With Measure A defeated, what's next for local cannabis
(March 14, 2024)
After spending some 18 months on edge, the local cannabis cultivation industry exhaled on Election Night, as Humboldt County voters overwhelmingly rejected Measure A, a ballot initiative that sought...
DA issues 'blanket disqualification' of local judge in long controversial practice
(March 14, 2024)
In November, the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office began employing what's known as a "blanket disqualification" in all felony cases slated to be heard by Judge Kelly Neel, meaning...
(March 8, 2024)
A recent large die-off of young salmon released into the Klamath River shocked and dismayed state biologists, reinforcing that human efforts to restore nature and undo damage can be...
(March 8, 2024)
This week we're getting breakfast with Mexican flavor at the new Aroma's Cafe and sorting through election outcomes. We're also checking back in on Travis Schneider's building permit saga, now...
CPRA request reveals virtually no emails, texts preceding Eureka City Schools' mysterious property exchange agreement
(March 7, 2024)
Days before retiring from his post at the helm of Eureka City Schools in December, Superintendent Fred Van Vleck secured what could objectively be seen as a legacy-defining transaction —...
Commission staff recommends finding of 'substantial issues,' revisiting of developer's deal with county
(March 7, 2024)
California Coastal Commission staff is recommending the commission take over jurisdiction of the permitting fiasco that enveloped local developer Travis Schneider's family dream mansion overlooking the Fay Slough Wildlife Area....
California's rural schools are desperate for state help, from special education to construction
(March 7, 2024)
When Denise Massey's daughter was 6 years old, she put the girl, who has Down Syndrome, on a van every morning for speech therapy in El Centro: 100 miles round...
(March 7, 2024)
The Feb. 29, 2024, edition of the North Coast Journal included the wrong crossword puzzle, which a number of readers took time out of their day to make us aware...
(March 6, 2024)
Election Night in Humboldt County was low on drama, and low on turnout, too. It is unclear how many ballots remain to be counted, as will likely be the...
(March 5, 2024)
THIRD UPDATE: The final Election Night report added more than 2,000 ballots to the ongoing tally, bringing the total counted so far to 20,258, but did not move the...
(March 3, 2024)
This week we're looking at how changes in resentencing law grew out of a losing case here in Humboldt. We've also Judge Greg Kreis' response to recent allegations as the...
The 'activist attorney' who changed state law to free Steven Dinsmore
(February 29, 2024)
When appellate attorney Richard Braucher agreed to take on Steven Dinsmore's case, he says two things were immediately clear to him: It was the right thing to do and...
McKinleyville Community Services District makes history with community forest purchase. Now the hard work begins.
(February 29, 2024)
When McKinleyville Community Services District Board President Scott Binder was a kid and he had some free time, he'd take his BMX bicycle to the timberland east of town, where...
(February 26, 2024)
The First Amendment Coalition has announced its Free Speech and Open Government Award winners for 2023, honoring the work of the Journal's own News Editor Thadeus Greenson alongside journalists at...
(February 24, 2024)
This week we're checking out the good boys and girls in the NCJ Pet Photo Contest and talking Humboldt pet care. We've also got updates on dam removal and the...
(February 24, 2024)
Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Greg Kreis filed an answer yesterday to the ethics complaint lodged against him, offering a full-throated defense and denial of almost all the myriad...
(February 22, 2024)
We may or may not be scrolling past your pictures from Maui because it feels like everyone but us is on vacation all the time. We might toss a...
The Klamath River finds its channel as dam removal proceeds on schedule
(February 22, 2024)
The largest dam removal project in United States history has hit another milestone, completing the initial drawdown of three reservoirs and allowing the Klamath River to find its historic path...
(February 22, 2024)
A story in the Feb. 15, 2024, edition of the North Coast Journal headlined "Incumbent Judge Faces Ethics Probe" incorrectly identified the governor who appointed Humboldt County Superior Court Judge...
(February 20, 2024)
When the Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees convened the Dec. 14 meeting at which it would vote unanimously to enter into a secretive property exchange in hopes of...
(March 18, 2024)
Savage Henry Comedy Club is hosting another Metal Monday and tonight’s line-up has a distinct grind flavor, so fans of extreme noise and outer-reach sounds should prick up your ears....
(March 17, 2024)
Regular readers will already know my preamble for this holiday, so I’ll make it brief. I’m one of the few American guys named Collin who doesn’t flex on claims of...
(March 16, 2024)
Luke and Rachael Price are a married couple who form the structure of the roots and country-fried soul act Love, DEAN. The fella plays fiddle and backup, while Rachael sings...