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OBITUARY: Joseph Paul “Coach” Beeson Sr., 1937-2015
…Graveside services will be at the Hoopa Tribal Cemetery, with a potluck reception following at the Hoopa Tribal Fire House, Highway 96, across from the high school football field. ### The above obituary…
Wood Chip-Filled Semi-Trailer Fire on West End Road
…The first arriving engine was assigned to check for fire in the commercial structure. The second arriving engine was assigned to fire attack on the burning trailer, and the third engine was…
(UPDATE — TRINITY COUNTY EVACUATIONS) Evening Forest Fire Update: 25 Known Fires in Six Rivers National Forest, Most Contained
…Evacuations are underway in Trinity County, including a voluntary evacuation for the town of Hyampom, as the Saddle Fire has grown to 250 acres in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. From InciWeb…
Injury Accident on Highway 101 Near Loleta
Readers alert us to a single vehicle accident in which a Volkswagon Jetta struck the center divider on Highway 101 just south of the Loleta Drive exit. LoCO's CHP Watch notes…
Central Valley Farmers Side With North Coast Enviros in North Coast Railroad Supreme Court Case
…The Fresno Bee notes that two Central Valley farming interests – the Madera County Farm Bureau and the Merced County Farm Bureau – have hopped into the fray … and on the side of the…
Tiny Brush Fire at Ridgewood School Quickly Squashed
…At about 2:50 p.m., numerous engines and command units were sent to Ridgewood School on report of a fire to the rear of the bus barn, and spreading rapidly. The…
Federal Court Decision Clears Way For Big Lagoon Rancheria to Pursue a Casino-Hotel
Construction of the Big Lagoon casino was halted in the late 1990s. | Source. After years of negotiations and legal battles with the state and federal governments, Big Lagoon Rancheria has won the…
19 Greenhouses and Nearly 5,000 Marijuana Plants Raided in Blocksburg
…Many of the marijuana plants being grown inside of the greenhouses were ready for harvest. A total of 4,961 growing marijuana plants were discovered at the property. The estimated street value…
Forest Service Personnel Scrambling to Put Out Dozens of Lightning Strike Wildfires
Active incidents in the Shasta-Trinity. This morning, InciWeb — the fire-tracking website covering all federal land management agencies — lit up with reports from all over national forests in Northern California and…
Weed & Stolen Goods! Perps Pay Price for Allegedly Breaking More Than One Law at a Time
Sovereign Ayer From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 06-09-2015 at 4:45 p.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was on routine patrol on Old Samoa…
Your Week In Ocean: The Mysterious and Beautiful World of @MSidKelly
Your LoCO Ocean Correspondent writes from Sausalito this morning still pondering last night's screening of Revolution, a new documentary from the director of Sharkwater. Revolution is a sort of Sharkwater 2…
Lawsuit Filed by Surviving Passenger Against Driver in Hwy 36 Accident That Killed Two Young Women
One of the most emotional events for the Humboldt community in recent memory occurred in late February of this year when a 2005 Toyota Tundra carrying four young adults left the roadway…
OBITUARY: Gail Mar Belisle, 1971-2015
Gail Mar Belisle was born in Fortuna, CA on May 24, 1971, growing up in nearby Scotia, the beloved unexpected baby of Vern and Beverly Belisle. Gail and this writer, niece Ericka…
PBS Newshour on Weed and Water Politics in Humboldt County
Last night's episode of the PBS Newshour featured a segment on the hot topic of the day — the "medical" marijuana industry in the Humboldt County backwoods, and how it does or…
(UPDATE) Eureka! Run the Hell Outside and Look for the Goodyear Blimp! Arcata! You’re Next!
…GYB at ACV. // At the airport now. Posted by Mad River Union on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 # # # IFO over Loleta | Photo courtesy Bridget Flannery Original Post: As if a WWII-ish air…
Who Do You Want to Be the Next County Health Department Head? Tell Rex Bohn Later This Month
Who should fill the space left by departing DHHS department head Phil Crandall? Press release from the County of Humboldt: The County of Humboldt would like to invite community members to participate…
Lightning Ignites Multiple Wildfires in Del Norte County
…Last night’s lightning storm that blew through Del Norte County has sparked multiple wildfires on the Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River National Recreation Area. The largest of these fires is the…
THAT DOES NOT GO THERE PART II: Corolla Driver Hits Sign Then Books It
…Driver of a Corolla collides into the Truesdale Elk River sign and flees on foot. #safetweets pic.twitter.com/5f0xGnsLpM — Eureka Police (@Eureka_Police) June 9, 2015 NOT THAT LONG AGO: THAT…
THAT DOES NOT GO THERE: Car Makes a Detour Into Fortuna Main Street Storefront, Witnesses Say
…Witnesses say the store itself was struck, but that is not immediately evident from the photos we got, nor from the scratchy scanner traffic we found on the incident. (See update, above…
Arcata Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested; DUI Believed to Be a Factor
…Officers located an unresponsive male in the roadway with major injuries. A short time later an Officer of the California Highway Patrol stopped the suspect vehicle as it traveled eastbound on the…
(PHOTOS) LoCO Flew Over Humboldt in a WWII-Era B-17 Bomber Today and You Can Too
…The Wings of Freedom Tour is the main program for The Collings Foundation. The following organization description highlights come from their website: The Collings Foundation is a non-profit, Educational Foundation (501c…
Serious Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Hit-and-Run on Samoa Boulevard; Law Enforcement Searching For Driver
Photo courtesy Will Startare Readers alert us to a serious accident that just occurred at the corner of Samoa Boulevard and I Street in Arcata. According to a witness at the scene…
(UPDATED) Fire at College of the Redwoods Humanities Building
…Humboldt Bay Fire's Bill Gillespie tells the Outpost that this was a pretty small incident that could have been worse, had not CR staff climbed to the roof and attacked the…
Call in the SWAT Team! University Police Respond to Crazed Bee Swarm
A reader writes: // Hey Lost Coast Outpost! I was just in Arcata and the University police were taping off the natural history museum. Any idea why? Thanks!! Posted by Elizabeth Bolton on…
Boat, Truck Torched in Early Morning Highland Park-Area Arson, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 06-08-2015 at about 5:17 a.m. the Eureka Fire Department responded to a fire located in front of a residence in…
McK School District Again Refinances Bond Debt as New Gym Nears Completion
Residents of the McKinleyville area have been especially sensitive to their school district’s debt in recent years. Back in 2012, this website discovered that McKinleyville Union had issued some extremely dodgy…
Two Men Working at (Legal) Medical Marijuana Farm Rifle-Butted, Shot at By Unknown Assailants
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 06-05-2015 at about 1:30 p.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a local hospital to take a report…
Rollover Accident on Highway 101 Near Miranda
…LoCO's CHP Watch indicates that emergency personnel are on scene and that the driver has exited the vehicle. No word yet on any potential injuries. One southbound lane is currently blocked…
Flatmo’d: Cro-Magnon Cloud Contemplations
On this week’s coaster canvas, Duane ponders the heavens and attempts to think with the brain of our Neanderthal ancestors. (Note: Back in the '80s, Duane wrote jokes and staged comedy…
(UPDATED) Two Girls Rescued by Coast Guard Near Trinidad
…Once on scene, CALFIRE first responders located the females but were unable to affect a rescue due to the steep terrain and precarious location and relayed the call for help to the…