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On 10- 8-2024, at approximately 4:30 in the afternoon, officers from the Arcata Police Department observed smoke rising from the center of the Arcata Plaza. When officers investigated, they determined a man had started a barbecue, set up a pop-up and stated he intended to sell food at the location.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 4-year-old girl “abducted under suspicious circumstances.”. According to a news release, Thompson Thompson was reported missing Oct. 9 by her legal guardian after her father Peter Thompson did not bring her back from a scheduled visitation on Oct. 5.

Maleficent: Hey, Rob. Have a seat. So, this isn't going to be our usual brunch, cackling over mimosas and the ruination of our enemies. Frankly, this Measure F campaign has us ... concerned. Joker: We've always supported your work, Rob. Cashing in on those foreclosed homes, spreading all that dark...

A traffic collision involving a semi-truck occurred this morning on Highway 299 near mile marker 11.47, east of Blue Lake, resulting in the driver being stuck inside the vehicle. The incident was reported at 8:49 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Traffic Incident Information Page. The report stated...

UPDATE, 1:07 p.m.: An officer on the scene tells the Outpost’s Andrew Goff that the incident has been downgraded to “a soft lockdown,” meaning students are not hiding under their desks anymore. They are doing schoolwork and can be escorted to the bathroom if necessary. A couple...

EUREKA, Calif. — The Sequoia Park Zoo (SPZ) in Humboldt County announced the devastating death of resident bear "Noni" who passed away after going into emergency surgery on Wednesday. The zoo said that staff became concerned for Noni last week when they noticed her exhibiting abnormal behavior. They contacted...

By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine H-DNL varsity football teams will be in action this weekend, including three games here in Humboldt County. Little 4 co-leaders Arcata and Ferndale will both try to keep their fast start to conference play going with a pair of games they both will be expected to win, before the two schools face off against each other twice over the final four weeks of the season.

An incident is unfolding at the Eureka High School campus at the corner of Humboldt Street and J Street in Eureka. According to scanner traffic, buildings are being evacuated as law enforcement look for a suspect. Initial reports indicate there was a bomb threat at the school this morning, prompting an evacuation of school buildings.

This is a press release from Rosselli Media Management:. Arcata’s exciting new Cuban-Californian fusion restaurant has set an official opening date for Wednesday, Oct. 16!. As announced in August, the space that is currently Plaza Grill is transitioning to become Havana, a Cuban-Californian fusion restaurant offering exquisite cocktails and delicious, authentic foods. Fans of Plaza Grill still have time to come dine one last time before the restaurant officially closes on Saturday, Oct. 12. Please come and enjoy customer favorites like the carbonara, shepard’s pie, grilled ribeye steak and more with the Plaza Grill team.

I love a good show at the Arcata Veterans Hall, and tonight’s line-up can’t be beat, especially the headliners. I’m talking about the return of the Bow-Legged Buzzards, my favorite rot-gut country thrashers led by the devil’s own fiddler himself, Phill Irvine. Rounding out the bill are mega-riffsters Ultramafic and Marble Jar, for whom I have lost my notes and, one can say, my marbles. I probably deserve to be beaten like a shit-dipped cur for that last line, but I have no.

We can't live without clean water. But we can live without malfeasance, sprawling development and cronyism. The former is on your HCSD ballot in the form of Heidi Benzonelli and Michael Hansen. The latter (sigh) in the form of Alan Bongio's potential comeback. Under the current, respectful, leadership of Benzonelli,...

In what felt like a shrewd tactical move, my companions and I started with dessert. Once we'd picked up our Taste of Main Street passes, it was only a block's walk to Living the Dream Ice Cream, where miniature scoops spiked with shards of waffle cone were on offer and the line hadn't yet extended out the door. Then it was off to hit the places offering booze so we could walk off whatever we sampled or purchased over the next couple of hours.

Eureka, CA – Residents of Eureka should prepare for a wet and foggy weekend, as rain showers and patchy fog are expected to linger through Saturday. The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies on Thursday, with a high near 61°F, followed by increasing chances of rain and fog beginning Friday morning.

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The City of Eureka today received some detailed information from a state housing official about the potential implications of Measure F, aka “The Eureka Housing for All and Downtown Vitality Initiative.”. In a letter to Mayor Kim Bergel and the city council, Melinda Coy, chief of the Proactive Housing...

Arcata Fire District has been awarded a $10,000 grant through the Humboldt Area Foundation and Wild Rivers Community Foundation’s Community Response Team for mental health services for District employees and their families. The District is excited to be partnering with Restoration First Responder Counseling Centers who are dedicated to...

It was a hot 69 degrees in Blue Lake, just under 10 miles from Cal Poly Humboldt’s campus. Large crowds formed, chuckling and grinning, dressed in an assortment of medieval and fantastical garb. The people were scattered all across the event space, which was decorated to look like we...

Every school year brings a new group of students from around the globe to our home in rural Northern California. This year brings Xiayi Kaluza from Germany, Hamza Bay from Turkey, Madalena Vidal from Portugal, Katrin Arafat from Lebanon, and Santiago Escalante Arenas from Columbia. These students are here with...

In a seminar lead by Sheria Gordon and Chrissy Holliday on Thursday, Oct. 3 in the Great Hall, students were presented with an overview of the Time Place Manner (TPM) regulations. The intent was to clear up confusion, but many students left feeling like they had more questions than they went in with.

The following scheduled roadwork has been verified at the time of release. Please keep in mind work is weather permitting and subject to change. For updates to this list, visit: QuickMap at http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov, check the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at https://roads.dot.ca.gov or call 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623). For information pertaining to emergency roadwork, check QuickMap and the CHIN.