On the morning of Dec. 16, the Earth flag was raised to the top of city-owned flagpoles in Arcata, above the United States and California flags, respectively. The unprecedented arrangement came after the Arcata City Council voted unanimously in closed session the night before to uphold a voter-approved initiative dictating the new placement but with […]
Kimberly Wear
Kimberly Wear is the assistant editor of the North Coast Journal.
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Fire Consumes Arcata Ranch House
An Arcata home was a total loss after being consumed by flames Tuesday night in a blaze that took firefighters from six agencies an hour and a half to bring under control. There were no injuries. According to a release from the Arcata Fire Protection District, the two-story ranch house on the 4400 block of […]
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Tsunami Warning Test Day Tomorrow
The Tsunami Warning Communications Test takes place tomorrow (Wednesday) between 11 a.m. and noon, an annual opportunity for local emergency officials to tryout local alert systems that would be activated in the case of a distance-source tsunami heading toward Humboldt’s shores, like events in 1964 and 2011. “The test will trigger the Emergency Alert System […]
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UPDATE: 101 in Mendo Reopens
Caltrans reports U.S. Highway 101 has reopened. PREVIOUS: Another winter storm has dumped enough snow to close down U.S. Highway 101 at Rattlesnake Summit in Mendocino County north of Laytonville, according to a Caltrans District 1 social media post. There is currently no estimated time for reopening. 🔴ROAD CLOSURE: U.S. 101 (pm 70-77) is fully […]
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Yurok Chief Justice Named North Coast Woman of the Year
State Sen. Mike McGuire announced today that Judge Abby Abinanti — a Yurok tribal member dedicated to addressing the Murdered and Missing Indigenous People crisis and the first Native to become a member of the California Bar Association — has been named the 2023 North Coast Woman of the Year. Abinanti has served as the […]
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UPDATED: Preliminary 4.6 Quake Hits Near Ferndale
A preliminary magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 4.3 miles west-southwest of Ferndale at 4:18 p.m., according the USGS. The temblor struck at a depth of 9.6 miles, the initial report states. The quake is one of the largest to hit our actively seismic area since the 6.4 Dec. 20 quake and 5.4 New Year’s Day aftershock. […]
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Judge Approves Restraining Order for Former Councilmember Watson
A Humboldt County Superior Court judge has issued a workplace violence restraining order for former Arcata City Councilmember Brett Watson that restricts him from contacting, being near or entering the workplace of four city officials, among other requirements. Filed by Judge Timothy Canning on Friday, after several days of hearings earlier this month and last […]
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HCSO Investigating After Body Recovered Near Redway
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Division is investigating the death of a man found Thursday in “treacherous terrain and thick vegetation” north of Redway. According to a news release, the HCSO received information March 7 that an unknown man had reportedly fallen off a steep cliff in the Ravencliff area off Redwood Drive […]
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Eureka Announced Partnership to Open Extreme Weather Shelter
The city of Eureka is partnering with the area’s faith-based community to open an Extreme Weather Overnight Warming Center at the Lifehouse Church in Myrtletown in cases of significant events, which could include high winds, freezing temperatures or pervasive rain. According to a news release, the city’s UPLIFT Eureka program, the Eureka Police Department’s Community […]
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Eel River Crosses Flood Threshold, Record Rain Recorded
It’s official, rainfall totals recorded at the National Weather Service’s Woodley Inland office yesterday set a new record for the date at 1.54 inches, breaking the previous record of 1.28 inches set in 1980 and again in 2012. Meanwhile, a flood warning remains in effect for the Eel River, which hit flood stage early this […]
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Eel River Expected to Pass Flood Stage, Livestock Owners Advised to Protect Animals in Low-Lying Areas
A flood warning has been issued for the Eel River Valley from late tonight into early Wednesday afternoon and a special action statement has been issued that advises taking steps to protect livestock in low-lying areas, according to the Eureka office of the National Weather Service. The California Nevada River Forecast Center is predicting the […]
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Time to Spring Forward on Sunday
It’s time to spring the clocks forward an hour, with daylight saving time arriving at 2 a.m. Sunday, which means darker mornings and losing an hour of sleep. And, once again, Congress is taking up whether to end what many see as an antiquated practice of changing back and forth each fall and spring that results […]