Steven Daniel Hash pleaded guilty on Friday to manslaughter in the death of Curtis Huntzinger, a 14-year-old Blue Lake boy killed in 1990. As members of Huntzinger’s family watched, Assistant District Attorney Wes Keat read the terms of the

The state agency that oversees all licensed health care facilities in California turned down a plan of correction submitted by Mad River Hospital in response to an investigation launched by allegations of radiation overexposure on a 2-year-old

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Humboldt County Superior Court welcomed a new judge Friday. In front of a packed courtroom, Joyce D. Hinrichs was sworn in as the 28th judge in the history of the court by retired Judge Ronald Rowland.

The Fortuna Police Department has become part of an emergency communications network that allows mass emergency notifications. The CodeRED Emergency Notification System is a high-volume, high-speed communication service that uses Internet

The city of Eureka is looking for a handful of dedicated citizens to fill out its boards and commissions appointments. In order to be eligible for appointment to any board or commission, a person must be a qualified registered voter of Eureka,

Loleta Union Elementary School will compete against other schools in the state in a contest to create an innovative transportation project. Sponsored by Caltrans, the Mineta Transportation Institute and the Federal Highway Administration, the

Carpenters Local 751 — a carpenters union out of Santa Rosa — recognized two local apprentices for their successful completion of the Hardwood Floor Layer Apprenticeship Program.

As regional water officials ponder how to handle another default on a payment from the Evergreen Pulp mill, company leaders aren’t talking about the plant’s future.

After working 14 days straight, Eureka City Councilman Larry Glass was just looking for a little rest and relaxation. ”I took the day off (Sunday) and just wanted to go for a long, peaceful kayaking trip in the rain,” he said.

A number of unsolved construction equipment thefts have taken place around the Fortuna area, and authorities believe it is likely that equipment will be used to cultivate marijuana.

A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested two people early Monday morning after finding drugs and a handgun inside their vehicle during a routine traffic stop in Fortuna.

In the latest move in an ongoing legal exchange across state lines, the Curry County Superior Court has given Del Norte County until Jan. 21 to extradite Josiah Miller.

It took a pair of warning shots from two Pelican Bay State Prison corrections officers’ rifles to quell an apparently race-related brawl that left two inmates with serious injuries Friday.