UPDATE: Snow levels could go as low as 500 feet, according to information from the Eureka office of the National Weather Service on Tuesday morning, but are expected to quickly rise above 1,000 feet. The heaviest snow is anticipated tonight with a second round Wednesday morning. PREVIOUS: An approaching winter storm is expected to pack […]
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Weekend of Winter Weather Bringing Snow
A weekend of winter weather is ahead, with snow showers possible today at around 3,000 feet during the morning hours but moving up to the 4,000-foot range by this afternoon before another storm moves in Sunday. According to the Eureka office of the National Weather Service, today’s snow accumulation will likely be less than an […]
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Huffman to Hold Virtual Town Hall On Capitol Riots
North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman will be holding a virtual town hall to provide a report on the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol and Congress next Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. On Wednesday, Jan. 6, members of Congress were evacuated as a mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and Congress destroying […]
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NWS Issues Winter Storm Warning for Monday
The National Weather Service Eureka Office has issued a winter storm warning for elevations above 4,000 in Northern Trinity County, as heavy snow is expected across the Trinity Alps Monday morning through Monday evening. According to NWS, “Moderate to heavy precipitation will spread across the region Monday morning through Monday evening. Snow will subsequently develop […]
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UPDATE: High Surf Advisory Issued for the North Coast
The National Weather Service office in Eureka has issued a high surf advisory along the North Coast as waves up to 28 feet are expected Monday morning through Tuesday evening. The NWS Eureka is urging beachgoers to use extra caution near the surf zone and stay off of jetties. A 67-year-old woman was swept from the North […]
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High Surf Advisory Issued for the North Coast
The National Weather Service Eureka has issued a high surf advisory along the North Coast as waves of up to 23 feet are expected tomorrow afternoon and evening. The NWS Eureka is urging beachgoers to use extra caution near the surf zone. High surf of up to 23 feet is expected along the beaches of […]
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North Coast Air Quality PSA
Humboldt County will see some moderate air quality with a potential of unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups and possibly some ash fallout as fire crews continue to contain fires in Northern California. A North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (NCUAQMD) report states that Humboldt County coastal areas are expected to remain “Good” to […]
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North Coast Night Lights: Musings at Moonstone Cave
We stood in the mouth of the cavern, looking out through a great broken crack in the blackness into the night as if through a window into another world. It fired our imaginations, conjuring mysteries in the night. What is it about caves that stirs us so inside? My thoughts wandered and stories began to […]
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‘We Were Blindsided:’ Crab Fishing Closure Could Mean Millions in Losses
At the April 9 Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, the security check-in station resembled a metropolitan airport with a long line of people stretched out the courthouse doors and halfway down the stairs to Fifth Street. All seats in the chamber were filled, the space between the chairs and the wall was filled with […]
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Cooperation Humboldt Plants 20 Community Trees
Cooperation Humboldt planted 20 community fruit trees in public locations throughout Eureka and Arcata as part of the organization’s food program. “We believe that nutritious food is a fundamental human right and our food projects aim to put that belief into practice in very tangible ways,” Tamara McFarland, who coordinates the organization’s food program, said […]
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North Coast’s Abalone Season Closed Until 2021
As we wrote about in the Dec. 6 edition of the Journal, the California Fish and Game Commission has extended the closure of the North Coast’s red abalone season until April of 2021. The board made the decision Wednesday after once again hearing there is no positive news to report about the prized mollusks’ situation, […]
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Interior Department Moves on Offshore Wind, RCEA’s Application Remains in the Mix
The U.S. Interior Department announced this morning that it is officially beginning the process of looking for companies interested in developing offshore wind farms along the California coast. The department will issue a “call for information and nominations” tomorrow, which will kick off a 100-day comment period that will close Jan. 27. So what does […]