Kimberly Wear

California

Digital Editor at North Coast Journal

Digital editor for @ncj_of_humboldt. Mom.

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Articles

Introducing Sequoia Park Zoo's New Bear Ishŭng

3 weeks 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.
Missing Whitethorn Man ID'd as Crash Victim

4 weeks ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the man killed in a crash on Beaver Slide Lane in Briceland as Whitethorn resident David Taylor. He was 84. According to a press release, Taylor was reported missing on Feb. 18 and was last seen on Shelter Cove Road nearly two weeks earlier.
McKinleyville Trustees Vote to Consolidate Schools with More Decisions Ahead

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

click to enlarge The McKinleyville Union School District Board of Trustees voted earlier this month to move forward with consolidating the district’s three campuses into two in the face of declining enrollment and budget shortfalls, but several decisions remain on the table.
Youngest North Coast Condor Dies of Lead Poisoning

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

[ { "name": "Top Stories Video Pair", "insertPoint": "15", "component": "17087298", "parentWrapperClass": "fdn-ads-inline-content-block", "requiredCountToDisplay": "1" } ] click to enlarge B7, the youngest member of the North Coast's California condor flock, has died from lead poisoning after just three months in the wild. The death of the 18-month-old male marks the first in the Northern California Condor Restoration Program — a Yurok Tribe-led effort to return the endangered bird they know...
Sunshine, If We Can Keep It

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

We in Humboldt County know better than most that sunshine isn't a thing to be taken for granted. As Sunshine Week — an annual March celebration of the importance of government transparency — comes to a close, we want to add our voice to the chorus that has spent the week championing the principles of open government.
North Coast Condor Dies of Lead Poisoning

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

B7, the youngest member of the North Coast’s fledgling California condor flock, also known by the Yurok name Pey-noh-pey-o-wok' (I am friend or kind or good natured), has died from lead poisoning after just three months in the wild.
Total Eclipse of the Moon Coming This Week

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

Look up at the sky Thursday evening into Friday morning for a chance to glimpse the moon turn a red-coppery color —sometimes called a “Blood Moon” — during a total lunar eclipse. The celestial show occurs “when the sun, Earth, and moon align so that the moon passes into Earth’s shadow,” according to NASA. “It first appears to have a bite taken out of one side, but as maximum eclipse nears, the moon transforms into a deep crimson orb,” the space agency states.
'Breathing Room'

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

A year has passed since a group of local residents first began receiving payments from a guaranteed income pilot program aimed at providing them with financial support during the crucial months before and after having a baby.
NCJ Editor Greenson Shares 40th Award Win

1 month ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

The Humboldt Journalism Project recently named two first place winners for this year’s 40th Award, including North Coast Journal News Editor Thadeus Greenson for his series of articles on the controversy surrounding Eureka City Schools’ now-defunct deal with a mystery developer for the purchase of the former Jacobs Middle School and a Eureka ballot measure seeking to block affordable housing projects.
Three Killed in Arcata Complex Fire

2 months ago | northcoastjournal.com | Kimberly Wear

Three people died in a fire at a multi-unit housing complex on Chestnut Place in Arcata last night. According to a release from the Arcata Fire District, crews from multiple agencies were dispatched to the 2500 block around 11:15 p.m. after receiving initial reports indicating people might be trapped inside. “Arcata Fire and Arcata Police units arrived on scene to find heavy fire throughout a two-story duplex townhouse-type building,” the release states.