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 Super Bowl, the Lost Coast Film Contest returns with free weekly screenings, Reggae on the River drops its first 2026 artists, and the Redwood Sky Walk gets a national spotlight on Good Morning America. Event picks, too.

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