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GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Gormless
…Oh, and I’m pretty sure the story about the American lady asking the English innkeeper to “Please knock me up in the morning” is a load of codswallop. * See my “Country…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The Art of Kaba
…Another motorist, with the same intentions, also finds himself in the middle of the intersection. The two drivers are blocking the intersection, the lights are changing. The other cars all move forward…
Man Dies in Police Custody Today in Eureka
From the Eureka Police Department: On April 2nd at approximately 1:27 p.m., Officers from the Eureka Police Department responded to the area of Spring and Vance Street on a report…
(UPDATING) Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Highway 299 Just Outside Blue Lake
…According to reports from the first people on the scene, no one seemed to be injured. Shane Johnson, who took the below picture and was one of the people on the scene…
Early Morning Crash Shreds Power Pole, Cuts Electricity to Eureka Homes
The scene of the crash. Photo provided by Sallie McComas. A non-injury traffic collision shredded a power pole into three pieces around 4 a.m., near the intersection of Excelsior Road…
OBITUARY: Charles Thissell of Westhaven
…He ran the sawmills in Samoa and Big Lagoon. He loved to fish on the lagoons and spend the summers up at the cabin on the Mad River with his family. After…
(AUDIO) Food For Thought: An Interview with The Guy Making Cannabis-Infused Vodka
As expected, the elephant in the Humboldt County living room has appeared in another Food for Thought episode. Cannabis infused vodka, AKA Humboldt’s Finest — like we all didn’t know it…
CSU Faculty Set to Strike After Independent Fact-Finder Report Supports Call for Raises
…If the strike proceeds as planned, members of the California Faculty Association won't show up for work April 13-15 and April 18-19. HSU is assuring students that the campus…
Burglary Alarm Gives Away Man Who Broke Into Eureka Church; Deputies Not Fooled By His Fake Name
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office On Thursday, March 31, 2016, shortly after 11 p.m. Humboldt County Deputy Sheriffs responded to the Seventh Day Adventist Church on F St. in…
Let’s List Everyone in Humboldt Making Funny This April Fool’s Day (UPDATING, MAYBE)
It's only almost noon on this the first day of April and, oh boy, the zingers are just flying around social media today! How are we going to get through this…
‘Hoopa’s Most Wanted’ Arrested on Pine Creek Road with Meth, Says HCSO
…Humboldt County Deputy Sheriffs were investigating the whereabouts of one of Hoopa’s most wanted persons, Shane Connally Ulrich. During the search they located 31 year old Ulrich in the yard area…
Arcata Fire District Does Not Fool Around Dealing with Early Morning McKinleyville Structure Fire
…The crew forced the front door of the structure and saw flames at the back of the house. The first engine crew provided an exterior fire attack until the second engine arrived…
Airbags That Kill! But You May Have A Free Rental Car
…This one, however, raised the hair on the back of my neck. The notice started off with these words in bold: “The defect in these vehicles could kill or injure you or…
High Above the Streets of Arcata on a Beautiful March Day, Fixing a 99-Year-Old Bell Tower
Dave Goodman, a 72-year-old church elder, pitches in with the painting at Arcata's First Presbyterian Church. Photos/Reporting: John Ferrara. Two local men spent this glorious last day of…
Humboldt Creamery Strikes Deal With Walmart to Carry Organic Ice Cream Nationwide
…But it's still producing dairy products from the happy cows here in the bovine paradise of Humboldt County. And shoppers nationwide will now have the opportunity to sample the sweetness at…
Arcata to Require Sewage Pipe Inspections When Selling Older Properties
…By this time, the damage is done. Raw sewage can overflow not just into people’s homes, but into the street and waterways leading to the bay. “When the City’s sewer…
Congressman and Superdelegate Jared Huffman: I Will Feel the Bern if and When America Does
…Posted by Jared Huffman on Thursday, March 31, 2016 Capiche? The Huff promises to feel the Bern in the event that the rest of the country does too. Please let him know…
Here’s Why That Weird Military Plane Will be Flying Patterns Around McKinleyville Soon
An MC-130P Combat Shadow takes off from Kadena Air Base, Japan, on a humanitarian effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia on December 26, 2004. Photo…
Suspect in Recent Armed Robbery Cases Named, Sought by Eureka Police
…The officer activated his emergency lights near Myrtle and West streets and the driver stopped and immediately fled from the vehicle on foot. Shad Sovereign The officer stayed with the vehicle and…
One Man Arrested, Another at Large After Fleeing From Traffic Stop in Myrtletown Last Night
…A K-9 unit was called to the scene, but an exhaustive search failed to yield the suspect. Powell said that the EPD will release more information on the incident later this…
Abalone Season is Upon Us! But Watch Out For Those Sneaker Waves, You Crazed Abbers
…The good folks at the National Weather Service office on Woodley Island have prepared the following video forecast, which is tailored specifically to the Humboldt County abber. Take a look: // VIDEO: Here…
City of Arcata Announces New Community Development Director
…Oetker began his career with the City of Arcata in 1997 and served as an associate and senior planner before becoming the Department’s Deputy Director in 2002. He has been the…
After a Quarter Century of Service, EPD Raises a Glass For Sergeant Katherine Howden
Kay at the scene, June 2015 The Eureka Police Department says farewell to one of its own: Kay and Mikki April 1, 2016, will mark a bittersweet moment for the Eureka Police…
(PHOTOS) More Paint Splatters Color Eureka Slough Bridge; Caltrans Reiterates This is Bad
…Those Road Rainbow Splatter-Paint Vandals Are Endangering Drivers, Caltrans Warns What’s Up With Those Paint Splatters on the Freeway? Caltrans suspects the latest round of paint splattering on the Eureka…
Orphaned Baby Opossums Rescued by Humboldt Wildlife Care Center
…A litter of baby opossums was saved when the center’s emergency response team responded to the scene of a oppssum entangled in an Old Town Eureka fence. HWCC Director Monte Merrick…
‘Up to Two-Hour Delays’ on Highway 299 at Buckhorn Summit This Afternoon
Highway 299 to/fro Redding is going to be a bear this afternoon, after a rockslide triggered by construction blasting poured more rock onto the road than expected. Our very good friends…
(UPDATE, FIN) Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Responding to Report of Person Barricaded in a House in Carlotta
…Sigler told the Outpost that the school was contacted by HCSO and advised of the situation. Students are currently sheltered in place as the school waits for further word from law enforcement…
Bullock’s Insanity Defense Undercut as Drug Abuse History Revealed in Court
…Next up on the stand, security guard Clark recalled spotting Bullock at the rectory door from a nearby car lot and responding to the church. But he quickly left the scene and…
Frost Advisory: Temperatures Expected to Drop Into the 30s and 40s Tonight
Graphics provided by the Eureka U.S. National Weather Service. Keep an extra blanket handy tonight. The Eureka U.S. National Weather Service reports that temperatures are predicted to fall into the…
State Attorney General’s Office Launches Large-Scale Investigation Into Humboldt County Child Welfare Services
A branch of the California Attorney General's Office has launched a large-scale investigation into how Humboldt County government handles the abuse and neglect of minors. The investigation is being conducted…