At approximately 2:10 p.m., a passerby reported that a red Corvette had struck the embankment of northbound Hwy 101 near the Ferndale offramp. “The occupant appears injured,” the dispatcher said as he relayed information from the reporting person. Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available. […]
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North Coast Night Lights: Portrait of ‘Himslef,’ the Mysterious Stranger
You know that not everything you believe can be true, and not everything that’s true can be believed. And whether or not something written is true may well depend on your point of view. Where this story falls, as I relate it to you, is somewhere on the continuum. Were you to file it under […]
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The Biggest Wave and Bomb Cyclone: A Record-Breaking Year of Wild Weather
Looking back at 2019 from a weather standpoint, things were a bit on the wild side at times. So, the Journal reached out to climate specialist Matthew Kidwell in the Eureka office of the National Weather Service, who compiled what he saw as the most notable weather incidents to take place last year. Along with […]
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Record Rain Wreaking Havoc on Humboldt
Roads are flooding, rivers are rising and the Coast Guard is urging boat owners to check on their vessels in the wake of record rainfall over the last two days that has inundated the region. According to the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services, the local Red Cross has opened an evacuation center at the […]
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North Coast Night LIghts: Fernbridge Beneath the Milky Way
A photograph is not merely an impression of light, it is a combination of light and time. We don’t usually think about that as we snap our shutters in fractions of a second. Not much that we can notice changes in a fraction of a second. But when that element of time is extended a […]
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Eel River Forecast to Crest at 19 Feet Saturday
The National Weather Service office in Eureka is forecasting the Eel River will reach “Action stage” by 5 a.m. on Saturday and crest in the afternoon slightly above 19 feet, causing “minor flooding.” Flood stage is considered 20 feet, which was last hit and surpassed in January of 2016, when the Eel River hit 21.34 […]
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TL;DR: Five Things You Might Have Missed in This Weeks’ Cover Story
If you were too busy enjoying the great outdoors to read about the great outdoors, we understand. Here’s a summary of this week’s cover story, “Shot Up and Shut Down.” In the final week of February, Joseph Alexandre, a farmer at Alexandre EcoDairy Farms in Ferndale, pushed a set of concrete K-rails into the parking […]