Humboldt Last Week

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 hospital, Humboldt County laughs in the face of weather, Humboldt’s small cannabis farmers continue to struggle after years of broken promises, a bone discovered in the Eel River belonged to a man who vanished in 2017, Pacific Seafood has moved its processing from Eureka to Oregon, a statewide effort to rename places is changing the title of a bridge in Fieldbrook, an innocent guy from McKinleyville won a settlement after being attacked by a police dog elsewhere, Cal Poly Humboldt has been named one of The Princeton Review’s Green Colleges for 2025, the Sequoia Park Zoo — not Ferndale — is now set to host the tallest living decorated tree, event suggestions, and more.

TLDR Humboldt features episode transcripts: humboldtlastweek.com/tldr.

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Local partners keep the lights on at Humboldt Last Week. Please support Sitka Wine Lounge, Quality Body Works, Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY.

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 Charlo is an assistant coach for the LA Lakers organization, a local organization is reaffirming that we’re a ‘sanctuary county,’ Cal Poly Humboldt’s new interim president says that their previous enrollment goals were ‘outlandish,’ Cal Poly Humboldt has 23 communications majors who are Pelican Bay inmates, Supervisors voted to suspend county cannabis taxes in 2025 and provide a break on 2024 taxes, an alleged slippery bank robber who evaded Eureka cops on a bicycle in 2021 was arrested in Mayland, California’s Attorney General is warning against potentially deceptive ‘puppy mills,’ the Wiyot Tribe celebrated the return of 357 acres of land at the Samoa Dunes, and event suggestions.

TLDR Humboldt features episode transcripts. Check humboldtlastweek.com/tldr.

HumAlong Alternative Rock Radio prioritizes real rock with real drums and distorted guitars. Take it with you at humalt.com.

Local partners keep the lights on at Humboldt Last Week. Please support Sitka Wine Lounge, Quality Body Works, Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY.

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 was captured, a possible hotel at the casino in Trinidad is still up in the air, our DA determined Eureka Police Officers were justified in killing a man by the library in late 2023, Eureka’s hospital agreed to follow California law as a notorious case against them proceeds, vandalism at Cal Poly Humboldt again, the local EcoNews Report podcast examined if Humboldt County is a climate refuge, a local’s Humboldt-centric music video picked up over 50,000 YouTube streams in its first week, Cal Poly Humboldt basketball is getting underway, event suggestions, and more.

TLDR Humboldt features episode transcripts. Check humboldtlastweek.com/tldr.

HumAlong Alternative Rock Radio has energy and distorted guitars. Take it with you at humalt.com.

Humboldt Last Week would like to thank its local partners for keeping the lights on. Please support Sitka Wine Lounge, Quality Body Works, Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY.

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 hospital practices, an editorial on the presidential election, and much more.

TLDR Humboldt features episode transcripts. Check humboldtlastweek.com/tldr.

HumAlong Alternative Rock Radio has energy and distorted guitars. Take it with you at humalt.com.

Humboldt Last Week would like to thank its local partners for keeping the lights on. Please support Sitka Wine Lounge, Quality Body Works, Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY.