Humboldt Last Week

Avelo is bringing back direct flights from Humvoldt County to Las Vegas, a Ferndale pride event is happening after the city council declined to pass an anti-hate resolution, a former Tom’s Sourdough Pizza employee was accused of murdering his former bosses in Arizona, the zoo in Eureka saw their Redwood Sky Walk noted as the best aerial adventure park by USA Today, the Eureka Friday Night Markets...

The swimming hole at Freshwater Park is coming back after three years, missing mom Nikki Alcaraz and her boyfriend were found by Eureka police after a dramatic and nationwide hunt, Reddit Humboldt wins with the ultimate Humboldt summer to-do list, organizations are demanding the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office not aid anti-abortion investigations in other states, Deadline reports Ferndale export...

Adorable black bear cubs have arrived at Eureka’s zoo, IHOP will soon replace Eureka’s Denny’s, Sara Bareilles discussed Humboldt on NPR before judging the innovative new singing competition Breakthrough, Cal Poly Humboldt export Marissa Figueroa was celebrated as the first female full-time trainer for the Buffalo Bills, a man who’s fostered dozens of children was accused of molestation, a killer...

A young woman tragically died while surfing just after graduating from nursing school, local farmers are opening an ice cream shop in Loleta, officials noted how ‘grooming’ mostly occurs locally, a waterfront playground is coming to Eureka’s Halvorsen Park, local cannabis was once again a juggernaut at the Emerald Cup, the dunes in Manila were officially designated as National Natural Landmarks, t...

Heartbreaking details regarding a reported murder-suicide in Fortuna, a viral video of a Sheriff’s Officer saving a baby’s life in Eureka, a major cannabis facility in the Willow Creek area was just sold for parts, a long sentence following a 2022 officer-involved shooting incident in Eureka, the Meow Wolf inspired Festival of Dreams is headed to Eureka, a high-profile and rescheduled all-ages pri...

Brother suspects were critically shot and their toddler passenger was hurt amid a wild and violent police chase in Eureka, Arcata officials addressed reports of people spiking drinks at local bars, the American Lung Association says Humboldt County could have the best air in California, a Sheriff’s Officer allegedly pulled a gun on his wife and another man in McKinleyville, PBS ‘Untold Earth’ show...

A 2019 case involving Humboldt County was featured in the Oxygen TV series ‘Accident, Suicide or Murder,’ downgraded charges for a McKinleyville man accused of killing his ex at his house, the Sequoia Park Zoo says their bear and coyote exhibit should open this summer, a dad says he declined an offer to have his daughter’s murderer killed, a young man is out of prison early following a fatal 2019...

A local news outlet was fooled by a prank press release, Eureka advanced on some low-income housing projects despite a group of opponents, more details about former Al Qaeda hostage Jeffrey Woodke of McKinleyville, more misconduct allegations regarding Cal Poly Humboldt’s men’s basketball coach, in 2022 Humboldt County reported more than twice the state average for suicides, recent viral data show...

A McKinleyville man was freed after being held hostage for over six years, players alleged a toxic culture created by Cal Poly Humboldt’s men's basketball coach, drag queen Ultran Payne is Eureka’s artist of the year, our first Star Wars-themed Forest Moon Festival is happening June 2 and 3, Klamath River work begins on the world’s all-time most significant dam removal project, a man pleaded guilt...

Eureka is teaming up with a church to offer an extreme-weather shelter in Myrtletown, national news for hay helicoptered to local starving cows, big changes proposed for the lot near the Eureka boardwalk, the “Everything Everywhere…” Oscars champs that shot in Humboldt County, a dramatic cliff collapse along the Van Duzen River was caught on camera, the ‘Supes discussed capping campaign donations...

A likely homeless man was found dead at a Eureka bus stop amid cold weather conditions, Cal Poly Humboldt made ‘Colbert’ in reference to student housing challenges in Arcata, an in-depth looking at housing prices with Cal Poly Humboldt economics professor Erick Eschker, Habitat For Humanity is helping out after December’s earthquake, there’s a shortage at the blood bank, a sort of ‘ocean tornado’...

Military vets are asking Arcata officials to nix a portion of the narrowly-approved ‘earth flag’ measure, further details emerge after a Eureka woman allegedly framed her husband for attempted murder, fentanyl has been a significant killer in Humboldt County, Eureka’s upcoming meeting about the possibility of authorized encampments, the U.S. Marshals and the Yurok Tribe are teaming up to combat mu...

College of the Redwoods plans to host a rescheduled pride event previously planned in Ferndale, proposed offshore wind energy is getting a boost from local educators and the Yurok Tribe, Arcata’s community hospital laid off 27 home-health workers due to financial woes, a McKinleyville stabbing arrest spawns claims there’s more to the story, local export and ex-MLB star John Jaso was featured in th...

Crime Junkie — one of the world’s most popular podcasts — covered the unsolved killing of David Josiah Lawson, students are protesting Cal Poly Humboldt housing challenges as the university expands, multimillionaire Rob Arkley is threatening to move his company outside of city limits as Eureka prioritizes housing over parking lots, Eureka’s Pine Motel makes way for a future Subway and Starbucks, a...

A teenage killer was released several years earlier than expected, the drug dealer from the largest bust in local task force history will spend six years in county jail, Supervisor Rex Bohn apologized for a sexualized comment, alleged child molesters are reported and analyzed, the movie theater in Fortuna remains closed following December’s 6.4 earthquake, a teenager walking in McKinleyville repor...

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an anti-hate resolution in wake of recent events, pride supporters saw a large turnout in Ferndale, a protest at an Arcata grocery store received a mixed response following a viral video, our airport was called the foggiest in the world by an aviation news outlet, local export Kortney Olson was visibly disoriented on TBS while appearing o...

An Arcata grocery store manager was criticized after a video showed him forcibly detaining a teenage girl who was allegedly shoplifting, Eureka investigators believe a woman stabbed herself before falsely accusing her estranged husband of attempted murder, less-forceful theft intervention against adolescents and the LGBTQ community are individually supported by two planned protests, a Cal Poly Hum...

Reports indicate a houseless woman was killed accidentally in the recycling process after taking refuge in a Eureka dumpster, a Ferndale pride event was canceled at its original venue in fear of an extremist response, earthquakes and major storms have spawned woes, ‘Spiderman’ actor Tobey Maguire was spotted on the North Coast, a notorious short-time Humboldt County resident is the subject of Netf...

Top stories from 2022, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake served much of Humboldt County an abrupt awakening and a spectrum of woes, an accused double-murderer was captured following several Eureka shootings, a man was rescued near Shelter Cover after a large tree landed on his vehicle, Guy Fieri and Food Network cranked out a Ferndale episode for Dec. 30, commercial crab season received a greenlight foll...

Cal Poly Humboldt rugby won a national title, the film commission is considering a local Star Wars festival, a failed hitman was sentenced to 43 years in prison, 54 locals are no longer homeless after The Grove opened in the Valley West area of Arcata, a professor says Arcata’s “earth flag” measure is legal, Cal Poly Humboldt export Alex Cappa received praise from his Cincinnati Bengals before pla...

Local lease sites for offshore wind went for over $331 million, a local Hawaiian-style food truck made Guy Fieri’s Food Network show, Eureka cops echoed a father’s claim that he accidentally shot his five-year-old daughter in the foot while cleaning his gun, Raul Rosas Jr. — the youngest fighter in UFC history — often trains in Humboldt County, a Catholic organization that includes Humboldt County...

World leaders Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron enjoyed some delicious Humboldt County cheese, mental health treatment was cosen over prison for a Fortuna man prosecutors worried would become a mass murderer, Arcata’s ‘earth flag’ measure squeaked a comeback victory, ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ covered a McKinleyville company’s Christmas tree growing kits, a ‘tridemic’ is testing capacity at St. Joe’s...

Eureka firefighters got to visit with a two-year-old that was surrendered to them at birth and then adopted, Oscar-nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg has been friendly and chill with locals while shooting a Bigfoot movie at several beautiful Humboldt County locations, more neo-Nazi printouts were found locally, the owner of the poodles accused of attacking a corgi in Trinidad says only one of his poo...

Losses for embattled local candidates, Arcata appears to say no to the earth flag, protestors from a Eureka pride event made a disputed claim they were not the aggressors, a group of poodles was accused of significantly injuring a corgi at Trinidad State Beach, CBN is worried U.S. rep Jared Huffman will inspire other non-Christian politicians, the CBS drama ‘Fire Country’ has been using Rio Dell t...

The elimination of ‘Measure S’ county cannabis taxes for two years, an all-ages pride event in Eureka with a drag show prompted anti-LGBTQ discrimination, the reluctant addition of a 2024 ballot initiative that would nix any new cannabis farms and nix farms over 10,000 square feet, a now-former Eureka High basketball coach was accused of raping a teenage girl, a former basketball player for Cal Po...