356: Tragedy, tsunami panic, city drama, and celebrity cameos: Humboldt's wild week

A tragic death after a man is hit by a bus in north Arcata raises difficult questions, an accidental tsunami warning from an 8.8 Russia quake rattles Humboldt residents, Crescent City harbor suffers costly tsunami damage without FEMA relief, officers fatally shoot a wanted suspect near Blue Lake after an exchange of gunfire, Lake County officials eye a cash windfall after seizing psychedelic mushrooms and hundreds of thousands of dollars from an Arcata man, an Arcata City Council meeting erupts in chaos amid protests over homelessness policies, Southern Humboldt mourns beloved addiction counselor Sally Teegarden killed by a drunk driver, Humboldt's offshore wind energy project survives federal cuts amid local economic hopes, the Humboldt Crabs battle for a baseball championship while one player chooses college ball over the Giants, Old Town Stewards quietly improve Eureka’s vibe, and Ferndale export Guy Fieri brings Flavortown to Hollywood in Netflix’s Happy Gilmore 2.

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