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[Now With Photos] Fire in McKinleyville Destroys Garage
…The tenant of the property discovered the fire when he saw smoke in the yard. He went into the garage and found moderate smoke conditions with fire in the attic. He realized…
Young Couple Lose All Their Personal Belongings in Rio Dell Vehicle Fire: One Puppy Rescued, One Dead
…However, the first engine on the scene was able, he said, "to control the spread of the fire very quickly." The fire department arranged for the couple to stay in the Humboldt…
Escapee Recaptured
…On January 31st, 2015 at approximately 1104 pm officers with the Fortuna Police Department responded to the area of the 300 Block of North Fortuna Boulevard. Working on a tip from a…
DEAD RECKONING: James a Chaste Boy Does Not Make
The large and square church stuck out on Paradise Road in Modesto like the sole grown tooth in the Kool-Aid stained maw of an eight-year-old kid. I could have…
LoCO ON THE POT: What’s Up With That Big Pinoleville Pomo Grow?
Kansas-based tribal economic development firm Foxbarry Companies and Colorado-based "Cannabinoid Technology" corporation United Cannabis are officially starting an industrial cannabis cultivation operation at the Pinoleville Pomo Nation's reservation north…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Seriously?
So we're all on the same page, can we all agree that a cliché is what happens to a fresh, evocative turn of phrase when it goes bad through overuse? The…
Vehicle Fire in Rio Dell
…A witness said that the vehicle that caught fire was a white newer station wagon. She wrote, "There were a couple of explosions [but] the R.D.V.F.D has it…
Did You See It? Meteor May Have Passed Over Humboldt Before Crashing into Sonoma County
UPDATE 2:16 p.m.:A woman who witnessed the possible meteor described coming into Ferndale and seeing a bright light going fast and low along the hill line. She said it…
Jackknifed Big Rig on 299; One-Way Controlled Traffic West of Willow Creek
…The wife of the truck driver wrote to the Outpost explaining that " the big rig driver jacked knifed the truck when he hit ice and tried to avoid hitting the people along…
Beauty in the Ashes: Losing ‘Daddy’s Studio,’ But Finding Love
On January 28, 2015 the historic Star Hotel building on Main Street in Fortuna, Calif. was destroyed by fire. Our business, North Coast Music, was one of the five businesses lost in…
Structure Fire in McKinleyville
Scanner traffic indicates there is a structure fire on Swantado Court in McKinleyville. Reportedly it is in the garage. The latest information indicates that the fire is contained.
[UPDATE ] 1600 Customers Without Power in Eureka
…About 30 minutes ago now, a hit & run driver took out the power pole at 7th and J Street knocking the power grid out on the north end of Eka — Eureka Police…
[Road Now Open] Semi Stuck, Greenwood Heights Closed
…A spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol confirmed that a semi truck with a trailer is partially stuck and partly on the road. The truck is "fully loaded" according to dispatch and…
US Attorney’s Office Charges Fortuna Woman with Identity Theft and Mail Fraud
In 2011, Fortuna was rocked by what could be the biggest fraud case in Humboldt history. Delores Reeves, who operated a lending company off of Main Street, is alleged to have convinced…
Arcata Residents Didn’t Steal Bike
…The Arcata Police Department will continue to conduct this type of operation in the future in an attempt to deter the theft of personal property from the residents of Arcata.
Here is Video of Crabs Racing on Eureka’s Waterfront (VIDEO)
…Crab Race rule enforcer Thomas Meagher But first, let’s make sure you grasp the finer points of the sport. You’re all familiar with the giant globe installation down at the…
For Tenants of Blue Heron Lodge, Eviction Means Yet Another Hardship
Catherine Nichols stands outside her unit at the Blue Heron Lodge. Photo by Andrew Goff. Catherine Nichols has been living at the Blue Heron Lodge for 10 years, and she'll be…
Foster Families Needed
…The Department of Health & Human Services Foster Care program is experiencing an urgent need for emergency short-term foster homes in addition to an ongoing demand for long-term foster care families…
Eureka City Schools Settle Lawsuit With ACLU, National Center for Youth Law
It's been more than a year since the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Center for Youth Law filed a lawsuit against Eureka City Schools alleging that administrators failed to…
‘Fortuna Strong’: Online Fundraising Campaign Established for Businesses Scorched by Fortuna Fire
Crews from the City of Fortuna continue to cleanup the wreckage from Wednesday's fire that destroyed the historic Star Hotel Building on Main Street (you can somewhat watch their progress live…
Mugging Last Saturday Near Courthouse
Last Saturday, January 24, a man was walking near the Courthouse in Eureka about 9:30 at night. A male approached him and asked for spare change. While looking for change, the…
Wrapping Up the Trash….
Southern Humboldt has been working on its trash problem with renewed zeal this month. [Photo by Eddie Sanchez.] After a video of trash along the Eel River was posted earlier this month…
City of Fortuna Update on Yesterday’s Star Hotel Building Fire
Star Hotel Building owner Robert Johnson takes a call near the wreckage. See all of LoCO's previous coverage of the fire in the links that follow this City of Fortuna press…
Alleged Burglar Thought She Was Stealing ‘High Value Computer Electronics,’ Not Cheap Plastic Toy
…On January 28, 2015 at about 6:36 am, Officers with the Fortuna Police Department responded to an alarm at a business in the 1600 block of Main Street in Fortuna. Officers…
Fortuna Home Marijuana Bust Comes 12 Days After Suspect Had 11 Bags of Weed Seized From His Truck
…After receiving consent to search the vehicle the BLM Officer located 11 contractor size bags of marijuana and equipment commonly used for the production of Butane Honey Oil (BHO Hash). The marijuana…
Breaking News: Major Injury Accident Near Shelter Cove
A spokesperson for the Garberville California Highway Patrol has confirmed that there was a major injury accident near the corner or Parsons Road and Olson Road in the Shelter Cove area around…
Two Eureka Police Officers Injured During Skirmish with Pants-less DUI Suspect At Dutch Bros.
Numerous LoCO readers alerted us to a major law enforcement presence at the Dutch Bros. on Fifth Street in Eureka. LoCO reporter Hank Sims hustled to the scene. Our man reports that…
Dumpsters Back at Devil’s Playground; City of Eureka’s Latest Crack at Homeless Encampment Cleanups
…this morning, City of Eureka workers returned to the greenbelt adjacent to the foot of Del Norte Street this morning as part of the latest attempt to cleanup the area and discourage…
… Aaand Another Lil’ Earthquake For Humboldt
LoCO sadly did not feel this one. :( Nevertheless, the USGS and LoCO readers (equally reliable) report that we just had a magnitude 4.3 earthquake 39km SW of Ferndale. By our understanding…
Sheriff’s Office Searching for Suspected Hoopa Shooter; Victim in Stable Condition
…The male victim was air lifted to a hospital in the Redding area. The victim is currently listed in stable condition. During the investigation officers learned two females had got into a…