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Man Arrested in Eureka After Alleged Golf Club Attack
…Officers responded and found the suspect across the street waiting for officers near the entrance to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. The suspect was identified as Kristopher Jett, 29, transient of Crescent…
Willow Creek Man Arrested on Weed Charges After Basically Begging Deputies to Get a Search Warrant, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at about 3:30 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a physical fight between…
OBITUARY: Donnayah Brishae Bell, 1996-2015
…She graduated Zoe Barnum High School last year and was chosen as the opening speaker for the commencement ceremony as well as leading the pledge of allegiance. After high school Donnayah worked…
Bernie Sanders Fans Turned Away as ‘Berners’ Fill Arcata Theater Lounge to Capacity
Photos by Andrew Goff. "Berners" are being turned away as the Arcata Theatre Lounge is at capacity for the first Democratic presidential debate, LoCO's Andrew Goff reports from the scene. Fans…
Landowners Fight for Inclusion in Arcata’s New Medical Marijuana Innovation Zone
The city voted to introduce Area A of the MMIZ last Wednesday. By Arcata Planning Commission. Six local business owners representing O&M Industries, TOMAC LLC, Northwest Forestry & Marine, Ray Wolfe Construction…
Supervisors Ask Staff to Loosen Regulations in Draft Marijuana Ordinance
…Lazar, the senior planner, reiterated that both the Board and the Planning Commission have the authority to scale the regulations back without running afoul of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Reassured…
Two Arrested With Suspected ‘Home Invasion Kit’ In a U-Haul Near Willow Creek
Bosworth Ramirez From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Monday, October 12, 2015 at approximately 0153 hours, a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy assigned to Hoopa/Willow Creek, observed a suspicious…
Fortuna Man Named as Suspect in Mother-in-Law’s Murder; Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest After Eight-Year Investigation
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on today’s date, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Investigators arrested Jared Damien Boyce, 27, of Fortuna, for the…
Eureka City Council Featured in KPCC Report on the Number of Women Councilmembers in California
…Hopkins Fine Portraiture Eureka is home to the only all-female city council in the state. This caught the attention of L.A.'s flagship public radio station KPCC, for a report…
The Location Manager For Brad Pitt’s Humboldt Photo Shoot Won an Award
Remember when Brad Pitt came to Humboldt to lay around and look pensive amongst the Sequoias? What if I told you the location manager for that photo shoot won an award at…
Eureka Sexual Assault Suspect in Custody After Brief Foot Chase
Markis Shirley PREVIOUSLY Be on the Lookout: Eureka Police Seek Sexual Assault Suspect ### A local man wanted for sexual assault charges was taken into custody by the Eureka Police Department this morning…
OBITUARY: Arlo Christensen, 1970-2015
Arlo Christensen, 45 passed away unexpectedly in her home in Arcata on the evening of September 23, 2015. Arlo was born in Arcata to Joanne (Gevas, Christensen) Clark on May 29, 1970…
Three Detained After Reported Altercation in Arcata
According to the Scanner Traffic Indicates crew, Arcata Police Department officers have detained three people after multiple 911 callers reported an altercation in which one party may have wielded a knife. LoCO…
(PHOTOS) Here’s the Latest Sculpture Added to the C Street Market Square
…It's the latest addition to a circulating art exhibition that's been run by the Redwood Art Association since the marketplace's completion in 2010. The exhibit features several sculptures around…
SMOOTH MOVE: That Oregonian Map of Firearm Deaths Making the Rounds is Tremendously Misleading
If you were anywhere near Facebook this weekend, chances are you came across the following interactive map from the Oregonian newspaper: This map is a centerpiece of the Portland-based newspaper's…
Humboldt Live Sessions: Moorea Masa
Let not your heart be bummed by the return of Columbus Day, HumCo. Instead, take a Monday morning stroll through Redwood Roots farm as part of the latest episode of the Humboldt…
HARDIN: Columbus’ People Rule
Today we remember the most horrific genocide ever perpetrated, the most virulent epidemiological event in the history of mankind, and the radical transformation of an entire continent. We named the day for…
(PHOTOS) MORE WEIRD SIGHTINGS: Black-vented Shearwaters and a Cerulean Warbler!
Black-vented Shearwater Biologist, botanist, enthnobotanist, bird enthusiast and Friend of LoCO Gary Lester sent over an email alerting us to the sighting of not just one, but two different species of…
Three Arrested in Fortuna After Man is Tied Up and Threatened With a Pistol, Taser and Sawed-Off Shotgun
…Eventually, the victim was able to flee the residence and run to the 2200 block of School Street where law enforcement was contacted by the resident. With the information received during the…
Friends of the Humboldt Houseless Protests Outside the Eureka Courthouse
…A couple dozen members of the activist group Friends of the Humboldt Houseless rallied outside the Eureka courthouse yesterday evening to protest the city's treatment of the homeless community living in…
DEAD RECKONING: So What if it Sucks? We Learned Stuff.
Maybe it's the geographical isolation. Or the remnants of our old nuclear plant? The thick and wafting fog of marijuana smoke that hangs drowsily over all our heads, a low psychedelic…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: ‘That Woman Deserves Her Revenge’
…Lucky for John Travolta, whose career was revitalized by the role. In the clip above, Madsen is Budd, brother of the titular Bill, and takes place outside Budd’s trailer in the…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A Matter of Perspective
…All around, you could see the other places lit up, the vast city, all the other people out in the other bars … “Istanbul is a city best seen from above.” The line…
(UPDATE) Driver Rescued From Burning Car After Crashing Into Barn on Alliance Road
…The interior of the vehicle filled with smoke as the two-person engine crew prepared for fire attack while searching for the trapped person inside the vehicle. The Incident Commander was soon…
Governor Signs County-Sponsored Bill on Williamson Act
…The bill, authored by Wood and sponsored by the County of Humboldt, now requires the State to notify local governments if the State’s cancellation penalty fee assessment, within the Williamson Act…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fickle Hill Home Robbery
The Sheriff's Office is investigating a home invasion robbery that took place this morning on Fickle Hill Road, Sheriff's Office spokesperson Selena Zorrilla-Mendoza confirmed to the Outpost moments ago…
Governor Brown Signs Weed Bills
File photo of the clone room at the Humboldt Patient Resource Center. Nearly 20 years after California voters opted to legalize medical marijuana, the state finally has a regulatory system for the…
OBITUARY: Eliza Winola Allen Neiva, 1938-2015
…and the service will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ### The obituary above was submitted by Eliza Winola Allen Neiva’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt…
Huffman Announces Nearly $90k in USDA Grants to Promote Local Food
He actually announced $220,000 in grants, but almost $90,000 of that is going to Humboldt County groups, including the Arcata Economic Development Corporation, Food for People and the Yurok Tribe…
Electrical Fire at Dementia Care Facility in Henderson Center
…The first firefighters on the scene determined that the cause of the smoke was electrical. PG&E was called to the scene. An ambulance was requested for one patient. The fire was…