El Leñador Turns 5

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 21, 2018 at 7:51PM

The Journal Scores Nine California News Awards

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 15, 2018 at 2:55PM

Awards include: First Place Coverage of Local Government for Kim Wear's reporting on the Magneys, cited by a judge for its "strong storytelling techniques used in an article that weaves how a county tried to take away the medical decisions for a dying man with the love story of the couple."

McKinley Statue Debate Making the Media Rounds

by Kimberly Wear on April 3, 2018 at 4:52PM

Councilman Paul Pitino, meanwhile, engaged the same network’s Tucker Carlson in a lively exchange, defending his vote as correcting a “112-year-old error in judgement.” Carlson did appear taken aback when he found himself acknowledging Pitino’s stance that there shouldn’t be tributes to any humans.

Bekah on the Hill

by Thadeus Greenson on February 13, 2018 at 8:09AM

You can check out the full interview embedded above, in which Kimmel seems to have a lot of fun with the "weed farm" angle of the story and the 22-year-old self-described “nanny” from Los Angeles takes it in stride. Read more about Martinez’s case and Humboldt County’s high rates of missing persons cases here.

Sheriff, Bachelor Contestant Respond to Media Frenzy

by Linda Stansberry on February 2, 2018 at 1:06PM

From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov 18, 2017, at about 1:06 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a missing persons report for 22-year-old Rebekah Martinez.

Not Missing in Humboldt: Bachelor Contestant Bekah Martinez

by Linda Stansberry on February 1, 2018 at 3:47PM

So it appears Martinez is doing fine, and our Humboldt 35 is down to 33. (We reported yesterday about a call we received from an avid North Coast Journal reader who was shocked to find his name on this week's cover.)

Trusted Weatherman Jim Bernard has Died

by Kimberly Wear on January 24, 2018 at 11:12AM

Jim Bernard, the popular, longtime Channel 3 meteorologist who was also an air traffic controller at the Arcata-Eureka airport has died, the television station announced. He was 64.

Award-Winning Eel River Documentary Screens Tomorrow in Eureka

by Thadeus Greenson on January 18, 2018 at 4:11PM

KQED's California Report Visits Humboldt County

by Linda Stansberry on December 14, 2017 at 1:24PM

In a previous broadcast, aired Wednesday, Dec. 13, Sepulvado describes Humboldt County as being "rich in natural beauty and not much else." Future broadcasts will include an interview with Michelle-Charmaine Lawson, the mother of slain HSU student Josiah Lawson, college students who are experiencing homelessness and a successful local fisherman.

Online Fortuna Fire Comments Spark Controversy

by Linda Stansberry on July 22, 2017 at 10:49AM

Winburn said his firefighters often struggle with symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after incidents, especially when there’s a death. The negative comments and speculation online were compounding that problem.