Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon that organizations and businesses will be eligible to receive COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at no cost through California’s Testing Task Force. According to the TTF, antigen tests, which give results within 15 to 30 minutes, are most useful for routine testing of a workplace, entry into a gathering […]
Iridian Casarez
Iridian Casarez was a staff writer at the North Coast Journal from 2019-2023.
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Karuk Tribe Declares Climate Emergency
The Karuk Tribe has declared a climate emergency as the Klamath River Basin has seen the worst conditions in history with very low precipitation and a massive fish kill that could result in losing an entire generation of salmon. “This emergency declaration acknowledges the reality that climate change is upon us, and the dangers that it […]
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Jury Classifies Scott Eden a Sexually Violent Predator
Today a Humboldt County jury classified Scott Dean Eden, who spent time in and out of prison for two different sexually motivated crimes, as a sexually violent predator under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. According to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s press release, in 1990 Eden was found guilty of abducting a woman from a […]
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Otters Away
Five North Coast Otter Public Art Initiative sculptures were installed at various businesses in Trinidad yesterday on World Otter Day. The otter sculptures will be a part of a 108 otter sculpture scavenger hunt that will span five different counties, including Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou, Del Norte and Trinity counties. The scavenger hunt start date has yet […]
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An Honest Conversation
Almost a year after the death of George Floyd and the ensuing national calls for police reform and accountability, a group of Humboldt County law enforcement officers sat with a couple of ex-convicts for a discussion on criminal justice with local youth. For the Humboldt Independent Practice Associations’ Boys to Men support groups, the discussion […]
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RCEA Applauds North Coast, Federal Offshore Wind Development Agreement
Redwood Coast Offshore Wind, a partnership between Redwood Energy Authority and Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind, is applauding the agreement between California and federal officials that will advance the state’s development of offshore wind energy generators, including at a potential site off Humboldt Bay. “We are committed to proactively addressing climate change while ensuring […]
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Happy World Otter Day!
Happy World Otter Day! The Sequoia Park Zoo is celebrating by spending time with their otters Toby, Etu and Takoda today, while the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to display its North Coast Otter Art Initiative otter sculpture. The North Coast Otters Art Initiative (including a fundraiser and scavenger hunt of 100 plus otter […]
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California to Advance Offshore Wind Development Off Humboldt
An agreement between California and federal partners will advance the state’s creation of offshore wind energy developments thus advancing the state’s clean energy goals and economic growth. Gov. Gavin Newsom joined Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl to announce […]
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Humboldt County Officials Talk Reopening and Mobile Vaccine Clinics
Yesterday, Humboldt County Public Health held a press conference with Health Officer Ian Hoffman, Emergency Operations Center Operations Chief Sofia Pereira, Humboldt State University Director of Risk Management and Safety Services Cris Koczera and Joint Information Center spokesperson Meriah Miracle to update the public on the county COVID-19 response and answer reporters’ questions. Here are […]
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Pedestrian Killed in Hoopa Crash
A man died Sunday after being struck by a vehicle driving south near Airport Road in Hoopa. According to the California Highway Patrol’s preliminary investigation, Virgil McLaughlin Jr., 29 of Hoopa was walking in an unknown direction on Tish Tang Road near Airport Road when a 2019 Nissan Altima driven by Jerome Pollara hit him. […]
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Protect the Otters
Sequoia Park Zoo will continue to mandate masks for guests who are 3 years old and older on the grounds that some animals, like the adorable river otters, are more susceptible to contracting the COVID-19 virus. In a video tweeted by the zoo, keeper Ruth Mock talks about why they wear masks and why guests […]
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$433 Million Proposed for HSU Polytechnic
During today’s revised budget proposal presentation, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s proposing $433 million for Humboldt State University’s transformation into California State University’s third polytechnic university. “I am a big supporter of Cal Polys. We have two; we want to create a third. And that’s the significant investment: $433 million,” Newsom said. “We’ve been working with […]