock, 1931-2025
…Merel had many stories of this time in his life from learning to swim in the river to the boys warming their hands in uranium slag piles on their way to school…
OBITUARY: Angie Depew, 1959-2025
…Angie held the hand of the love of her life, Mike Depew, as he passed away in 2012. She kept a candle burning for him in her home around the clock for…
Suspect in Flamingo Motel Standoff Set Fire to Things in His Room, Spit on Hospital Staff, Police Say
…During the encounter, Slocum threw an object at officers, striking one. He retreated into the apartment, shut the door, and attempted to ignite additional items. Due to the dangerous and escalating nature…
POLL! WINTER IS COMING! So How Do You Heat Your Humboldt Home?
Snuggle season is upon us If the forecast is to be trusted, Eureka will experience a high temperature of a measly 55° on Monday. Yes, the chill is upon us, friends. What…
Film Production ‘Dark Light’ to Start Shooting in Ferndale Next Week
…Owner of the Ferndale Enterprise and the Humboldt’s Hometown Store Melissa Sanderson wrote in a letter to the production team and the city council that she thinks the altered traffic patterns…
One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, ‘There’s Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place’: Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife
Fish tagging on the Klamath. | Photo courtesy CalTrout.###PREVIOUSLYAs of Today, the Klamath River is Flowing Free for the First Time in More Than a CenturyA Century Later, Salmon Again Spawning in…
Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore Drops Out of the Race to Replace State Sen. Mike McGuire
…Mike McGuire in 2026Marin County Assemblymember Damon Connolly Officially Joins Race to Succeed the Termed-Out Mike McGuire in the State Senate###Public statement from the James Gore for State Senate campaign…
Big Police Presence on Broadway as First Responders Deal With Person Apparently Barricaded Inside the Flamingo Motel
…They are apparently familiar with the person, addressing him by name.All lanes of Broadway are open, despite the huge number of first responders in the area.
DHHS Lifts Advisory for Harmful Algal Blooms
Algal blooms on the lower Eel in years past. | Photo: Eric Stockwell.###Press release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services:As we move into the fall and winter…
Local Medical Airlift Services Won’t Be Impacted by REACH Helicopter Crash in Sacramento, Company Says
…Shortly taking off from UC Davis, a REACH air ambulance crashed onto Highway 50, seriously injuring all three employees aboard.As the Outpost's Scanner Traffic Indicates correspondent "Todd" noted at the…
Humboldt Emergency Services Manager Ryan Derby Takes His Talents to Sacramento
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: After six years of service, Ryan Derby, Manager of the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services (OES), will depart the County this Friday…
Newsom Signs First-In-Nation Law to Ban Ultraprocessed Food in School Lunches
…Sign up for their newsletters. ### California is the first state in the country to ban ultraprocessed foods from school meals, aiming to transform how children eat on campus by 2035. In the…
California Voters Could See Faster Election Results Under New State Law
Election workers process ballots at the Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections office in Sacramento on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters###This story was originally published by CalMatters…
OBITUARY: Darren Albert Toland, 1970-2025
…Albert Boyd Toland.While in his youth, Darren found a passion for race cars that followed him all the days of his life. Working on the winning #17 Car for Randy Olson…
POLL! Of Realistic Candidates, Who Would You Most Like to See Succeed Gavin Newsom as California Governor?
…But at this point, just who might emerge to lead the nation’s most populous state remains somewhat unclear. Since the Outpost last attempted to read the room six months ago, there…
‘DANGEROUS’: Report Highlights Safety Hazards and Potential Solutions for Eureka’s 4th and 5th Streets
…The biggest change recommended by the report is the removal of a general (car and truck) traffic lane from the current street design on each street and the use of the resulting…
(VIDEO) Ferndale Local Guy Fieri Tells ‘60 Minutes’ About the Brazen $1 Million Heist of His Santo Brand Tequila
###Ferndale's most famous former child pretzel salesman, Food Network star Guy Fieri, was featured on the latest episode of CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes," where he told reporter Sharyn Alfonsi about the…