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OBITUARY: Eloise Shaha, 1951-2015
…After retiring to Lake Havasu, you could always find Eloise out on the lake, in the pool or at the Java Rush Café, a coffee shop owned by her daughter, where she…
Moviegoers Evacuated as Humboldt Bay Fire Responds to Smoke at Broadway Cinema
…The Outpost's Hank Sims is on the scene and spoke with an employee of the multiplex, who said there was an electrical problem in one of the theaters around 3:30…
(UPDATE) Henderson Center Bank Robbed; EPD Seeking Suspect
…today, according to the Eureka Police Department. The EPD's Captain Steve Watson tweeted out the following photos of the suspect in the crime. According to the Times-Standard, the man claimed…
Your Week In Ocean: ‘A Dream Come True,” Orca ID’d, Osprey Gets Lunch
An anonymous videographer operator wasn't the only one wandering around the Arcata Bottom this week – Humboldt Baykeeper Director Jen Kalt also happened upon the now infamous pile of cattle carcasses during…
Eureka Launching Ambitious Waterfront Development Project
…But the vision, while important, is not really the goal. Nor are the conceptual drawings, permit approvals or even financing. The goal, Holmlund stressed, is the realization of the vision: a completed…
Humboldt Ranked: List Humboldt’s Most Livable Cities/Towns
(AUDIO) Humboldt Ranked Recognizing and embracing the human inclination to want to list things in an attempt to better understand the world around us, today your Lost Coast Outpost and KHUM are…
Humboldt: The Government App
Feeling disconnected from county government? Now you can carry it around in your pocket! The County of Humboldt "app" is now available for download on both Apple and Android devices (it's…
Today’s Non-Emergency Near McKinleyville High is Another ‘Every 15 Minutes’ Production
From the 'Every 15 Minutes' simulation at Eureka High earlier this month. A couple of readers have written us to ask what is up with the chaos happening near Mack High at…
(VIDEO) Arcata’s Weird New Circle Thingy Explained
The City of Arcata has posted a slick video to YouTube in an attempt to educate its citizenry about how to to wrap brains around the recently completed Bicycle Boulevards that now…
Suspected Heroin House Shuttered; Redway Resident May Have Had the ‘China White’
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 04-22-2015, at approximately 10:15 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a probation search at a residence located in…
Mass Open Cattle Grave Bulldozed; Location of Carcasses Now Unknown
Photo courtesy Kevin Hoover Bulldozing took place on Raymond Christie's pastureland in the Arcata Bottoms this morning, one day after a Lost Coast Outpost report showing an open mass grave of…
(UPDATED) Sheriff’s Office Called to Holmes Flat for Report of Home Invasion Robbery Early This Morning
…Audio Moments later, dispatchers relayed further information from the victim to a deputy en route. Dispatch did not know, at the time, what had been stolen from the house, but the victim…
EPD Officer Runs Over Homeless Man Sleeping on the Balloon Track
…The detectivewas accompanied by a representative of the property owner. Preliminary reports indicate the detective unknowingly ran over the lower legs of a transient male who was trespassing on the fully fenced…
(VIDEO) Drone Flight Reveals Mass Open Grave of Cattle Carcasses in Arcata Bottoms
…The agency's primary concern, in these cases, is the health of the groundwater, Martel said. Photos taken by the Outpost (below) show standing water on the property near the carcasses and…
(PHOTOS) Crews Begin Dismantling Balloon Track Zombie Trains
A couple months back, LoCO reported that the graffiti-covered zombie train engines on the Balloon Track would need to vamoose in the near future, due in part to increasing pressure from…
(VIDEO) Drone Flyover of Devil’s Playground Homeless Encampments
Want to see some aerial footage taken of the homeless encampment-cluttered strip of land behind Bayshore Mall? The Internet has come through for you today. First time YouTube user "Aerial View…
Eureka Police Looks to Pump Up West Side Neighborhood Watch With ‘Project NOW’
This week, the Eureka Police Department will be formally launching a six-month experiment on the city’s West Side. The goal: To see if a neighborhood more engaged with its own…
Drug Task Force Serving Search Warrant at Henderson and S; Follow-Up to Last Week’s Weed Mega-Bust
A reader writes: "There a swat team on s and Henderson this morning did something happen." The Outpost's Ryan Burns trucked down to the scene, where he discovered not a SWAT…
Researchers Part Out Fort Bragg Killer Whale Carcass for Study
…In the course of the dissection, two harbor seals, one fairly recently eaten, were found in the orca's stomach, suggesting the killer whale hadn't been dead for very long before…
OBITUARY: JoAnn Barrote Phillips, 1953-2015
…There will be a Celebration of Life on April 26, 2015 at the Rio Dell Fire Hall, beginning at 1 p.m. ### The above obituary was submitted by JoAnn Phillips' friends. The…
Arcata Police: Man Beats Victim With Billy Club Behind Bar Row Before Friend Knocks Him Out Cold
From the Arcata Police Department: On 04/21/15 at about 0114 hours, The Arcata Police Department received a report of several subjects involved in a fight in the alleyway behind 700…
BOOM! Eureka Explodes Again, Four Times
Yes, your Lost Coast Outpost was among those Eurekans who heard the series of giant explosions that set off car alarms around the city a few minutes ago. We turned on the…
Arcata Police on Today’s Multi-Agency Manhunt Around Shay Park
…The passenger was briefly detained and released from the scene. After a foot pursuit and with the assistance of the Humboldt State University Police Department and the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office…
Eureka Man Convicted of Selling Meth, Faces Maximum Three Year Sentence
Office of the District Attorney press release: District Attorney Maggie Fleming announced that Shia Bond, a 45 year old Eureka resident, was convicted today of possession of methamphetamine for sale and possession…
Alcohol Believed to Be a Factor in Serious Highway 101 Crash
…As a results of the collision Stevens suffered major injuries and was transported from the scene for medical treatment. Stevens was wearing his safety belt at the time of the collision. Alcohol…
Semi Truck vs. Car on McKinleyville’s Central Avenue
…The accident is currently obstructing traffic as the smaller vehicle is no longer drivable. Minor injuries are reported. Stay tuned here for updates.
County Lands $867k for Schools, Roads
Press release from the county: Last week, the U.S. Senate approved and President Obama signed a two-year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000…
Bay Area Man Drowns at Agate Beach
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 17th 16th, 2015 at about 2:30 PM an adult male entered the ocean water at Agate State Beach, Trinidad, for a leisure…
Your 4/20 ‘Countdown to Legalization’ Morning Round-Up: CNN on Weed, Smoking Out Redwood Acres
…Obama says that national policy should “follow the science, as opposed to the ideology,” and takes the position that the scientific evidence does, in fact, show that marijuana does benefit patients with…
Arcata Police Searching Alliance Road, Nearby Areas for Man Who Fled Arrest
…Scanner traffic from the time indicated that the man was able to shake pursuing officers after a brief foot chase through an apartment complex. It is unclear what the man was originally…