Covered California is offering a special enrollment period for those who have anyone uninsured and eligible to enroll in health care coverage through the agency from Feb. 1 through May 15. According to a release, the special enrollment period would allow uninsured people to sign up for coverage without needing to meet the normal qualifying life events, […]
Iridian Casarez
Iridian Casarez was a staff writer at the North Coast Journal from 2019-2023.
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McKinleyville High School Acknowledges Racism, Vows to Make Changes
In a letter sent to the McKinleyville High School community, Principal Nic Collart and the school’s administration acknowledged the racism students of color faced and vowed to make the school a more inclusive and safe space for them. The letter comes from the school’s Race and Equity Committee, which was formed after an Aug. 18 […]
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Bags and bags filled with recyclables were piling up in Kathy Hutchinson’s shed. She had been waiting for the Eureka Recycling Center to resume paying for California Refund Value bottles and cans after it closed in March due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the eagerly anticipated reopening was short lived. The center briefly resumed its CRV […]
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HCSO Investigating Death on Bell Springs Road
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a gunshot victim found in his vehicle on Bell Springs Road near Island Mountain Road. Sheriff’s Deputies found Richard Grayson Drewry, 85, of Garberville in a vehicle with a gunshot wound, after trying life-saving efforts Drewry succumbed to his injuries and died. The manner of his […]
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Toddy Thomas Middle School Moves to Online Instruction After Students Test Positive for COVID-19
In a Facebook post, Fortuna’s Toddy Thomas Middle School Principal Mat Bigham announced the school would move to distance learning as soon as tomorrow after “one or more students” tested positive for COVID-19 and multiple students “may have been exposed.” According to the post, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders were exposed, and several fifth graders […]
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DHHS’s Behavioral Health Warm Line is There to Listen
It would be an understatement to say this pandemic has changed our lives, that the Black Lives Matter movement was merely amplified after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, that California witnessed one of the worst wildfire seasons, that this past election was one of the most contested and that the dire consequences from the spread […]
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Local Health Officials to Pause COVID-19 Vaccinations After Severe Allergic Reactions Reported in SoCal
Last night the California State Epidemiologist told all county local health officials to “pause” administration of the Moderna 041L20A COVID-19 vaccine lot after “a disproportionate number of severe adverse reactions were reported at a vaccination clinic in San Diego.” This is the same vaccine lot that makes up 90 percent of doses Humboldt County Public […]
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Humboldt-Del Norte Medical Society Presents Award to Teresa Frankovich
The Humboldt-Del Norte Medical Society presented three “Outstanding Contribution” awards to local physicians recognizing their contributions to the area including former Humboldt County Public Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich. Frankovich was awarded the “Outstanding Service to Our Community” award for “her tireless work in coordinating efforts to deal with the COVID pandemic in Humboldt County, […]
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Humboldt GOP and DCC Jointly Denounce the Violence at the Capitol
The Humboldt County Republican Central Committee and the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee has released a joint statement denouncing the fatal riots at the Capitol last week, calling on the community to stand with them against using violence as a form of protest. “These are extremely difficult and trying times. People fear COVID infection, job […]
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Largest Fentanyl Bust in HCDTF History
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized 4 ounces of fentanyl, the largest seizure amount in HCDTF history, earlier this morning after serving a search warrant on a vehicle belonging to Roscoe Reidel of Eureka. According to the release, HCDTF had been investigating Reidel since December for allegedly transporting large quantities of fentanyl from San […]
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Huffman to Hold Virtual Town Hall On Capitol Riots
North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman will be holding a virtual town hall to provide a report on the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol and Congress next Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. On Wednesday, Jan. 6, members of Congress were evacuated as a mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and Congress destroying […]
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HCDTF Confiscate More Than One Pound of Meth
Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized approximately 1.31 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.5 ounces of cocaine and $7,900 after serving a search warrant on two Eureka residents yesterday. According to the release, HCDTF agents had been investigating Miguel Jose SierraHerrera, 25, and his girlfriend Micheal Clair Guyette, 25, before making a traffic stop that led to […]