Kimberly Wear

California

Digital Editor at North Coast Journal

Digital editor for @ncj_of_humboldt. Mom.

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Articles

Condor A7 in ‘Delicate Condition,’ Undergoing Treatment for Lead Poisoning

3 weeks ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

click to enlarge One of the North Coast’s condors is in “delicate condition” and undergoing treatment for lead poisoning at the Sequoia Park Zoo after tests done during a biannual check of the flock showed A7 had high levels of the toxin.
Fatal Morning Fire in Rio Dell

4 weeks ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

At approximately 7:17 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025, the Rio Dell Police Department and Rio Dell Fire Department responded to a report of a residential structure fire on the 1000 block of Riverside Drive. Fire crews from the Rio Dell Fire Department, with critical assistance from the Fortuna Fire Department, were able to contain and extinguish the blaze before it spread to neighboring homes, preventing more extensive damage.
'Too High a Risk'

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

Eight years after the North Coast's recreational abalone fishery was shut down due to an unprecedented decline in the population amid a greater collapse of the delicate ecosystem on which the prized mollusks depend, the state Fish and Game Commission is beginning the process to extend the closure another decade.
DNA Matches Skull Found in 1993 to Missing Trinity County Woman

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced today that human remains found decades ago have been identified as those of a Trinity County woman reported missing in 1987. According to a press release, Hyampom School teacher Kay Josephine Medin was reported missing by her husband Nickolas Medin on Aug. 3, 1987, after he said he returned home from a business trip to find her gone.
The Real Cost of Eggs

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Thadeus Greenson |Jennifer Fumiko Cahill |Kimberly Wear

In the runup to the November election, eggs took on an almost mythical status, their price tags acting as both a kind of poster for the Trump campaign and a symbol for Democrats' perceived inability to speak directly to inflation, the issue we were told most concerned voters. In the election's final days, the average retail price of a dozen eggs was $3.65, according to the Federal Bank of St. Louis.
Fear and Frustration in Manila

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

Editor's note: Be advised, this story covers violent sexual assaults and may be disturbing to readers. During a standing-room-only town hall at the Manila Community Resource Center on Monday, residents voiced fears and frustrations about a proposal to house a man legally deemed a sexually violent predator at a single-family residence in the small town while he's on conditional release from a state hospital.
Another Commercial Salmon Season Closure is Expected

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

click to enlarge A final decision is expected from the National Marine Fisheries Service in mid-May.
Brothers Shot By Police Sentenced for 2023 Crime Spree

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

click to enlarge Two brothers were sentenced to life in prison today by Humboldt County Judge Steven Steward after being found guilty last month of the attempted murder of a peace officer and robbery, as well as other counts, for a crime spree in Eureka that left several people injured and ended with both men shot by police.
Portrait of a Prairie

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

About a decade ago, ecologist Joe Hostler set out to better understand how Yurok lands have changed over time in an effort to protect them into the future. What he learned helped lay the groundwork for the tribe's first foray into grasslands restoration at a project currently underway on 60-acres of a site known as Steven's Prairie, a remote area about an hour's drive from Klamath at the southern base of Red Mountain.
Introducing Sequoia Park Zoo's New Bear Ishŭng

2 months ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

There’s a new bear in town at the Sequoia Park Zoo. The young female arrived on a placement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in mid-March but her public debut is still a little ways off, with the zoo saying in a release that she will first “undergo a typical month-long quarantine period” before being “gradually introduced” to fellow bear denizen Tule.