The Humboldt County Courthouse won’t go unguarded after all — at least, not for the next year and a half or so.

"We do not have to screen everyone through a metal detector that goes into court. That's not laid out in the law," Sheriff William Honsal stated Tuesday morning.

A new high-tech weapons detection system backed by artificial intelligence will soon be installed at the Washington County Courthouse, giving sheriff’s deputies more information while screening people ...

Marx is the courthouse security coordinator on site and is the lone full-time officer on duty throughout the week. He sets work schedules for the part-time officers and makes sure security cameras and ...