373: A gunshot death, a musician feared dead, potential local rape victims urged to come forward, Humboldt on national TV, and more

About this episode

This episode covers various local news stories including a gunshot death, a missing musician, and community events in Humboldt.

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 a Fortuna vehicle burglary attempt, an Arcata musician is missing and feared dead after a massive wave in Puerto Rico, a federal contractor tied to a white nationalist leader reportedly performed wildfire security work in Humboldt, Assemblymember Chris Rogers introduces the “Good Fire Act” to expand prescribed burning, the Trump administration scraps the EPA’s cornerstone climate finding prompting California to fight back, permits show Amazon moving toward a McKinleyville delivery hub, the Catholic Diocese sells Rio Dell property amid bankruptcy tied to sex abuse lawsuits, the Humboldt County Fair pushes to bring back horse racing after major losses, and Cannifest moves forward in Blue Lake with no on-site sales or consumption. Plus positives as Humboldt’s bomb squad helps secure the…

People in this episode

Host: Humboldt Last Week

Topics covered

• crime
• local news
• community events
• environment
• music
• politics

Keywords

• gunshot death
• missing musician
• rape victims
• Humboldt news
• community events
• Good Fire Act
• Super Bowl
• Cannifest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Diocese

Places: Humboldt, Miranda, Montana, Puerto Rico, Fortuna, Arcata, McKinleyville

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