A Eureka man was arrested on suspicion of a series of charges Sunday night after allegedly crashing a stolen semi-truck into a tree on Herrick Avenue then running through the Elks Lodge parking lot with a rifle. Residents in the area were asked to shelter in place while police searched for the suspect, according to […]
Kimberly Wear
Kimberly Wear is the assistant editor of the North Coast Journal.
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Sheriff’s Office Reminder After Pipe Bomb Found: Don’t Pick It Up
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents not to pick up suspicious devices but to instead immediately call law enforcement after a woman drove around with a pipe bomb she found in Blue Lake before making a report. According to a HCSO release, deputies responded to the Blue Lake Casino parking lot around 8 […]
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35 Positions Eliminated at St. Joseph, Redwood Memorial Hospitals
Thirty-five positions were eliminated at St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals this week in what the workers’ union calls retaliatory firings in the wake of a rally on staffing levels but the administration describes as workforce realignments that are part of changes “to provide a more efficient and value-based care delivery system.” Of the 35, […]
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Warning: Back Away From the (Sports Harvested) Bi-Valves
The California Department of Public Health is advising against eating mussels, clams or whole scallops that were recreationally harvested in Humboldt County due to dangerous levels of domoic acid. A similar warning was already in place for Del Norte County, along with one advising against eating sports harvested razor clams from both regions. According to […]
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Remembering Richard Guadagno, passenger 19A on Flight 93
September is an especially difficult month for Diqui LaPenta. On Tuesday, she marked 17 years since her boyfriend Richard Guadagno was killed amid the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. His birthday will soon follow. Guadagno was just two weeks shy of turning 39 when he died, believed to be one of the passengers and crew […]
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Sheriff’s Office IDs Man Found Dead on SoHum Road
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man whose body was found on Bell Springs Road in Southern Humboldt earlier this month as Ricardo Galvez-Calleja of Mexico. He was 54. According to a release, an autopsy conducted on Sept. 8 did not determine an immediate cause of death. The case remains under investigation and […]
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Update: I-5 Back Open
Update: Caltrans reports Interstate 5 has reopened between Redding and Mount Shasta. UPDATE: I-5 between Redding and Mt. Shasta is OPEN. Travel is reduced to one lane in each direction for approximately 17 miles. Motorists are asked to drive with caution, obey all traffic control operations and be patient. Lengthy delay. FLAMMABLE VEHICLES ARE NOT […]
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Flight 93 “Tower of Voices” Memorial to be Dedicated Today
Encircled by trees and rising above a sprawling Pennsylvania meadow brimming with wild flowers, the 93-foot Tower of Voices is being dedicated today in memory of the 33 passengers and seven crew members who died aboard Flight 93 amid the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Each of them — including former Humboldt Bay National […]
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I-5 Remains Closed as Delta Fire Grows
Interstate 5 remains closed for a nearly 50-mile stretch as the Delta Fire continues to spread, now standing at nearly 25,000 acres with zero containment. Caltrans is reporting there is no estimated time for the state’s major artery to reopen and the closure is backing up traffic on alternative routes as motorists seek ways around […]
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NYT Story Examines Heroin’s Impact on Local Tribes and its Link to an Ailing River
The New York Times this week explores the devastating impacts of the nation’s opioid crisis on Kaurk, Hoopa and Yurok tribal communities, placed in the context of their connection to the struggling health of the Klamath River — an integral link between the tribes as well as their past, present and future in the region. It’s […]
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Sac Bee Looks at Rural Policing and a Kettenpom Couple’s Terrifying Ordeal
Rural residents know that a 911 call to law enforcement may result in an hours long wait for a response. On Wednesday, the Sacramento Bee posted the culmination of several months of research into the problem. Leading the article is the story of how in March of 2011 a Trinity County couple, Jim and Norma […]
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Teen Arrested After 1.5 Pounds of Heroin Found in Hidden Car Compartment
A 17-year-old boy who law enforcement officials believe was “employed by a drug trafficking organization” was arrested earlier this week after Humboldt County Drug Task Force agents reported finding 1.5 pounds of heroin in a hidden compartment of the car he was driving. According to a release, the agents were conducting an investigation Tuesday at […]