A herd of Roosevelt elk living around Stone Lagoon has been getting a lot of attention lately. It’s not the usual adoration heaped upon the animals from tourists driving along U.S. Highway 101 near Stone Lagoon who are taken in by the frequent sight of bulls bearing candelabra-esque antlers grazing in a sunlit meadow with […]
Kimberly Wear
Kimberly Wear is the assistant editor of the North Coast Journal.
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Zoo’s Yearling Bears are Branching Out (With Video)
Two yearling black bears that arrived at the Sequoia Park Zoo in May after being orphaned in the wild are now roaming beyond the enclosure area they occupied during a standard quarantine period and will become more easily visible to visitors. “Noni and Tule are showing themselves to be naturally curious, playful, and highly motivated […]
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With a ‘Heavy Heart,’ Yurok Tribe Says Klamath Salmon Festival Will Go On Without Its Namesake
The Yurok Tribe, with a “heavy heart,” has announced that the namesake of the annual Klamath Salmon Festival will not be served at this year’s Aug. 19 event due to record low runs that also led to the closure of the California fishery. Now in its 59th year, the festival will include cultural and basket-weaving […]
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North Coast Condor Flock Spreads Its Wings
Humboldt County’s eight California condors are branching out, venturing for an overnight stay on the Yurok Reservation near Blue Creek earlier this week, marking their first exploration of the lower Klamath River. A little more than a year has passed since the first two of the endangered birds with a nearly 10-foot wingspan, known to […]
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‘Armed and Dangerous’ Suspect Named in Arcata Fatal Shooting
The Arcata Police Department has released the name of the suspect in a fatal July 2 shooting. A news release states APD has secured an arrest warrant for 24-year-old Gregory Nelson Mattox, of McKinleyville, on suspicion of murder. He is described as a white male, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, thin build with dark […]
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Sheriff’s Office Searching Near Ettersburg After Human Remains Found
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a ground search near Ettersburg today for additional human remains after a jawbone was located in the Mattole River by California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists on July 8. According to a HCSO news release, the call came in just before 8 p.m. and a deputy responded […]
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PG&E Announces ‘Pilot Project’ to Hookup New SoHum Customers
Nearly one year after capacity issues impacting PG&E’s ability to provide service to new customers from Fortuna to the Mendocino County border came to light, PG&E today announced a pilot project that could allow the utility to begin providing some new hookups in the Southern Humboldt area by the end of next year. According to […]
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McKinleyville Fatal Shooting Suspect Arrested, Victim Identified
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that the suspect in a July 3 fatal shooting in McKinleyville was arrested this morning in Trinidad without incident after a two-day search, during which residents in both communities were urged to take extra precautions, including locking their doors and not opening their doors to strangers. Jasen Dwain Coley […]
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Supes Pony Up $1 Million in Effort to Save Horse Racing at the Fair
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $1 million in emergency repairs for the Ferndale fairgrounds’ earthquake-damaged grandstands on June 29 after a structural inspection determined the facility was currently unsafe for use. Not moving forward could have meant canceling the races or at least limited viewing for one of the Humboldt County Fair’s […]
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Remains Recovered from Trinity River in Hoopa
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports unidentified remains were recovered from the Trinity River in Hoopa yesterday after being spotted by a community member in the Ferris Riffle area. According to a news release, the call came in at 1:46 p.m., with deputies and a deputy coroner responding to the scene, where a community member […]
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USFW Taking First Steps in Possible Reintroduction of Sea Otters
At an open house hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to gather input on the possible reintroduction of sea otters to parts of their historical range from the Bay Area to Oregon, a phrase repeated often was the process was still “on the ground floor.” The informal Sunday event on the Cal Poly […]
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Food for People Starting a New Chapter
After weathering a devastating flood at its main building in 2020 amid a surge in need for the nonprofit’s services during the pandemic, Food for People is entering a new chapter with the upcoming retirement of longtime executive Anne Holcomb, the welcoming of longtime Development Director Carly Robbins to the role and the opening of […]