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Eureka Police Find Stolen Car, Get a Bonus Heroin Bust
…from the 1900 block of Broadway Street. The officers initiated a felony traffic stop on the 2004 red Chevrolet Colorado at 14th and California Streets. The driver, Aaron Joseph Aubrey (23) of…
Humboldt Students Enticed Into Math and Science Careers
Caltrans District 1 Training Officer Matt Philp helps Fortuna students refine their projects. [Photos for this story provided by Caltrans.] What's the big idea with bringing engineers into a Fortuna classroom…
Breaking News: Gunshot Victim Flown From Hoopa to Redding
…The gunshot victim was flown to Redding where the person is receiving medical care at Mercy Hospital. The spokesperson was unable to release more information because there was an ongoing investigation. Scanner…
[UPDATE from Humboldt Transit Authority] Bus Hits Tree on 299—Multiple Passengers Injured
…The bus was traveling at approximately 55 MPH in the slow lane when for reasons still under investigation, the driver allowed the vehicle to run off the south roadway edge. The bus…
Sheriff’s Office Seeking Fugitive Who Evaded Pursuit Today in Southern Humboldt
…The Sergeant came upon an idling truck in the driveway and attempted to contact the driver. The driver, who was later identified as Dale Dodge Baldridge (age 37), sped out of the…
‘We Are Liberating Occupied Land’: HSU Student Protesters Stand Firm, Claim Campus Building as Native Land
…Last Friday Rossbacher visited the protesters and read a prepared statement addressing the list of demands the group had issued shortly after occupying the campus building. In its latest communiqué the Unified…
OBITUARY: Richard “Rick” Steed, 1957-2015
…When he was in the 11th grade the family again moved back to the Ukiah area, where his father was manager of the Hopland mill. Rick graduated early from Ukiah High School…
5.7 Earthquake Rattles the North Coast (MAGNITUDE UPDATE, AFTERSHOCKS)
Man, you must have all felt that, right? The preliminary USGS report has that earthquake we just felt as a magnitude 5.1 5.7 and centered 40km SW of Ferndale. Not…
SHERIFF’S LOG: Fights, a Burglary and Animals Behaving Badly
Yesterday's day at the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, as told through the calls-for-service log. ANIMALS: Yesterday was chock-full of animal action. 8:18 a.m: “Animal problem…
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) The Destruction of Fortuna Main Street’s Star Hotel Building
…To allow for the ongoing fire investigation and to ensure the safety of the public, the Fortuna Police Department will be continuing to enforce the closure of Main Street from 9th Street…
Your Week in Ocean: In Which You Are Directed Hither and Yon
If you somehow missed Ryan Burns' sweet story on the beloved bag monster, please check it out now. If you'd like to further crawl inside Burns' brain, tune into KHSU 90…
Photos From This Morning’s Main Street Fortuna Fire
Read the Outpost's earlier coverage of the major fire that's burned portions of an entire block on Fortuna's Main Street here. Fortuna resident Eli Rohl sends in the accompanying…
(UPDATED With Info for Pharmacy Customers) Major Fire in Downtown Fortuna; Main Street Closed
…At the time, the Fortuna Police Department is on scene and asking that the public remain away from the area due to safety concerns. Additional information will be released as it becomes…
Breaking News: Accident on the Avenue
…The California Highway Patrol dispatch is reporting an accident on the Avenue of the Giants. The incident, according to scanner traffic, is one mile north of Phillipsville. A vehicle has overturned and…
Inmate Walks Away From Work Crew in Fortuna
…On 01-27-2015 at about 3:00 pm an inmate assigned to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility Cal-Trans crew walked away from the job site in Fortuna. The inmate was…
DOLLISON’S DOCKET: Let’s Not Give Hard Dope Traffickers a Free Pass
Do drugs fuel most of the problems in Humboldt? Is there anything left to be done? In my most recent submission for the Lost Coast Outpost, I talked in depth about the…
SHERIFF’S LOG: Knifepoint Robbery in Hoopa, Vandalism at SoHum Clinic, Attempted Suicide in McKinleyville
People contact the Outpost many, many times a day to ask what is going on right now in this or that portion of the county. Many times, what they want to know…
Plastic Bag Monster Descends on Board of Supervisors
With a rustling like dead leaves the monster stood from its folding chair and approached the lectern. It spoke with a disarmingly friendly female voice, addressing the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors…
Neighbors Interrupt Loleta Burglary in Progress With Warning Shotgun Blast; Suspect Arrested
…A deputy responded to the sergeant’s location and took the key fob back to the stolen Expedition. The key fob opened the door to the Expedition and started the vehicle. When…
One Can at a Time: Butane Canisters and Tons of Trash Recycled by Crowd of Volunteers
On Sunday, a crowd of around 25 volunteers gathered just east of Alderpoint at an illegal dump site on Carter Creek which flows into the Eel River. Over 4000 pounds of trash…
OBITUARY: John Van Meter, 1947-2015
[Submitted to the Outpost by the family of the deceased.] John Van Meter 1947-2015 On January 18, 2015 Johnny Leon VanMeter passed away surrounded by family and close friends. John was…
Jojo: The KHUM Interview
…The Youtube video quickly picked up over 21,000 22,000 views, dropping Jojo into the middle of an ongoing community dialog about homelessness in Humboldt. At the moment, he's the…
Eureka Cracks Down on Notorious Slumlords, Vows to Close Squires’ Motel
Google Street View image Floyd and Betty Squires have been battling with the city for years. (See here and here and here and also here, for starters.) Below is the latest press…
Drugs/Alcohol Believed to Be a Factor in Recent Broadway Pedestrian Death; Victim ID’d
…The preliminary investigation has lead the Traffic Accident Investigators to believe Douangdoa was walking westbound across Broadway approximately 40 feet north of the intersection with McCullen Avenue when he was struck by…
Third Time’s a Charm? Man Arrested Again While Fleeing EPD
…A responding officer saw a male matching the suspect’s description riding a bicycle away from the vicinity of the call. The officer attempted to stop the male after he failed to…
McCann Drowning Victim from Out of State
…The male subject was able to escape the Kayak, but the female victim was stuck in the Kayak. Due to the swift water next to the bridge piling the friends of the…
Senator McGuire Coming to Eureka for a ‘Town Hall’ Meeting
…to noon at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center. The event will be an opportunity to discuss and receive updates on the top issues facing Eureka, Humboldt County and Northern California residents. Joining…
Humboldt Bay Fire: Arson Suspected in Saturday’s Eureka House Blaze
…Humboldt Bay Fire investigators have completed the Origin and Cause investigation for the fire on Saturday, 1/24/15. The fire was determined to be Incendiary (Arson). Humboldt Bay Fire will be…
Blue Lake Man Arrested For Heroin Possession For Second Time in a Week
…When the officer attempted to contact the two men associated with the vehicle, they both fled on foot. Additional officers responded to the area and the two men were eventually located and…
Identified Suspect in Willow Creek Subway Armed Robbery Ordered a Sandwich First (PHOTO)
…The employee said the female ordered a sandwich. When the order was complete the male came up to the counter. The male then pulled out a handgun and demanded the money. The…