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THE WEED SOCIALITE: Getting Down With the Cannabis People at the 2015 Emerald Cup!
…It was quite a trek from the front of the fairgrounds all the way to the back where the 215 area was. A great deal of the event was outdoors and the…
Supervisors Get an Earful on Latest Draft of Marijuana Land Use Ordinance
This afternoon, the public got its first chance to tell the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors what it thinks of the latest draft of the Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (MMLUO), a…
Two More Guns From Pac Outfitters Heist Found on Redway Man With Felony Warrants
…Gould observed the Deputy and quickly fled on foot towards the rear of the residence. The Deputy called for additional assistance and maintained a cover position on the perimeter of the residence…
Simultaneous Freakazoid Car Crashes in Hydesville, Loleta
Busy afternoon of weirdness for the California Highway Patrol. CASE ONE: At 3:03 p.m., the CHP received report of a person driving a silver Ford F150 and slamming into the…
(UPDATE) Single-Family Home Engulfed in Flames on Patrick’s Point Drive
…The bulk of the fire has been extinguished, report firefighters on scene. Two people live in the home; both are safe. The Red Cross is responding to the scene to see if…
Board of Supervisors Appoints Two Longtime Staffers as Interim Heads of County Government, Health and Human Services
…In closed session today, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors temporarily appointed two veteran staffers to the two highest posts in local government — the county administrative officer and the director of Health…
Those Pernicious Phone Scammers Who Pretend to be From the IRS Are Still At It, Sheriff’s Office Says
…The suspects are telling the potential victims they are an agent with the Internal Revenue Service or the US Treasury and they owe the IRS money. The suspects then tell the victim…
SNOW! State Nears Normal as White Powdery Stuff Blankets Humboldt Hills and Roads
"this is going up to the tower above titlowhill." Photo courtesy Friend O' The LoCO Stoney Times. Today is a day of rest. The Outpost reports bright and sunny conditions outside is…
Man Stabbed While Spectating at a Trinidad Bar Fight After Hours
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at approximately 2:40 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a local hospital reporting…
These Are the Eight Dudes That the Arcata Police Department Wants Most
It's been a while since the Arcata Police Department issued a "Most Wanted" poster, but this morning they're back strong with a potpourri of subjects for whom they have outstanding…
OBITUARY: Diane Alley, 1937-2015
Diane Alley left this world to be with the Lord on December 9, 2015. She was born in Fortuna on July 17, 1937 to Wilma and Otto Holman. She was a 1955…
STATE OF THE WEED: Here’s What the Board of Supervisors Needs to Know About Cannabis and Zoning
…This STATE OF THE WEED series attempts, to the best of its ability, to fill at least some of the informational vacuum. As noted above, the Board of Supervisors and the public…
Eureka Looks to Welcome More Food Trucks
Food truck illustration provided by the City of Eureka. Eureka needs more food trucks. Everyone knows this, especially those of us who live or work near Old Town, which really should be…
(UPDATE: OPENED) Fishing Closed in Big Lagoon Due to Weekend Fuel Spill; Officials Confirm That Ducks Were ‘Oiled’
…A fishery closure had been issued for the area yesterday after an incident involving an overturned tanker truck Saturday afternoon. The order to reopen the area for fishing and shellfish harvesting comes…
HARDIN: This Kind, Wonderful Community Called SoHum
This past week, officers from our local VFW post changed the locks on the doors of the Garberville Vets Hall to prevent the building from being used as an emergency shelter during…
Arcata Fire: Structure Fire Caused by Unattended Bedroom Candle Displaces McKinleyville Family of Six
Arcata Fire Department press release: (MCKINLEYVILLE, CA) – December 12, 2015 – At approximately 8:21 PM, Arcata Fire District responded to a structure fire located in the 1100 block of Azalea Avenue in…
Excuse Me, My Shed Is On Your House; It Was Stormy Last Night
…and went to go see what it was," Paris said. "The high winds blew our shed on the neighbors house!" The storm has also temporarily shut down the Humboldt Ice Rink in…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Immortality in the Wrong Place
We already have immortality, but we have it in the wrong place. We have it in the germ plasm; we want it in the soma, in the body. — George Wald We are…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Rebirth of a Salesman
…The S-Crosses (by now, you could almost call them “Albatrosses”) were finally shipped to the shores of the Caspian and out of his life forever. ### But at the end of the…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Possible Phosphorous Grenade Sticking Out of the Sand at Samoa Beach
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a possible phosphorous grenade discovered at Samoa Beach this afternoon, about a mile from the North Jetty. Sergent Bryan Taylor of the Humboldt…
Multi-Vehicle Accident Shuts Down G Street Near Arcata Plaza
…One person was being tended to inside the ambulance. "I don't understand how the truck was involved because it was so far up," Bloom said. "The cops chalked the tires to…
(UPDATED) Tanker Truck Carrying 4,000 Gallons of Diesel Fuel Overturned on U.S. Highway 101, Fire Crews Mop Up 800 Gallons of Spilled Fuel
…The spill was fully contained by 8 p.m. "It's still unknown if product made it to the lagoon," Coleman said. "They don't think it did, however. The nearby creek…
Jason Warren’s Surviving Victims Discuss Cruz Waivers, the Death Penalty and the Importance of Cultivating Goodness
…All three are still coming to terms with the tragedy. Earlier this week they sat down in Vroman Little's living room to talk about the crimes, the trial and the aftermath…
Tell-Tale Hot Dog Bun Gives Away Burglary Suspects, Says Ferndale Police Department
From the Ferndale Police Department: On December 11th, 2015 at approximately 0900 hours, Ferndale Police Officer T. James and Sergeant A. Stricker were made aware of a theft which occurred at the…
Here is Video of the Ocean Creeping all the Way to the Road at Centerville Beach (VIDEO)
…If you have been to Centerville Beach, you know that ye olde Pacific does not usually come anywhere near the parking lot along Centerville Road. Well, today is not a normal. Scope…
59 Arrested/Cited in Trinity County Over the Last Month During ‘Interdiction Operation’
The Trinity County Sheriff's Office details their busy month in the broad press release below: On various dates in November and December of 2015 the Trinity County Narcotics Task Force and…
Here is a Current Tweeted List of Humboldt County Road Closures
The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services loves them some Twitter. Here are some local road updates (in tweet form!): Coastal Flood Warning til 1pm, High Surf Warning til 8pm. Street flooding…
Yurok Police, Del Norte Sheriff to Cross-Deputize Tribal Police Officers
PREVIOUSLY [Humboldt] Sheriff’s Office Moves to Dissolve Key Relationship With Hoopa Valley Tribal Police Hoopa Valley Tribal Police No Longer Have the Authority to Enforce Laws; Sheriff’s Office Increasing Presence…
Still Steamed About the Latest AT&T Blackout? The County of Humboldt Wants to Hear It
There are at least of couple of possible responses to the latest great AT&T outage — the second in three months — during which thousands of people lost phone/Internet/TV services for…
Fleeing Humboldt This Weekend? Whoa! Know of Snow Before You Go, Yo!
Escape is never the safest path, oh, but if you plan on slipping past the Redwood Curtain in the next few days and especially if your travels take you east over either…