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Today’s Roadside Fire: Controlled Traffic at West End Road Near Giuntoli
…Friend o' the LoCO "Aerial View" sends in this non-aerial footage of the scene: ### The Arcata Fire District is currently battling a vegetation fire on West End Road, near the intersection…
Record High Temperature in Eureka Today Still Nowhere Near as Miserable as Redding
…Earlier today, the local tentacle of the National Weather Service announced that NorCal will be a-scorchin' this week with high temperatures climbing well into the 100s across the interior valleys. That…
EPD: Suspicious Homeless Encampment Death Ruled an Overdose
A makeshift memorial set up around the time of the death Eureka Police Department press release: On 06/24/15 at about 8:53 p.m., the Eureka Police Department responded to…
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Hawaii For (Almost) Free!
The hardcore travel gamers call themselves “hobbyist”, like Ben Schlappig (AKA: “Lucky”) whose recent Rolling Stone profile “Up in the Air: Meet the Man Who Flies Around the World for Free” is…
Ben Carter Found Guilty of Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Will Serve a Maximum Six Years
…On July 27, 2015, in the case of the People of the State of California v. Benjamin Carter, the jury found the defendant guilty of being a felon in possession of a…
No Tsunami For Humboldt After Today’s 7.0M Indonesian Earthquake
In case you were worried about a tsunami hitting California after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck Indonesia and Papua New Guinea a bit ago, well, don't be. There will…
County Supervisors May Open the Door to Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Tuesday
At tomorrow's regularly scheduled meeting, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will consider opening the door to medical marijuana dispensaries. An ordinance on the agenda would make dispensaries an allowed use…
Over 60,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated This Month in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Eight Arrested
…Seven of the eight arrested subjects were Mexican nationals and one was a US Citizen. Biologists were brought to several of the sites to document the extensive damage to the environment. Person…
Structure Fire Out Highway 36 Near Grizzly Creek
…According to a CAL FIRE tweet, the blaze had spread to nearby vegetation grew to a size of about two acres. Crews seemingly have it under control now. We will update as…
Boat Runs Aground Near the Samoa Bridge
A boat ran aground when the tides changed overnight. Photos by John Ross Ferrara. Changing tides left this boat high and dry on Woodley Island today. A Coast Guard official on scene…
JOHN HARDIN: SoHum’s Post-War Potential
Some people will tell you that the people of Southern Humboldt are too stupid to do anything but rape the environment, deal drugs, or both. I'm not one of those people…
DEAD RECKONING: Man Versus Dryer
…the blower, and the motor. As the motor turned, the belt spun and drove the blower, thereby providing enough air to help the clothes dry and vent the machine properly. It had…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Lamplight
It’s not every day someone offers to buy you something for your home – especially your boss – and as newlyweds, we really didn’t want to miss the opportunity. My director, wanting…
Fernbridge, Falcor, and Team Owen’s Bison Rule Today’s Sand Sculpture Festival (UPDATED)
Sand, man! You better believe Humboldt played at the beach Saturday during Friends of the Dunes’ 20th annual Sand Sculpture Festival. Like any rational human would, your Lost Coast Outpost chose to…
200-Acre Fire Burning Southeast of Pecwan
UPDATE 10:25 Calfire reports that as of 10:05 a.m., the Queen Fire has been reduced to 150 acres and is 20 percent contained. ### Firefighters are battling nine separate vegetation…
55,000 Marijuana Plants Eradicated During ‘Operation Yurok’, Says Tribe (PHOTOS)
Today, the Yurok Tribe released numerous photos taken during the recent multi-agency “Operation Yurok” marijuana grow raids on tribal land. According to the tribe, the multi-site sweep lead to the…
Humboldt’s Homeless Numbers Jump 25 Percent Since Last Count
File photo More than 1,300 people were living homeless in Humboldt County on the night of Jan. 27, according to the latest point-in-time survey conducted by the Humboldt Housing…
Yurok Tribe Discovers Early Parasite Infestation in Klamath Salmon
Adult coho killed by ich outbreak during the 2002 fish kill. Photo: Yurok Tribe. Press release from the Yurok Tribe Yurok Fisheries crews conducting routine fish disease monitoring have found that salmon…
Your Week in Ocean: Pisaster Disaster, Critter Crawl, Fish Kill?
…The short course, an 0.7 mile swim, ends at the county campground. The long course, a 4.5-mile swim, continues along the Eureka waterfront to the Woodley Island Marina. The…
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Found Hanging Out at Mendocino Marijuana Grow During Raid
This report originally appeared in the Anderson Valley Advertiser. Reprinted with permission. Bowe Bergdahl, the once-missing U.S. soldier in Afghanistan released in a prisoner exchange and later accused of desertion…
Three Casino Hotel Guests Arrested for Possession of Marijuana for Sales
…On Wednesday July 22, 2015, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, assisted by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, served a Humboldt County Superior Court search warrant in the 700 block of…
CHP Releases Info on Highway 36 Logging Truck Crash
…Bray attempted to negotiate a left curve in the roadway at an unsafe speed for the curve, causing the semi-truck and trailer to overturn onto its right side. The semi-truck…
Here’s Your Shot to Help Design Eureka’s Waterfront
…The project area is encompassed by the boardwalk on the north, the C Street Market Plaza on the west, Waterfront Drive (1st Street) on the South, and F Street Plaza on the…
State Agency Cites Caltrans, Contractors for ‘Serious Violations’ Leading to Willits Bypass Collapse
…The accident occurred on January 22 of this year at 2:18 pm, the narrative's "Introduction" says, "and was reported to the Sacramento District Office on the same day by the…
Al Jazeera America Covers Last Week’s Marijuana Mega-Bust in Weitchpec
…In the video above, reporter Rachel Levin examines the dynamic of illegal mega-grows on sacred Yurok land.
Problem Oriented Policing Busts Problem Drug Houses Downtown, in Highland Park
…Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On 07/20/15 at about 8:36 a.m., Detectives with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) served a search…
Extensive Search for Danielle Bertolini’s Missing Remains Ends With No New Leads
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office mounted a multi-agency search for the remains of Danielle Bertolini's body on the banks of the Eel River near Ferndale over the weekend. Danielle…
Rejoice, Film Lovers: With the Opening of the Miniplex, Humboldt Finally Has an Art-House Theater Again
If you live in Humboldt County and have been dying to see the much-discussed, awards-lavished Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour, you're probably pretty frustrated by now. It was released in…
(UPDATE) Gathering at Everding Home Gets Violent; Man Hospitalized With Lacerations to the Face
…Evidence and statements suggest that the injured male was the aggressor and the other male was acting in self-defense. The final determination of the incident is suspended until the injured party…
A Video Salute to This Year’s Brave Quadiators
As is, at this point, proud Eel River Valley tradition, this year's Fortuna Rodeo Week was highlighted Friday night by the return of the human Mario Kart spectacle that is Quadiators…