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Who Steals a Turkey Fryer From the Eureka Safeway on Thanksgiving Eve? Allegedly This Guy!
How was this crafty criminal able to navigate the Eureka Safeway's parking lot to make his getaway? Answer us that! Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff press release: On Wednesday, November 25, 2015…
Q: Who’s Got a New Provost? A: HSU! You Are Pumped!
Let us begin this post in the most honest way possible: With a link to the Wikipedia page for "provost." There. Now that we've learned a new word, LoCO will clue…
OBITUARY: Aaron Rydell Coffelt, 1971-2015
…If anyone has any questions please email me at avacoffelt@yahoo.com ### The obituary above was submitted by Aaron Coffelt's family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents…
OBITUARY: Daniel Roland Kennedy, 1949-2015
…6, 2015 at the Fortuna Adventist Community Services Center at 2331 Rohnerville Rd., Fortuna, to share memories of Dan, have something to eat, and to celebrate his life. ### The obituary above was…
Big Early Morning Boom on the West Side of Arcata
Your Lost Coast Outpost woke up to reports of an ungodly loud explosion that rocked residents of the Windsong/Greenview/Coastal Grove neighborhood of Arcata this morning at about 3:40 a…
Liberal Power Couple Sopoci-Belknap and Brinton Leaving Humboldt For Sacramento
…It is an a important move for the work that both of us do. Move to Amend is making great strides in building the movement to amend the constitution to eliminate corporate…
Three Arrested After Stolen Mercedes-Benz Spotted in Casino Parking Lot
…The Deputy conducted a records check on the vehicle’s license plate number and confirmed the vehicle was still listed as stolen. The Deputy followed the vehicle as it exited the parking…
Warren Trial, Day 11: Both the Prosecution and Defense Rest
Jason Anthony Warren's defense attorney, Glenn Brown with the county's Alternate Counsel office, made no opening statement, called only two witnesses to the stand and took less than three hours…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Let’s Put Oceans on the Climate Change Agenda
Stay "current" with ocean issues during the Paris Climate Change Conference! The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place right now through Friday, Dec. 11. It is the 21st session of…
(UPDATE) One Person Arrested Following Two-Car Collision at Henderson and Union
…The driver of the van pictured above, who is 74 years old, suffered minor injuries in the crash, according to Chris Jelinek of Humboldt Bay Fire. The driver of the white truck…
HARDIN: On Cannabis Consciousness
We have a show on KMUD called “Cannabis Consciousness.” Kerry Reynolds hosts the show, which covers cannabis-related news, pending legislation and reports on the cannabis industry in the Emerald Triangle. That…
DEAD RECKONING: Happy Lies and Costco Pies
…The older we get, the more vitality we lose to chronic pain and sedentary lifestyles, the more cancer diagnoses and heart conditions, degenerative brain diseases and muscle loss, the less it matters…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: OUTWEST, Blu-ray, Claudia and Jennifer
Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards — stills from Once Upon a Time in the West. If you’re not doing anything this coming Tuesday evening, you could do worse than…
(VIDEO UPDATE) Grenade Found in Downtown Arcata; Streets Closed While Police Await Bomb Squad
Video of the detonation taken by reporter Israel LeFrak. UPDATED, 8:45 p.m.: The Sheriff's Office used a shotgun like device to detonate the grenade. Sgt. Brian Hoffman of the…
One Person Two People Killed After Vehicle Falls Into Trinity River Off Route 299 Near Cedar Flat
…The Outpost's Shane Mizer was told by a California Highway Patrol Officer on scene, that the vehicle came off the roadway and fell into the Trinity River. Mizer reports that the…
(UPDATED) Jacks Lose to Northwest Missouri 54-7
UPDATE, 1:45 The Jacks were defeated by Northwest Missouri in a blow out 54-7 loss. IT'S A FINAL. @NWBearcatsFB with a 54-7 victory over Humboldt State in the…
HSU Football Travels to Northwest Missouri for Second Round of NCAA Playoffs
…The performance was Gardner's sixth 200-plus yard rushing game of the season.On the defensive side of the ball, the Jacks limited one of the nation's most high-powered…
The Fishing Fleet Needs Extra Blessings This Year; Trinidad Made Sure It Got Them
…Between the crab shutdown and the promise of very difficult winter weather, this looks to be a rough year for commercial fishermen. But commercial fishermen felt the love of the community at…
Car Flips During Accident in Bayshore Mall Parking Lot
Multiple Outpost readers alert us to a bad accident in which a car flipped over onto its roof in the Bayshore Mall parking lot. The photo above was sent to us by…
How Bad is Humboldt County’s Mental Health Branch? It Depends On Whom You Ask.
…Back in March, when the inpatient staffing shortage was threatening the very existence of Sempervirens, the county hired Traditions Behavioral Health, a Napa-based staffing firm, to fill the psychiatrist vacancies, which…
Technically It’s Not Illegal to Enter an Animal Exhibit at Sequoia Park Zoo, But it Likely Will Be Soon
…The City of Eureka addressed this issue at the Nov. 17 council meeting, where City Attorney Cindy Day-Wilson introduced a new ordinance that would make such behavior unlawful. The current Zoo…
(PHOTOS) Help Needed: King Tides Provide Gander at High Water Future
Homes along the front lines of Eureka Slough. How will sea level rise affect you? The upcoming "King Tides" offer a chance to begin to understand what the future looks like. We…
The ’Mary Jane’ Film Trailer Features Pot Songs, Grow Ho Fisker Fighting, Ed Asner Singing (VIDEO)
Those of you who’ve made the trek out to Blue Lake for any of the stagings of Dell’Arte’s original weed-y production Mary Jane: The Musical over the past…
(PHOTOS) Student Activists Ask HSU Students What They Think of Their School, Students Respond
Photos from the HSU Student Labor Union Facebook Page. During last week's protests, the Humboldt State Student Labor Union asked students to share their thoughts, beliefs and needs with the school…
Ayer Found Guilty of Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of Heroin, Meth
(Ayer's mugshot taken after his June arrest.) Humboldt County Office of the District Attorney press release: Today a jury found 25-year-old Michael Wayne Ayer guilty of receiving stolen property…
No Tsunami Warning For West Coast After 7.6M Peru Earthquake
…The USGS has updated its measurement of the quake, which struck near Peru's border with Brazil at 5:45 p.m. local time, to a magnitude of 7.6. The Pacific…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Let’s Be Thankful We Live Near the Ocean, Humboldt
This Thanksgiving as you sit with friends and family around your awaiting feast, let’s raise our glasses in a toast to the ocean. The air we breath, food we eat, water…
Remember Snow? Chain Up, Thanksgiving Highway 299 and 36 Travelers
…The screenshot featured in this post comes from Berry Summit and shows, currently, a mere dusting of snow, but Caltrans crews in the area say the flakes are coming fast and furious…
(VIDEO) Traveling YouTube Star Who Fled Eureka Finds Beauty, Bigfoot Sticker in Avenue of the Giants
PREVIOUSLY: 'Let's Get the Hell Out of Eureka,' Says Traveling YouTube Star After Surviving Crime Gauntlet Over the weekend we shared a video from Eric "Nomadic Fanatic" Jacobs and his cat…
OBITUARY: Yurok Tribe Leader Troy Fletcher, 1962-2015
Photo courtesy the Yurok Tribe. It is with deep despair and a heavy heart that we announce the untimely passing of Tribal luminary Troy Fletcher. “This is a tragic loss for the…