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Man Huffing Whip-Its in Downtown Garberville Draws Attention to His Big Hash Stash, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 11-04-2015, at approximately 3:33 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call from an anonymous citizen reporting suspicious…
Ferndale Police Smell Weed Yet Paradoxically Find Meth and a Rifle on Eurekan Passing Through Town
Press release from the Ferndale Police Department: On November 4, 2015 at approximately 1600 hours, Ferndale Police Officers Tyler James and Sergeant Adam Stricker were on patrol in the area of Ocean…
Private Affordable-Housing Developer Applies to Build New Off-Campus Housing for 800 HSU Students at Craftsman’s Mall Property
The proposed "Village." Infographics provided by the City of Arcata. Tonight the Arcata City Council will review a preliminary application to build 280 new off-campus residences for Humboldt State students. The…
Arcata Fire Acknowledges Measure A Defeat; Vows to Keep Fighting for Additional Staffing
…Measure A received a 45% “Yes” vote. "Despite the fact that the measure did not pass this time, I'm committed to continuing the ongoing effort to increase staffing to serve the…
(UPDATED) Officer, Deceased Suspect From Sunday Afternoon Eureka Shootout Named in Press Conference This Afternoon
…Investigators — led by Detective Terry Liles of the Eureka Police Department, do not yet know why O'Quinn shot at the officer. The four other passengers of the vehicle — some local, some…
Attorneys Spar Over Evidence Before Warren’s Health Forces Early Recess in Double-Murder Case
…They were pictures from the investigation of the scene — close-ups of the evidence found on the road — and he handed printouts of them to the jury. Each member of the jury…
Fortuna Police Awarded $25,000 Grant to Prevent Traffic Related Deaths and Injuries
Photo provided by the Fortuna Police Department. Fortuna Police Department press release: FORTUNA, CA - Fortuna Police Department has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS…
That’s a Lot of Meth and Heroin! Three Arrested by DTF on Search Warrant Spree
…Hernandez-Hernandez, Licona-Carbajal, Santos-Goyosso) In case you are wondering, Humboldt County Sheriff's Office estimates the street value of the methamphetamine seized as being $129,000, as for the heroin…
Don’t Eat Local Crab! Toxic Bloom Makes Dungeness Unsafe, State Health Department Warns
…The levels have exceeded the State’s action level for the crabs’ body meat as well as the viscera, commonly referred to as crab butter, and therefore pose a significant risk to…
Drunk 23-Year-Old Smeared With Blood Arrested in Yesterday’s Dog-Killing Arson Incident, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 11-03-2015 at about 4:00 p.m. a suspicious fire was investigated by Humboldt Bay Fire Department (HBF) at residence located in…
Man Arrested For Arson After Returning to the Scene of Today’s Eureka Home Explosion
…The first arriving unit found the structure to have smoke and fire showing from the windows and roof vents. Additional units arrived and attacked the fire, searched for victims and ventilated the…
NAILBITER! Higgins Barely Pulls Ahead in Election Night Final Report; Dale Cruises to Easy Victory
…Dale, like the rest of the incumbents on the board, has championed a far more diversified approach to economic development on the bay. Up in the Fifth Division, incumbent Pat Higgins, a…
Jury Hears Audio of Dorothy Ulrich’s Violent Death on First Day of Warren Trial
A memorial sign hung for Suzanne Seemann near the site of her death in 2012. Photo by Andrew Goff. Warning: This story includes graphic descriptions of violence, including two murders. # # # In the…
Michael Youravish Convicted for 2013 Murder, Faces Life Without Parole
Humboldt County Office of the District Attorney press release: Today a jury convicted Michael Youravish of first degree murder with the special allegation of lying in wait. Youravish, 21 years old of…
(UPDATED) Dog Dies in House Fire Off Allard Avenue; Investigators Still Looking at Possibility of Arson
…Chambers said the terrier-like dog most likely died of smoke inhalation. Residents told him the dog was 16 years old. Residents were not at home when the fire broke out. Investigators…
EPD: Murder Suspect Confessed to Detective; Killing on F Street Was ‘Marijuana-Related’
…This afternoon, Eureka Police Chief Andy Mills told the Outpost more about the "marijuana-related dispute" cited below as the precipitating factor in the killing of Elliot Walin. Mills said that the…
High Speed Pursuit Near Scotia Ends in Collision with Tree, Arrest for Suspicion of DUI
…The Tacoma failed to yield to the Officer. A short pursuit ensued ranging in speeds from 85 to 105 miles per hour. The Tacoma exited westbound onto Salmon Creek Road. After continuing…
EPD Arrest Man in Connection with Oct. 24 Late Night Eureka Homicide
…Payton's arrest is in connection with the death of 31-year-old Elliot Michael Walin who was found shot and lying in the street in the 1500 block of F Street…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Lows and Highs of Tide
…The negative low tide presented the opportunity to enter caves otherwise underwater and climb rocks that would normally be offshore. The kids were enchanted by everything from sea snails the size of…
ELECTION DAY! Find Your Polling Place! Read Your Sample Ballot! VOTE!
…Susan Rotwein in the Fifth Division (McKinleyville, Willow Creek, Trinidad). There is a concerted effort to change the current direction of the district, and a lot of money has flowed into the…
Remembering Mac McClary: Teacher, Quipster, Soft-Boiled Newspaperman
When I first started my journalism studies, full of raw, unfocused energy, I desperately cornered Mac McClary one morning outside his office at the Bret Harte House. “Tell me, Mac,” I said…
Overturned City Pickup on Broadway Snarls Afternoon Traffic
…Outpost reader Aly Bear sends us a video — taken at great distance — of the driver of the pickup crawling to safety. J and L Towing flips the overturned pickup back onto its…
Szechuan Sewage Spill Update: Oh, Actually That Shut Down All Oyster Harvesting on the Bay
…The feces had already spread far and wide, before the weekend rains. In a follow-up call, made after people started notifying us of the oyster closure, the city of Arcata's…
800 lbs. of Freshly Harvested Weed Found Down an Embankment Along Highway 36; One Arrested
…The vehicle had fresh body damage and marijuana in the bed of the truck similar to the marijuana located on the embankment. Arrestee George Preston Daniels, age 50, was spotted in the…
DA Issues Press Release on Man Who Dared Challenge His DUI Charge
…The case against Hart arose from a vehicle stop on October 31, 2014 conducted by Eureka Police Department Traffic Officer Dave Chapman, in a restaurant parking lot in the 1300 block of…
Jury Selection Wraps Up in Warren Case; Opening Arguments Set for Tuesday Morning
There was an audible collective sigh of relief this morning from the people in the jury pool who were not selected to fulfill their civic duty from the jury box in the…
(UPDATE, REOPENED) Sewage Leak Shuts Down Szechuan Garden Restaurant
…Pursuant to the order, the city shut off water to the building Friday night. Andre said that the owners had attempted to find a way to keep the restaurant open despite the…
VICE Takes a Long Look at Humboldt’s ‘War in Weed Country’
For months now we've heard through the Humboldt winds that VICE has been poking around our fair county hoping to learn the rules and players in the local cannabis game. About…
Fortuna Man Arrested With 3.5 Pounds of Meth After Months-Long Investigation, Drug Task Force Says
From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: For the past several months, agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force have been investigating a narcotics trafficker who was believed to be supplying…
HARDIN: Class, or Class War
In recent weeks, I've enjoyed the opportunity to vent my spleen about the people who cause the most problems in my community, especially because I hear so much poisonous rhetoric on…