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Mudslide Closes Scenic Drive North of Westhaven Drive
The mudslide 200 yards south of the Camel Rock/Houda Beach parking area blocked Scenic Drive and knocked out some guardrail shortly after midnight. By Ted Pease. Powered by rain and gravity…
More Amazing Great Gray Owl Photos/Video
// Great Gray Owl Close Encounter What happens when you unwittingly set up your tripod next to the burrow of the morning's first active vole.(Note: all the animals featured here are…
Transient Camp Sparks Blaze Along 101 Safety Corridor (VIDEO/PHOTO)
…the Arcata Fire District responded to the blaze, which was located roughly half a mile north of the Bayside cutoff in the northbound lanes of Hwy. 101. According to Battalion Chief Sean…
HSU Football Player Charged with Sexual Assault (UPDATE: Rape Alleged)
…His arrest for the alleged acquaintance rape follows an extensive investigation by the University Police Department. The University and the Intercollegiate Athletics Department take this incident very seriously. In addition to the…
Rash of Suicides Prompts Yurok Tribe to Declare State of Emergency
Below is a press release from the Yurok Tribe: The Yurok Tribal Council is working with Tribal, state and federal agencies to address an alarming increase in the number of suicides committed…
Semi-Automatic Shotgun, 100 Pounds of Butane Found at Wednesday Night’s Hash Lab Explosion
…The gas leak was likely caused by failing of a weld on the equipment from the BHO production. The male subject attempted to mitigate the leak, but was unsuccessful. The primary resident…
(UPDATED) Body Found Thursday: Male Had Been Dead 24 to 48 Hours
…The reporting party was walking their dog when they noticed the body. The Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division and the Coroner’s Office responded. The decedent did not have identification on…
Fortuna House Burglary Suspects Found At Nearby School, Police Say
From the Fortuna Police Department: On January 21, 2016 at approximately 7:15 PM, the Fortuna Police Department received a call from a resident in the 3400 block of Renner Drive reporting…
Eureka Crab Celebration Will Happen Despite Closure of Local Crab Season
This might be the only local crab at this year's festival. A message from Eureka Main Street: The second annual Eureka Crab Celebration will take place throughout Downtown and Old Town…
Great Gray Owl Spotted in Humboldt for First Time in 15 Years (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
…The bird was sighted for a second time at the southern end of the U.S. Highway 101 bypass yesterday. "Birders were gobsmacked," Poole said. The Great Gray sighting of 1982 was…
Dog Walker Comes Across Man’s Body East of Garberville
A southern Humboldt County resident was out on a dog walk this morning when he or she spotted a man's body along the side of Alderpoint Road, east of Garberville. The…
OBITUARY: Christine Benson, 1939-2016
…In the past few years, she struggled with the effects of Alzheimer/Dementia disease. She was able to stay in her home thanks to the loving care of family and friends until…
OBITUARY: Richard William Jones, 1942-2016
…He always gave the best advice. He was the type to see the good in people and never the bad. That's what made him so unique in his life. He will…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Orca Encounter! Plus: The Deadliest Ocean Debris
What type of ocean trash has the deadlies impact on sea turtles, birds and mammals? The results are in. On January 12, 2016, The Ocean Conservancy and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research…
(UPDATED) Explosion in Eureka’s Rosewood Neighborhood; Hash Lab Believed to be at Fault
…Three dogs were found on scene and Animal Control responded and transported the dogs to the Humboldt County Animal Shelter. The dogs were not injured during the explosion. The male subject was…
Two-way Traffic Restored to Highway 101 South of Crescent City
…The hillside on the southbound side of the roadway started to move in late December, but the recent El Niño rains saturated the slope even further and caused it to slide out…
UNBUNDYS RALLY: Public Land Fans Occupy Wildlife Area For a Little Bit, Sing, Eat Snacks, Then Leave (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
EPIC's Tom Wheeler, stand-in Guthrie | AG "There was a big high wall there that tried to stop meSign was painted, said 'private property'But on the back side it didn…
Internet-Fueled Busload of Vagabonds Rolls Into Town Tonight, Looking for Good Deeds That Need Doing
…They named their bus "The Vagabus," Boutwell said, partly to try to bring the concept of the "vagabond" back into currency. Vagabonds may be mobile, but they are not lazy. The Vagabus…
Nurses Union Urges Attorney General to Reject St. Joseph Health’s Planned Merger
…In their application for waiver, the hospital systems have described in only the vaguest terms how the consolidation would enhance healthcare for the underserved in their communities, including the poor and vulnerable…
WEDNESDAY ROADS UPDATE: Praise Be, For the McCann Ferry is Back Up and Running!
…The good news keeps on coming — the Mattole Road has been opened, says public works! ### Photo: Bridgehunter Your Wednesday morning post-storm update from the Humboldt County Department of Public Works is…
Suddenlink Outage Hits Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville
…We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers who were affected. ### Suddenlink went dark this morning just before 8 a.m., as Internet, cable and phone services were interrupted to the the…
Crash on Broadway Impedes Southbound Traffic
…The truck turned directly into the path of the car. The driver of the pickup was not injured. The man in the white car — Jeff Carver, 26, of Eureka — and his child…
(VIDEO) Caltrans News Flash: Preparing for El Niño Storms
…Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol, and the Office of Traffic Safety want the public to be alert while traveling on California’s many roadways. Before you get on the road, everyone should…
Sheriff’s Office Seeking Possibly Armed Eureka Man Who Fled From Deputy in Blue Lake
…The deputy contacted the driver of the vehicle, who gave the deputy a false name. The deputy determined the driver was 27 year old Donavan Baltzley, of Eureka. Baltzley has multiple felony…
Yo, Students! Check This First Day of School Deal in HSU’s Bookstore!
…Behold, note takers! The bookstore at your institution of higher learning has marked three-subject, 120-sheet notebooks with the misspelled word "Humbolt" emblazoned across the cover down 50 percent! (The missing…
Boil Your Water, Redway! Slight Oopsie at Treatment Plant May Have Introduced Untreated Water Into the Tank
…Please boil your drinking water until further notice! The CSD's general manager, John Rogers, tells the Outpost that the advisory went out after staff noticed some of the South Fork's…
Man Arrested After Running From Cops in Three-Wheeled Vehicle, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Friday, January 15, 2016 at approximately 11:50 p.m. a Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff observed a vehicle matching the description of a stolen…
(VIDEO) Sigh, People Just Have to See Big Jetty Waves Up Close, Don’t They?
It doesn't matter how many times the populace is warned, or how many times people actually get swept away, folks just gotta get close to those big waves, huh? Gah. This…
(UPDATED) TUESDAY ROADS UPDATE: Wildcat Closed, 299 (Mostly) Reopened, County Road Roundup
…If you’re returning to productivity Tuesday, do note the latest available batch of road closure updates from the Humboldt County Department of Public Works. The Wildcat is too wild! Mattole Road…
OBITUARY: Cindie Natasha Simpson, 1991-2016
…She was born in Arcata and lived her life along the river attending Jack Norton Elementary and Hoopa High School. She was a member of the Yurok Tribe. In the fleeting time…