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Walnut Drive Closed After Bad Two-Vehicle Crash
…Chris Jelinek of Humboldt Bay Fire, who spoke with the Outpost's Andrew Goff at the scene, said that one of the people — a man — suffered only minor injuries in the crash…
YOU AIN’T GOING TO REDDING RIGHT NOW: Rockslide Closes Highway 299 at Junction City For the Next Few Hours
Don't drive to Redding right now, if you were going to do that! Caltrans lets us know Highway 299 between here and there is going to be closed for the "next…
HARDIN: The Myth of Mom and Pop Grower
…We found some “poster children,” and we propagated the myth of “Mom and Pop Grower,” the “small family farmers” and the “back-to-the-lander.” Sure, we made broad, overly positive generalizations…
GET YOUR PORT ON: Who Can We Blame For The Things That Went Wrong?
GET YOUR PORT ON: Who Can We Blame For The Things That Went Wrong?
DEAD RECKONING: Anxious Asses Everywhere, Unite!
…Resenting yourself is useless, a feedback loop of self-driven neurosis where you’re at the butt end both ways: The giver of bad feeling and the taker of said shit. The…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: A 2015 Retrospective
A convention of the publishing industry is to run a retrospective of the past year. Here’s my list for 2015: 1. Sweated bricks waiting for the first photos from Pluto on…
LETTER FROM AMERICA: New York
…Wall Street, the financial center of the world, the original federal building with the statue of Washington standing on the steps, the beautiful old church squeezed incongruously between all the jutting skyscrapers…
Henderson Street to be Closed for the Next 6-12 Hours After Crash; Possible Power Outage Coming
…Power is already out for a few homes in the neighborhood. ### UPDATE: The driver didn't actually split from the scene of the accident. Photo: Lori Maciel.
EARTHQUAKE! Li’l 4.5 Shaker Ushers in 2016
A on-the-large-side-of-small earthquake struck the Humboldt County coast 30 miles southwest of Ferndale a few moments ago. The USGS has this sucker down at 4.5 magnitude…
(UPDATED) Standoff on Broadway; Eureka Police Surround El Milagro Rancho Viejo Market With Guns Drawn
…Watson said that the EPD's K-9 unit deserves credit for finally locating Hansen in the rafters of the building, after police stormed the place. An officer fell through the ceiling…
Fortuna Motorcyclist Takes Cops on High Speed Chase in the Wee Hours of 2016, is Arrested on Bevy of Charges
From the Fortuna Police Department: On January 1, 2016 at about 12:45 am, an officer with the Ferndale Police Department assigned to Saturation Patrol for the Humboldt County Avoid the 10…
The Last Palco Marsh Homeless Camp Cleanup of 2015. PLUS: Testing the Planet Fitness ‘Judgment Free Zone’
…Some just don’t want to go.” A port-a-potty for cleanup crews arrives The flyers distributed recently at the marsh which draw from the City of Eureka's open space…
Eureka Set to Ban Commercial Medical Marijuana Growing Temporarily
…According to the staff report on the item, the City is motivated time-wise by the March 1, 2016, deadline included in Assembly Bill 243, despite the fact that the bill's…
(UPDATED) Fire at Ridgewood’s Greenlot Nursery
…Additional arriving crews vented the roof and searched for occupants with none found as the occupants were not home at the time of the fire. The fire quickly extended from the first…
Cub Scouts Stand Ready to Haul Away Your Old Christmas Tree
…You’ve enjoyed your Christmas tree through the month and now it is time to dispose of it. Save yourself the time and hassle and call your local Cub and Boy Scouts…
Dumpster Fire at Bayfront One, Garage Fire in Myrtletown Keeps Humboldt Bay Fire Busy
…The fire, which was likely caused by discarded smoking materials, ignited cabinets and surrounding combustibles and then spread to an adjacent wall and the ceiling. The occupant attempted to extinguish the fire…
Infant Suffers Major Injuries in Highway 101 Crash Last Night
From the California Highway Patrol: On the evening of Wednesday December 30, 2015, at approximately 10:50 PM, 25 year old Brittany Campbell of Sacramento, CA, was driving her 2011 Dodge pickup…
An Accidental Activist Driver Took Down a Safety Corridor Billboard This Morning
…Before anyone re-erects the sign they'd need to clear it not only with the city but also Caltrans, the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, which owns the land…
Does McKinleyville Even Exist? Like at All?
Was it all a dream? That is the question pondered and explored by fake news site the Nevada County Scooper in a piece headlined “Local Researcher: McKinleyville California Doesn’t Exist.” We…
Eureka Police to Push Palco Marsh Campers Back From Foot of Del Norte; Protest Scheduled for Tomorrow Morning
…The strip just south of Del Norte that was recently added to the city's do-not-camp list. The Eureka Police Department will soon be shrinking the area of the Palco…
Man Accused on Facebook of Following, Exposing Himself to Young Eureka Woman Has Car Towed For Driving on Expired License
…EPD public information officer Brittany Powell tells the Outpost that the car pictured in the post above was identified by law enforcement and ultimately towed after it was discovered that the driver…
92-Year-Old Humboldt Woman’s $500 Rescued From Mail Scam by US Postal Inspector Interception!
…The letter was received by the Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, December 28th, and the CSO returned the letter with the $500 to the victim. The Sheriff’s Office would like to…
Local Anti-Abortion Clinic Must Post Reproductive Health Info Under New State Law
Pamphlets distributed by the Pregnancy Care Center and J. Rophe Medical in Eureka. File photo. Starting this weekend, "crisis pregnancy centers" and faith-based anti-abortion clinics will be required to tell…
What To Do When Jerks In Trucks Harass Beachgoers
The idiots in this truck spun around the guy writing in the sand, then turned around and did it again. And again. Say you're out for your daily constitutional on one…
Here is Your Updated ‘SoHum Most Wanted’ Poster
Some of SoHum's previous most wanted are still wanted. Plus, we have some new faces the Sheriff's Office would like to gaze upon. From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
Eureka Police — With Help From Sole Savers — Take Unpermitted Car-Borrower Into Custody at Safeway
This morning, people shopping at the Harris Street Safeway were treated to a tense police action in the parking lot. Says one Friend o' the LoCO: My coworker was there and was…
OBITUARY: Lonnie McLaughlin, 1956-2015
…Uma Suryadevara and all the staff at the St. JosephCancer Center for the thoughtful care that he received. Internment will take place at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2, at his…
Minor Earthquake Hits Offshore From Ferndale
Our man Larry Trask felt the 3.3 quake from the KHUM studio in Ferndale, which is perhaps not surprising since the temblor was centered just 14 miles from our favorite cowtown…
Local Housing Market is Among the Least Affordable in the Country, Study Confirms
…The latest issue of the Humboldt Economic Index, of which Eschker remains the director, reports that the average monthly rent on two-, three- and four-bedroom houses advertised in the Times-Standard…
Sheriff’s Office Tries One More Time to Stop People Going to Kneeland for the Snow
…The Sheriff’s Office has received numerous complaints about people leaving their trash and damaging the landscape while on private property. The property owners are left with the responsibility to clean up…