March 2025

WEED IS STILL LEGAL: California Supreme Court Tosses Out Appellate Court Decision Citing Federal Illegality

Alexandres Caught Up in Class Action Lawsuit a Year After Cruelty Allegations Surfaced; Defendants Include Certified Humane

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Immediately Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers; Affected Humboldters React

Dwivedi Accuses His Tenants and Their Attorneys of Presenting False and Misleading Information to the Court, But Judge Keeps Restraining Order in Place

February 2025

Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Hillsdale Apartments Owner, Preventing Illegal Rent Increases

Tenants of Hillsdale Apartments File Class Action Lawsuit to Stop Landlord’s ‘Unlawful Rent Increases’

Class Action Suit Filed Against Humboldt Independent Practice Association Over Alleged Data Breach

St. Joe’s Abortion Care Lawsuit: In a Packed Courtroom, Hospital’s Attorneys Ask Judge to Dismiss the Case

January 2025

State Responds to St. Joseph Health’s Attempt to Get Emergency Abortion Lawsuit Dismissed

Trump Order Results in Dismissal of Cases Against Two Locals Who Participated in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Court Battle Between Former Judge Gregory Kreis and Blogger John Chiv Raises First Amendment Questions

Eureka Man Given 50-to-Life Sentence for Violent Sex Crimes Against Teenager, District Attorney Says

April Van Dyke, Humboldt’s Newest Superior Court Judge, Will Be Sworn in Today

December 2024

Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Class Action Suit Challenging Humboldt County’s Cannabis Abatement Penalties, Sending the Case Back to District Court

Citing Religious Freedom and Catholic Doctrine, St. Joseph Health Challenges State’s Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit on a Variety of Legal Grounds

Judge Says the Sale of Redwood Meat Co. to Ray Christie Did Not Violate Restraining Order

(WATCH LIVE) Taxpayers Group Announces Suit Accusing Huffman and Thompson of Funding Genocide in Gaza

[UPDATED] ‘A Nightmare on Replay’: New Lawsuit Accuses St. Joseph Hospital of Denying Emergency Abortion Care to a Woman With Serious Medical Condition

November 2024

Humboldt County Agrees to Pay $150K to Settle Lawsuit Accusing a Sheriff’s Deputy of Excessive Force

A State Appellate Court Says Weed is Illegal ‘Because Federal Law Says So.’ What Does That Mean for Humboldt?

Rebuked by Voters, Arkley-Affiliated ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Resumes Court Battle Over 5th and D Parking Lot

Lawsuit Accuses Humboldt Sheriff’s Deputy of Assault, Battery and Excessive Force in Arrest of Unhoused Man

Pandemic-Era Killer Given Four Life Sentences But Will be Eligible for a Parole Hearing in 25 Years, DA’s Office Says

Trinidad Rancheria’s Proposed Hyatt Hotel Project Dealt Setback as Appeals Court Issues Tentative Ruling Finding Insufficient Evidence of Adequate Fire Protection Services

October 2024

Judge Signs Order Committing St. Joseph Hospital to Providing Emergency Abortions, At Least For the Duration of AG Lawsuit

BREAKING: St. Joseph Hospital Denies Allegations in State Abortion Care Lawsuit But Agrees to Follow State Health Care Laws as the Case Proceeds

September 2024

NO MORE MUGSHOTS: Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Decision Limits the Right to Release Pre-Trial Booking Photos

Two Humboldt County Residents Charged for Participating in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Attack

August 2024

Attorneys Argue Over Legality of Redwood Meat Co. Stock Sale; Judge Keeps Restraining Order in Place as Civil Case is Continued to Next Month

Majority Owners of Shuttered Redwood Meat Co. Sell Their Shares to Accused Animal Abuser Ray Christie

In Lawsuit, Minority Shareholders of Redwood Meat Co. Accuse Their Father and Cousin of Fraud, Embezzlement, Document Shredding and More

July 2024

Jury Convicts Gregory Mattox of Voluntary Manslaughter; Sentenced to 21 Years

District Attorney Declines to Prosecute 27 of the 39 Protesters Arrested at Cal Poly Humboldt Demonstration

June 2024

Zoellner’s Claims for Damages Against City of Arcata Shot Down in Court (Again)

Restraining Order Against Former Arcata City Councilmember Brett Watson Upheld by Appellate Court

ZOELLNER v. ARCATA: Kyle Zoellner’s Attorney Attempts to Revive Claim for Damages Against the City of Arcata at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Jury Convicts McKinleyville Man of Voluntary Manslaughter in 2023 Shooting, District Attorney’s Office Says

May 2024

Judge Gregory Kreis Censured for Misconduct, Permanently Resigns From the Bench in California

Eureka Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Former Singing Trees Recovery Center Owner Amber Bedell Sentenced to Prison for DUI, Child Endangerment

DA Says Pro-Israel Deputy Roger Rees Won’t Be Assigned to Cases Involving Cal Poly Humboldt Protesters

April 2024

Judge Rules Arcata Can’t Let Its Freak Earth Flag Fly Above Old Glory on City Pole

March 2024

Attorney Accuses Sheriff’s Office of Excessive Force and Evidence Tampering in Officer-Involved Shooting Case; Honsal Disagrees

Wiyot Tribe Urges Judge to Toss ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Lawsuit Over Removal of Parking Spaces

February 2024

Judge Kreis Denies Wrongdoing in Official Response to Misconduct Allegations

Judge Kreis Granted An Extra Week to Respond to Formal Misconduct Investigation

[UPDATED] ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Drops Motions for Preliminary Injunction But Will Continue CEQA Lawsuits Against the City

Judge Tosses Suit From ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Backers Accusing the City of Violating Elections Code

Presiding Judge Gregory Kreis Facing Formal Inquiry Into 19 Counts of Alleged Misconduct, Including Drug and Alcohol Use, Sexually Inappropriate Behavior and Antisemitic Remarks

‘I Will Not Stand For It’: Attorney General Bonta Decries ‘Cynical’ Lawsuits From Citizens for a Better Eureka