Humboldt Last Week

The Journal’s top stories and ‘dick moves’ of 2024, ocean rescues remind us to heed high-surf warnings, a pickup stuck in the surf also serves as a cautionary tale, the Siren’s Song Tavern is scrambling to find a new home, the remains of a missing teenager were likely found in Fort Bragg, a bookkeeper admitted to embezzling $400K, Dreamer students fear deportation, new laws will impact alcohol and...

Arcata wins first state football championship in overtime thriller, passersby rescue family after vehicles crash into creek during heavy rain, Providence to cut local cardiac surgery availability and faces another lawsuit over emergency abortion denial, missing Eureka woman found in Humboldt Bay as investigation continues, 15-year-old runaway brutally attacked by dogs in Piercy, Jared Huffman prop...

California’s 7th largest earthquake on record, a young man who murdered a local teenager was arrested on drug and gun charges, the Trinidad Rancheria’s proposed coastal hotel hit another snag, a new documentary explores the unsolved murder of a local rancher, Garberville is hosting an ice skating rink through January 5, local event picks, and much more. TLDR Humboldt  features episode transcripts:...

YouTuber Peter Santenello's new travel video about Humboldt has over a million views, trucks carrying $1M of Guy Fieri’s tequila were hijacked in Texas, a missing Hawaii woman was possibly headed to the redwoods, cops say a homeless man died while attempting to steal copper wire at an abandoned power plant, Eureka officials supported a funding effort by the county to rebuild our psychiatric hospit...

A local woman pleaded not guilty in the death of her 2-year-old foster child, drive-by shootings near the golf course in Eureka have cops looking for info, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office made their TV debut with ‘On Patrol: Live,’ our offshore wind project is uncertain with another Trump presidency, Sequoia Park Zoo’s new red panda Saffron came from a zoo in Kansas, Ex Eureka Logger Mo Charl...

Election results so far indicate the controversial Measure F will fail in Eureka, a homeless man mistaken for a vandal was actually covering up graffiti with paint he bought himself, Cal Poly Humboldt was ranked 17th out of 122 western US schools, Eureka’s ‘pure evil’ and brutal killer who chose victims at random was sentenced to life in prison, a fugitive allegedly abusive to people and animals w...

A murderer pro musician who grew up in Eureka, more trouble for a notorious man linked to his missing ex-girlfriend, a welcomed brunch resurgence in Arcata, Humboldt-to-NFL action, Elon Musk is big-mad at a Humboldt County man, Eureka’s new internet option Vero is cheaper than Optimum, a future tourist-magnet trail is still on the way, vigilance against child predators, more shame for religious ho...

Eureka’s Catholic hospital is being sued for allegedly denying life-saving care during a miscarriage, locals are wondering if a killer skipped town and is getting away with it, audio of an alleged horrific murder by a former Mr. Bungle member may have been caught on iPhone, local media noted warnings over Eureka’s Measure F, a woman once praised by the Yurok Tribe is accused of stealing over half...

A suspected killer may be on the loose, an Oscar winner’s local movie has a name, a possible commune eviction, a dramatic air rescue off the coast, protest consequences, an accused child predator with a checkered past, horse deaths are prompting new rules, a tragedy met with lightning-fast community support, Congressional hearings by Humboldt’s rep, an accused psychedelics peddler may have called...

Getting away with murder?, new buildings planned for Tuluwat Island, most Eureka candidates lean toward F-no, allegations false information was used in Eureka F-yes mailers, an F-yes op-ed, Humboldt thieves and dealers eye Prop 36, robber fishing pulled an alleged drunk, anxiety for unpermitted cannabis growers in SoHum, Cal Poly Humboldt’s evicted vehicle-dwellers are in the news again, mystery s...

Locals allegedly tied to January 6, big money for Eureka Old Town parking, more Eureka Old Town parking spaces on the way, a scary and rare death at the beach, fears quelled in a missing persons case, slowed growth at Cal Poly Humboldt, a sad river safety reminder, saying goodbye to some eyesores, a move for fewer ugly buildings in Eureka, Guy Fieri’s alternative way to cope with death, our ghost...

The Klamath River is flowing freely again after more than 20 years of efforts to remove four dams, the Times-Standard reminded readers Humboldt County also buses homeless people out of the area, a facility serving free meals to those in need was targeted by vandals, the owner of a massage place in Eureka was accused of sexual assault, Humboldt County Supervisors approved money to fight human traff...

A double murderer who failed additional murder attempts pleaded guilty, Sequoia Park Zoo’s red panda Sumo died at 15, Arcata’s hospital will close its birth center in October, Eureka’s hospital is closing its rehabilitation unit by November, Humboldt County Supervisors discussed our homeless community which was counted at over 1,500 people in January, Humboldt County Supervisors progressed the pos...

A man on the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted Fugitives list was arrested in Redway, an accused double murderer who failed additional attempts may finally see a trial, a viral post detailed someone with a ‘straight pride’ shirt harassing a trans drummer in Eureka, another viral post appeared to show a man in Arcata with a shirt celebrated by pedophiles, a teenage boy-girl duo is accused of spray-pain...

Humboldt County’s DA declined to prosecute 27 of the 39 people arrested during Pro-Palestinian protests at Cal Poly Humboldt, a toddler is finally home from the hospital after an illegal fireworks fiasco in Crescent City, nearly all of the judges in Humboldt County recused themselves from a shocking vehicular homicide case, SFGate covered social media influencers who illegally climb the world's ta...

Eureka cops revealed the suspected ‘whip-its’ user in a vehicular killing, Cal Poly Humboldt’s president is stepping down after his Arcata campus received national attention during pro-Palestinian protests, Arcata approved 139 acres for high-density housing in its southwestern Creamery District, two people were arrested after a horrible 4th of July fireworks fiasco in Crescent City, the LA Times c...

A federal court again rejected a former murder suspect’s lawsuit, documents revealed officials expected violence from pro-Palestinian protesters at Cal Poly Humboldt in April, anti-pride signs were stolen and defaced at a church in Ferndale while a pride flag was stolen in Eureka, County Supervisors are allowing Sheriff’s Officers to star in the reality series ‘On Patrol: Live’ for up to a year, a...

Cops want to arrest the suspect who admitted to stealing a pride flag from the courthouse in Eureka, a new 10-bed mental health facility is set to open in Eureka in August, a woman says she was injured while protecting a teen from a group of bullies in Arcata, Fortuna cops are investigating the attempted kidnapping of two girls walking near the hospital, a senior citizen survived a solo plane cras...

A duo allegedly raped a child under the age of 16 before a bust at a Eureka hotel, international news is now covering stories of local property buyers inheriting millions in cannabis fines, a tattoo artist was found guilty in the death of his ex, Eureka officials tapped a contractor for their proposed housing and transit center downtown, Humboldt’s only safe parking shelter for the homeless is set...

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is set to score the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio movie that was shot in Humboldt County, county officials are exploring options as Governor Newsom released billions early for mental health housing, a new mental health treatment center is still set to open in Arcata sometime in 2026, homelessness, Arcata ‘Gateway’ housing plan advances, layoffs at Sun Valley Floral Farms l...

A poll indicated half of respondents think Cal Poly Humboldt’s president should be fired following the pro-Palestinian occupation of its campus, the KKK imagery seen on a truck at Cal Poly Humboldt likened the hate group to Palestinian supporters, a prosecuting lawyer who works for the county is facing scrutiny for his pro-Israel protests, the suspect allegedly involved in the shooting of a 75-yea...

Dozens were arrested during pro-Palestinian protests at Cal Poly Humboldt, a truck with a video screen flashing KKK images, CR’s president called on Biden to urge a cease-fire in Gaza, a Fortuna 19-year-old is feared dead after attempting a rescue in the Trinity River, two were hospitalized after a pair of connected shootings near Eureka, free samples will be given out at the Eureka North Coast-Co...

The bizarre locally-filmed comedy ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ is out, David Josiah Lawson's unsolved murder seven years later, Humboldt County reportedly leads the nation in the percentage of vehicle deaths involving DUI, Arcata is flying the voter-approved earth flag lower than the US and California flags, officers are putting up more stationary cameras that store license plate data for 30 days, the propo...

Local investigators ran a press release shaming a Eureka gym owner for allegedly selling testosterone, a county judge ruled that Arcata voters lack the authority to fly an earth flag above the US flag, a viral video at a local beach caught a tense encounter involving a leashed cat and an unleashed dog, a woman suffered severe injuries following an alleged pitbull mating dispute, officers released...

Cher-Ae Heights reps have joined Yurok and Bear River tribal officials in opposition to offshore wind energy development along the North Coast, the coastal landslide near Ferndale that’s closed a coveted hiking spot may also call for an emergency road project, our airport is adding extra flights to LA starting June 9, the Paskenta tribe has purchased Blue Lake’s Mad River Brewery from the Yurok tr...