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(VIDEO) Reminder: We Live Near a Stunningly Gorgeous National Park
…And the antidote, as most locals know, is to get yourself to the redwoods and breathe deep. Take a walk. Enjoy the natural beauty. Works wonders. No time, you say? Well, in…
(UPDATE: FOUND) Missing New Mexico Man Could Be in Humboldt, Sheriff’s Office Says
…From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Monday, September 21, 2015 at approximately 5:45 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received information from the Willows Police Department that…
Small Vegetation Fire East of Bridgeville; Power Lines Laying Across 36
…The first personnel to arrive have noted that power lines are down across the highway; presumably the area is impassible at the moment, though no one on scene has yet mentioned that…
Eureka Man Arrested After Falling for Minor Decoy Underage Alcohol Sting
…The minor indicates in some way he or she is underage and cannot purchase the alcohol. If the adults agree to purchase alcohol for the minor, officers then arrest and cite them…
(UPDATED) Fake Union Letter Threatens Supervisors: ‘We Are Coming For Your Jobs’; Author Unknown
…Hoping to find some clues to the identity of the anonymous email sender, the Outpost asked the county to conduct a search for the email address afscmelocal1684@yahoo.com. Has anyone used…
Redwood Pals Rescue and Eureka Vets Vaccinate Dogs Near Palco Camp
…The volunteer vets treated twice as many dogs during Redwood Pals’ first vaccination clinic earlier in the summer. The rain kept people in their tents, Nannette said. Meanwhile, the Eureka City Council…
Suspect Named in Last Week’s Trinidad Gas Station Holdup
PREVIOUSLY Trinidad Chevron Robbed by Knife-Wielding Man ### From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect of the armed robbery at the Trinidad…
Humboldt Live Sessions: Be Brave Bold Robot II
…Patchy Sanders The Painted Horses Royal Jelly Jive Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys Rainbow Girls Jessica Malone Snow Apple John Craigie Trio Shook Twins and Marty O'Reilly and the Old Soul…
HARDIN: Free the Weed, Screw the Economy
In the current debate over how to regulate cannabis in a legal environment, I hear an inordinate amount of concern about the possible economic effects of disrupting the current black market. I…
Wildlife Officer Risks Life to Rescue Baby, Elderly Woman Minutes Before Their Home was Destroyed
Warden Timothy Little taking a selfie with the rescued 11-month-old child. Photos provided by the CDFW. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Press Release: A California Department of Fish and…
PASTOR BETHANY: You’re Not Alone
Newly married and holding hands, we stepped into the therapist’s office. Well, really, he wasn’t a therapist yet, but free counseling was a perk of the university. Students needed hours…
DEAD RECKONING: I Hunted Bear With My Crazy Oregon Uncle
Most families have a code these days, to protect the sanctity of shared holiday meals and allow the normally inane conversations at these events to proceed according to expectation. Don’t rock…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Fish Needs Dildo
(Illustration by Linda Silvestri, used with kind permission) A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle, according to the Australian journalist and politician Irina Dunn, riffing on “Man needs…
Rollover Accident on Arcata’s Samoa Boulevard; Woman Taken to the Hospital
One person has been taken to the hospital after a rollover accident this evening in Arcata. According to witness statements given to Officer Keith Altizer with the Arcata Police Department and then…
Dead Body Found in Devil’s Playground Area
The Eureka Police Department and Humboldt Bay Fire have currently been called to the greenbelt near the foot of West Hawthorne Street after receiving word that a deceased male has been found…
(VIDEO) Hunting Season Opens Amid Ongoing Wildfires; Here’s Where You Can and Can’t Hunt
…Despite ongoing wildfires, some sections of the Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers National Forests will remain open to the public for recreational activities. Retired Big Bar District Fire Safety Officer Steve Ryberg…
High-Speed Chase Through Ferndale Ends After Suspect’s Motorcycle Breaks Down
…Officers attempted to effect a traffic stop on the driver of the motorcycle, but the driver fled a high rate of speed. The motorcycle took evasive turns, traveled onto the opposing traffic…
McKinleyville Man Struck by Car While Walking in the Northbound Fast Lane of the Safety Corridor
…The Honda's headlights illuminated the pedestrian and Jacob turned the Honda to the left in an attempt to avoid colliding with the pedestrian. Jacobs’ attempt was unsuccessful and the right front…
Harris Street Home Burns Early This Morning
…Initial reports from the occupants of the residence indicated that one resident was unaccounted for. Interior fire attack was initiated in conjunction with a search of the interior of the residence. The…
(PHOTOS) A Bayside Beer and Bivalves Banquet
Last night, Humboldt's movers and groovers flocked marinaside on Woodley Island for the chance to sardine-pack themselves under one of those big, white special events tents for an evening of…
(PHOTOS) At the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s Command Inspection and Awards Ceremony
This sunny Friday morn, damn near every Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office employee convened inside the brand-spankin’ shiny new Sequoia Conference Center in Eureka (seriously, so nice) for a semi-regular…
Drug Task Force Raids Three New McKinleyville Houses, Finds Weed and More
…When the officers served the search warrants they discovered two of the houses were specifically for sophisticated marijuana grows. Officers arrested three people at the residences: Haley Marie Paulsen age 24, Emily…
Gunpoint Robbery at Willow Creek Chevron Early This Morning; Suspect at Large
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Friday, September 18, 2015 at about 5:30 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call stating a…
(UPDATING) Arcata Police Attempt to Coax Man Who Fled From Them Off Downtown Rooftop
…People seem to be settling in for the long haul. The cops just brought in a case of bottled water, and people are lounging around watching the show. The man on the…
You Get Your Summer Back This Weekend, Humboldt
…The Eureka tentacle of the US National Weather Service tells us that “[t]emperatures will be on the rise this weekend as upper level high pressure regains control over the area. Today…
CC’D: When O When Will the County Finish Working on Pine Hill’s Union Street?
Today the Outpost is pleased to launch the Internet's newest feature — CC'D! This occasional column will feature the best of the best of the stuff that winds up in our…
OBITUARY: Leesa Marie Lancaster, 1958-2015
Leesa Marie Lancaster, long-time resident of the Humboldt County area, passed away on September 9, 2015. Leesa was born on September 19, 1958 to Norma Davis and Buddy Lancaster in Garberville…
Jason Warren Asks to Leave Courtroom; Jury Selection For Murder Trial Set to Begin Sept. 29
…Ultimately both the defense and the prosecutors estimated that the trial will last eight weeks, including the jury selection process. Brown expressed concern about the People's intent to file so-called…
Kids Found With Stolen Car Had Meth and Pepper Spray and Replica Handgun, APD Says
From the Arcata Police Department: On Thursday September 17, 2015 at about 1:15pm, the Arcata Police Department with the assistance of the Humboldt State University Police conducted a high risk traffic…
HSU One of 27 Universities Nationwide to Receive a $300,000 Grant to Expand Efforts in Preventing Sexualized Violence
…The grant will focus on several areas: (1) Strengthen the coordinated community response to sexual assault, intimate-partner violence, dating violence, and stalking; (2) Continue the implementation of Check IT and conduct…