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

Can Questions be Threats? Closing Arguments Finish Preliminary Hearing in Daryl Ray Jones Trial

February 2026

Attorney General Bonta Touts New Evidence of Price-Fixing by Amazon, Asks Court to Immediately Halt Illegal Practice

Eureka Man Charged With Attempted Murder, Accused of Attacking Uncle

‘CARE Court is a Godsend’: Why Does Humboldt’s Alternative Justice System for the Mentally Ill Succeed Where So Many Others Have Failed?

January 2026

Humboldt’s Civil Grand Jury Explains Why it May or May Not Grant County Supervisors’ Request to Review Its Code of Conduct and Make Recommendations

Daryl Jones’s Middle School Girlfriend Testifies that He Harassed and Repeatedly Threatened to Kill Her in the Years Before His Arrest

In Daryl Jones Prelim Hearing, Cops Recount Graphic Threats to Harm and Kill Children at Local Schools

December 2025

Friends of the Eel River Set to Appeal Court Ruling Over the County’s Management of Groundwater Extraction in Lower Eel Valley