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Off-Campus College Parties Too Large, Loud, Dangerous, Says Dean of Students
…Over the weekend, the Outpost heard about a rager of a party in downtown Arcata that led to the predictable police calls and at least one Humboldt State University student arrested for…
Huge Heroin Bust in Fortuna Yesterday Resulted From Months-Long Eureka Police Investigation
…Mike Guy of the EPD's Problem Oriented Policing unit told the Outpost this afternoon that he did not know the reason — that it would be a question for the jail. Lt…
Get Ready For ‘Parklets,’ Eureka: Four Tiny Public Parks Coming to Old Town
…The concept evidently originated about five years ago in San Francisco as part of the City by the Bay's "Pavement to Parks Program," and in the years since parklets have sprung…
Half-Acre Vegetation Fire Near Redway Quickly Extinguished
In the last hour, a vegetation fire sprouted up and was quickly extinguished in the Redway area, just up the street from the SoHum California Highway Patrol offices on West Coast Road…
(UPDATED) Vegetation Fire in Valley West; Multiple Agencies Responding
…The city's environmental services department has been asked to come out to the site to assess whether a nearby creek is threatened by "runoff" from the fire. Blue Lake Fire has…
Chevy Tahoe Strikes, Kills Pedestrian Near Fortuna; CHP Searching for Suspect
2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Press release from the California Highway Patrol: On the evening of Tuesday, September 1, one pedestrian sustained fatal injuries after a gray Chevrolet Tahoe traveling southbound on US-101…
After Hours of Debate, Eureka City Council Tables Controversial Ordinance Until January
Protesters urge drivers to "honk for the homeless." Photos by John Ross Ferrara. After hours of deliberation that lasted until 11 p.m. last night, the Eureka City Council voted to table…
Fortuna Police Bust Burglary Suspects After Pawn Shop Investigation
Press release from the Fortuna Police Department: On August 31, 2015 at approximately 1130 hours, officers of the Fortuna Police Department were dispatched to a residence located in the 2000 block of…
Three Arrested in Myers Flat; 90 Pounds of Weed Confiscated, Plus Guns, Plants, Hash Lab Components
Steven Tilsner Christina Tilsner Jennifer Ingianni Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 08-13-2015, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Sheriff’s Deputies with the Humboldt County…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: ‘Big Blue,’ Baby Birds, Buoys
…Meanwhile, the North Spit buoy continues, for the moment, to be sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (h/t to Humboldt Surfrider volunteers for the report.) Jennifer Savage serves…
TONIGHT: Local Motocross Daredevil Competes on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Semifinals
…Anyone involved in Humboldt motorcycle riding is rallying behind him,” Samson said. “It's hilarious watching the show because they are comparing some of the gnarliest motocross riders with the glitziest boy…
California Settles Lawsuit With Pelican Bay Inmates, Agrees to End Indefinite Solitary Confinement
…The terms of the settlement call for the state's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to end the indefinite detention of inmates in Secure Housing Units, aka the "SHU" (pronounced "shoe…
Rallies and Protests at Eureka City Hall, County Courthouse This Afternoon
From the True North Facebook event page. If you drive down Fifth Street in the late afternoon or early evening today, you will be urged to honk. Two separate organizations are planning…
Eureka Author Amy Stewart is the Toast of the Literary World
…The Eureka author's previous books, including The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Plants and Flower Confidential, have received rave reviews and landed on the New York Times Best Seller list. But her latest…
As Mad River Complex Nears Containment, Last of Humboldt County Evacuation Advisories Lifted
…The Lassic Fire, part of the Mad River Complex, was one of the few of the great July 31 lightning fires to threaten structures in Humboldt County. Early on this month, the…
Eureka Council to Consider New Tools to Evict Homeless, Seize Their Stuff
…When items are taken, city staff would leave a "conspicuously placed" notice at the site informing the resident(s) what was taken when, the location where the property could be picked up…
Hoopa Youth Group Protests Planned Natural Gas Pipeline to Coos Bay
…At the rally on the banks of the Trinity, each member in turn shouted "I'm sick!", followed by a statements concerning the health of the Klamath/Trinity watershed, or the way…
JOHN HARDIN: Humboldt County’s Nuclear Caviar
…Until now, the price of cannabis has been highway robbery at the point of a cop's gun. If the California legislature passes the current passel of pending cannabis legislation, they will…
(UPDATED) 82-Year-Old Man Suffers Major Injuries in This Morning’s Two-Car Collision on Highway 299
…Colgrove attempted to negotiate a left curve in the roadway at an unsafe speed for the curve and wet roadway conditions. This caused him to lose control of the Lexus. The Lexus…
A Month Later, the South Complex Fire is 80 Percent Contained
A firefighter mops up the South Complex Fire. Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service's Facebook Page. The Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service reports that firefighters brought the South Complex Fire to 80…
Highway 299 Temporarily Closed by Two Separate Accidents Six Miles Apart
…The roadway was cleared at 12:25 p.m. ### The California Highway Patrol is currently handling two separate accidents about six miles apart on Highway 299. The first collision occurred around 11…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Stuff
…Yard sales, thrift stores and a couple of trips to the dump took care of the rest, the accumulation of years of acquiring-but-not-tossing. It felt good to downsize, so…
DEAD RECKONING: El Gordito and the Preacher’s Last Hurrah
HELL or HIGH WATER — For years, I believed that my adolescent scheming and poor behavior had been enough to make a man of the cloth abandon his faith and parishioners to the…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The Pluck o’ the Irish
…Reaching into the fridge, he accidentally caused a number of the water bottles to fall out of the fridge and onto the pavement. The shopkeeper shouted at him and even hit him…
Access Humboldt Prepares to Launch New Radio Station
…Funds for the FM station can be donated using the crowdfunding site Fundly. The organization began its campaign for funds this week, and has raised $45 so far. Knight said Access Humboldt…
RAIN! Humboldt, You Will Be Rained Upon Tonight
…Incident managers of the various Trinity County fire complexes have taken notice of the impending weather — see the current situation report from the 65,000-acre River Complex, the 29,000-acre…
Marijuana Bills Gutted and Advanced in State Legislature
There were three medical marijuana-related bills wending their way through the California Legislature this term, and in a strange last-minute maneuver yesterday, just before the end-of-day deadline for…
Arson Suspected in Early Morning Wildfire on the Hoopa Valley Reservation
…The fire was quickly named the "Deerhorn 3 Fire"; the numeral is because this is the third time this year that the area has burned. Hoopa resident and former Two Rivers Tribune…
Off-Duty Cops Arrest Combative, Intoxicated Woman at McKinleyville High Football Practice
…At this time many of the parents knew the off-duty deputies worked for the Sheriff’s Office and were looking at them for assistance in the increasing volatile situation. The off…
Energy Industry Press Takes Note of Blue Lake Rancheria’s New Solar-Powered ‘Microgrid’
Breaking ground on the Blue Lake microgrid. Photo: California Energy Commission, which is helping fund the project with a $5 million grant. Earlier this week, the Blue Lake Rancheria broke ground on…