Trinity Mace was at a crossroads a few years back when she was first introduced to a counselor with Two Feathers Native American Family Services at her school in Hoopa. Facing an unstable family situation and struggling with social anxiety and substance use, Mace says becoming involved in the nonprofit’s programs proved to be a […]
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Shelter Cove to Host Wellness Weekend, Hoping to Boost Tourism
Nestled along the Lost Coast, Shelter Cove is gearing up for its first-ever Wellness Weekend from Jan. 24 through Jan. 26. Organized by the nonprofit Visit Shelter Cove, the event is designed to draw visitors to the remote town during the tourism off-season with activities promised to rejuvenate the mind, body and spirit, while showcasing […]
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Assembly to Again Take Up Bill Giving Tribes State Police Powers
After twice introducing bills that would allow tribal police departments a path to certification by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training — the first dying in committee before the second was vetoed by the governor last year — Ramos recently introduced Assembly Bill 31, hoping it will overcome the final hurdle this […]
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‘On the Events of April’
Cal Poly Humboldt is beginning a series “of community conversations and reflections on the events of April,” the university announced in a schoolwide memo earlier this month. The “events” in question were occupation of Siemens Hall in an effort to bring awareness to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza resulting from Israel’s offensive targeting Hamas, and […]
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The Battle Over Bear River
Josh Bates clearly recalls the exact moment he realized his professional life was spiraling out of control through no fault of his own. A graduate of the College of the Redwoods Police Academy, Bates says it was early March of 2022 and things were going pretty well. He’d recently resigned his post as an officer […]
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Through Mark Larson’s Lens
As we dip our toes into the shallow end of 2025, photographer Mark Larson offers us a look back at the year from which we’ve only just emerged. If it feels like a blur to you, don’t worry — his collection of images (the entirety of which you can see here) captured the pageantry of […]
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Community Support Keeps Arcata Bike Library Pedaling
Right next to the upcoming Humboldt Bay Trail sits a blue graffitied shipping container on L Street, home to Arcata’s Bicycle Library. Volunteers open shop every Saturday from noon to 4 p.m., unless there’s rain or a storm. The service is run on a pay-what-you-can system, where customers can choose to pay based on their […]
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The Top 10 Stories of 2024
What a year. In our sliver of the North Coast, 2024 brought triumph and tragedy, drama and departures, and a host of stories that will reverberate in our communities, hearts and memories for years to come. In no particular order, here’s our list of the most important and impactful stories of the year, and this […]
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Top 10 Dick Moves of 2024
The size-obsessed are still squawking about who’s growing the biggest colorful conifer (spoiler: Mendocino County now has the tallest lighted living Christmas tree, see page 28) but here at the Journal, we focus on quality. Humboldt’s forest of dick moves continues to flourish, making it all the more challenging to choose the pettiest, most self-serving, […]
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Group Brings Class Action Suit Against Huffman
A group of Humboldt County residents have joined a class-action federal lawsuit filed against North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman and Fourth District Rep. Mike Thompson alleging the two men voted to use the residents’ tax dollars to fund a genocide of Palestinian people in the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, violating international and U.S. laws. The suit, […]
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‘A Big Heart’
In the video, you can only see Mark Campbell’s hands, blunt-fingered and already pale with clay slip, wedding band still visible as he cups a tilted little volcano of clay turning drunkenly on the wheel. He presses it to a symmetrical cake before scraping the bottom edge to clear the excess. Then digging in at […]
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‘A Nightmare on Replay’
A second local woman has filed a lawsuit alleging Providence St. Joseph Hospital caused her undue suffering and put her life at risk when it denied her necessary emergency medical care in the form of an abortion, because the unviable fetus she was carrying still had a detectable heartbeat. The allegations in the suit filed […]