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(VIDEO) Let Humboldt’s Giant Winter Waves Hypnotize You (But Don’t Be Like the Knuckleheads!)
Lovers of all things epic gathered at the Humboldt Bay Harbor entrance yesterday to watch swells upwards of 30-feet slowly pummel our jetties. Local videographer Mike Kelly chronicled the swellness while…
STATE OF THE WEED: Can You Guess Where Most of the Weed in Humboldt County is Grown?
Did you scream out “Southern Humboldt County”? Give yourself a pat on the back. You are correct. Over the last few years, one of the major political issues surrounding cannabis cultivation have…
Another Power Outage: HSU Campus Goes Dark
…At least part of the Humboldt State University campus plunged into darkness this afternoon, reportedly due to a transformer explosion, possibly behind the kinesiology building. HSU spokesman Jarad Petroske told the Outpost…
Heavy Rains Bring Flooding, High Waters to Coastal Humboldt (PHOTOS)
It's just turning into an all weather day here on LoCO, isn't it? How about some flooding and high water photos to flush out the day? Local photographer and LoCO…
LoCO CHALLENGE: Hey Humboldt, What In God’s Name is This Unholy Beast!?
…I was not wanted by the cops for stealing an airplane from my former professor Marcy Burstiner. That was just a dream. Two: Today is bagel day. "Stop hitting the snooze button…
Hail, Hail! Reader Submitted Hail! (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)
Ouch! Hard water from the heavens is falling on Humboldt heads as we speak, mostly in McKinleyville it seems. And when weather happens, readers send us pictures of that weather whether we…
Hooray! This Might Be the Best Li’l Humboldt Travel Article We’ve Seen
It is LoCO tradition to acknowledge each and every instance of outside media discovering and rediscovering Humboldt County, the travel destination. It is our theory that locals most invested in this community…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Warning! The Ocean Can Get Kinda Gross When it Rains
Cows frolic in the hills above the Lost Coast. Eventually they will defecate. Photo: Andrew Goff. Heavy Rain! We have been experiencig heavy rains this week, and rain is certainly a good…
Wind! Rain! Hail! Thunderstorms! All Sorts of Weather Possible This Humboldt Thursday
Looks like we survived the latest round of weather-provoked blackness. Now what does Humboldt have to look forward to? The National Weather Service’s diligent Eureka spoke tells us that more…
AT&T Up! Power Down! Top O’ The Morning!
…From the National Weather Service: THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED AND WIDESPREAD SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED…
WINDY NIGHT!: Thousands Affected By Multiple Power Outages Countywide
Are you enjoying the window-rattling winds, Humboldt? Some are paying a power price for the show. Readers and LoCO’s Blackout Bot are indicating numerous outages countywide, mostly centered in Arcata…
Open Your Heart to a Open House: Humboldt County Animal Shelter Event This Weekend
It's time to get your tail down to the Humboldt County Animal Shelter for a doggone good time as they host an open house this Saturday from noon 'til 4 p…
(UPDATE) COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN: AT&T Internet/Phone Service Outages Reported in Humboldt
…There was no indication that utilities existed under the ground near the culvert. The crew was NOT digging at this location; the line was probably less than a foot from the surface…
It’s a Harmonic Convergence of Weather
This morning I spoke with Troy Nicolini of the National Weather Service office on Woodley Island. No less that six different weather warnings appear on the NOAA weather website, so I asked…
OBITUARY: Bobby Gene Stone, 1935-2015
…The family is grateful for all the help, love and care. Thanks also to Lincare, Hospice, Cloney's and Broadway Medical. There will be a celebration of life at the Eagles Club…
Armstrong Found Guilty in 2014 Dean Creek Resort Murder; Faces 40 to Life
…Lessons From 16 Homicides ### From the District Attorney's Office: On December 8, 2015, in the case of the People of the State of California v. Jason Armstrong, the jury found the…
She’s Gonna Blow! ‘Atmospheric River’ Set to Pummel Humboldt
…An "atmospheric river" will flow over both the coast and the interior starting tonight and continuing over the next few days, bringing not only the aforementioned unpleasantness but also monstrous surf. Below…
STATE OF THE WEED: How Many Grows Are There in Humboldt County?
…This is the first of the conclusions we will draw from “Weed or No Weed,” a little web game the Outpost launched back in August. The way the game worked was this…
McK Man Bleeding From Face Arrested for Meth Sales Near McKinleyville High
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Sunday, December 6, 2015 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Humboldt County Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to McKinleyville Ave near the high school for…
(UPDATE) Eureka Police Raiding Home Near Cooper Gulch
…3 others inside the residence were detained and released on scene. Anyone with information regarding suspected drug operations within the City of Eureka is asked to call the Problem Oriented Policing Unit…
North Coast Co-op General Manager Kelli Reese Resigns
…She moved to the area from Colorado, where she was the general manager of Durango Natural Foods Co-op. Shortly after taking the general manager position at the North Coast Co-op…
Someone Stole a Bird Off the Giant, Steel Public Art Sculpture at C Street Market Square
…A five foot-wide aluminum bird is thought to have been snagged off of Jack Sewell's "Following Current Events" sculpture which spins at the foot of C Street in Eureka. Details…
(VIDEO) Wanna See a Big Ass Tree Fall Down in the Eureka City Hall Parking Lot?
Aha! It seems you searched the depths of your soul with regards to our headline query and came back with the only one true answer: “YES.” Hey, LoCO thinks you made a…
SLOW NEWS DAY: This is Our Favorite 3rd Grade Drawing of the Arcata Police Chief as a Reindeer
…Yes! Let's look at it now! Hooray! Let's all love this! "On Rudolph! On [Arcata Police Chief] Tom Chapman!" says the round-headed Santa to his pair of hopefully soon…
Flatmo’d: ‘Make the Sandbox Great Again’
We’ve been experiencing a slight Flatmo’d drought lately but look who’s back to scribblin’! LoCO’s resident coaster artist and presidential candidates historian Duane Flatmo imagines the childhood of…
HARDIN: SoHum — It’s More of a Casino Than a Community
Now that the weather has turned cold and rainy, I worry about my friends here in SoHum who lack adequate housing. I know it looks like we have a bunch of houses…
Storm-Force Winds Ripped Through Humboldt Last Night
Photo of an overturned trampoline provided by the Smart family of Eureka. A storm system producing winds excess of 60 mph passed through Humboldt and Del Norte Counties last night. Meteorologist with…
DEAD RECKONING: Diagnose This
Outside at this very moment (9:18 pm Saturday), a brutal wind scours our house of cobwebs, loose boards, shingles, anything left in the gravel drive, soda cans, stray butts, last leaves…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Jonesing, Heroin, My Granddad and Richard Nixon
Bottle of Bayer Heroin, pre WWI, UK [Mpv_51/English Wikipedia] “I’m jonesing for a coffee,” I told the barista recently. “Coming up, but you better be careful with that word…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Witnessing History
…On the right, we can see the Maiden Tower approaching, and the houses high on the hills of Üsküdar. On the left, we can see the minarets of the Hagia Sophia and…