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Wanted Felon Escaped EPD Pursuit After Driving the Wrong Way and Sideswiping Another Vehicle
…It was learned that the vehicle was spotted earlier in the day, but fled the scene before officers could take the driver into custody. Later in the day, officers located the vehicle…
Weott Hotel on Fire
…According to the scanner feed, responding firefighters originally reported seeing heavy fire and smoke coming from the building. Firefighters have since reported that the blaze was extinguished, but other rooms are still…
Two Felons Arrested After Traffic Stop and Foot Chase in Eureka
Eureka Police officers pull items from the trunk of a car after arresting the people inside. By Ryan Burns. Two wanted felons were arrested in Eureka this evening after being pulled over…
(VIDEO/PHOTOS) Rex Bohn Draws Large Crowd for Reelection Campaign Launch
Rex in Effect | Photos Andrew Goff Against the bucolic back drop of children playing baseball, Humboldt County First District Supervisor Rex Bohn formally launched his reelection campaign Friday at a well-attended…
Flatmo’d: The Only Way This Flag Should Be Hung
Flatmo'd: The Only Way This Flag Should Be Hung
Arcata Fire is Going to Torch Some Rooms Inside a McKinleyville House Tuesday
This is not a real picture of the not-real fire at a McKinleyville home, which hasn't even happened yet in any case. Photo: US Air Force. Via Wikimedia Commons. There…
Here’s Why This Long Distance Swim Race In Humboldt Bay Isn’t Crazy
…They love the seals tagging along, the birds coasting just inches over the water, the quiet, and the salty smell of eel grass. On Sunday, August 2nd the Humboldt Bay Critter Crawl…
Deputy Sheriffs’ Organization to Picket Rex Bohn’s Reelection Campaign Kickoff
Rex Bohn Members of the Humboldt Deputy Sheriff's Organization, a union whose contract negotiations with the county have reached a standstill, plan to picket this afternoon at the reelection campaign kickoff…
(UPDATED) Two Firefighters Killed in Willow Creek Car Crash
…The two deceased occupants are confirmed to be that of the two missing firefighters. The identification of the two victims are being withheld until their families are notified. The California Highway Patrol…
Bear River Rancheria Set to Break Ground on Massive Recreation Center
Design plan concept courtesy Bear River Rancheria The Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria is set to break ground on a 23,000-square foot recreation center designed to serve as a…
Lil’ Acid Spill at Samoa Resource Recovery Building
Photos John Ferrara Emergency personnel responded to calls of a hazardous waste spill at the Eel River Resource Recovery facility in Samoa. Initial calls over the scanner indicated that the building had…
Matthew in the Middle: Cannabis Dreaming (PLUS: Who the Heck is Mike Wilson?)
Regardless of where you stand on the cannabis industry, I believe we all can agree on a few points: Prohibition in the United States failed because people wanted to drink alcohol. Every…
Richard Marks Resigns from California Cannabis Voice Humboldt
…Marks told the Outpost he parted ways with the group because he didn't have enough time to commit the effort he feels is required. "I think I was doing them an…
Juvenile on Bicycle Crashes on Highway 101
Photos John Ferrara Emergency personnel have responded to the stretch of Highway 101 just north of College of the Redwoods after a boy on a bicycle crashed while riding down the highway…
Man Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping a Traveler and Sexually Assaulting Her in His Home For Three Days
…She jumped in the car, told the subject she had been sexually assaulted, and requested a ride to the hospital. The driver started toward the hospital and encountered the CHP officer who…
Did You Notice That Our Mail Isn’t Being Diverted to Medford as Planned? Here’s Why.
Last year, as mail fans may recall, the U.S. Postal Service announced that it would be closing and consolidating mail sorting facilities all over the country, including the one here in…
Park Rangers Descend Upon Fields Landing; Two Arrested in Theft Investigation
…Greg Morse, who was among the rangers on the scene, told the Outpost's Andrew Goff that the arrests were the result of an investigation of thefts that had taken place in…
After 18 Years, DJ Mike Dronkers to French Exit KHUM Radio
…From the listeners to the interns to the owners… people are just so nice," he replied. Aww. Over the years, the always curious, always quick-witted Dronkers has curated one of the…
Battle Over Confederate Flags and Names Comes to the North Coast
C-SPAN screenshot Ever since Dylann Roof, a militant, Confederate flag-waving racist, murdered nine people inside a church in Charleston, South Carolina, lawmakers across the country have been emboldened to call…
United Airlines Flights Temporarily Grounded Worldwide This Morning; All Systems Go at ACV
…After some “automation issues” — to use the Federal Aviation Administration’s terminology — the airline was forced to ground its entire worldwide fleet, a move that affected nearly 5,000 flights. Locally, it…
Weather! Rain This Morning; Thunderstorms Expected Today; Flash Flood Watches in Trinity and Mendo
That water falling out of the sky and onto your head is technically known as rain, which we do occasionally receive around these parts, even in July. But that is only one…
Your Week in Ocean, Part Two: Shark Week, Coastal Cleanup, #EarthIsBlue
…Coupled with efforts throughout the state and around the world, Coastal Cleanup Day makes a quantitive difference in how much trash enters our ocean. In cooperation with the California Coastal Commission, the…
Your Week in Ocean, Part One: Gross, Guys
Hey, guys! I'm going to give you Your Week in Ocean in two parts today, because yesterday I experienced some particular gross grossness at the beach and want to highlight this…
Hey, Eureka! There’s a Carnival in the Parking Lot of the Closed Down Ray’s Food Place (PHOTOS)
…On our commute home Tuesday evening and after noticing the giant Ferris wheel near the Broadway McDonald's, LoCO's vehicle was caught in the carnival's neon rainbow tractor beam. That…
Board of Supes Talk Weed Regulation, Part Two: CCVH Ordinance Lands With a Splat
Luke Bruner, the enthusiastic young co-founder and public figurehead of the political action group California Cannabis Voice Humboldt (CCVH), spent nearly two hours this afternoon outlining the major provisions in his…
Oh! Half of the Carson Block Building Looks Much Better (PHOTOS)
The scaffolding that for months has hugged the south side of Eureka's old, formerly crumbly Carson Block Building came down yesterday and today to reveal the progress on its lengthy restoration…
Fourth of July Drowning at Willow Creek’s Camp Kimtu
…Prior to arriving at the hospital, the subject was declared deceased. Due to conflicting witness statements, an autopsy was scheduled for July 7, 2015 to confirm the exact cause of death. The…
Board of Supes Talk Weed Regulation, Part One
…Fifth District Supervisor Ryan Sundberg asked that the letter be pulled from the consent calendar because of recent changes made to the bill in the legislature. The wording of the bill is…
Winship Middle School, McIntosh Farms Among the Latest HumCo Places to Have Their Glass Smashed
Over the weekend, we told you about how someone smashed the windows at Zamora's Furniture in Arcata. But the fact that we highlighted that story doesn't mean that it was…
The Olympic Archer Who Taught J-Law to Shoot Did A Naked Redwoods Photo Shoot For ESPN (VIDEO)
Since 2009, ESPN The Magazine has cleverly invoked the argument that it is celebrating athleticism and the human body as an excuse to print photos of famous, carefully positioned naked people. Aha…