November 2026

Fortuna Man Sentenced to 40 Years For Sex Crimes Against a Minor and an Adult, District Attorney Says

October 2026

COURT ROUNDUP: Parent Faces Assault and Elder Abuse Charges For Football Game Fight, Accused of Striking a Woman In the Head With a Metal Water Bottle and Using Racial Slurs

Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges for Causing 19-Year-Old’s Death in Head-On Wreck

Family Seeks Justice for Anisha Gutshall, 19-Year-Old Victim of Head-On Crash

COURTS: Woman Charged for Fatally Striking Pedestrian Allegedly Tested Positive For Two Drugs, Admitted to Police She Shouldn’t Have Been Driving

Prosecutors to File New Charges Against Eureka Driver Accused of Striking Pedestrian While Intoxicated

TODAY IN COURT: Autopsy Results Will Determine if Man Accused of Attacking 75-Year-Old in Arcata Forest Will Face Murder Charge

Man to Serve 320 Days in Jail For Crimes Against ‘Vulnerable Workers’ at Bridgeville Cannabis Farm

Judge Agrees to Dismiss Criminal Charges Against Cal Poly Humboldt Activist in Six Months; Toledo Seeks Legal Vengeance

Eureka Police Chief Responds After Former Officer’s DUI Case Was Dismissed

September 2026

Woman Accused of Striking Road Worker Withdraws Request to Be Released While Awaiting Trial

Heather Durand, Longtime Humboldt County Attorney and Newly Appointed Judge, to Be Sworn in Next Month

[UPDATE] Woman Accused of Striking Road Worker Initially Tested With Over Double the Legal Limit of Blood Alcohol Content, Will be Charged with Murder

Jake Combs Sentenced to 50 Years to Life for the 2022 Murder of Trevor Earley Again, Plus 10 Years for His Crimes in Jail

Humboldt County Jail to Stop Accepting Personal Mail for Inmates, Diverting it to Maryland for Scanning and Digital Delivery Via Tablets

Arcata Man Pleads Not Guilty to Stalking Charges After Being Found Inside Victim’s Home With a Knife

COURT ROUNDUP: Suspected Drunk Driver, Accused of Seriously Injuring Road Worker Wednesday, Was on DUI Probation

Will a Bishop Testify in One of the Emergency Abortion Lawsuits Against St. Joe’s? Judge to Decide

COURT ROUNDUP: Plea Deal Proposed for Eureka Man Accused of Heinous Crimes Against Five Minors

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