This week we're looking at the possible local impacts of Supreme Court decision regarding laws regarding the homeless, as well as the ongoing protest and occupation at Cal Poly Humboldt. We've g...
The Humboldt County multi-agency Critical Incident Response team is investigating a police shooting of an unidentified male suspect on Fern Street around 10:40 a.m. The man is receiving treatm...
https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2024/04/25/deputy-shoots-cutten-shooting-suspect
A story in the April 18, 2024, edition of the North Coast Journal headlined "Seeking Salvation" included an inaccurate location for the California Healthcare Facility, which is located in Stockto...
Proponents of a successful Arcata ballot initiative to fly the Earth flag atop the city's flagpoles say they plan to appeal a judge's ruling that it was unlawful for the city to raise the flag a...
As the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could shift the legal landscape underpinning how governments can treat homeless residents, local officials watched with mix...
Case could have major implications for homeless policies in Humboldt In a case that could drastically alter how cities in California and beyond deal with homeless encampments, U.S. Supreme Court...
https://www.northcoastjournal.com/news/supreme-court-weighs-upending-homeless-protections-29559710
The Cal Poly Humboldt campus is closed today, as dozens of protesters continue to occupy Siemens Hall, having barricaded its entrances, while calling on the university to divest from entities th...
A group working on a fall ballot initiative that would limit the rights of transgender students lost a round in court Monday when a judge sided with the state in its description of the measure....
This week we're looking at the life of Patrick Harvey, an incarcerated man who could potentially be resentenced in Humboldt County. We're also sharing the story of a volunteer for CASA who's mak...
Arcata High students unveil mural honoring Lawson In a room packed with Humboldt community members, Charmaine Lawson, dressed in all black aside from red text on her shirt reading "Justice for J...
https://www.northcoastjournal.com/news/very-much-remembered-29501550
'Living in amends,' a candidate for resentencing hopes for another chance Patrick Harvey, speaking to the Journal from the California Medical Facility, a state prison in Stockton, falls silent f...
https://www.northcoastjournal.com/news/seeking-salvation-29501544
In response to his daughter receiving a swastika on social media, a California Jewish lawmaker is pushing for a bill that would give school administrators authority to suspend or expel student...
In a devastating blow to California’s fishing industry , federal fishery managers unanimously voted to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the...
UPDATE: Ferndale Police Sgt. Robert Lindgren says the artillery shell that prompted the evacuation of a building and the partial closure of Main Street this morning while the county bomb squad ...
For our annual Green Issue, we're looking into all things eco. First, there's green burial in the works in our county. We've also got updates on the Earth flag legal conundrum and Measure S. Fin...
A story headlined "New State Plan Could Help HumCo Foster Kids" in the April 4, 2024 edition of the North Coast Journal included inaccurate data on foster youth in Humboldt County. According to t...
Cal Poly Humboldt recognized for leadership in addressing global plastics crisis In May of 1911, the Titanic became the biggest object ever moved by humans at the time, weighing 23,587 metric to...
https://www.northcoastjournal.com/news/turning-the-titanic-29444104
The green burial movement looks to set down roots in Humboldt County Arcata resident Michael Furniss traces his aspiration for a natural burial back to a rainy afternoon four decades ago when he...
https://www.northcoastjournal.com/news/dust-to-dust-29444037
The Humboldt County Planning Department will soon be suspending the permits of hundreds of cannabis farmers who failed to enter into a payment agreement for owed Measure S taxes by the March 31 ...
We're grabbing napkins for NCJ Taco Week, while also checking out a couple new eateries. And if you're still wondering about the Eureka City Schools property sale, so are we. Hit subscribe for w...
https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NCJPreview/archives/2024/04/08/tacos-food-trucks-and-mystery-deals
The Earth flag’s future at the top of three municipal flagpoles in Arcata is in question after a judge found this week that voters there “do not have the power to exempt” the city from fol...
Eureka City Schools appears to have violated more open meeting and public records laws in its handling of the former Jacobs middle school property exchange than previously known, the Journal h...
Eureka City Schools appears to have violated more open meeting and public records laws in its handling of the former Jacobs middle school property exchange than previously known, the Journal has...
Foster kids often miss out on Little League or music lessons. That’s one of the consequences of changing homes, or living with a family on a tight budget. Now California has a new plan to ...
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 101 north of Fernbridge on Sunday that left one man dead and another with major injuries. According to a ...