361: Driver sex crime arrest, Kimmel blackout reversal, Loleta shooting video, Avelo’s early exit, Avett collab, more
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An arrest of a local transit driver on an alleged sexual assault with serious prior convictions, Sinclair cancels then restores Jimmy Kimmel in Humboldt amid protests and free-speech blowback, deputies release body-cam from a fatal Loleta shooting near Bear River Casino as investigations continue, a 100-mph chase ends with kidnapping and gun charges, a daylong Eureka barricade ends in arrest, a probation violator in a child-porn case gets five years eight months, two Eureka men face gang-related attempted-murder charges tied to a March shooting, Avelo moves up its last flight as Breeze targets March launches and the county pursues more routes, Arcata’s council meeting turns chaotic with a fake-gun rush and talk of tighter security, police probe graffiti in Eureka and Arcata, more than 300 gather at a Charlie Kirk vigil while others rally for democracy and press freedoms, locals say offshore wind presses on despite a federal pullback, a court win looks to shield Eureka grants from culture-war conditions, $50 million lands for the Great Redwood Trail, Arcata urges CalPERS to divest over Gaza, the Route 36 hog-tie arson suspect is found incompetent, Food for People reports surging hunger, the Ink People buy a Fifth Street arts hub, Arcata is building a 3.5-mile Annie & Marie trail segment toward Blue Lake, Humboldt faces and not just Humboldt scenery pop up in DiCaprio’s new film, and Eureka export Mike Patton and The Avett Brothers unveil AVTT/PTTN with a softer first single.
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