Humboldt Last Week

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 with two more lawsuits tied to carbon monoxide injuries after two deaths in the same room, all human trafficking charges were dropped in the high-profile Bridgeville cannabis labor case as the grower pleaded guilty to other charges, a new state law could limit mental health diversion in ways Humboldt is watching closely, U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman is pushing a Fourth of July resolution defending church-state separation, the big disputed old-growth redwood in Redway got a win at the Planning Commission, a missing Ruth Lake boater was found dead, a 5.6 Mendocino quake rattled plenty of Humboldt phones, a McKinleyville man was accused of cutting up protected redwood wood in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Blue Lake got a possible huge boost for a bike and skate park, the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission is a worldwide finalist, the Great Redwood Trail got more local funding, as well as short and long-term event picks.

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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 Rescue digs deeper, Humboldt’s local governments are wrestling with budget strain, Cal Poly Humboldt’s polytechnic rebrand has helped enrollment only a little so far, a Ferndale-tied animal-welfare lawsuit is still alive, offshore wind planning keeps inching forward, Redwood Meat could reopen with controversy attached, former local daredevil "Sketchy Andy" Lewis died in a BASE jumping accident, Eureka honored Duane Flatmo with his own alley, the Humboldt Crabs have been absurdly good, Redwood Acres Fair is back, fans of Eureka export Mike Patton and Faith No More are buzzing, local export Chris Hesse and Hoobastank are out with their first new song in years, event picks, and more.

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Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.

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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 rescued a dog after it swam toward seals and got into trouble, Humboldt’s political picture is getting clearer at the state and federal levels, Bear River’s revamped Epicenter is getting close to opening, a giant private residential yacht has brought wealthy visitors into Eureka, Sequoia Park Zoo has a new red panda, the Skunk Train just got national praise, Cal Poly Humboldt rowing finished second in the nation, as well as short and long-term event picks.

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Humboldt Last Week’s partners: 

Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.

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 shooting near Wabash involving a black SUV and a white SUV, longtime local staples City Cab and Humboldt Towing are shutting down, around 50 people gathered at the courthouse and some later addressed supervisors over the Miranda’s Rescue investigation, campers in Myers Flat helped save a woman’s life during a medical emergency, Eureka-raised Sara Bareilles released a new song ahead of her first album in seven years, Guy Fieri is now somehow part of a viral theory about whether he swallows food on TV, the Humboldt Crabs look hot out of the gate, and I’ve also got short and long-term event picks.

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Humboldt Last Week’s partners: 

Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.

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 after a long road to justice, a Eureka man is facing a long list of felony child sex allegations involving a teenage boy, the family of a man killed by deputies is suing Providence in Eureka over how he allegedly walked away from a psychiatric hold before the deadly confrontation, Dateline spotlighted the painful search for missing Humboldt man Roy Tsatoke, Humboldt’s sheriff is defending local license plate reader cameras as critics fear future ICE access, the last disputed old growth redwood in lower Redway is headed to the Planning Commission, Eureka police survey data offered a revealing look at local homelessness, two Humboldt residents detained during a Gaza aid mission were reportedly released, Old Town Coffee and Chocolates abruptly shut down both Eureka locations, there’s a fun Crabs documentary coming to the Minor, and at the end I’ve got an editorial surrounding the Miranda’s Rescue investigation.

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Humboldt Last Week’s partners: 

Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.

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 after two people died in the same motel room five days apart, Amazon is still moving ahead with its McKinleyville delivery facility despite local pushback, neighbors are raising concerns about a harm reduction office near Arcata High, a Eureka man was booked on rape charges, a loose dog call in Eureka led deputies to kids in protective custody and a home described as hazardous, Humboldt supervisors reapproved the path toward possible independent sheriff oversight after last week’s do over, a former county employee says she was fired for reporting sexual harassment, the county’s old Kmart permitting idea is inching forward, cleanup is finally ramping up at the site of Arcata’s destructive downtown fire, Jared Huffman grilled Interior Secretary Doug Burgum over what he called vanity projects, and on the lighter side Duane Flatmo could get a Eureka alley named after him, the Pink Lady got even pinker, Sara Bareilles is supporting a local Planned Parenthood fundraiser, Crabs baseball is almost back, and there’s more good community energy around graduates, trail work, fishing, and the coming Day of Giving.

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Humboldt Last Week’s partners: 

Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.

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 are sounding over conditions at Mad River Community Hospital while the facility says patients are safe, deputies say they caught a probationer with a kilo of cocaine, the fight over Redway old-growth redwoods is still very much alive, Walmart reportedly backed away from the old Kmart, Eureka police want drivers off their phones, the Coast Guard airlifted a sick cruise passenger off Shelter Cove, locals rallied for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People awareness, a Blue Lake family lost its home and pets in a devastating fire, one Humboldt activist was detained and released during the Gaza aid flotilla, Eureka is taking steps to battle offshore drilling, and on the brighter side Eureka export Mike Patton popped up on Kimmel, Eureka’s Habit Burger is finally about to open, there’s a free lunch in a trail cleanup on the way, and the Sequoia Park Zoo bear saga has gotten downright sweet.

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Humboldt Last Week’s partners: 

Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.

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 comments that dragged Supervisor Mike Wilson into an Elon Musk sideshow, a murder trial redo appears in order, a drug house bust near Arcata Elementary, counterfeit $100 warnings, sewage hurting Humboldt Bay oyster growers, a woman badly hurt in a fall from a historic Eureka building, and some brighter notes as a Kneeland bus driver won a big statewide honor, Hoopa kids are getting a swim team, and WIC families can now get extra help at some farmers markets.

24-7 streaming radio: humalt.com features new and timeless rock.

Humboldt Last Week’s partners: 

Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.

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 Humboldt with no charges filed, legal weed’s long rough slide keeps rattling the local economy, Orick’s tiny school is costing a jaw dropping amount per student while locals argue it still matters, a proposed Amazon facility in McKinleyville is heading to public discussion, a plane with Humboldt ties crashed near Seattle and both people somehow survived, Jared Huffman says he’ll investigate a possible outside buyer for PG&E’s old Eel River dam project, Ferndale’s only grocery store hit a scary rent notice, and toward the lighter end StartUp Humboldt handed out $200,000 to local businesses while Cannifest dropped a pretty loaded Arcata lineup.

24-7 streaming radio: humalt.com features new and timeless rock.

Humboldt Last Week’s partners: 

Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.

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 narrowed charges, Eureka is floating a possible eight story parking garage downtown, Humboldt Bay remains a big piece of California’s offshore wind hopes, a former local got prison time in a disturbing animal abuse case, a sketchy AI site got caught ripping off local journalism, Congressman Jared Huffman endorsed Tom Steyer for governor, Humboldt supervisors are exploring legal help for residents facing deportation, Arcata is moving toward cannabis smoking lounges, Guy Fieri said he does not support the Tate brothers after a viral UFC clip, and on a lighter note the Humboldt International Film Festival is back, Humboldt Sponsors is giving out more than $100,000 for local kids, and local schools are reportedly beating the state graduation rate.

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Humboldt Last Week’s partners: 

Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.