A recent California Supreme Court ruling out of Santa Cruz adds a bit of clarity into the often murky world of the state’s medical marijuana laws, but some worry the ruling could leave some patients facing more challenges accessing their

If the digital television transition has you feeling lost, next week will provide a couple of opportunities to jump in front of the technological curve.

As visitors enjoyed the Trinidad sunshine outside Saturday, shoppers were busy inside of Trinidad City Hall perusing the local wares and crafts of local artisans at the 3rd Annual Trinidad Holiday Artisan Fair.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will gather in a special session at 10 a.m. Monday to accept the certified results of the Nov. 4 election. The city of Trinidad’s three-fourths-cent sales tax was among the race results pending the final

FORTUNA — The City Council will swear in incumbent Doug Strehl and new Councilman Ken Zanzi at its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in Fortuna City Hall.

Eureka’s Design Review Committee will meet at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Council Chambers at 531 K St. The committee will conduct architectural review and sign permitting to convert a previous drive-through coffee shop into a drive-through crab

The Coast Guard was searching for a man who reportedly fell off a cliff into the surf in Fort Bragg Saturday afternoon, according to a release. The Coast Guard is urging people to be extremely cautious when in the vicinity of the ocean since the sea

A massive ocean swell with waves up to 20 feet is expected to crash into the North Coast today and grow in intensity until early Sunday, just as crab fishermen leave harbor for the first day of the Dungeness crab season.

The economic doldrums appeared to have skipped Humboldt County merchants Friday, as shoppers kept the cash registers ringing up sales at the Bayshore Mall and in Old Town.

Visiting the Blue Ox Millworks Craftsman’s Days is like stepping back in time. Crafters donned old-fashioned clothing while spinning, blacksmithing and woodworking at the 13th annual two-day event that began Friday.

The Humboldt County AIDS Task Force has planned a weeklong observance for World AIDS Day, kicking off Monday. The task force will be partnering with local organizations, businesses and individuals to raise awareness about the epidemic and to

No damage was reported Friday after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck 151 miles west of Eureka at just before 6 a.m. The temblor was centered in the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of 6.

Eureka will hold a coastal development permit public hearing at 10 a.m. Monday in Room 207 of City Hall, 531 K St. At the meeting, a coastal development permit will be considered for a lot line adjustment at 3824 Jacobs Ave.

The crowd faced south across the turquoise sea. Sage smoke mixed in the salty air as the breeze rushed it toward the fishing ships moored in Trinidad Bay.

Black Friday is traditionally the first day of the holiday shopping season, and a day when retailers hope to turn a profit and begin operating in the black.

For the last couple of years, Donald Riece has been bringing chocolate bars to the Humboldt County Veterans Services Officer for distribution to local veterans.

Humboldt State University fisheries professor and former harbor commissioner Ron Fritzsche will go to London in January as part of an elite panel that will investigate the status of the world’s endangered marine fishes.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories, running once a month, on the children seeking homes through the state adoption process. The series will highlight individual children, as well as the process involved in adoption.

Many residents are feeling the strain on their wallet as the holiday shopping season approaches. But local thrift store managers are revealing ways to shop thrifty while benefiting society as a whole.

With the ending of a similar program earlier this year, officials from the Eureka Adult School’s new nursing aid certification course are excited to graduate its first class next month.

The Eureka High School students running next month’s teen safety driving simulation — which includes driving while distracted and driving with drunk goggles — have added some local public officials to their driving line-up: Members of the

Crab fishermen will start setting gear on Friday with the hope that the season will be better than they suspect. Oregon-sanctioned negotiations have yielded a price of $1.

In a display of Thanksgiving generosity, students from a Eureka High School class have made sure a Eureka family who lost their home in a fire earlier this month will be able to have Thanksgiving dinner tonight.

It’s big, versatile and nearly ready to go. County staff have been putting the final touches on the Social Services Branch’s fully-equipped RV that will bring Calworks, mental health and public health services to the far reaches of the North

An Orleans woman was killed Tuesday night when she was struck by a car while she was reportedly walking in a traffic lane on State Route 96. Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Roy Horton said preliminary evidence shows that 34-year-old Satinderjit

The Eureka Fire Department will be collecting toys at the Bayshore Mall on Friday and Saturday, as well as at the Humboldt County Artisans Craft Fair at Redwood Acres on Dec.

Former Blue Lake Police Chief David Gundersen’s arraignment on a charge of felony grand theft was continued Wednesday to Dec. 10. Gundersen, who stands accused of taking firearms out of Trinidad Police Department evidence and trading them,

The Six Rivers National Forest is selling Christmas tree permits at four ranger district offices or the forest supervisor’s office in Eureka. Each household can purchase one Christmas tree permit for $10.

A Humboldt County Superior Court judge will consider Wednesday whether to issue a temporary restraining order preventing Verizon wireless from starting construction of a cell tower at a Harris Street church until neighbors’ challenge of the

A fire that started in a South Bay Elementary School classroom late Monday night was extinguished by firefighters before it could spread to other parts of the building, but the blaze badly damaged the school’s structure, fire officials reported

Stephen Pepper sees an opportunity for Humboldt Bay — and it doesn’t involve enormous ships, dredging, a railroad or large amounts of public money.

For some North Coasters, this Friday promises to be black in more ways than one. The day after Thanksgiving, while droves of shoppers are expected to fill stores around town, those who flip on their television at home may find they no longer

Authorities in Trinidad raided a rental house, which they suspect was being used to commercially grow marijuana. James Cook, 28, of Trinidad was arrested Tuesday morning at his residence on the 800 block of Edwards Street on suspicion of