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(UPDATE) Wanna Win Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot, Humboldt? Here’s Where to Buy Your Ticket!
…Powerball! Powerball! Powerball! Everybody is losing their mind over Powerball! The hysteria surrounding the $1.5 billion dollar jackpot has been nice and dumb all day. Thus, we at LoCO did some…
CHP Releases Details, Names of People Involved in This Morning’s Safety Corridor Injury Traffic Collision
…Wilson drove her vehicle from Indianola Cutoff into the northbound lanes of US-101, directly into the path of the Toyota Rav4. The front of the Rav4 collided into the driver’s…
University Police Officer Shot in Accidental Firearm Discharge
…Andrew Goff A Humboldt State University police officer suffered minor injuries following the accidental discharge of a firearm this afternoon. The incident took place near the corner of Harpst and Rossow streets…
Man Found With Guns Stolen in SoHum Commercial Burglary Attempts to Flee Arrest; More Firearms Still Missing
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 01-11-2016, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a commercial burglary that occurred in the…
Victims Give Emotional Testimony at Jason Warren Sentencing Hearing
…Today he wore the orange jumpsuit of the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. As his victims described the pain he's caused and pondered the wickedness of his mind, he sat at the…
Supervisors Opt to Ban New Grows on Timberland in Final Draft of Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance
Humboldt County Chief Administrative Officer Philip Smith Hanes (far left) and the Board of Supervisors. The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today directed staff not to allow new medical marijuana cultivation on…
Meth Found in Redway Hotel After ‘Most Wanted’ Woman Arrested
…On 01-12-2016, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous tip for one of the fugitives listed on the “Southern Humboldt’s Most…
EPD: Humboldt Motorsports’ Employee Bit While Confronting Would-Be Motorcycle Thief
…It appears Gill was heading for the door when the employee intervened. During a brief struggle between the two, Gill bit the employee on the hand. The employee was able to contain…
76-Year-Old Man Missing
…Upon arriving at the residence of Mr. O’Keefe, the deputies located family and friends at the residence. Arthur O’Keefe was not in the residence or anywhere on his property. The…
Shot Fired Into Cutten Home Last Night; Sheriff’s Office Says No Suspects Identified Yet
At about 8:15 last night, a call came into the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office reported that a home on the 5500 block of Walnut Drive in Cutten had been shot…
Proposed Law Would Require Caltrans to Keep Maps of Fiber-Optic Lines
Stewart, Wood testify at the Assembly Transportation Committee yesterday. Photo: Assm. Wood's office. Humboldt County is still pretty freaked out by the recent back-to-back fiber optic outages late last…
(UPDATES) Eureka Police Surround Humboldt Motorsports After ‘#EpicFail’ Motorcycle Burglary Attempt
…This employee confronted the suspect inside, who was in the process of attempting to steal a motorcycle. The suspect gunned the bike, aiming for the window he had already broken out, but…
OBITUARY: Gregory Allan Lovick, 1949-2015
…A celebration for his life will be held in Fortuna in the spring. The date and location is to be announced. ### The obituary above was submitted by Gregory Lovick's family. The…
OBITUARY: Donna Theresa Perata, 1940-2016
…Donations may be given to The American Cancer Society or to The Sheriff’s Animal Shelter, 980 Lycoming, McKinleyville, 95519. ### The obituary above was submitted by Donna Perata's family. The Lost…
Highway 96 Crash Kills 24-Year-Old Orleans Woman; Two-Year-Old Infant Survives Uninjured
…It was determined the driver of the Ford was not wearing her seatbelt. As a result of this collision, the driver was ejected from the Ford and sustained fatal injuries. The passenger…
Humboldt County Correctional Deputy Punched by Homicide Suspect
…Once Dean’s handcuffs were removed he turned toward one of the Correctional Deputies and punched the deputy several times. The other deputies detained Dean, who continued to struggle against them. Dean…
HSO: Wanted Hoopa Man Caught ‘Hiding Out’ in Trinidad with Key to Stolen Honda CRV
…The vehicle matched the description of a stolen vehicle out of Arcata. Deputies interviewed the occupants of the residence and they denied knowing how the vehicle ended up parked on that street…
Sneaker Wave Warning in Effect! Plus: Wind, Weather and … Warmness?
Our dedicated friends at National Weather Service HQ on Woodley Island have been busy all weekend forecasting the weird weather to come, and chronicling the weird weather we have had. Here are…
HARDIN: I Know Where the Bodies are Buried
It seems that I have become a lightning rod for for a whole lot of negative truth about about the marijuana industry in Southern Humboldt. This negativity has accumulated over years, and…
SLOW NEWS DAY: WinCo Shopping Cart Putting
…That's why we bring you a sport that combines the physicality of warehouse shopping with the finesse of miniature golf. Shopping cart putting: The game of titans. The sport gained international…
OBITUARY: Wesley Ray Smith, 1966-2015
Wesley Ray Smith is the son of Paul Brooke and Kay Frances (Bass) Russell. He was born July 28, 1966 in Bakersfield, California. He was found dead in his jeep from a…
Yes! Those WERE Military Helicopters Hovering Over Your Home!
…Says one Friend of the LoCO: // Any idea on what's going on with the helicopter circling the eel river down here in Rio Dell? Posted by Kristene Tavares on Saturday, January…
GET YOUR PORT ON: The Misunderestimation Debrief
GET YOUR PORT ON: The Misunderestimation Debrief
DEAD RECKONING: Be Wary the In-Betweeners. Or, Mind your Magic Rocks
You can smell the icky hormones clinging to them like so many grimy phantoms, digging in their yellow claws and eyeballing the world with bitter, studied indifference as they critique the world…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Of Monoliths and Men
Peña de Bernal from Bernal town, Queretaro, Mexico (Barry Evans) “In time the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble, They’re only made of clay…” according to Nat King Cole. Well no…
LETTER FROM AMERICA: Pittsburgh
…Then, hopping back in the car, we drove over the Roberto Clemente bridge and headed past the theater district to Station Square. Here, one sees the old and new Pittsburgh merge: The…
Arcata Steller’s Jay Featured in PBS Documentary ‘Natural Born Hustlers’
…Black told the Outpost that HSU’s Wildlife department has studied and produced renowned scientific papers on the birds’ behaviors for the last 17 years. “The birds live right on the edge…
Arcata Police Seek Red Roof Inn Robbery Suspect (BAD PHOTO)
…The suspect entered the business and demanded cash from the front desk clerk and then fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of currency. No weapon was seen and no injuries were…
(UPDATED With Wheetley Statement) Arcata Councilmember and County Supervisor Candidate Mark Wheetley Arrested for DUI
…on State Route 255, just past the Samoa bridges near the intersection with Navy Base Road, according to CHP spokesman Cy May. Wheetley has been charged with driving under the influence with…
OBITUARY: Lawrence James “Jim” Hollis, 1943-2015
…26, 2015 at the age of 72. He was a beloved father, step-father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Jim was born in Longview, Washington on September 8, 1943. He was the…