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Supervisors Approve Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ordinance
After a long and circuitous discussion rife with questions and hypotheticals, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today approved a land use ordinance aimed at governing all current and future medical marijuana…
(VIDEO) Calfire: Drones Pose a Serious Threat to Firefighters
A public announcement posted on the Calfire website: In July of 2015, firefighter's efforts were disrupted during the vital initial attack stage of the North Fire. As the fire burned toward…
Arcata Fire Stretched Between McKinleyville, Manila in Separate Incidents Today
…The fire occurred when the owners set the oven to "self-clean." Fortunately, their smoke alarms sounded and alerted them to the fire. Firefighters controlled the oven fire and were removing smoke…
Broadway All Jammed Up By Crash: Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Broadway For the Next Little Bit
…The photos above and below by LoCO superfriend Andrew Sible basically tell the tale: Complicated crash. We'll find out the rest of the story soon, but for now: Alternate routes on…
Grateful Woman Donates $1K to Sheriff’s Office For Help Evicting Tenant From Her Ranch
…The donation was in recognition of the outstanding performance of Deputy Rondie Buzzard. Gay Toroni-Morrison is the owner of the 300 acre Green Point Ranch located off Highway 299 near Lord…
One Paintball Gun Shooting Suspect in Custody, Says University Police; Three More Sought
You remember the case — after Sean Leydon was shot in the face by passers-by with a paintball gun in Arcata one night, he wrote a passionate and angry open letter to…
(UPDATED) EPD Investigating Report of Gunpoint Assault Near Bayshore Mall
…At about 6:45 a.m., the EPD was called out to the "North 40" parking lot of the Bayshore Mall — the overflow parking just north of the mall proper. There, they…
Bad Crash on 101 North of Orick Yesterday Leaves One in Critical Condition
…Drexler drove the Toyota from the driveway into the northbound lane of US-101, directly into the path of the Kenworth, and stopped. The front of the Kenworth collided into the driver…
We are All Very Blessed to Live in Humboldt, Officially the Second Prettiest County in America or Something
…The rankings are based on the federal government’s natural amenities index, “a measure of the physical characteristics of a county area that enhance the location as a place to live” combining…
Eureka Man Arrested for Allegedly Torturing Victim by Burning Him Repeatedly Over Cigarette Dispute
…On 8/17/2015, at about 12:28 AM, Eureka Police Department officers responded to the report of a subject bleeding from the head in front of a bar on the 200…
Harbor Commission Election Preview Part 2: The 2nd Division
Toxic pulping liquors have been removed from the former Samoa Pulp Mill site. Image courtesy Harbor District. Last week the Outpost analyzed the larger context of this year's election for three…
(UPDATED) Two People Reported Stabbed in McKinleyville; Suspect Detained
…According to the Times-Standard, the man contacted on Park was the one detained in connection to the stabbings. He was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. # # # Original Post…
Guess What, Humboldt Students! It’s Back-to-School Vaccination Time!
…The Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) is urging parents to make sure their children’s vaccinations are up-to-date before school starts in the fall. “Vaccinating is one…
Vegetation Fire Off Samoa Boulevard in Arcata
…Scanner traffic indicates that crews are attempting to locate the best route into the grassy area near the railroad tracks in order to address the blaze. The fire is estimated to be…
Thousands of Dollars of Hair-Styling Equipment Stolen From Fortuna Salon; Suspect Arrested
…Brinson was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. This case is still under investigation and the department is asking anyone with information to contact the department or the crime tip hotline…
JOHN HARDIN: Red-Tagging Gavin Newsom’s Blue Ribbon Panel
Gavin Newsom's Blue Ribbon Panel on Marijuana Legalization reminded me just how far politicians will go to thwart the will of the people. Lawmakers in Sacramento are still working to undermine…
Colorado Resident Dies After Falling From a Cliff at College Cove
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On August 15, 2015 at about 1:30 PM the Sheriff's Office was notified of a possibly deceased person on the beach at College…
River Complex Wildland Firefighters Help Contain Early Morning Structure Fire in Willow Creek
…A commercial fire in downtown Willow Creek this morning has been contained, according to firefighters on the scene, though Highway 299 is still partially closed. The first call for the fire came…
Humboldt Bay Fire Responding to Sunday Afternoon Balloon Track Blaze
…Two engines from Humboldt Bay Fire have responded; one is behind the fence, battling the fire, and the other is parked on the street and its personnel are observing. The fire was…
OBITUARY: Janice Ann Dupuy, 1947-2015
…She passed away in her home at the age of 67. Jan lived in Fortuna for the last 25 years with her husband Ron. Jan and Ron traveled the world together, enjoying…
Your Update on All Things Smoke; Unhealthy and Hazardous Conditions in the Emerald Triangle
…Diminished smoke dispersion is expected until the middle of the upcoming week. Air Resource Advisors indicate that for tomorrow, smoke dispersion will be limited due to a slow transport wind over the…
Firefighters Practice Life-Saving Skills and Techniques in Arcata
…The drill site has been set up with eight simulated vehicle extrication challenges for the first responders to mitigate as if the incidents were real. “We’d like to thank the companies…
DEAD RECKONING: This Legacy Bites
There’s a demonic mole in our family’s genetics that lurks in the helices that combine and overlap deep in the marrow of every cell in our bodies. Anatomically, they form…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Good Gluten, Bad Gluten
…It’s a protein, created when molecules of glutenin and gliadin combine during the production of flour by milling. The gluten emerges from the mixture as an elastic membrane—it’s what…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: My Crisscrossed City
…Despite all the security threats, the very real wars going on at the border, the hordes of refugees, not to mention all the more mundane problems – traffic, escalating costs, angry taxi drivers…
Two Former HSU Athletes Die in Unrelated Incidents
Photo tweeted by the Marin County Sheriff's Office. Chenard's Facebook profile picture. Two former Humboldt State athletes died this month. Carlos Francies, who went by the name Diamond Francies during…
Humboldt’s Daniel Radcliffe Selfie Season Officially Opened Last Night at the Eureka Denny’s
Daniel Radcliffe and Cassie Yarnell were totally in the same geographical location Friday night Humboldt Potter watchers have been aided in their star hunting ways by Eureka’s dearth of late night…
Eureka Police Chase Down Home Invasion Robbery Suspect
Runner detained near the corner of Hodgson and T streets. Photo from a reader. The Eureka Police Department have detained one man after a short chase through the streets of east Eureka…
Calfire Attacking New Blaze in Humboldt Redwoods State Park
…Then the trucks and firefighters took over the parking area. Not long after a helicopter came for water. Time to leave! ### UPDATE, 3:38 p.m. Needed to enhance the dispatch on…
Former Humboldt County Resident Sends a Video Birthday Present to Wife From Federal Prison … and on National Television!
…The guys and gals of RTM are only too happy to comply, but they decide to crank the awesome up a couple of notches by surprise-Skyping the birthday girl in question…