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GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Purloined Letter Syndrome
The fish is the last to see the water. — Ruth Benedict (1887-1948), American anthropologist A letter that could compromise the French government has been stolen from a lady’s boudoir.* It…
DEAD RECKONING: Growing Pains
One of the unexpected graces parenthood affords is the opportunity to observe and encourage the lives of your children, and by so doing, gain a perspective on your own life that can…
(UPDATED) Structure Fire Off Harris Street
…A fiberglass fishing boat was parked in the front of the garage door blocking access, firefighters used a hose line and protected the boat while forcing entry into the backdoor to gain…
Small Vegetation Fire Out Elk River Road; Calfire, Humboldt Bay Respond
We don't have a whole lot of information about this, and if someone in the neighborhood has eyes on the situation and would like to send us some photos and updates…
Do You Like Kites? ‘Cuz Damn There Were a Lot in Crescent City Today Being Flown By Nice People (PHOTOS)
…It is a well known fact that wind is the most useless weather condition. It's lame. Sun is fun. Rain makes things grow and cleans the streets. You can ski on…
Free Hot Dogs, Games: Head Down to the Third Annual Carnival and Safety Fair
If you’re looking for a reason to get out of the house today, drag your family down to The Jefferson Project on Clark and B streets in Eureka for the third…
Burglary Suspect Evades Taser, Gunpoint Hold Only to Be Arrested While Crawling Into a Culvert
From the Arcata Police Department: On 6/05/2015 at about 6:30pm, officers from the Arcata Police Department were dispatched to the 1000 block of 9th Street on the report of…
Rio Dell Police Officer Arrested For Battery
…Harralson, a police officer for the City of Rio Dell, was taken into custody without incident and with the cooperation of the Rio Dell Police Department. He was booked at the Humboldt…
Arcata Safeway Evacuated Due to Fear of Gas Leak
…The crew entered the building and the leak was repaired with ten minutes. Fire crews then assisted with ventilating the building. All the occupants of the building safely evacuated the building and…
Backpack of Porn, Jar of Syringes: Creamery District Cleans Up Vagrant Campsite at Jolly Giant Creek
Americorps volunteers Laura Schneiter and James Cook paint the ministorage units beside Jolly Giant Creek creek. By John Ross Ferrara. A jar of syringes, broken water pipes and a Jansport full of…
INTRODUCING: The Newest Member of Team Outpost, John Ross Ferrara
Outpost reporter John Ross Ferrara is the one on the left.Photo: Andrew Goff. Today the Outpost is excited to officially welcome reporter John Ross Ferrara into its ranks. If you see…
(UPDATED) Arcata Police Investigate Stabbing Near High School
…Upon officer's arrival, they located the male victim conscious and alert. The male identified the suspect as Lindsay Kaminsky (25 years of Arcata). The suspect fled the residence prior to police…
Another Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill Passes Vote in State Legislature
Senator Mike McGuire The two houses of the California State Legislature are swapping bills aimed at regulating medical marijuana, and both bills were written by our region's reps. Yesterday we reported…
More on This Morning’s Humboldt Hill Grow House Raid
…Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office…
The Lost Coast Trail Is About To Get Longer
Unless noted otherwise, photos used with permission from Save the Redwoods League The legendary Lost Coast Trail is about to get slightly longer at its southern trailhead, according to Save The Redwoods…
Something Exploded Inside a Toyota Pickup in Willow Creek
…The deputy then looked at the Toyota pickup truck. The deputy noticed the doors to the pickup appeared to be bowed outwards and the front windshield to the vehicle was shattered. It…
Op-Ed: One Ocean Day, Two Realities
As LoCO readers will recall, roughly 1,000 Humboldt youth spent yesterday morning at the South Spit pulling invasive European beach grass before coming together and forming a giant sturgeon damn near…
Remember the Vegetation Fire in Arcata Today?
Oh, it was about 15 minutes ago when LoCO readers first started alerting us to a small fire in a field near Giuntoli Lane adjacent the Town and Country Mobile Home Village…
Kim Steele, Former Arrestee in Arcata Homicide, Fails to Appear in Court
Steele Kimberly Lyn Steele, the 28-year-old Samoa woman arrested last month in connection with the May 9 shooting death of Trevor Mark Harrison, was scheduled to appear in Humboldt County…
Drug Task Force Hits Humboldt Hill House, Finds Blown-Up Grow Scene and Property Stolen From Neighbors
…In addition, Cavinta said that some neighbors of the house reported that they had been robbed within the last 24 hours. The stolen property was located inside the target house.
Rush Hour Crash Closes One Lane of Seventh Street
One lane of Eureka's Seventh Street is currently closed, after a rush-hour smash at the corner of H. According to Officer Tim Cooper of the Eureka Police Department — who spoke…
Humboldt Kids Assemble to Clean South Spit, Yank Invasives, Form Giant Sturgeon
Beach-bound bus brigade Wednesday, while you were toiling away at the cracker factory, Humboldt’s young were hanging around with their buds at the beach. This laze-about generation! We kid…
Marijuana Watershed Protection Act Passes in State Assembly, Moves on to Senate
…A bill aimed at curbing the environmental destruction caused by marijuana farming passed in the State Assembly this afternoon and will now move on to the State Senate for consideration. Assembly Bill…
DA’S Office: Old Town Face-Stabber Found Guilty, Could Face up to Thirteen Years in Prison
PREVIOUSLY Woman Slashed Near the Shanty in Eureka From the District Attorney's Office: On June 3, 2015, in the case of the People of the State of California v. Mark Nero…
EPD Sweeps Through Devil’s Playground Again; 19 People Arrested on Outstanding Warrants, Fresh Charges
File photo from the EPD's March 17 Devil's Playground raid. Andrew Goff. From the Eureka Police Department: On the morning of 6/03/15, the Eureka Police Department conducted another…
New Mast Raised for Historic Golden Rule Vessel
Volunteers hoist the mast into the air. Photos by John Ross Ferrara. Michael Gonzales looked on atop the Golden Rule yesterday afternoon as a crew of volunteers hoisted his artwork high into…
Arcata Police Look for At-Risk Man Who Escaped From Mental Health Hold at Mad River Hospital
…From the Arcata Police Department: On 6/1/15 Arcata Police Department took a report of a missing person who left Mad River Community Hospital after being placed on a mental health…
Q: ‘Hello, Lamppost! Whatcha Knowing?’; A: ‘Some Nice Tourists’ Car Hood’
…Emergency personnel on the scene told us that the lamppost may have been bumped but that they were still investigating. The base of the post did look a little rusty, but LoCO…
“I Finally Got My Parade”: Humboldt Veterans Heading To DC This Week
…They talk about what the can opener was like, and who was where, and what this ship looked like… Mostly they just ease back into that time in their life when, as…
Two-Car Collision at Buhne and S Leaves Four Injured
…Officer Ed Wilson tells the Outpost that the injured parties were able to respond to emergency medical techs — "always a good sign" — and that the police are still investigating whether DUI might…