390: 141 years in double murder, Amazon ballot bid fails, sheriff fights weed shift, second whale, rodeo threat, more

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, Betty Chinn met Pope Leo in Rome, a nine-year-old Southern Humboldt girl returned $1,000 she found hidden in an auction bag, an endurance swimmer stopped in Humboldt during her 900-mile journey down the California coast, event picks, and more.24-7 streaming radio: humalt.com features new and enduring rock music.Humboldt Last Week’s partners: Belle Starr Clothing, Carter House Inns & Restaurant 301, Frankie’s NY Bagels, Quality Body Works, North Coast Co-op, Beck’s Bakery, Photography by Shi, North Coast Journal, and RHBB.Humboldt Last Week social media:⁠Instagram⁠ / ⁠Facebook