Former U.S. Secretary of State, Senator, Democratic Presidential Nominee and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton spent some time in Humboldt County over the weekend, and even hit up a local food truck. Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal confirmed that Clinton was in town for a couple of days and left Sunday, saying his department provided […]
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770 New Laws Coming to California
You’d be forgiven for not knowing Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the largest expansion of California’s college financial aid system in a generation — he did so during the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants’ first playoff game Friday night. Hours later, it was all over: Newsom signed his final bills on Saturday, a day […]
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North Coast Journal Inc. Purchases Ferndale Enterprise
The North Coast Journal Inc. has purchased The Ferndale Enterprise, keeping the 143-year-old weekly newspaper in local hands, and will take over publishing the paper next month. Caroline Titus, who has served as editor and publisher of the award-winning Enterprise for 25 years, said she’s excited to start another chapter in life and to have […]
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Journal to Run Free Online Obituaries
The North Coast Journal is now running free online obituaries, allowing people to share news of a loved one’s passing with the community and celebrate their life. Readers can submit obituaries honoring the life of a North Coast resident — also called death notices — with or without photos — to obituaries@northcoastjournal.com at least three days before […]
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HSU’s Student-Run News Outlets and Reporters Win Awards; El Leñador SPJ ‘Best All-Around Student Newspaper’
Humboldt State University’s El Leñador newspaper was awarded the “Best All-Around Student Newspaper” by the Society of Professional Journalists for Region 11, a multi-state competition, at the 2020 Mark of Excellence regional awards. “Winning this award means that people, even outside of this community, recognize the important work that our team puts into producing El […]
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NCJ Preview: The Toll of Empty Stages, Code Enforcement Piling Up and a COVID Update
In this week’s NCJ Preview, host David Frank and Journal news editor Thadeus Greenson talk about the toll COVID-19 has taken on local musicians, why county code enforcement cases are piling up at an alarming rate and how local COVID-19 case rates are climbing as vaccination appointments go unfilled. Read more about all these stories […]
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NCJ Preview: Inside a Vaccination Clinic and a Cooperative Approach to Breakfast
This week we’re talking about the Journal‘s new owner, the mass vaccination clinics put on by Mad River Community Hospital and the push to reach herd immunity in Humboldt County. Plus, we discuss a cooperative new breakfast venture in Arcata. For weekly updates on Humboldt stories, hit subscribe.
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Journal Changes Ownership
The North Coast Journal Inc. — a media company that includes the 15,000-circulation weekly newspaper and website, plus nearly a dozen publications serving Humboldt County, California — has been sold. The buyer, Melissa Sanderson, 37, took over as president and publisher March 31. She has worked for the company since 2014, first as sales manager […]
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Supes Send Letters Seeking Help in TV Programming Standoff
To the annoyance of thousands of Suddenlink customers, access to two local stations – KIEM (Channel 3) and KVIQ (Channel 6) — disappeared Jan. 8 and Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson brought the matter to the attention of the Board of Supervisors at its meeting Tuesday, though the board has no real power over the situation. […]
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State Awards $8.6 Million for Hoopa Broadband Project
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved an $8.6 million grant application that will bring high-speed broadband internet service to the Hoopa Valley. “The beautiful and rural Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation has needed technological upgrades for decades,” Tribal Chair Byron Nelson Jr. said in a press release. “As Chairman, I thank the CPUC for helping […]
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WaPo Publishes Scathing Investigative Report on Owner of Humboldt Skilled Nursing Facilities
In case you missed it, The Washington Post recently published a scorching investigative report on Brius Healthcare, which, with 80 nursing homes in California, including four in Humboldt County, is the state’s largest for-profit nursing home operator. The story details how Brius received more than $800 million in Medicare and Medicaid funding in 2018 to […]
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Two Feathers Hosts ‘Dangers of Technology’ Forums
Two Feathers Native American Health Services will be hosting seven free virtual forums (open to the public with registration) on the subject: Is Technology Damaging our Native Youth? The forums will feature national and international experts and are expected to last approximately one to two hours each. In a press release, Dr. Virgil Moorehead Jr., Executive Director with […]