Mendo Complex Gets Containment Date, but no Estimate for Carr Fire

by Kimberly Wear on August 10, 2018 at 2:34PM

Trump set off a firestorm of his own making earlier this week when he tweeted out that California’s environmental policies were impeding the use of “massive amounts of readily available water” to battle the state’s blazes, comments that were soundly denounced by scientists, fire officials and elected representatives, including Huffman, who referred to him as "President Sh**-For-Brains." Read previous Journal coverage here.

NCJ Editor Nabs National Awards

by Thadeus Greenson on August 2, 2018 at 2:45PM

Food Writing “How to Dine Alone,” in which Cahill explains why you don't need company to eat out like a boss: “I was rescued by a flurry of activity as a woman in a sharp blue jacket, her hair coiled in a Hitchcock bun, strolled in and took what seemed to be her usual table.

Baykeeper Director Featured in Vanity Fair

by Linda Stansberry on June 13, 2018 at 9:38AM

Concerned Community Members Flood Meeting to Discuss Firing of Woman who 'Put the K in KHSU'

by Kristin Kirby on May 31, 2018 at 2:11PM

The firing has also hurt the station financially. According to underwriting coordinator Jeff DeMark, KHSU has lost $16,000 in support in the two weeks since Whiteside’s termination as people have begun to rescind their memberships in protest.

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.)