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Man Previously Arrested For HSU Skeeziness Now Arrested for Shoplifting in McKinleyville
…The estimated value of the items stolen is $9. Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office…
Witnesses Retrace Trail of Evidence in Bullock Murder Trial
Prosecutor Andrew Isaac this morning led a series of witnesses through descriptions of evidence collected in the aftermath of the Jan. 1, 2014, murder of Father Eric Freed, from Eureka's St…
Huffman Introduces Bipartisan Bill That Would Keep Eureka Postal Facility Open
…In 2012, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) began closing or consolidating mail processing plants across the country, including two facilities in Eureka and Petaluma. Mail processing plants are the central sorting…
Intoxicated Korbel Man Experiencing Wardrobe Malfunction Tased by Humboldt Sheriff’s Deputies Following Scuffle
…When deputies approached the area the suspect ran away from them. Deputies pursued in their vehicles and followed the suspect to a residence on the 1800 block of Circle Dr. The suspect…
Pedestrian-Friendly Changes Coming to McKinleyville’s Central Avenue
This morning Emily and I spoke with Tony Segetti and Jill Tilles from Humboldt County Public Works about the Central Avenue Improvement Project in McKinleyville. After much discussion with the community to…
Old Abandoned Mine Shaft Resurfaces After Rainy Day at Shasta Lake
Photos provided by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service. A big hole, believed to be an old abandoned mine shaft recently surfaced after a rainy day at Shasta Lake in the Shasta…
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Enjoy the Green Lock of Security in Your Lost Coast Outpost URL Bar! Unless You’re on a 15-Year-Old Computer
Last night the Outpost checked a major item off its do-before-you-die bucket list by fully embracing the “HTTPS Everywhere!” philosophy. Anytime you hit the Outpost now, you are forced…
In Recorded Phone Call, Bullock Pleaded With His Grandma to Put Her House Up for His Bail
…Cockrum tried to challenge the admissibility of the video, saying the person who installed and monitored the security system should be the one to speak to its validity, rather than a DA…
LoCO Found Missing Man Eugene Robinson at the Scene of a Humorous Car Wreck Behind the Mall
…He found the car. Look what else he found! That's right — he found Eugene Robinson, the man who authorities were beginning to fear had perished in the very shipwreck Goff had…
Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Gary Lee Bullock, Accused of Murdering Catholic Priest
…Gary Lee Bullock sat quietly in the courtroom this morning as Judge John T. Feeney began the process of selecting a jury for the case against him. Bullock, 46, stands accused of…
(UPDATED) One Person Missing After Historic Ship Sinks in Fields Landing
UPDATE! LoCO Found Missing Man Eugene Robinson at the Scene of a Humorous Car Wreck Behind the Mall ### Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputy Roy Reynolds surveys the sinking site | Photos: Andrew Goff…
Three Men Dressed as Sheriff’s Deputies Allegedly Tie People Up and Rob Them in Weitchpec
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at about 11:44 p.m. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Lower Cappell Rd in Weitchpec for the…
HARDIN: What’s a Picture Worth?
…That picture shows the brutality of the system, and that's the picture that tells the story. When you see that debris-strewn field, it means they missed the story completely. It…
Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Five During Special SoHum Operation at Locations ‘Believed to be Associated with Criminal Behavior’
…On February 25th 2016, Sheriff’s Deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office conducted a one-day special operation in Southern Humboldt communities. The goal of the operation was to address…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Losing It at the Wharfinger
…the elephant in the room, putting the cart before the horse…with the best will in the world, I don’t see our waterfront becoming attractive to investors and tourists (like, for…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The Trump Card
…the hair, the mega-ego,the lifestyle, the New York bombast. Trump, getting out of his jet, always talking to the camera, pulling away in a stretch limo. "My name is Donald…
Surfers Stranded on Camel Rock Saved by Coast Guard Helicopter, Rescue Swimmers
Press release from the U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Humboldt Bay: A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two distressed surfers near Trinidad Saturday afternoon. At approximately 4:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast…
Hoopa Man Tries to Run Over Deputy, Sheriff Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The vehicle yielded to the shoulder of the road, and the Deputy made a driver side approach to the vehicle. As the Deputy approached the…
(VIDEO, PHOTOS) Snowboarders Grind in Arcata at HSU Rail Jam Competition
The Humboldt State University SnowJacks held their annual Rail Jam competition in Arcata this afternoon, with snow trucked in and dumped on the parking lot adjacent Pacific Outfitters. The Outpost's Andrew…
(VIDEOS) Local Man Uses Spherical Camera Technology to Immerse Viewers in Humboldt’s Beauty
…But the more he played with the gadget the more ideas he started having about how to use it. He decided to focus his efforts on capturing the beauty of our local…
On the Same Day County Starts Issuing Grow Permits, Fieldbrook Man Arrested on Weed Charges
Earlier today, the Humboldt County Planning Department began issuing medical marijuana cultivation permits. Unfortunately for the man pictured below, however, recreational possession and transportation remain illegal. On the other hand, the man…
Man Arrested in HSU Library for Lewd Behavior
…Patrick, of Oakland, Calif., for lewd behavior in the University Library today. Patrick approached a woman seated at a table on the second floor of the Library, stood over her shoulder touching…
Traffic Stopped on Southbound Broadway in Front of Applebee’s After Crash
…Scanner traffic indicates that one person in the crash needs to be transported to the hospital. More when we get it.
Young Woman in Stable Condition After Being Struck By Vehicle on Fortuna Boulevard Last Night, Police Say
…The woman and her boyfriend were walking across the street toward the restaurant, Starcher said, when a driver waiting in the turn lane made their move, failing to notice the couple. The…
Eureka City Council to Consider Supporting Needle-Exchange Program
…In its report to the council, city staff notes that the Eureka Police Department already supports the program and recognizes the value of reducing health risks among people who use drugs intravenously…
Coast Central Credit Union Website Hacked; Management ‘Confident’ Online Banking Was Not Compromised
A popular Internet security blog revealed last night that unknown hackers compromised Coast Central Credit Union's website at the end of last year, installing a backdoor that gave them access to…
(UPDATED) Buildings Briefly Evacuated at Bracut Industrial Park; ‘Toxic Fumes’ Turn Out to Originate From Open Paint Can
…After crews entered the building it was discovered that the building was being used for auto body restoration. It was reported by the tenant that he had sprayed a vehicle in the…
Eureka Native Arrested in Tennessee For Allegedly Attempting to Have Father of Her Child Murdered
…The two had been meeting weekly in Louisville, Kentucky so that Sutherland could visit with the child. Buckingham gave money to an undercover agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation hoping to…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: What is Climate Change Doing to Our Beaches and Dunes?
Last weekend during a brief break in the torrential rain downpour, I made an escape to Camel Rock (Houda Point) for a little beach-fix. As I am normally tearing down the…
Eurekans Gather to Envision a Future Version of Their City
…Some members of the public suggested an aquarium for the site while others preferred the idea of a commercial waterfront. Regardless the plan is to connect a waterfront trail with the Hikshari…