Humboldt Last Week

New testimony in the Hoopa murder case detailed a four-year-old at the scene, the Hoopa Valley Tribe is condemning the temporary release of teen suspects charged in Dylan Moon’s killing, a Del Norte father lost his left hand after picking up a firework at the beach, Humboldt’s Amazon fight is getting louder as organizers gather signatures to put warehouse limits before voters, supervisors narrowly...

The FBI has joined the Miranda’s Rescue investigation as disturbing details surface, Sidelines in Arcata is drawing formal pushback as the old bar tries to come back, Humboldt’s Amazon battle is escalating with environmental review underway and ballot backers racing to let voters weigh in, a local 18-year-old is accused of violently sexually assaulting a toddler, Eureka’s Lamplighter Inn was hit w...

Lost Coast Brewery is officially for sale, a proposed ballot measure is anti Amazon, Arcata could get Sidelines back years after a drug investigation shut it down, a McKinleyville man's FBI child-predator sting, the woman accused of murdering her toddler daughter pleaded not guilty, the owners of Eureka’s Lamplighter Motel are pushing back in a wrongful death lawsuit, fresh reporting on Miranda’s...

A woman accused of murdering her toddler daughter is now in Humboldt custody after extradition in a case prosecutors say involved abuse, concealment, a McKinleyville man was found guilty in a child sex abuse case, reports of possibly spiked drinks around Arcata have people on alert, Humboldt County is moving ahead with buying Eureka’s old Kmart, Coast Guard crews training near the Mad River rescue...

State officers raided a Fortuna massage business, Humboldt supervisors had a heated showdown over license plate cameras with a vote pushing toward a review and possible alternatives, Mary Burke appears on track to win the north county supervisor seat while Chris Rogers, Jared Huffman, Audrey Hanks and Damon Connolly are all ahead in their races, Eureka police are investigating a reported drive by...

Explosive new claims say investigators believe Miranda’s Rescue secretly killed at least eight dogs to make room for more paid intakes, including allegations tied to a mass grave and possible profit motive, a TikTok influencer was arrested at the McKinleyville airport in an alleged murder for hire plot tied to a custody dispute, an Arcata man got 125 years to life for multiple child sex crimes aft...

Humboldt prosecutors allege a mom murdered her toddler daughter and kept collecting benefits tied to the little girl, a man associated with Z&J Asian Subs in Eureka died by suicide amid active child sex abuse allegations leaving the family and business in a painful spotlight, Jake Combs was convicted of murder again in the Alderpoint case, the owners of Eureka’s Lamplighter Inn are being sued...

A deadly stabbing of a family member in Hoopa has turned into a murder case, one of Humboldt’s most horrifying recent shooting cases is heading toward sentencing, a man was stabbed multiple times near Valley West before reportedly firing a gun, Miranda’s Rescue is under scrutiny amid serious allegations, county officials say nearly 600 ballots went uncounted in last year’s special election, alarms...

A former suspect in the still unresolved killing of David Josiah Lawson is back in headlines after an unrelated arrest, Amazon’s proposed McKinleyville delivery facility is drawing both pushback and big jobs promises, Humboldt supervisors have to redo their sheriff oversight hearing, locals are mourning beloved local radio legend Dr. Syd from KSLG, officials apologized to SpaceX over political com...

A reported attempted kidnapping near Cal Poly Humboldt leads this one after a student allegedly had to escape a moving car, another woman in McKinleyville said she fled an alleged kidnapper and hid in a Blue Lake gas station bathroom, a new abuse charge was added in the heavy foster child death case from 2021, Bailey Blunt’s family is still asking why the man they suspect is living free in Humbold...

A Eureka business owner tied in reports to a local child sex investigation died by suicide after a police chase, the Bayshore Mall foreclosure auction drew zero bidders, the Trinidad Rancheria’s long delayed hotel project cleared a major Coastal Commission hurdle, a tossed Alderpoint murder conviction is headed toward retrial, a Bridgeville cannabis farm trafficking case may still go to trial on n...

The case against a woman accused of killing her two year old foster child moved forward, new child sex charges against a Eureka man, St Joe’s hospital in Eureka reportedly trying to settle California’s lawsuit over alleged emergency care failures while local advocate Anna Nusslock gets honored, the Bayshore Mall heads toward an April 17 auction with about $39 million in debt, thousands turn out fo...

The death penalty is now off the table in Hoopa's teen murder case ahead of a preliminary hearing, another Humboldt murder case allegedly with a love triangle appears to be headed to trial, No Kings protests are set across Humboldt, Eureka parking is going app-based, Eureka officials are stuck with a huge low-income housing target, local housing vouchers are drying up as federal support fades, Hil...

The murder case of Hoopa teenager Dylan Moon continues to unfold with multiple arrests and gang-related charges, a Fortuna home tied to a CHP officer is searched in a multi-agency drug trafficking investigation, a SWAT arrest in Eureka leads to gun charges against a teenager tied to a ghost gun and high-capacity magazine, a Bridgeville suspect pleads not guilty in a felony human trafficking case,...

A Hoopa shooting involving teenage suspects sparks a major manhunt as the victim remains in critical condition after being shot in the head, Humboldt’s airport director resigns after less than three months even as passenger numbers surge and new flights expand regional travel options, Humboldt drivers face some of the highest gas prices in the country, a Eureka roommate stabbing case ends in a hun...

Supervisor Steve Madrone is raising concerns about the proposed Amazon warehouse near the McKinleyville airport, Eureka police investigate two deaths days apart in the same Lamplighter Inn room where elevated carbon monoxide levels were found, Cal Poly Humboldt students occupy a building overnight, Arcata police say the 2025 death of a Valley West unhoused woman was an overdose and not a homicide,...

A 50-year-old woman is found dead from a gunshot wound near Miranda as investigators say there’s no public threat, a Humboldt export is sentenced in Montana after a rape case while a local woman urges other victims to come forward, prosecutors file attempted-murder charges in a brutal Arcata Community Forest attack that left a longtime nonprofit director in a coma, kids with a gun are reported in...

Cops arrest a man for murder after a body was found at an eastern Humboldt cannabis grow, an older man is airlifted with catastrophic head injuries after an attempted murder in the Arcata Community Forest, a “random” Willow Creek stabbing suspect is captured in Del Norte, a Ferndale man is sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trying to meet a child for sex, the FBI arrests a Missouri man ti...

Record-high king tides flood King Salmon earlier this month, chilling testimony details a sudden execution-style killing at a Bridgeville cannabis farm, Eureka City Council votes to become a sanctuary for transgender people and their health care, health insurance costs spike across Humboldt, Cal Poly Humboldt students stage a walkout over Trump and campus investments, more than 1,000 people rally...

County supervisors say key homelessness funding is temporarily safe under a court order while floating ideas like a sanctioned camp in Eureka, a stabbing at an encampment injures a person and a dog as another man allegedly chases the suspect with a hatchet, a man sleeping outside reports two teens pointed a fake gun at him before fleeing on an e-scooter, a woman is arrested for attempted murder ti...

A fast-moving, wind-driven fire devastates downtown Arcata, destroying at least seven businesses and apartments and causing an estimated $18 million in losses as the community rallies to rebuild, Humboldt County supervisors halt weapons screening at Eureka courthouses amid rising costs and a security standoff, regulators approve nearly 10% profit margins for PG&E as one in five customers strug...

A viral YouTuber cherry-picks Eureka as “Northern California’s drug capital” while leaving out key context, Walmart eyes Eureka’s empty Kmart site raising big retail questions, former Fortuna councilmember Kris Mobley pleads guilty to stealing more than $500K from a local construction company, Humboldt County is ranked the second riskiest housing market in the U.S., two Humboldt men are convicted...

Ferndale export Guy Fieri suffers a brutal quad tear and emergency surgery after a fall on set, Supervisor Rex Bohn faces a misconduct complaint tied to a tobacco rules dust-up, two Cal Poly Humboldt professors land on TPUSA’s “Watchlist,” Eureka’s Crisp Lounge dispensary closes amid a shrinking cannabis market, EPD pursues a hate-crime warrant after a racist, anti-LGBTQ attack on county security,...

Mike Patton teams with The Avett Brothers on AVVT/PTTN and I share a quick review, Eureka’s coffee-and-cannabis drive-thru drops weed and reopens coffee-only in January, Ferndale’s Lighted Tractor Parade tightens rules to bar another fetus display while allowing other religious themes, Humboldt’s DA deems officers justified in a 2024 Eureka hostage-and-knife standoff shooting, the FBI leads a Hoop...

A real ice rink and expanded holiday fun return to Ferndale’s fairgrounds and Main Street, journalist and teacher Matt LaFever is arrested on suspicion of inappropriate online contact with a minor, Supervisor Michelle Bushnell is censured and removed as board chair, Arcata High coach and MMA fighter Cass Bell is arrested after an alleged late-night streetfight, voters pass Prop 50 to temporarily r...