Garbage truck driver saves family from burning home
Four people and their pets are OK after Matt Taylor’s early-morning wake-up heroics on August 10 in Eureka. (Humboldt Last Week)
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Humboldt Last Week podcast: Supervisor Bohn implores COVID safety measures, employee vaccine mandates, SoHum family’s virus experience, dog filmed sprinting after people who abandoned him, police misconduct bill, D1 football, water tragedies, Belle Starr contest, baseball, blues, hip-hop, and more
Vaccinated county supervisor Rex Bohn makes a bold statement while imploring COVID safety measures, a dog is caught on video sprinting after a vehicle that abandoned him, COVID vaccine mandates for certain employees, a SoHum family shares their experience getting COVID, a closer look at a police officer misconduct bill, Division 1 football returns, a blues festival, Sequoia Park love, several water tragedies, fish woes, the loss of a local ADA legend, Crabs baseball appreciation, hip-hop in Arcata, win a Belle Starr gift certificate, and more.
Read moreFerndale icon Guy Fieri collabs with multi-platinum band American Authors
Something mention if you see him at the Humboldt County Fair. (Humboldt Last Week)
Read moreHumboldt Last Week podcast: Preventing young-adult homelessness, grueling national triumph for cyclist, multiple overdose deaths prevented, tribe disapproves of proposed opioid epidemic settlement, suspicious death, alcohol-related mom arrest, trailer village hops hurdle, iconic trail bridge replacement hopes, foodie updates, chef goes alt-pop, live music, free beer for the pooped, a massage giveaway, and more
Home Grown seeks to prevent young-adult homelessness, a grueling national Race Across America triumph for Eureka cyclist Michael David-Hughes, multiple Humboldt County inmate deaths are prevented with an anti-overdose drug, the Yurok Tribe is taking no crap from Purdue Pharma over the opioid epidemic, a suspicious death, a local mom allegedly drank alcohol for over an hour while her baby was locked in her car, Betty Chinn’s trailer village south of Eureka hops a hurdle toward fruition, the old Hammond Bridge may finally get replaced for trail enthusiasts, Gallagher’s and Mazotti’s foodie updates, celebrity chef Guy Fieri goes alt-pop, Grammy-winner Sara Bareilles wants to “Free Britney,” live music with Lindsay Battle and Huckleberry Flint, live blues at Siren’s Song, free beer if you’re pooped, a massage giveaway from Kristjana Graham, and more.
Read moreHumboldt Last Week podcast: Former Sidelines bar ejection helps animals, lawsuit targets Eureka cops, pepper spray incident under review, a tragic plane crash, internet changes, Sara Bareilles donation, ocean bests Tesla, cannabis grow scrutinized, $458M for for HSU, Alex Cappa trending up in NFL, COVID mythbusters, and more
The former Sidelines bar’s ejection supports animals, a lawsuit claims Eureka cops went too far during a protest last year, an HSU police officer is under review after pepper-spraying a transient, a tragic plane crash takes multiple lives, local electeds cheer internet changes, Sara Bareilles wants us to read, the ocean bests a Tesla near Ferndale, a serial robber since 1973 prompts questions, concerns over a proposed cannabis grow near Garberville, a flower company goes from rosebuds to kind buds, almost half a billion dollars are going toward proposed HSU changes, triumphant middle school wrestlers, a Fortuna cop gets a big honor, HSU export Alex Cappa is trending up in the NFL, COVID myth busters, community, live music, crime updates, and more.
Read moreHumboldt Last Week podcast: $200K unsolved killing payout, Chris Brown’s bad dog, monument to Nazi fan removed, shrooms in Arcata, cannabis water use study, bar fight murder conviction, Governor Newsom’s visit, Netlix artifact rides, alleged bird murder-for-hire, and more
A $200,000 payout related to the unsolved killing of HSU student David Josiah Lawson, Chris Brown’s aggressive dog, a monument to a redwoods-loving Nazi supporter is removed, Arcata will consider decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms, an alleged peacock murder-for-hire, a historic Scotia hotel is back in action, perspective on cannabis water use, a murder conviction stemming from bar fights, a mountain biker meets a mountain lion, a huge promotion for a local veteran, COVID-19 testing moves to the Wharfinger, free school lunches, a new locally-shot drama, a visit from Governor Newsom, rides on a Netflix artifact, a sneaker wave scare, Fortuna Rodeo, auditing drama continues, and more.
Read moreTrees of Mystery’s Paul Bunyan gets praise on NPR
On the radio show ‘This American Life,’ Ira Glass was riffing on how people have conversations with our lively five-story lumberjack. [One quick story mentioned in this week’s episode of Humboldt Last Week]
Read moreHumboldt Last Week podcast: Trees of Mystery on NPR, end of childbirth at Fortuna’s hospital, rare bird, support for LGBTQ community outweighs hate, hit-and-run killer gets lenient sentence, Guy Fieri cheerleader, large cannabis grow decision coming, podcast recommendation, crime updates, and more
Trees of Mystery was featured in an amusing NPR segment, the controversial end of childbirth at Fortuna’s hospital, a super rare bird, support for the LGBTQ community far outweighs hate, a hit-and-run killer gets a lenient sentence, a funny Guy Fieri fan is coming to town, an upcoming decision regarding a proposed large cannabis grow, a burglar fail, pony rides and live music, a gunshot victim died after being ditched near Orick, airport bandits, a local podcast recommendation, crime updates, and more.
Read moreTravel writer with 50-country resume recommends Eureka
“… do not let (the entry into the city) fool you! The hidden charms of the city are vast…” (In the latest episode of Humboldt Last Week)
Read moreEureka export Sara Bareilles earns another season in Tina Fey comedy
Via news podcast Humboldt Last Week: “Bareilles and others have been getting great reviews for ‘Girls5eva,’ a musical comedy series via NBC’s Peacock streaming service.”
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