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HARDIN: SoHum 2015 — The Year in Review
As 2015 draws to a close and I sip my holiday nog, I reflect on what has happened over the past year, in this little corner of the world we call Southern…
McK House Alarm Leads Sheriff’s Deputies to Big Indoor Grow
From the Humboldt Coutny Sheriff's Office: On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at approximately 12:30 p.m. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were sent to a residence on the 1000…
Commercial Burglary Suspect Popped Popcorn and Took a Nap Mid-Theft, Fortuna Police Say
From the Fortuna Police Department On December 23, 2015 at approximately 9:45 PM hours, officers with the Fortuna Police Department were dispatched to a business located in the 1300 block of…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: ISIS and Lines in the Sand
Breaching the Sykes-Picot boundary between Syria and Iraq, June 2014. [Al Baraka] Following up on last week’s thoughts about Islamophobia (negative stereotyping of Muslims), many of the comments blame the…
Christmas Morning House Fire Claims Life of Pet Bird, Frog
…Heat from the stove ignited the newspaper and started the fire, spreading to walls and surrounding combustibles. The owner said she woke up with her dog, which ordinarily sleeps in the living…
A Humboldt Christmas Poem or: Sara Bareilles Returns Home, Keeps it Real For the Holidays
'Twas the night before Christmas, and up in Old Town The street walking screamers were just settling downThe Gazebo was decked out in red, white and green And the carriage horse pee…
Couple Mace Good Samaritan, Make Off With Wallet and Phone, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at approximately 7:45 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a robbery on…
(VIDEO) Just a Horn Ensemble Playing Christmas Carols From the Old Town Gazebo
This four-piece brass ensemble climbed the ramp of the gazebo in Old Town Eureka and proceeded to blow some festive Christmas songs to the surprise and delight of passersby. Joy to…
(UPDATED) Two People Stabbed in Separate Incidents in Hoopa, McKinleyville
…In the first incident, in Hoopa, a person was reportedly stabbed outside the Ray's Market in Hoopa, and was found lying in the breezeway between the market and the casino. The…
Supervisors Committed to Forging Ahead on Weed Ordinance, Even if Deadline Disappears
…In his letter to local jurisdictions, Woods said that as soon as he discovered the error in the bill he published a letter in the Assembly Journal, the official record of the…
SoHum’s Most Wanted! Garberville Sheriff’s Office Substation Knows What It Wants For Christmas…
It's SOHUM'S MOST WANTED time again! From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of these wanted fugitives, contact the Humboldt County Sheriff…
Center for Biological Diversity Threatens Lawsuit to Protect Local Frog
Wikipedia Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity: The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its lengthy…
Stolen Vehicle Takes Fortuna Police On High-Speed Chase to Hydesville and Back; Driver Arrested, Passengers Detained
From the Fortuna Police Department: On December 22, 2015 at approximately 2:10 pm Officers from the Fortuna Police Department received a request for back up from Cal Fire Law Enforcement Officer…
Hoopa Woman Allegedly Goes to Post Office Parking Lot With Loaded Gun and Drug Paraphernalia, Gets Arrested
…When deputies arrived, they contacted a male and a female in the vehicle. The deputies recognized the occupants from prior law enforcement contacts. While speaking with the deputies, the female passenger, 27…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: The 12 Days of Ocean (Part 2)
…The mission statement reads, “World Surfing Reserves proactively identifies, designates and preserves outstanding waves, surf zones and surrounding environments around the world,” (Save the Waves). How does this program work? The process…
WHITE CHRISTMAS: Christmas Eve Eve Will Bring Inches of Snow Down to 2,000 Feet, National Weather Service Predicts
…Prepare to drive slowly and carefully and expect plenty of crazy on the roads. On the other hand: Looks like the snowiest Humboldt Christmas in recent memory, right?
Post Restraint: Mailing Publications With Weed Ads Violates Federal Law, Says U.S. Postal Service
…A federal agency rejecting the distribution of information is somewhat akin to prior restraint cases that were famously decided by the Supreme Court. The key difference here being the government’s refusal…
(PICS/VIDEO) Sector Humboldt Bay Rescues Marooned Hunters on 51st Anniversary of Deadly ’64 Flood
More images and video below! From the United States Coast Guard, Sector Humboldt Bay: Today Sector Humboldt Bay Coast Guard recued two men from the Eel river basin when they became trapped…
Del Norte Postal Service Supervisor Charged with Three Counts of Felony Burglary, Suspected of Abusing Postal Duties to Steal Pain Medication
…Postal Service deliveries containing pain medication reports the Del Norte Triplicate. Del Norte County District Attorney Dale Trigg told the Outpost that Maready will be arraigned tomorrow afternoon. "The three burglary charges…
(UPDATED) Kia-Driving Couple Currently on Mass Shoplifting Spree, Warns EPD
…The surveillance images below are from a local clothing store on the 500 block of 4th street. The two females stole several articles of clothing and left in the black Kia at…
Remember Those Lost to the Cold at Eureka’s Homeless Persons’ Memorial Tonight
By James Decker hoists a banner around the tent reading "Fight for a Homeless Bill of Rights.". Winter begins tomorrow, technically, and if you're eager to scratch that holiday-spirit itch…
Some Christmas-Ruining Jerk-Face Is Following UPS and FedEx Trucks and Stealing Packages
Flickr Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office recently received reports of a vehicle following UPS and FedEx trucks and stealing packages from houses…
County Courts Borrow $110,000 to Handle Surge in Homicide Cases
A video still from the Dec. 11 hearing of the Judicial Council of California. Straining under the burden a of a large backlog, including more than two dozen homicide cases, Humboldt County…
Elk River Road Goes Underwater Again. What About You? Are You Underwater?
…Scanner Traffic Indicates Team Member "Just-In" has added the Humboldt County Roads Department to northern Humboldt scanner feed for the nonce, so we've been attempting to chronicle some of the…
Yurok Tribe Passes First-Ever Tribal Ordinance Banning GMO Crops and Salmon
From the Yurok Tribe: On December 10, 2015, after several months of committee drafting and opportunity for public comment, the Yurok Tribal Council unanimously voted to enact the Yurok Tribe Genetically Engineered…
(UPDATE: FOUND!) 70-Year-Old Dementia Patient Missing in the Arcata Area
…Welsh is no longer wearing the white jacked originally mentioned below. ### From the Arcata Police Department: The Arcata Police Department is attempting to locate Robert Welsh. He is 70 years old and…
Fortuna Police Foil Salon Burglary When Suspect Spotted With Mismatched Shoes
From the Fortuna Police Department: On December 20, 2015 at approximately 8:05 pm, officers with the Fortuna Police Department responded to a report of a burglary in progress at Miracle’s…
FLOOD ADVISORY: Tons and Tons of Rain Will Fall; Expect Some of It to Clog the Pipes
There's going to be boss rain today and tonight, if the National Weather Service forecast is correct. Indeed, a great deal of it is falling from the sky as we speak…
Revolver Stolen in Florida Two Decades Ago Emerges, Brandished, in Fortuna Bar
From the Fortuna Police Department: On December 17, 2015 at approximately 9:50 pm, the Fortuna Police Department communications Center received a call from an anonymous caller reporting that a male subject…
HARDIN: ’Twas The Night Before Christmas in Humboldt
I read today that the average age of the 30 most popular Christmas songs is 61 (Thanks you Harper's Index). So I figured, “Hey, if people can listen to the same…