Humboldt Last Week

Humboldt County celebrates the grand opening of the long-awaited Eureka-Arcata Bay Trail with a community event featuring food trucks, live music, and outdoor fun, an alcohol delivery driver in Eureka is accused of breaking into a woman’s home and committing sex crimes, two violent domestic incidents rattle the Eel River Valley, skeletal human remains are found by a snorkeler near Myers Flat sparking an investigation, horse racing at the Humboldt County Fair is officially canceled after 128 years, cannabis farmers face permit revocations over unpaid taxes despite some finding investors to stay afloat, thousands of anti-Trump activists in Eureka staged what may be the county’s largest local protest ever, conservative activists want to cancel a $426 million federal grant for Humboldt Bay’s offshore wind port project, U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman criticizes Trump’s military strikes on Iran, U.S. troops landed near Orick to fix up park facilities, Arcata finally opened a long-requested dog park, a fundraiser raises over $180,000 for local hunger relief after federal cuts to food assistance, and analysis shows Redwood National Park is considered California’s top park.

A man was fatally shot by deputies near Bear River Casino, multiple people reported being roofied at a Eureka bar, a murder conviction in the Alderpoint dog-bite shooting case may be retried, two men received decades-long sentences for sexually abusing children in separate horrifying cases, a Eureka church’s Pride banners were vandalized but the community rallied in support, Eureka’s new DMV opened in a former Harley dealership, Trump-related developments are impacting local programs and colleges, coffee and chocolate companies are struggling under climate change and tariffs, local groups scrambled to save jobs after federal cuts to AmeriCorps, a local news site received disturbing threats for not promoting far-right views, a convicted sex offender was sentenced for trafficking enough fentanyl to kill tens of thousands, a former cardiac surgeon accused Eureka’s hospital of scapegoating him, Rio Dell debuted a new riverfront trail, the Forest Moon Festival celebrating Return of the Jedi was ranked among California’s top attractions, the Yurok Tribe reclaimed over 47,000 acres of ancestral land, a rescued black bear cub is recovering at the Eureka zoo, and a fun local poll highlighted Humboldt’s best summer activities.

The Eureka City Council rejected a controversial homeless encampment ordinance after hours of heated public feedback, Governor Newsom pushed for tougher encampment penalties statewide, regulators voted to block horse racing at the 2025 Humboldt County Fair, protesters near the airport targeted Avelo Airlines for its ICE deportation flights, the DA declined charges in the death of a toddler who fell from a truck bed, a tragic national story detailed the murder of former local in a murder-suicide, Humboldt’s offshore wind project is slowly advancing despite federal red tape, a local environmental group is suing over a Trump-era wind energy ban, a January 6 rioter who received clemency from Trump was arrested again for alleged copper thefts, an anti-Trump protest is set for June 14 in Eureka, Sara Bareilles opened up to the New York Times about anxiety, the 'Times also spotlighted Emmilee Risling’s heartbreaking disappearance and its ties to a broader Indigenous crisis, Humboldt secured $43.5M in state funds for a new psychiatric facility in Eureka, event suggestions, and more.

In a stunning legal twist a local murder conviction was overturned, College of the Redwoods is sticking with DEI despite fears of political backlash and funding threats, a convicted rapist’s possible placement in Manila included dark new evidence, Fortuna is cautiously flirting with legal cannabis, McKinleyville is losing its beloved movie theater, the Mad River Fish Hatchery could soon be gone, Trump’s move to defund NPR and PBS is hitting Humboldt, Providence St. Joseph Hospital still faces legal heat over an alleged denial of emergency abortion care, political tensions in Blue Lake are rising, a local man is accused of horrific child sex crimes, hundreds rallied again in Eureka to protest Trump, and event suggestions

The future of horse racing at the Humboldt County Fair is on the line, Sheriff Honsal weighs in with a surprising take on immigration reform, cops say triplets were busted in SoHum with guns and homemade bombs, someone stole ten fake rings worth about $20 in Eureka, a group of cannabis crooks failed miserably during a botched dispensary heist, a new study warns that Humboldt's coastline could sink by over six feet during the next massive Cascadia quake, housing woes deepen as a new report shows most of our extremely low-income residents are paying over half their income on rent, a miscarriage-related court case in Eureka goes national with massive implications for emergency care and religious exemptions, music legend and Eureka native Mike Patton is apparently avoiding Faith No More shows, hundreds rally across Humboldt against Trump, Eureka’s zoo publicly welcomes a soccer-loving black bear named Ishŭng, a cruise ship brings hundreds of visitors to Humboldt for local adventures, and an Arcata man has been giving away hundreds of thousands of heirloom seeds around the world—completely free.