North Coast Journal

11/27/2025

On stands and online now.

11/14/2025

On stands and online today.

11/13/2025

Food distribution from Food for People Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine.

Food for People is holding two emergency drive-thru distributions Thursday amid continuing reverberations of the government shutdown: from uncertainty around the benefits that thousands of North Coast residents rely on to buy groceries to local federal workers going without paychecks. Carly Robbins,...

11/07/2025

Views: "Without this rule, the federal government will go back to prioritizing extraction and privatization of our public lands. The federal government opened a 60-day comment period that ends on Nov. 10, and Humboldt County voices must be heard."

Little more than a year after celebrating a major step forward for the conservation of our public lands, we’re now faced with its likely repeal. On Sept. 11, the administration began the process of repealing the Public Lands Rule, a science-based, bipartisan and publicly popular policy designed to...

11/07/2025

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10/31/2025

Well, flash fiction writers, it's the moment you've all been procrastinating for: THE LAST MINUTE.

Here’s the story in 99 words: NCJ’s 99-word Flash Fiction Contest is on. Send up to three entries in the body of an email (no attachments or links) to [email protected] with your name and contact information (no pen names) by midnight Oct. 31. Dainty dramas, bite-sized adventures, flits of fantasy, micro-mysteries, half-pint hauntings, brief romances and scraps of science fiction are all welcome in 99 words or fewer (title not included). We’ll read your original fiction and run the winner and top tales in the Dec. 4 issue. No poetry and — sorry, robots — no AI-generated copy. Get typing, Humboldt.

10/30/2025

Click the link below to vote for Stripe with a like ... and don't worry about feeding him after midnight because it's too late.

10/30/2025

On stands and online now. Happy Halloween!
(Art by Liz Valasco)

10/24/2025

Homegrown horror film Behold and Hear hits the big screen.

Have a little homegrown horror as a treat. Behold and Hear, a 30-minute scare made with Humboldt cast and crew, premiers at the Eureka Theater on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. ($8). The directorial debut of the brothers De Soto — Malcolm and Ray — has an R rating and follows a handful of […]

10/23/2025

Papers will be late getting to stands today, but find the Journal and the The Ferndale Enterprise online now.

Dear Readers, We experienced unexpected technical issues during last night’s print run for both The Ferndale Enterprise and the North Coast Journal. As a result, this week’s papers will not be available in newsstands and boxes until Friday. We know how much our readers look forward to picking up...

10/22/2025

A look at the reasons behind the dark sky moment.

Humboldt’s new lighting ordinance shines a light on dark sky preservation Mark Wilson’s home in McKinleyville was surrounded by farm fields in the ‘90s, making his backyard a prime spot for stargazing. By taking a few steps out of his house, he could bear witness to the depths of the night sky...

10/22/2025

Photographer Mark Larson captures the scene from the No Kings rally this past weekend.

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