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Wanna Be in a Mystery Movie, Humboldt? Auditions This Weekend!
…Males and females (extras) between the ages of 18 and 50; Women between the ages of 50 and 75; Boys between the ages of 5 to 9; and Males between the ages…
Calfire Suspends Backwoods Burn Permits Due to Dry Conditions
…As drought conditions continue to increase fire danger in the region, CAL FIRE has suspended all burn permits for outdoor open residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Humboldt, Del Norte…
SLOW NEWS DAY: LoCO Tried to Tail the News Channel 3 News Van to Find Some News
A lead? The Outpost had just come to grips with the fact that the Devil's Playground fire was a nonstory when it spotted the News Channel 3 news van driving down…
Yet Another Devil’s Playground Fire; Police and Fire Department Roll, Only to Discover Everything Extinguished
…Humboldt Bay Fire was called out to the Devil's Playground, directly behind the Bayshore Mall, in the last few minutes on report of a wildfire. The Eureka Police Department was called…
Masked Man Emerges From Poison Oak Bush and Robs Father and Son Car Shoppers of $6K in Carlotta
…The male suspect with the handgun ordered both of the victims to lie on the ground or he would shoot them. When the victims were lying on the ground both of the…
Humboldt Quadcopter Sessions: Indian Island / Woodley Island Marina
Oh yes, local drone pro Chad Johnson has filed his latest aerial look at Humboldt places we usually only see from the ground. Aha. Start your Wednesday morning soaring high above the…
Hydrant Goes Geyser in Northtown Arcata; Reports of Low Water Pressure in the Neighborhood
…Just the below photo from Jason Cseh, Friend o' LoCO and co-pastor of Arcata Catalyst Church, who reports that two police cars were at the scene moments ago. Cseh says that…
Oh. The Goodyear Blimp is Back in Humboldt
This image, from Wikipedia, was taken somewhere less foggy Remember when the Goodyear Blimp was here a couple weeks ago? We were pumped at the time. Well, a few minutes ago, a…
Homeless Arcata Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After Girlfriend Bashed in the Head With a Rock
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 06-22-2015 at 8:50 p.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office contacted a 39 year old female victim of an assault…
Traffic Collision on Highway 101 in Arcata Involving Pedestrian in the Roadway
…According to dispatcher notes, the accident involved a man walking in the roadway and center divider. Traffic was temporarily stopped but is said to be moving now. The pedestrian seems to have…
Yesterday’s Pot Bust Involved Members of California Cannabis Voice Humboldt
Image from the CCVH website. Yesterday's multi-agency marijuana raid at Island Mountain involved people currently active in the political action group California Cannabis Voice-Humboldt (CCVH), the group's executive…
Eureka Meth Bust (PLUS: EPD Explains How Many ‘Hits’ are in an Ounce of Meth)
…On 06/22/15, at about 1600 hours, detectives from the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit and Criminal Investigations Section served a Search Warrant at the 700 block of…
Eureka Man on LSD/Alcohol Becomes Combative After Being Found in Closet with Multiple Self-Inflicted Cuts
…The female occupant advised that the male had taken a large dose of LSD and drank alcohol, which caused the erratic behavior. Due to the unsafe environment, the child on scene was…
Eureka Police Officer’s Nose Broken, Taser Deployed During Arrest Scuffle
…The male, later identified as Waymond Starritt, 48 of Eureka, violently resisted and punched the officer multiple times in the face causing visible injury. Additional officers arrived on scene and deployed a…
Redway Woman Dies in Weekend Accident on Highway 101
…The Nissan landed on its roof blocking the southbound #1 and #2 lanes. The driver of the Nissan suffered minor injuries as a result of the collision and declined medical attention on…
(UPDATE) Major Multi-Agency Marijuana Raid in Island Mountain Today
Humboldt, Trinity and Mendocino counties collide at Island Mountain Readers and numerous news sources are buzzing with word of a multi-agency raid occurring in the Island Mountain area at the intersection…
Fortuna Man Arrested For Brandishing a Handgun After Call from ‘Frantic Teen’
…The teenager was able to contact her father who notified the Fortuna Police Department. Upon arrival to the area officers located a black pick-up parked outside of the reporting parties residence…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Life (the Condensed Version)
…Partly, I enjoy the artistry and literary talent of the reviewer, who gets to say so much in so few words. In five minutes, I get my CliffsNotes version of a New…
Fortuna Police Dog Nabs Alleged Plywood Thief
…Officers and K9 Nordy completed the search of the rest of the residence and under the residence for a possible second suspect. Officers were unable to locate anyone but Gilbert in the…
Saddle Fire Almost Fully Contained
A helicopter scoops water from the Trinity River into its bucket. Photo provided by Lauren Voigtlander. Firefighters have contained 95 percent of the Saddle fire as of Saturday, and a public town…
Two-Car Collision Slows Traffic Near Fifth and V Streets
…One person was reported to be suffering chest pains and medical units were dispatched to the location. Traffic on Fifth Street has been reduced to one lane.
DEAD RECKONING: Love Him Anyway
…It doesn't even require affection between the potential parents, although some future fathers are more than willing when the time comes to pour forth declarations, drop the L-bomb, and promise…
NIKKI’S NATURE RAMBLE: Discoveries in Del Norte County’s Wilderness, Part 1: Roadside Encounters
…To the northwest lies the mouth of the Klamath, hazy with the late midday sun, while behind us to the east, the last snow is still discernible on the higher summits of…
The Golden Rule Floats Again
After four years of labor, the Golden rule floats once more. Photos by John Ross Ferrara Hundreds of supporters looked on as Hiroshima bomb survivor Shigeko Sasamori drew back her bottle of…
Oyster Porn 2015: This Year’s Judged Bivalves (PHOTOS)
Oyster hostess with the mostest, Rachel Hoeflein-Lay O my! The annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival, Humboldt County’s salty high school reunion, hath arrived and your Lost Coast Outpost has again…
Head Down to the Plaza Now for the 25th Annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival
…Sake kicking up the heat on some yummy oysters. Some of the tasty variety avaliable today on the plaza. Photos By John Ross Ferrara. Oyster crackers are working hard to meet demand…
A Year After Her Baby Was Left in a Hot Car, Local Woman Has Turned Her Life Around
…Last June, Davis was arrested on charges of child endangerment after strangers came across a car parked in the 85-degree sunlight with Davis’s infant daughter in the backseat, crying, sweating…
(UPDATED) Old Barn Up in Smoke Near Zane Middle School; Firefighters Searching for Access Road
…She said she'd heard rumors that there has been transient activity in the area but wasn't sure. She brought out a picture of the barn taken in the '90s to…
Woman Ejected From Vehicle in Fatal Safety Corridor Accident This Morning
Press release from the California Highway Patrol: On June 19, 2015, at approximately 1:30 AM, a female driver was traveling northbound on US-101 near Cole Ave. in a 1996 Ford…
Arcata Narrows its Sights on Potential Dog Park Locations
A dachshund, a poodle and a cluster of assorted mutts sat quietly during last night’s Arcata City Council meeting while their owners literally barked and howled in support of the proposed…