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Those Aren’t Snakes, They’re Just Sea Worms That Can Gnaw You With Their Throat Teeth
…They’re pretty common.” Eberle said the worms are fairly harmless. Several local fishermen also chimed in on Facebook, saying they sometimes use the worms as bait while perch fishing in the…
10,942 Growing Marijuana Plants Eradicated During Raid in Trinity Alps Preserve
…As a result of the investigation, two Hispanic male adults were located and subsequently arrested at a large outdoor marijuana cultivation site located in a canyon on the property. The males were…
Eureka’s Sacred Palace Bikram Yoga Drops Half its Facade Onto the Street
…Building owner Chuck Heuer was on the scene at 516 Fifth Street within a few minutes of the collapse, which he said was caused by "old age." Darin Goodale, owner of the…
(UPDATE, FOUND) Eureka Police Seek Missing Alzheimer’s Patient in Henderson Center
…The Eureka Police Department is looking for a 73-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease who wandered away near the corner of Henderson and E streets at about 11:30 p…
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: EastHum’s Most Wanted
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to speak with these individuals associated with alleged crimes in the east county. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of these wanted…
Want a Temporary Dog? Consider Fostering a Palco Pooch!
…The service fair is held at the north parking lot off of Bayshore Way, north of Sears. Additional information regarding the weekly service fair can be obtained by emailing: Humboldtservicefair@gmail.com…
(UPDATED) Autopsy Scheduled for 55-Year-Old SoHum Man Found Dead Outside Hospital
…Deputies arrived on scene and spoke with the security guard who had found the body. The security guard stated he located the body near the emergency room entrance. The body was unresponsive…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: County Parks Are Under Threat; Here’s What You Can Do To Help Save Them
…Extensive changes to the supplemental budget would be essentially punishing the public for an individual county employees mistake and include: Discontinue servicing of the portable bathroom at Moonstone Beach Discontinue installing the…
Eureka Police and Others Join Statewide Crackdown on Distracted Driving
…In California, Police, Sheriff and CHP officials are joining the Office of Traffic Safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), as well as law…
Fatal Traffic Collision on Highway 101 North of Laytonville This Morning
…For reasons still under investigation, the driver allowed the sedan to drift onto the right shoulder. The vehicle then briefly collided with the east guardrail before descending an embankment where it overturned…
Laytonville Man Arrested For Killing His Father This Morning
From the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office: On 3-28-2016 around 03:30 AM the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a reported altercation between a father and son…
High on Drugs and Foaming at the Mouth, Bullock was Delusional and Erratic Around Time of Freed Murder, Attorney Argues
…The final witness of the day was Devin Strong, a senior correctional deputy with the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office. Strong was one of the two deputies who escorted Bullock out of…
Sheriff’s Office Swears in Nine New Jail Guards, One New Deputy, Two New Tribal Officers and More
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Mike Downey is pleased to announce the swearing in of fourteen new Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office employees and four promotions. Sheriff Downey expects…
Security Guard Finds Dead Man Near Garberville Hospital ER Entrance
…It was unclear how the body ended up there. Soon after, the unidentified man was declared deceased by medical staff. Cause of death is still under investigation by the Humboldt County Coroner…
One Arrested After Butane Extraction Lab Discovered on Blue Slide Road
…the Humboldt County Drug Task Force served a search warrant in the 9500 block of Blue Slide Rd in Ferndale. During the search, agents located a butane extraction lab being used to…
Trinity County Public Defender Arrested for Propositioning Women, DUI
…Over the last several months, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division, has received multiple complaints that Derrick Riske had been contacting women within the community and propositioning them for sexual…
HARDIN: Balancing ‘The Economy’ With ‘The Environment’
Everyone seems to be looking for the right balance between “the Economy” and “the Environment,” as though they could find some sweet spot there. As if lawmakers could craft a policy that…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Cradle
Patmos, Greece (Barry Evans) Anyone who has visited Europe has probably spent some time on the Mediterranean, known as the “Cradle of Civilization” for all sorts of good reasons. Think of the…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A Fable — Aesop and the Presidential Candidates
My student Ender and I have continued following the U.S. Primary elections. This past Friday we listened to the candidates' rally speeches in Arizona and Washington. We started off with some…
PASTOR BETHANY: ‘Me Too’
…The voice of the One who had no place to lay his head, who spent his life speaking against greed and self, who stood in solidarity with the immigrant, the refugee, the…
Myrtletown: Where a Turkey Will Occasionally Get Stuck in a Garage
Listening to scanner traffic on a slow news day is one of the more tedious jobs at the Outpost. But slow news can be a good thing. It means no one in…
Kids Swarm the McKinleyville Shopping Center for Early Easter Plunder
Kids prepare to enter the Easter egg gauntlet. By Stoney Times. Local little ones got a head start on stocking up their Easter bounty this morning. Kids of varying ages swarmed the…
Two Arrested, Stolen Rifle Recovered by Eureka Police
…On the afternoon of 03/25/16, Eureka Police Department patrol officers and a detective with the Problem Oriented Policing Unit, were conducting follow-up regarding the recent spate of residential burglaries…
Dump Your Drugs, Humboldt! New Expired Medication Disposal Bins On the Way!
…As a result of collaboration between the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services Public Health, Humboldt Waste Management Authority, the Humboldt Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP), Humboldt Independent Practice Association…
Autopsy Photos Show Brutality of Father Freed’s Death; People Rest Their Case Against Bullock
…Super said the pipe could have been used to inflict several of the lacerations and bruises, and debris from the inside of the pipe could have been the source of debris found…
Hoopa Probationer Arrested With Short-Barreled Shotgun, Stolen Property, Weed
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Thursday, March 24, 2016, Humboldt County Deputy Sheriffs were conducting follow up on several burglaries in the Hoopa and Willow Creek areas. Deputies were…
City-Sanctioned Homeless Camp Moves Forward; Eureka Puts Out Request For Proposals From Potential Operators
PREVIOUSLY City-Approved Eureka Homeless Camp Plan Gains New Steam With Mayoral Speech Last Week, Meeting This Afternoon City, Nonprofit Proponents Miles Apart on Plans for Sanctioned Homeless Camp Away From the…
Eureka Man Arrested for 2015 Courthouse Market Killing, Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
PREVIOUSLY Eureka Man Killed During Altercation in Courthouse Market Parking Lot; EPD Investigating as Possible Homicide ### From the Eureka Police Department: On 09/08/15 at about 8:08 p.m., officers…
METH, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE: The Case of the Missing Trailer, and the Paper Trail
A photo of the trailer at Ortega's home following the bust. Photo taken by Private Investigator Kevin Stonebarger. ### PREVIOUSLY METH, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE: How Hidden Cameras and Crooked Policing Botched One…
OBITUARY: Margaret Helen Frye-Carlson, 1936-2016
Margaret Helen Frye-Carlson was the third of five children born to Walter Frye (Blue Creek) and Effie Boskey (Weitchpec) on March 15, 1936 in Hoopa. She left this world suddenly on…