The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 3.8 earthquake that struck Redway at 11:40 a.m., close to the Garberville-Briceland fault zone. According to the USGS “Did You Feel It?” Community Internet Intensity Map, the earthquake was lightly felt in Myers Flat, Whitethorn and even in Petrolia. The late morning quake hit at a depth of […]
Iridian Casarez
Iridian Casarez was a staff writer at the North Coast Journal from 2019-2023.
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FIFTH UPDATE: 101 at Miranda is Back Open After ‘Multiple Collisions’
FIFTH UPDATE: Caltrans reports at 3:30 p.m. that traffic on U.S. Highway 101 at Miranda is now moving. Southbound lanes have been moving, with northbound expected to open “any minute now,” according to Facebook post. FOURTH UPDATE: Caltrans is reporting at 2 p.m. that “U.S. Highway 101 has closed in the Miranda area of Humboldt […]
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‘Bomb Cylone’ May Have Set a Low Pressure Record; Good News, Bad News in the Forecast (With Video)
High wind speeds hit most of the North Coast region yesterday, according to meteorologist Scott Carroll at the National Weather Service in Eureka, with speeds hitting 69 mph at the Crescent City Airport. Carroll also said that gusts up to 80 mph hit at 1,700 feet south of Ferndale, 70 mph at 2,900 feet southwest […]
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Four Pounds of Heroin Seized by Humboldt County Drug Task Force
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force apprehended 4 pounds of “suspected heroin packaged for sale” during a traffic stop last week in Southern Humboldt. Jessie Kate Hawk, 38, and David Eugene Couch, 62, were identified as suspects and detained. The two were stopped on U.S. Highway 101 near Miranda after agent were able to secure […]
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Hundreds Attend ACEs Town Hall Featuring California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris (with Video)
The Sequoia Conference Center on Humboldt County Office of Education’s campus was at capacity, 448 people had landed a seat — while at least another 100 watched from a live stream in a separate room. The draw was a conversation among California’s first Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris and a panel of locals spearheading Humboldt […]
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St. Joseph Hospital and Redwood Memorial Hospital Healthcare Workers on Strike
Employees at St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals donned red shirts and held picket signs demanding fair labor practices as they crowded the corner of the entrance into St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka yesterday. They were protesting the hospital’s staffing shortage and the state of new employee salary negotiations, according to a press release sent […]
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Recycling’s New Reality
You’ve gone to the grocery store, bought everything you needed for dinner — chicken and potato salad — and you’re ready to cook. You peel the potatoes, chop carrots and celery, and set the scraps in the compost. You throw away the plastic mesh the potatoes came in because it’s not recyclable. The mayonnaise is […]
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True North Organizes Fundraiser for Committee Leader to Apply for Residency
If you had walked into Dora Portillo’s house Oct. 17, you would have been welcomed by the smell of fried pork, beans and salsa. She was preparing chicharron (fried pork ground with spices and vegetables) and bean stuffing that would fill hundreds of her homemade pupusas (a Salvadoran food made of corn meal that’s stuffed […]
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Where to Get Medical Supplies, Charge Devices During the Blackout
With Humboldt County’s impending blackout looming, the county Office of Emergency Services is urging residents to stock up on enough medical supplies to last at least a few days and officials are scurrying to set up medical device charging stations throughout the county. The entirety of Humboldt County is expected to lose power Saturday afternoon […]
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Update: Whale Euthanized
Oct. 25 UPDATE: At around 6 p.m. last night, a veterinarian with the Marine Mammal Center euthanized the whale that was stranded on the north side of Samoa beach Wednesday morning. The decision to euthanize the mammal came after the Sausalito veterinarian conducted physical examinations and blood tests to determine its health. (After the whale’s death […]
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Assault Investigation Now a Homicide
An Indiana man who had just moved to Eureka was assaulted Sept. 26 has died as a result of the injuries received, according to a press release sent out by the Eureka Police Department. The case is now an active homicide investigation and an autopsy is scheduled for today. On Sept. 26, a sergeant with […]
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‘Jolting and Surprising’
Humboldt State University Chief of Police Donn Peterson was with Vice President of Administration and Finance Douglas Dawes on Sept. 30 when he first learned of his officer’s no-confidence vote in his leadership through a press release from their union. Speaking to the Journal, Peterson said he was so shocked at the news that he […]