September 2026

19-Year-Old Hoopa Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

August 2026

Oregon Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison For Embezzling Over $550,000 From Yurok Tribe

Humboldt County Issues Statement Explaining Its Reasons for Settling Cannabis Code Enforcement Lawsuit

Do-Over Hearing Scheduled for Possible Mental Health Diversion of School Threats Suspect

Humboldt County Settles Cannabis Code Enforcement Lawsuit for $350K, Agrees to Reform Practices

COURT ROUNDUP: Humboldt County District Attorney Won’t File Charges Against Suspect for Alleged Willow Creek Stabbing in January

Judge to Decide on Mental Health Health Diversion of Man Who Threatened Many Humboldt County Schools

Myers Flat Man Gets 8-Year Sentence for Threatening Neighbor, DA’s Office Says

July 2026

TODAY IN COURT: Jake Combs Sentencing Delayed; Glendale Murder Hearing Also Delayed

Oakland Nonprofit Dog Rescue Sues Shannon Miranda and ‘Co-Conspirators’ for Animal Cruelty and Fraud

Former Fortuna Councilmember Sentenced to 20 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzlement From Employer

TODAY IN COURT: McKinleyville Shooting Suspect Pleaded Not Guilty to Attempted Murder, Trial Date for Providence Abortion Lawsuit Pushed Out Five Months

GREAT NEWS! Humboldt County Superior Court is Finally Set to Launch Online Access to Public Case Information

Man Sentenced to (at Least) 128 Years to Life in Prison for Pine Hill Double Murder

Murder Case Can Proceed Against Hoopa Stabbing Suspect, Despite Self-Defense Argument

California Supreme Court Affirms That Sheriff Oversight is Legal as Proponents Push for Initiative in Humboldt County

TODAY in COURT: Hoopa Shooting Defense Seeks Gang Evidence; New Attorney Appointed for 2025 Glendale Murder Suspect; Proceedings Against Cal Poly Humboldt Activist Moved Forward

Macabre Details of Fatal Hoopa Stabbing Emerge During Preliminary Hearing

‘Pain and Outrage’: Hoopa Valley Tribe Condemns Temporary Release of Teen Murder Suspects for Ceremonial Purposes

Hearing Scheduled for Mental Health Diversion of Daryl Ray Jones, Man Accused of Threatening Many Humboldt County Schools

June 2026

COURT ROUNDUP: Two More Lawsuits Filed Against Lamplighter Inn Owners, Proceedings for Three Murder Cases Pushed Forward

Restraining Order Against Former Arcata City Councilmember Brett Watson Extended, Despite His Multiple Attempts to Overturn It

Federal Appeals Court Affirms Endangered Species Act Protections for Klamath River Salmon

Judge Says Therapy Records Must be Handed Over in Second Providence Emergency Abortion Lawsuit

COURT ROUNDUP: Hoopa Shooting Proceedings Punted, Woman Accused of Murdering Her Toddler Pleads Not Guilty

May 2026

A Father-Son Duo Sued Arcata in 2024, Claiming that the City Had Unlawfully Used Their Land to Build the Old Arcata Road Roundabout. A Resolution Doesn’t Seem Near

COURT ROUNDUP: Jake Combs Found Guilty of First Degree Murder (Again); Woman Charged in Death of Her 19-Month-Old Daughter; School Threats Suspect Submits Mental Health Petition

St. Joseph Health and the Attorney General’s Office are Still Trying to Reach a Settlement in Emergency Abortion Care Case

Advocates Say Chris Rogers’ Assembly Bill Could Help People Filing Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Double Murder Awaits Sentencing, Faces up to 148 Years to Life

Hoopa Stabbing Suspect Charged With Murder

April 2026

Humboldt County Supervisor Mike Wilson Apologizes for Seriously Pissing Off Elon Musk

Ahead of Murder Case Retrial, District Attorney’s Office Offers Same Sentence to Combs in Plea Deal

Next Hoopa Shooting Hearing Pushed Forward After Motion From Defense

New Abuse Charge Added in Foster Toddler Death Case, Defendant Pleads Not Guilty

Missouri Man Accused of Calling in Threats to McKinleyville High School Must Have Psychological Evaluation, Has History of 911 Hoaxes

Overturned Murder Conviction Retrial Approaches; Jake Combs Jury Trial Set for April

Judge Dismisses Some Human Trafficking Charges in Bridgeville Cannabis Farm Case

Judge Dismisses Humboldt Bay Social Club Owner’s Bankruptcy Case, Citing a ‘Complete Failure to Comply With Court Orders’

St. Joseph Health is Attempting to Negotiate a Settlement in State’s Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit

Woman Held To Answer on Murder Charges for Two-Year-Old Foster Kid’s Death

Cal Poly Humboldt Activist Awaits Misdemeanor Charges Following Protest; Police Seize Devices

March 2026

Abandoned Grow Shooting Suspect Held to Answer on Murder Charges

Witnesses Testify in Hearing on Murder Case for Shooting at Abandoned Grow

District Attorney Not Seeking Death Penalty for Hoopa Shooting

Man Held to Answer to Attempted Murder Charge, Accused of Attack on 75-Year-Old Man in Arcata Forest

Defendants Plead Not Guilty of Murder in Hoopa Shooting; DA Hasn’t Decided on Death Penalty

Preliminary Examination Begins for Man Accused of Attempting to Murder 75-Year-Old Arcata Man in Community Forest

Arraignment for Hoopa Shooting Murder Charges Set for Friday

[UPDATE] Teenagers Charged With Murder in Hoopa Shooting