Waiting Game
Gear ready, the North Coast’s commercial crab fleet is on hold, by Nathan Rushton
Trump Impeached by House (With Video of Huffman’s Floor Speech)
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman joined a majority of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to impeach President Donald Trump today, making him the third president in the nation’s history to face forced removal from office. Today’s vote means Trump will now face a trial in the Senate on two articles…
UPDATE: Good News: Sailboat Thought to be Adrift Makes Eureka Landing With the Owner
UPDATE: Robert Dorris of Eureka, who had been considered missing after his ship, the Free Spirit, was found underway off Fort Bragg last night with what appeared to be no crew aboard, sailed into Humboldt Bay this afternoon and docked his vessel. Britni Anderson. who works at the Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation and Conservation District,…
Double-fatal Crash Closes 101 at Benbow
A double-fatal crash on U.S. Highway 101 south of Benbow Drive at 9:20 a.m. today has traffic being diverted off the highway in both directions. According to the California Highway Patrol, a white sedan traveling northbound crossed into southbound traffic for unknown reasons and collided head-on with a gray hatchback. The vehicles came to rest…
Why the Supes Denied Terra-Gen’s Wind Project, Despite a Series of 11th Hour Concessions from the Company
With Humboldt County supervisors Rex Bohn and Virginia Bass having indicated they would support controversial plans to erect a wind farm on Monument and Bear River ridges south of Rio Dell, and supervisors Steve Madrone and Estelle Fennell having indicated they would not, Supervisor Mike Wilson was left as the swing vote. Obviously deeply conflicted…
Divided Board Votes Down Wind Project
Clearly conflicted individually and collectively, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to reject controversial plans to build a wind farm project on Monument and Bear River ridges south of Rio Dell. The vote, which saw supervisors Virginia Bass and Rex Bohn support the project and the balance of the board reject it, came…
Snowy Weather Forecast for Wednesday
After a brief break in weather, the winter season is rolling in with gusto this week, including a dusting of snow forecast for Wednesday morning that could cause travel delays on State Route 36 at the South Fork Mountain Summit and State Route 299 at Buckhorn Summit, according to the National Weather Service’s Eureka office.…
EPD Investigation: Fatal Hit-and-Run on Broadway
The Eureka Police Department is looking for the driver of at least one vehicle that is believed to have fatally struck a woman crossing Broadway just south of 14th Street after 8 p.m. on Sunday and left the scene without stopping. According to EPD, witnesses said Ashley Madonia, 36, was hit while she walked outside…
HSU Student Surfing in Rough Conditions Rescued by Coasties (with Video)
A Coast Guard helicopter crew plucked to safety an exhausted surfer who was being swept into the rocks near Moonstone Beach by high surf around 2 p.m. Sunday. The 20-year-old Humboldt State University student was flown to the Arcata-Eureka airport in McKinleyville, where he was evaluated by emergency medical personnel and released. According to the…
Diverting Holiday Waste
Now that the holiday season has arrived, so has the waste generated by the festivities, from wrapping paper and plastic bows to dirty foil trays and more plastic packaging. During this time of the year, Recology Humboldt’s Material Recovery Facility starts to collect about 25 percent more waste, says General Manager Linda Wise. “Right now…
HumBug: Best of the Bugs
After almost five years doing a weekly blog it had to happen. With rainy, cold weather and the fact that over the last several years I’ve already written about most of the noteworthy entomological subjects hereabouts, this week I didn’t see any new critters worth photographing or writing about. So I think I’ll do what…
Pour One Out
Last week, local heavy music aficionado, New York native and Natty Dog Hot Dogs cart wrangler Eric Riccio died. That he died of a heart attack at a local heavy metal show should not be a source of grief for his many friends, customers and casual acquaintances, but one of pride. Eric loved OG punk…
Hot Sauce is the Right Sauce
Why do we obsess over hot sauce? A few drops of liquid numbs our mouths, makes us sweat and gives us that kick in the stomach, burning inferno sensation we crawl back to every time. Most animals on the planet stay away from hot peppers, except for some birds and, of course, humans. Spicy peppers…
Together, We Are Strong
Scout’s Honor: The Whichever Scouts vs. The Energy Monster This year’s holiday show at the Arcata Playhouse, Scout’s Honor: The Whichever Scouts vs. the Energy Monster, combines traditional English pantomime with topical humor and a wealth of local talent for an unbeatably fun time. The Whichever Scouts are the most mismatched troop you are ever…
King Peak
Heading south on U.S. Highway 101, I came around a bend of highway meandering along the Eel River where it slithers its way around one avenue of Redwoods after the next. After being engulfed in the tall canopy of the trees, a clearing suddenly showed fresh snow topping the mountain ridges above 3,000 feet. My…
Long Goodbyes
Reviews THE IRISHMAN. This is not exactly a new release. But as art and entertainment now live deathlessly — like identity, real or manufactured, and all of our malfeasance and misadventure — in the digital ether, I’m not too worried about it. Nor do I find it bothersome that the movie’s Netflix release might somehow…
Willie’s Wagon and Carbon Footprints
OK, Humboldt, please take a breath. We are pleased to announce that rumors of Willie Nelson’s sobriety have been greatly exaggerated. The weed world (at least the portion of it that has reached a certain age) lost its collective mind earlier this month when everyone’s favorite stoner — you know, the guy who once sparked…
Arts! Arcata
Arts! Arcata is Arcata Main Street’s monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, held at locations in Arcata. Visit www.arcatamainstreet.com, check out the Arts! Arcata event on Facebook and Instagram, or call 707-822-4500 for more information. ALCHEMY DISTILLERY 330 South G St. Naja Tepe, ceramics and jewelry; debuting Los Bagels Whiskey with treats from Los…
To Wind Mill or Not to Wind Mill?
Editor: In regards to Larry Goldberg’s letter to the editor (Mailbox, Nov. 21): with all due respect to you personally and professionally, your urging of the Wiyot Tribe to “leave a greater legacy” is appalling. As the NCJ editors stated themselves in the same issue, “The Wiyot people have been good environmental stewards of this…
‘Taken Aback’
Editor: I was quite taken aback to find an “ovular” St. Christopher medal advertised on page 48 of your Holiday Gift Guide 2019 (Nov. 28). I find it difficult to imagine how it is to be used. Kathie Tarbell, Ferndale Editor’s note: Upon receiving this letter, the Journal was quite taken aback to realize our mistake.…
At Crater Lake 2019
The sharp granite point of Discovery Point points to a low-hanging curtain of rainbow projected onto fog rising from the dark blue lake. Gentle arc celebrates ephemera, the kiss of sun and mist. Starting on the left, a cloud shadow slowly compresses the glow into the waves until it’s no more than a flat,…
What About Local Creators?
Editor: The NCJ Gift Guide offers tempting and inspiring gifts from local businesses, but what about our neighbors who are creators but don’t own shops? I don’t often go shopping but wishing to support a friend who is exhibiting her wares in Pierson’s display of Made in Humboldt crafts pushed me to venture out into the…
Sexy, Sexy Herring
I sometimes ask myself whether I’m beautiful. It’s always a short conversation. Then I wonder what exactly “beauty” is anyway. I’m wondering about attractiveness, or “sexual beauty.” But that isn’t the only kind of beauty. For example, there are many beautiful sea creatures — beautiful even when washed up dead. And we don’t want to…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Nobody knows really what they’re doing,” says Aries comedian Conan O’Brien. “And there are two ways to go with that information,” he continues. “One is to be afraid, and the other is to be liberated, and I choose to be liberated by it.” I hope you’ll be inspired by O’Brien’s example…
Waiting Game
Fishermen are optimistic by nature, but spending $5,000 on new crab gear this year is still a risky proposition for commercial crabbers like Curt Wilson. The equipment is expensive, prone to being lost and there has been no certainty in recent years that the commercial Dungeness crab season will start on time, if at all.…
Eureka’s ‘Moonshot’ Program Aims High
In an effort to draw new businesses and industries into Eureka, the city is taking a giant leap with the so-called “Moonshot” program, the basic premise of which is thinking big — really big — when it comes to drumming up interest. The idea is to set aside possible limitations and start “shooting for the…
Awash in Debt, Loleta Cheese Factory is Shuttered After 38 Years
The Loleta Cheese Factory has closed amid a foreclosure on its property and a bankruptcy case that has stretched five years. The local attraction, which drew nearly 65,000 tourists annually to Loleta and once employed dozens of people, is now referring customers to grocery stores for what is left of its cheese inventory. The foreclosure…
