Humboldt County News

The man who died from injuries apparently suffered in a Fields Landing assault Wednesday was stabbed, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday.

We are fortunate in Humboldt County to experience the mystery and pleasure that surrounds the foods we cultivate on this small spit of Northern California coastline.

A man who allegedly threatened to shoot himself was taken into custody peacefully early Sunday morning when officers persuaded him to surrender.

A Fortuna man killed in a collision Saturday after reportedly stepping in front of a semi-truck has been identified as 67-year-old Martijn Jeroen Boon.

Humboldt County officials are saying its payroll problem, which led to some employees receiving their paychecks late, has been resolved.

An unknown number of Humboldt County employees expecting to see their paychecks direct deposited into their accounts Friday didn't, and had to wait until Monday morning to access their funds.

Murder suspect Josiah Miller is led from his Arcata home to a car by Del Norte and Humboldt County sheriff s detectives in November 2007.

A routine traffic stop in Redway late Saturday night resulted in a pair of narcotics arrests.

Riki Ott has had three major epiphanies in life: One led her to become a marine biologist and another resulted in her crusade to find justice in the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Officials are lifting the evacuation of about 30 homes and Blue Lake Elementary School in Blue Lake after a gas leak earlier today.

One of two Humboldt County residents who pleaded guilty to allegations of overseeing a massive marijuana cultivation and money laundering operation was sentenced this week to serve six years in federal prison.

EUREKA, Calif. a " An earthquake hit off the coast of Humboldt County Tuesday evening, but was apparently unnoticed by area residents.The U.S. Geological Survey says a quake with a magnitude 3.9 was recorded 56 miles west of Eureka around 6:16 p.m. Tuesday.A dispatcher for the Eureka Police Department said police have not received any calls about ...

Tony Platt had to talk about decades of contentious race relations in Humboldt County in less than two hours Monday night at Humboldt State University, a speech that ended with a discussion about how HSU, and the county, can add to positive dialogue about race.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will consider whether to proceed with drafting an ordinance that will allow the Humboldt Fire District No.

The Garberville area of southern Humboldt county will be the site of a branch conservation center for California Department of Corrections to house up to 500 inmates.

After of facilitating community conversations discussing how to best weather the current economic storm, Humboldt Area Foundation has launched a new initiative called Reach Out Humboldt, and its first order of business is to help North Coast families stave off hunger and cold this winter.

The column will run several times a month.) With Halloween just around the corner, many Humboldt families are interested in limiting the amount of sugar their children eat.

Reporting from Orick, Calif. - Ron Barlow's 34-year career at the sawmill in the heart of California's Redwood Empire was a study in consistency.

A private investigator hired 20 years ago to find the sole eyewitness to a 1987 murder in Eureka began testifying Tuesday at an evidence hearing that will determine whether the man convicted for the shooting two decades ago will receive a retrial.

Investigators are now trying to identify human skeletal remains that were found in Trinity County on Saturday near a missing Garberville man's truck.