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Arcata Begs Residents to Get Just a Teeny Tiny Bit More Serious About Water Conservation
Press release from the City of Arcata: The State Water Resources Control Board began requiring Arcata to cut water usage by 4 percent and to begin following water conservation requirements in June…
DA: Eureka Man Faces Maximum of 17 Years After Being Found Guilty of Breaking EPD Officer’s Nose, Other Charges
PREVIOUSLY Eureka Police Officer’s Nose Broken, Taser Deployed During Arrest Scuffle ### From the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office: District Attorney Maggie Fleming announced today that Waymond Starritt was convicted of…
Glow-Eyed South Broadway Burglary Suspect Nabbed, EPD Says
PREVIOUSLY Eureka Police Searching For South Broadway Burglary Suspect From the Eureka Police Department: On 09/09/15 at about 2:55 a.m., a sporting goods store on the 3600 block…
‘All of Our Efforts On Homelessness Are Paying Off,” Says Eureka Police Chief
Chief Mills, blogger Allow us to direct your attention to the latest blog entry from Eureka Police Chief Andy Mills, in which he waxes philosophical with a Hebrew Proverb before diving into…
2,043 Plants Seized, One Arrested During Bridgeville Marijuana Grow Raid
…A third individual was later spotted and fled the scene as well. During the course of the search warrant, deputies confiscated the following items: 2,043 growing marijuana plants ranging in size…
Huffman Announces Justice Department Grants, Including $2.6M for Local Tribes
…The Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, Yurok Tribe, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Round Valley Indian Tribes, and the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians received the grants under the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation…
It’s Promotion Day at the Eureka Police Department! Who’s Feeling Good?
A handful of people are strutting around the Eureka Police Department offices with big smiles today. The organization sent out a press release this morning detailing the latest round of promotions. A…
‘Sheriff Allman Made a Grave Mistake’: Pinoleville Pomo Vow to Challenge Mendo’s Weed Raid on Tribal Territory
PREVIOUSLY First Tribal Marijuana Grow Op in Northern California Will Be Announced ‘Within the Next 48 Hours’ LoCO ON THE POT: What’s Up With That Big Pinoleville Pomo Grow? Hoopa Valley…
Humboldt Bay Fire Responding to Report of a Body Found in the Bay
…Units on Woodley Island report that the victim has been recovered from the water. The Coast Guard is on scene. ### Photos: Shane Mizer. Multiple Humboldt Bay Fire teams have been deployed to…
One Person Being Evaluated for DUI After Two-Car Collision Near WinCo
According to a witness, the black SUV rear-ended a truck stopped at a red light. Photos by Andrew Goff One driver has been taken to the hospital for a DUI evaluation…
(UPDATED: FOUND) 73-Year-Old Hunter Missing Since Last Night
…He stated that he had noticed both the fixed wing aircraft and helicopter about five miles west of his location. Mr. Hoie thought that the plane was there scouting the fire that…
Hoopa Valley Tribal Police No Longer Have the Authority to Enforce Laws; Sheriff’s Office Increasing Presence
…Roughly twenty years ago the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and the Hoopa Valley Tribe entered into an agreement that the Hoopa Valley Tribal Police Department will maintain the state standards to…
Four McKinleyville Residents Indicted for Pot Trafficking, Money Laundering
Press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio: Nine people were charged in a superseding indictment for their roles in a conspiracy to ship marijuana from California…
Check Out The Eureka Police Department’s Fancy New DUI Checkpoint Trailer
Courtesy Eureka Police Department Press release from the Eureka Police Department: In 2014, the Eureka Police Department was approved to use funds from a California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant to…
Arcata Has a New Apartment Complex Serving Homeless, Low-Income and Mentally Ill
Arcata City Councilmember Mark Wheetley wields the giant ceremonial scissors. By Ryan Burns. There were a lot of people on hand this afternoon for the ribbon-cutting at Arcata Bay Crossing, a…
(VIDEO) River Complex Fire Nearly Contained, Mules Assist Firefighters in Clean Up
9-22 Packer on River Complex You see helicopters and fire engines all the time on wildfires like the #RiverComplex but, behind the scenes, are a group of #ShastaTrinityNF employees and mules…
Is This Your Double Barrel Shotgun? (PHOTOS)
The Eureka Police Department is wondering if you maybe had a shotgun ganked recently. See below: // This double barrel 12 gauge shotgun was brought into a local pawn shop and then abandoned…
‘Main Street Supplier of Heroin’ to SoHum Busted After Months-Long Investigation
…The resident, Neil Eugene Kemp (aka “Trip”), was the focus of a several month long narcotics investigation. Kemp is believed to be one of the main street suppliers of heroin to the…
20 Wind Turbines to Be Installed in Loleta Next Month
…In all, 20 turbines will be installed, with the goal of having the wind-related portion of the alternative energy project completed sometime in October. The JLM Energy Gridz system will provide…
Bomb-Bot Deployed on Bag of Laundry Near the Blue Lake Post Office Last Night
…The Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called to respond to the scene. Sheriff’s Deputies, with the assistance of the Blue Lake Fire Department, closed the road around the…
Willow Creek Man Pulled Over for Speeding With 54 Pounds in the Trunk
From the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office: Suspect #1 Name: Trinity Brickey Age: 37 City/State: Willow Creek, CA On 09-19-2015 at approximately 9:25 PM a Mendocino County Sheriff…
Fake Plane to Fake Crash at the California Redwood Coast–Humboldt County Airport This Afternoon
From the Humboldt County Department of Public Works: The Humboldt County Aviation Division will be holding a live emergency drill at the California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 23…
After Struggle, Two Arrested in Ferndale for Possession of Meth for Sale
…Ferndale Police Officers were on patrol in the area of Highway 211 and Port Kenyon Road, just outside of the City of Ferndale, when one of the officers observed a lighting violation…
Mendo Sheriffs Raid Marijuana Operation on Tribal Territory; Pinoleville Pomo Megagrow Busted
PREVIOUSLY First Tribal Marijuana Grow Op in Northern California Will Be Announced ‘Within the Next 48 Hours’ LoCO ON THE POT: What’s Up With That Big Pinoleville Pomo Grow? ### // The Mendocino…
INTRODUCING: SCANNER TRAFFIC INDICATES, the New LoCO Subsite That Tells You What Those Sirens Are For
Today the Outpost is pleased to launch the Internet's newest feature – Scanner Traffic Indicates! This is the place on the Internet where all the things that Humboldt County scanner traffic has…
County Settles HumCPR Lawsuit Over ‘Shaded Parcels’
The county has settled a lawsuit brought more than three years ago by the Humboldt Coalition for Property Rights (HumCPR), a political corporation founded by current Planning Commissioner Lee Ulansey. The suit…
Scotia Man Fends Off Home Invader With a Knife; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect
…The victim stated another male suspect entered the residence and took the first suspect out of the residence. The suspects fled toward the rear of the victim’s house. The victim received…
Coroner Identifies Young Woman Found Dead in Redwood Park Earlier This Month
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, Coroner's Division: On September 10, 2015 the Arcata Police Department received a report of a deceased female located in the Redwood Community Forrest. After…
Eureka Police Nab Burglary Suspect in the Act of Busting Into Home
From the Eureka Police Department: On 09/21/15 at about 9:45 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department were dispatched to the 3400 block of N Street for the…
(VIDEO) Let Us Compare This Devil’s Playground Flyover Video Taken Over the Weekend With One From Five Months Ago
Back in April, the Outpost posted a clip sent to us by an anonymous drone owner — YouTube user "Aerial View" — chronicling the copious amount of homeless encampments behind the Bayshore Mall in…