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.

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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.

There are more than 3,000 counties in the United States, but the federal Elections Assistance Commission’s eyes are firmly fixed on Humboldt. The commission chairwoman, Rosemary Rodriguez, said she received a letter from North Coast Congressman

Some people’s fun in the snow has become a burden for land owners in the more rural — and snowy — parts of Humboldt. Donna Fulton, a rancher from Kneeland, said droves of people trespass on her and her husband’s property during the winter

The entrances to the Humboldt County Courthouse have been filled by an airport style security system since October. And in that time law enforcement agents have seized hundreds of items ranging from pocket knives to methamphetamine needles.

The U.S. Coast Guard pulled a man out of 48-degree water Friday after the man’s kayak flipped over in shallow water about 500 yards from the north jetty’s Coast Guard station.

Southern Humboldt native Kelli Stanley currently resides in San Francisco, but she says Garberville still feels like home. ”I grew up on forty acres in Southern Humboldt — Piercy,” she said.

After suffering a near-death experience, the renowned Salmon in the Classroom program is officially back on. The California Department of Fish and Game sent a letter to some 33 Humboldt County classrooms recently confirming that the project has

Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Carolyn Crnich said this week she is considering dropping the Premier Elections Solutions software that dropped almost 200 votes from the county’s final election results.

The Humboldt Area Foundation is offering grants for nonprofit organizations in the region that offer companion animal welfare and rescue services. The grant program brings together a collection of funds that focus on specific populations,

Humboldt County is among 25 regions set to receive part of the $5.4 million in federal Workforce Investment Act funds, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Friday.

A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office employee was recognized this month by a state law enforcement association as the regional employee of the year. On Dec.

Security National owner Rob Arkley is crying foul over the recently released draft Humboldt County Housing Element. In a Dec. 17 letter to the director and deputy director of the state Department of Housing and Community Development, Arkley

Humboldt County Tax Collector Steve Strawn said Thursday the tally from the first installment of the 2008-09 property tax payments looks good. A total of $55.

A Coast Central Credit Union in McKinleyville was robbed at 4:30 p.m. Thursday by a man who claimed to be armed, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has reported.

Humboldt State University’s Admissions Office will accept freshmen applications for Fall 2009/Spring 2010 until March 1, extending the deadline beyond the mid-January cutoff used last year.

A team of Humboldt State University faculty and graduate students has won a $620,000 federal grant to develop water management solutions in the face of soaring population growth and rapid changes in water and land use in the rural West,

A Coast Central Credit Union in McKinleyville was robbed at 4:30 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has reported.

Members of the Mongols biker gang implicated in the shooting of a suspected Hells Angel in early November have all accepted plea agreements offered by the Humboldt County district attorney.

Humboldt County may build a new juvenile hall if the state approves a $13 million grant application. At this week’s meeting the supervisors authorized Chief Probation Officer Douglas Rasines to submit the application for funding through Senate