North Coast Journal

07/16/2025

The Giants draft a Crab.

Life can come at you pretty fast sometimes. Just ask the Humboldt Crabs’ Elijah McNeal, the 18 year old the San Francisco Giants selected in...

07/11/2025

On stands and online now.

07/10/2025

"A little bit of protest, a little bit of party."

By 1 p.m. on Friday, July 4, a line of protesters stretched in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse. They carried signs decrying ICE, billionaires,...

07/03/2025

Seriously?: "Here are some ideas for participating in America's birthday despite the last-call-for-democracy vibe."

Ambivalence about Independence Day festivities is as old as the holiday itself — bold move declaring all men equal while you're still running chattel slavery....

07/02/2025

If you’re accused of a crime, will someone investigate your side of the story? In California, there’s no guarantee, CalMatters reports.

Behind the defense investigation that freed a Hoopa man accused of killing a child

07/01/2025

There are some new places to dig in at Friday Night Market.

Eureka's Friday Night Market festivities are in full swing on the blocked-off streets of Old Town each week (but for the July 4 break). As...

06/27/2025

If you're heading out to the Friday Night Market tonight, leave Fido at home.

Dogs are no longer allowed at Eureka's Friday Night Market and Fourth of July festival after the city issued a press release about the policy...

06/16/2025

"Christmas honestly won't be the same without him."

Ben Hurd, who along with his namesake Christmas tree farm was an integral part of cherished holiday memories for generations of local families, has died....

06/13/2025

The deputy who fatally shot a suspect in Bear River is a 9-year veteran of the department.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputy who fatally shot a suspect allegedly charging him with a knife on June 5 as Cpl....

06/13/2025

On stands and online.

06/10/2025

Man shot by a sheriff's deputy had reportedly walked away from St. Joseph Hospital against doctors' orders that morning.

As information continues to trickle out regarding the June 5 fatal shooting of a 29-year-old Simi Valley man by a Humboldt County sheriff’s deputy, a...