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Eureka Bicycle Ordinance Pulled From Today’s Transportation Safety Commission Meeting
This just in! The proposed bicycle ordinance we wrote about yesterday WILL NOT be addressed at this afternoon's meeting of the Eureka Transportation Safety Commission. On a tip from a reader…
Op-Ed: Changes at the MAC Could Help End Homelessness in Humboldt
The following opinion piece was submitted to the Outpost by Korrin L. Bishop. After a long workday in our nation’s capital, I received a message from my dad back in Humboldt…
Proposed Eureka Bicycle Ordinance Would Ban Riding on Sidewalk and Locking Bike Anywhere But a Rack
…The item was pulled from the Feb. 10 agenda. We've all known the frustration of encountering bike riders who think the rules don't apply to them. They come barreling toward…
Baby Born in Devil’s Playground During Last Night’s Storm
…During this search, officers located the mother and the newborn infant in an encampment behind the mall. The mother and the child were both transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital for treatment…
Over 500 lb. of Processed Weed Discovered in Rainbow Mini Storage Unit
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release On 2/9/15 at about 10:30 a.m., Deputies from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit and Agents from the Humboldt…
Former Local Congressman Don Clausen Dies at 91
…In addition, he furthered efforts relating to Native American concerns, the King Range National Recreation Area, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, establishing the 200-mile off-shore fishing limit, and the…
(UPDATE) Big Ol’ Tree Falls on Campus Apartments; Students Relocated (PHOTOS)
A crew from Coastal Tree Service works to remove a downed tree that fell on the HSU Campus Apartments early Monday, Feb. 9. UPDATE, 3:23 p.m.: Humboldt State University press…
Here Are Some Humboldt County Roads That Mother Nature Decided Should Close Today
…Now, of course, this is just the county's list and won't include city roads. If you know of other closures and feel compelled, you might be a dear and add…
Heated Casino Patrons ‘Take It Outside’; Shots Fired; Suspect Sought
…The victim said he and the suspect decided to take their disagreement outside. Once outside the Casino, the victim and the suspect continued to have a verbal argument. The suspect then brandished…
Fire on Fifth Street, One Victim Burned
…The incident commander has updated the report to dispatch. As heard on the scanner, he is now saying there is one burn victim treated and a second has "fled the scene." CHP…
Humboldt County Roads Update Monday Morning
According to Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services (OES) several county roads have been affected by the storm. OES tweeted, Alderpoint Road at Circle Bar is open to small vehicles only Jacoby…
Refusal to Obey Officer’s Commands Led to K9 Being Deployed, Says Fortuna Police
…During the initial contact the driver John Aaron Lyman (age 46) was found to be driving on a suspended license. As the Officer prepared a citation for the offense, Lyman exited the…
Sailboat With Two Aboard Capsized Today, Coast Guard and Humboldt Bay Fire Deployed
A sailboat with two people aboard capsized around 1:15 p.m in Humboldt Bay between the Wharfinger building and Indian Island. According to a spokesperson with the US Coast Guard, a…
LoCO ON THE POT: Mendocino Gets Its Own Seed-Swapping Club
Yesterday, Emerald Grown, a cannabis farmer-owned marketing co-op, hosted a cannabis-seed exchange in Mendo at the Laytonville Grange. The exchanged served to facilitate the beginning of a Mendocino Cannabis…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Where Am I?
…Aristotle wrote, “The brain, then, tempers the heat and seething of the heart.” After watching decapitated chickens running around, he decided that all emotion springs from the heart, while the Stoics claimed…
White Powder Blows Away as Officers Deploy K9 to Arrest Man
…The video (shown above) begins after the suspect has been handcuffed. According to Patterson, before the video began, the K9 had bitten the suspect. Patterson said that he believes the suspect tossed…
More Coast Guard Badassery: Chopper, Night Vision Goggles Deployed to Save Man Stranded By Rising Eel River Waters
From the U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Humboldt Bay: Last night at 12:34 am the Coast Guard received a request from the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office to assist a man who…
Landslide at HSU, Some Students Temporarily Relocated
…There will be controlled access to Granite Ave., as HSU staff assesses the slide. A complete assessment of the slide will commence after the storm system has passed. According to the NOAA…
Large Number of PG&E Outages Leaves Several Thousand Without Power
…Customers can click the dot associated with their outage and discover the number of people affected, when the power went out and most importantly, when it is estimated to be restored. Click…
Don’t Store Mattresses Over Floor Heaters—Myrtle Avenue Home Sustains $20,000 Damage in Early Morning Fire
Firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 1200 block of Myrtle Avenue this morning. [Photos by Oliver Cory.] Humboldt Bay Fire press Release: On 2-7-15 at 0432 hrs Humboldt…
Stranded Motorists Help Clear Tree Blocking 101 Near Peg House
A Lost Coast Outpost reader sends in the following video of stopped motorists clearing a fallen tree blocking 101 through northern Mendocino this morning. CHP dispatch has few details about this incident…
[UPDATE 9:15 a.m.] Major Closures on Southern Humboldt Roads
…However, the road narrows to one lane at Mile Marker 40. Sproul Creek Road is open. Salmon Creek Road is being worked on. PG&E is working on the power lines. __________ Roads…
[UPDATED] 101 Netlink Disabled by High Winds—Much of Southern Humboldt Without Internet
…A call to the service results in the following message: "101 Netlink is currently experiencing a major outage in the Southern Humboldt/Northern Mendocino County area. Our estimated time of restoration is…
Your Day in Ocean: Meet Senator McGuire
…Banning the bag On the topic of the environment, the recent stalling of California's state-wide plastic bag ban emerged. McGuire noted the reason California remains woefully behind the time is…
Road Update 9:30 Friday Night
…Briceland Thorne Road completely blocked by tree west of Redway in the Whitmore Grove area. Rohnerville Road closure from Kenwood to South Loop continues. (The culvert is gone and this may be…
Neither Rain, Nor Winds, Nor Mountains Tall Can Stop Coast Guard Badasses From Saving 88-Year-Old Dinsmore Woman
…At 11:45am this morning the Coast Guard received a request for assistance from the Southern Trinity Health Services dispatch office in Dinsmore, CA to transport a patient from the Dinsmore Airport…
Arcata Activist Protests Billboards by Erecting Smaller Billboards
Environmental activist and former Arcata City Councilman Dave Meserve stepped up his ongoing campaign for the removal of billboards along the Hwy. 101 safety corridor between Arcata and Eureka today by erecting…
Chaos on the Roadways: The Slippery Friday Morning Roundup (UPDATING)
…The following is an updated list of road closure's provided by the county: Port Kenyon closed due to flooding California to Market.Anderson Lane in Trinidad closed due to a tree…
Bridgeville School Closed Today
I just got a call here in the KHUM studios that Bridgeville School is closed today due to flooding. As of this posting the National Weather Service reports that the community of…
Diesel Spilled When Garbage Truck Crashed Yesterday
…For reasons still under investigation, the truck traveled off the south roadway edge of Sprowel Creek Rd., subsequently colliding with a dirt hillside. Viggers sustained minor injuries. As a result of the…