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 guilty to attempted murder after shooting at cops in Eureka in 2022, a former child-custody mediator has officially been charged with secretly recording women under their clothes, a 28-year-old man from SoHum was arrested on suspicion of child porn and sex abuse, ex-Crab James Outman made the opening-day lineup for the LA Dodgers, a judge’s recommendation is forthcoming about Arcata’s earth flag measure, Eureka is planning a trail that’ll go from Humboldt Bay to the Sequoia Park Zoo, talk of extending the Humboldt Bay Trail down to College of the Redwoods, Arcata’s upcoming Open Door health care center has some perks for employee retention, another dog attack in Trinidad has people calling for stricter laws, a look at student-body growth plans for Cal Poly Humboldt, the new High School gym in Eureka, a restraining order was granted against former Arcata official Brett Watson, a murderer at Pelican Bay was allegedly killed by fellow inmates, Sourdough and Co. in Eureka, catchy local Singer Lisa Marie has Gwen Stefani and Lorde vibes, and more.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Via Apple, Spotify, humboldtlastweek.com, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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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 from $1,500 to $500, the LA Times analyzed local cases of missing and murdered indigenous people, allegations a program rendered a foster care recipient homeless in relation to tribal associations, local export Kortney Olson had a change of heart in the New York Times about televised slap boxing, this year’s salmon season in California was canceled, local export Chris Hesse’s band Hoobastank admitted to mistakenly passing on a feature with Rihanna, more discussion of proposed ‘misleading’ and ‘problematic’ local cannabis changes, a local basketball coach with a big honor, a local brewery received some statewide attention and more.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Via Apple, Spotify, humboldtlastweek.com, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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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’ in Shelter Cove, a family now has closure following a DNA discovery stemming back to 1998, competition ‘Breakthrough’ with Kelly Rowland from Destiny’s Child, the Times-Standard has nixed Dilbert following the comic creator’s racially inflammatory statements, yet another statewide report on local cannabis woes, High Times reported on a $2.5M fund to help some local cannabis farmers, an analysis of local news outlets promoting OnlyFans accounts, folk musician Arlo Guthrie says he was commandeered by a nun in Arcata in the ‘90s, local event picks, and more.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Via Apple, Spotify, humboldtlastweek.com, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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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 murders and kidnappings, Ferndale’s Foggy Bottom Boys were honored as “climate-smart” farmers, a missing mushroom hunter was found dead near Gasquet over two weeks after searching began, state assemblymember Jim Wood wants broadband providers to be public utilities, funky local band Object Heavy put an incredible amount of work into their new album “Love & Gravity,” poking fun at the mall, local drivers, unveiling the whales, an editorial about all-ages drag shows, event suggestions, and more.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Via Apple, Spotify, humboldtlastweek.com, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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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 the New York Times for ditching millions to go sailing, runway improvements and more may impact AVC flights in late August, a woman was accused of stealing a McKinleyville pet store from her sister, access to Clam Beach has been improved for wheelchair users, meth and fentanyl lead local drug seizures as short-term escapes lead to long-term harm, the LA Times noted our wet weather could mean bad things for ticks and Humboldt’s already-high Lyme disease rates, a local 2013 study is currently garnering worldwide attention as it indicates listening to heavy metal has quality-of-life upsides, event picks, and more.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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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 building that was once owned by Jeff Bridges’ family is coming down in Eureka, Fortuna cops arrested a guy who agreed to buy booze for a teenager outside of a liquor store, Eureka export Sara Bareilles won another Grammy, the courts in Mendocino allowed a cheating man’s drunk driving because they believe he needed to escape the wrath of his wife, domestic violence deaths in McKinleyville, Ferndale export Guy Fieri goes ‘80 For Brady,’ local event picks, and more.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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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 reported being followed by a man before she screamed and ran, limited local resources for our homeless population on cold nights, commentary on criminal recidivism, PTSD woes after earthquakes, a weighed-down gun was discovered in Humboldt Bay, an inmate working in southern Humboldt walked away and was quickly caught, community love, event suggestions, and more.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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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 on the UFC-associated “Power Slap,” the County of Humboldt’s portion of the Humboldt Bay Trail could be finished by summer 2024, Eureka and Fortuna are battling for control of the college-prep high school Academy of the Redwoods, Alex Cappa’s local fans are hoping he can return from injury to aid the Bengals’ Super Bowl push, the former bowling alley near Blue Lake now hosts a sports bar, US rep Jared Huffman introduced a bill to ban offshore drilling, event suggestions, and more.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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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 Humboldt student and a dog were hit by a truck and killed while walking along an Arcata sidewalk, majorly improved drought conditions, a 13-year-old Hoopa girl committed suicide after claiming she was sexually abused, Eureka officials voted to support the California Senate effort to decriminalize certain psychedelics, the locally-inspired horror ‘Trim Season’ may come out in 2023, with cannabis woes the San Francisco Chronicle says SoHum’s economy is ‘on life support’ but some have hope, low prices have shrouded the opening of commercial crab season, The California Poppies eye their upcoming album "The Holy Rainbow," event picks, and more.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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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 Netflix’s ‘The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker,’ an accused Eureka double-murderer and evader could be going to prison for life without parole, a young man was sentenced after a violent Eureka attack following the Fourth of July fireworks in Eureka, the County of Humboldt thanked the inspectors who saved a days-stuck Rio Dell earthquake victim, popular newsman Dave Silverbrand — who interviewed a US president and starred in ‘Outbreak’ — passed away, burgers and more are once again available at Fortuna’s historic Bob’s Footlongs, Jack in the Box is eyeing another Eureka location in the Target parking lot, and event suggestions.

Humboldt Last Week is Humboldt County’s news podcast in collaboration with Primal Decor (tattoos and piercings), STIL (headshop), Belle Starr Clothing, North Coast Co-op, Bongo Boy Studio, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, RHBB, and KJNY. Subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or wherever else you get podcasts.

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