About this episode

This episode covers a range of local news stories including a double murder sentencing, cannabis regulations, and community events in Humboldt.

A man was sentenced to roughly 141 years to life for murdering a Eureka couple in front of their four-year-old daughter and shooting two other women, a man received 23 years to life for sexually abusing two young girls, a judge ruled the Hoopa man accused of fatally stabbing his uncle can go to a murder trial, Humboldt’s anti-Amazon ballot effort fell just a few hundred signatures short as the proposed McKinleyville warehouse continues through environmental review, Sheriff Honsal traveled to Virginia to argue against loosening federal cannabis rules, DNA confirmed that remains found along the Eel River belonged to a McKinleyville hunter missing since 2021, a second dead humpback whale in two weeks washed ashore near Ferndale, Humboldt supervisors took early steps toward blocking private detention centers and offshore drilling support while considering a pause on new data centers, Fortuna Theater supporters lost out on a one-million-dollar state grant, police increased patrols after young rodeo visitors allegedly threatened to stab a horse while officers pushed back on wilder online rumors, Bear River’s Epicenter opened its two-screen theater with recliners and food delivery…

People in this episode

Host: Humboldt Last Week

Topics covered

• crime
• local news
• cannabis regulations
• environment
• community events
• theater
• wildlife

Keywords

• murder
• cannabis
• Humboldt
• theater
• whale
• ballot
• crime
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Eureka, McKinleyville, Humboldt, Virginia, Eel River, Ferndale, Fortuna, Southern Humboldt

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