Cal State weighs options for after-hours mental health care This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. Jazmin Guajardo has seen students with the kind of anxiety that “consumes them” not only throughout their day, but outside the normal business hours of the campus mental health center. “As a peer mentor, I […]
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Granny Rage on Women’s Day
The crowd at the Humboldt County Courthouse was thin at the noon start of the International Women’s Day Women’s March protest on March 8. The line of a dozen people grew to 35 by 12:30 p.m., and topped out around 90 by 1:30 p.m. Some speculated scant publicity or the lag of Daylight Saving led […]
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‘Meeting the Moment’
Bill Lutjens, a long-time Fieldbrook resident who mostly keeps to himself in his rural residence, says he felt compelled to act when he learned about the nationwide funding cuts to healthcare enacted by the Trump administration. He received an inheritance several years ago and wanted to keep the money out of the federal government’s control. […]
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After The Storm
King Salmon residents face long-term recovery after severe flooding King Salmon’s streets have mostly returned to their former appearance, before the record-breaking flood in the early days of the new year, with residents gradually reentering their homes and ruined appliances no longer lining the street. While most of the physical evidence is gone, a collective […]
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‘A Huge Moment’
First pair of prey-go-neesh in a century are nesting on the North Coast Cue the California condor chick watch. The Yurok Tribe announced this week that the two oldest members of the North Coast flock have made it official, setting up a nesting spot in a remote area of an old growth forest. Known to […]
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The Siren’s Song Returns at Jim Dunn’s
In October of 2025, Liz Sibley stood in the shell of Jim Dunn’s Cosmopolitan at 301 Second St., the wood plank floor newly oiled and light from the street slanting in on a half-built stage. The bar’s brass footrail lay at its base, yet to be re-attached. At the center of the triptych of mirrors […]
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Former HumCo Fair Bookkeeper Sentenced in Embezzling Case
A federal judge has sentenced Nina Tafarella to 15 months in prison for embezzling nearly half a million dollars from former employers, the vast majority of it during her time as a bookkeeper for the Humboldt County Fair Association. In addition, Judge Charles R. Breyer ordered her to pay a $500 “special assessment,” finding she […]
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Yurok Advocate Lost in Murder-Suicide
A Yurok citizen known for her work in suicide prevention and advocacy for expanding mental health services has been identified by officials as one of the two people who died in an apparent murder-suicide in Weitchpec earlier this month. Celinda Jane Gonzales was 59. In a tribute to her life and contributions to her community, […]
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Winners of the 2026 NCJ Pet Photo Contest
We all have that one friend … but sometimes they’re a pet. This year’s crop of NCJ Pet Photo Contest winners is less about pose than personality. There’s character in every wrinkle on every hound and bulldog, mischief in every whisker caught mid-twitch. Scanning the entries is always a lovely distraction and we’re grateful you […]
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Needles and Ink
A stroll through the Sapphire Palace ballroom, where the annual Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo has set up for more than 30 artists to display their work, as well as ink and pierce clients over three days, is a primer in body art aesthetics. At one booth a grayscale tiger roars from a meaty quadricep, while […]
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Coastal Commission Approves Land-back Agreement to Resolve Developer’s Permit Violations
In popular parlance, it can be said fairly that Travis Schneider has landed squarely in the “find out” portion of the proceedings. Seven years after the formerly local developer began construction of his family dream house in Bayside without a building permit, embarking on a long series of violations that would ultimately doom the project, […]
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Second North Coast Condor Dies
The North Coast has lost another condor. B8 was discovered dead last month, according to the Yurok Tribe, which is leading the Northern California Condor Restoration Program effort to return the bird they know as prey-go-neesh to the northern reaches of the endangered species’ former territory in partnership with Redwood National and State Parks. Free-flying […]