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The study, published this month by ValuePenguin.com -- an online personal finance company based in New York -- looked at data from the California Department of Insurance and calculated the average rates from 52 different companies and multiple driver profiles, according to co-founder Brian Quinn.

Fourth District Supe Virginia Bass and 5th District Supe Ryan Sundberg don't get to put up their feet this this year.

The majority of candidates filing for local races didn't wait until the last minute to turn their signatures into the Humboldt County Elections Office, officials said Friday.

Red Bluff >> A consumer finance website's study on the best cities for automobile insurance in California shows on average residents in Red Bluff enjoy one of the state's cheapest rates.

Despite "green thumb" efforts last spring, many gardeners are reporting lackluster plant and food production.

In a call center on Eureka's Fifth Street on Feb. 27, county eligibility workers help sign people up for Medi-Cal and other assistance programs.

On Sunday, approximately 1 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a call from the victim of a residential burglary that occurred on 2-4-2014.

On Jan. 10, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office was notified of a burglary that occurred at Miller Farms Nursery, 1828 Central Avenue, McKinleyville.

I did a double-take on last week's 4-2 Planning Commission vote to eliminate trail-supporting language from the GPU .

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will discuss campaign finance reform during today's meeting after tabling the issue last spring due to lack of public interest and complications developing a law.

Humboldt County Sheriff's deputies arrested a McKinleyville man on suspicion of several drug charges after responding to reports of a trespasser at a Eureka area cabin, according to the release.

McKinleyville artist Susan Walsh Harper has placed second, winning the Silver Award, in the California Watercolor Association's 44th National Exhibition, with her painting "Members of the Wedding."

A celebration of local art and artists, music, food and fun. McKinleyville Arts Night is open for all McKinleyville businesses to display work from local artists on the third Friday of each month.

With rainfall forecast to slow down by Thursday, weekend temperatures look to be slightly higher than normal, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Carroll.

One thing people spend a lot of time and money on are their pets. Many of us have at least one pet in our home that we consider part of the family.

Much is been said about networking in the last two years and for good reason. For most of us, it is the core of our business promotion.

Terra Linda wrestler Michael Wong poses for a photo in San Rafael, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013.

Arcata Main Street's board of directors has hired Greenway Partners to plan the 24th annual Humboldt Bay Oyster Festival -- and more details will be announced on Tuesday in the Arcata Plaza.

Kathy Johanson, Girl Scouts of Northern California Humboldt & Del Norte Counties area director, said local programs have a higher retention rate than the rest of the country, which was about 56 percent last year.

Lance Andrew Borgner and his girlfriend Christina Ann Higgins, both 24, were taken into custody on Wednesday without incident at a Eureka hotel on the 4000 block of Broadway earlier in the week after police detectives received information from Arcata police that Borgner might have been staying at the motel, Mills said.