A 37-year-old Eureka man died in a Santa Rosa hospital yesterday from injuries suffered in a bicycle accident involving a log truck on Broadway Avenue on June 21. According to the CHP release, Zachary Herbert was not wearing his helmet when he maneuvered his bicycle into traffic, hitting the back wheel of a truck that […]
Kimberly Wear
Kimberly Wear is the assistant editor of the North Coast Journal.
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Controversial Eureka City Attorney Resigns, Effective Immediately
The Eureka City Council emerged from a special closed session meeting this afternoon called to discuss the potential firing or discipline of an employee to announce that the council and City Attorney Cyndy Day-Wilson have mutually agreed to part ways. Mayor Frank Jager thanked Day-Wilson for her service and City Manager Greg Sparks called the […]
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Project Hugs Collecting Stuffies for Detained Children
A community effort to help ease the pain and confusion of children separated from their parents at the border is collecting lightly-used stuffies at a donation box set up in Arcata’s City Hall through June 29. Called Project Hugs, the idea for the donation drive grew out of news reports that staff at some of […]
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Child Welfare Call Leads to Bayside Hash Lab
A call for a child welfare check led to the discovery of a butane hash lab operating in a Bayside home where 800 pounds of marijuana trim and bud were discovered along with 69 pounds of hash oil, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. After deputies arrived at the home on the 1400 block […]
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Planned EBT Card Outage This Weekend
The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services is reaching out to let residents who use electronic benefit transfer cards, or EBTs, know they will not be able to use their accounts for a 24-hour period this weekend due to a statewide upgrade. Holders will not be able to buy food or get cash […]
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Detained Arcata Mom Back With Family
Claudia Portillo is back with family. Seven months after the Arcata mother of four was detained during a routine immigration check-in in San Francisco, the 33 year old was released Tuesday after posting a $12,000 bond. Portillo had been held at federal detention center in Bakersfield where she was transferred in December, one month after […]
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Judge Sets Hearing on Jury Misconduct in Goldberg Murder Trial
The man convicted of killing volunteer Fortuna fireman Tim Smith could receive a new trial after a judge today found the defense had presented enough evidence to call for an evidentiary hearing into jury misconduct, according to news reports. Jon David Goldberg, who was found guilty of second-degree murder in March for fatally shooting Smith […]
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Eureka Council Considers High-Priced Agenda
A weighty $2 million in decisions are coming before the Eureka City Council today, including a proposed payout, a development loan and whether to sign on to certain conditions in exchange for funds to build a new Sequoia Park Zoo project. But before diving into the regular agenda, the council will meet in a special […]
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Succulent Poaching Trio Pleads Guilty
Three poachers who operated an international smuggling ring that shipped succulents from Humboldt County to the Asian market have pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges, including conspiracy and stealing plants from public lands. According to a California Department of Fish and Wildlife press release, the trio — Liu Fengxia, 37, of China, and Tae-Hun […]
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Plane Crash Drill Set for Wednesday
If you happen to see a chaotic scene at the airport tomorrow night, there’s no need to panic. It’s only a drill. A plane crash training is scheduled to take place at the California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport (AKA the Arcata-Eureka Airport in McKinleyville, just in case the other name threw you off) […]
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UPDATE: Police Arrest Previously Barricaded Subject in Fortuna
FIFTH UPDATE: According to a Fortuna Police Department release (see below), Eureka resident Melvin Matthews, 35, was wanted on felony warrants for evading law enforcement and making threats against a police officer, grand theft and possession of a stolen vehicle. He surrendered to the Humboldt County SWAT team after a three-hour standoff. FOURTH UPDATE: The […]
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KHSU Pledge Drive Postponed Amid Community Concerns
A KHSU pledge drive scheduled to take place next week has been postponed in the wake of community concerns about the recent firing of a longtime program and operations manager Katie Whiteside. About 150 community members upset about her departure attended a KHSU Community Advisory Board meeting in May, with several saying they had rescinded […]