A District Attorney’s Office review found a California Highway Patrol officer acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man after a routine traffic stop turned into an exchange of gunfire on a Eureka street last November. In a news release today, District Attorney Maggie Fleming said she has spoken with the family of Killian […]
Kimberly Wear
Kimberly Wear is the assistant editor of the North Coast Journal.
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Three Homicide Victims over Weekend
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three homicide cases this week after two men were discovered dead at a large marijuana grow operation near Hyampom and an August robbery victim died of his gunshot wounds over the holiday weekend. Deputies were called out to the Hyampom scene by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office on […]
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Feds Find Improper Care After Fisher Death at HSU
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently found that Humboldt State University failed to follow laboratory protocols as staff observed the declining health of a dying fisher for nearly a week without calling a veterinarian. The routine inspection report dated Aug. 3 includes a daily log kept by the animal’s caretakers in the days before the […]
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Suing Squires
The apartment complex at 833 H St. in Eureka has seen better days. Nearly a dozen broken windows dot the walls of the two-story building and overgrown shrubs encase tendrils of blackberries that reach out toward the sidewalk. Curtains fluttered behind the fractured panes on a recent afternoon. Some of the peeling blue window frames […]
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A Waiting Game
It’s a seat at one of the state’s most powerful tables. With 12 members handpicked by Sacramento’s top officials, the California Coastal Commission determines the future of projects proposed on some of the nation’s most scenic and valuable real estate. Reviled by some as an agency that mires development in a tangle of regulatory red […]
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‘Friendly City’ Taking Names for City Manager
The city of Fortuna is recruiting candidates to replace outgoing City Manager Regan Candelario, who is returning to his Bay Area roots to take the same position in Novato. The move comes almost exactly three years after he was hired in Fortuna, which is accepting city manager applications until Sept. 22. With his new job, […]
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Life-Saving Librarian, Narcan Prevent Overdose Death
The overdose reversal drug Narcan has saved at least two lives in Humboldt County this month. Over the weekend, Arcata police officers revived an unconscious 29-year-old man with a nasal spray dose in the department’s first use of Narcan since officers began carrying the medication that counteracts the effects of opioids. Earlier this month, librarian […]
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Best of Staff Picks 2016
JoshFox Bread If you’ve never heard of JoshFox Bread, ask around. You’ll likely soon find a fan. Twice a week, enthusiasts line up at owner Josh Berger’s Arcata cottage to pick up the loaves they reserved a day earlier. There are no drop-ins here. Reservations are required. Berger’s burgeoning cottage industry bakery is built on word […]
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Best of Food & Drink 2016
Best Grilled Cheese It’s the stuff of childhood: A seemingly simple fusion of bread and cheese that, once you add a griddle to the mix, is transformed into a comfort-evoking vision of oozing goodness. From the timeless American on white to a brie with green apple on sourdough, the variations are boundless. It takes a […]
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Report Details Last Minutes of Cal-Ore Life Flight Before Crash
The pilot of a Cal-Ore medical transport flight that crashed near McKinleyville on July 29 relayed worsening conditions on board just before radio communication was lost, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report. In a series of communications with a Seattle air route traffic controller that span just over a minute, pilot Larry […]
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Ticket to Ride: Veteran Helps to Bring About Bus Pass Program
U.S. Navy veteran John Gengenbach arrived in Eureka two years ago this month with his remaining possessions packed in the Chevrolet Tahoe that he slept in at night. This was not how he planned to come to the West Coast. The now 58-year-old Gengenbach and his longtime partner Lynn Brascugli-Damberg had been readying for retirement. They were […]
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Feds Probe Plane Crash
A federal investigation is underway to determine what caused a medical transport plane bound for the Bay Area to crash just north of McKinleyville in the early morning hours on July 29, killing all four — including a patient — on board. Cal-Ore Life Flight identified the crew as pilot Larry Mills, flight nurse Deborah […]