Articles by Hank Sims

May 2018

APD Says Threat of Violence Discovered on Arcata High Campus ‘Was Not Credible’

Eureka Police Chase Stolen Vehicle Around and Around and Around the Courthouse Before Taking Eureka Man Into Custody

Ryan Sundberg’s Uncle, Chairman of the Trinidad Rancheria, Slams His Nephew’s Challenger in Press Release Sent Out By Tribal Administration

(PHOTOS) Massive Weed Bust Near Alderpoint: Over 10,000 Plants Destroyed, Multitude of Environmental Violations Revealed in Multiagency Investigation; One Arrested

ONLY A DRILL: Mad River Hospital to Conduct Mass Shooting Simulation Tonight

DC UPDATE: Rep. Huffman Talks DACA, the Farm Bill, Net Neutrality and Eel River Dams; Predicts Warriors in Five

SAFETY! How to Boat, Swim, Hike, Camp and Drive Properly on Memorial Day: Tips From the Sheriff’s Office

Arcata Asks Citizens: What Kind of Police Chief Should We Hire?

Sheriff’s Office Catches SoCal Man Wanted on Child Molestation Charges Driving Through Garberville

DHHS SAYS: Humboldt County Has a Bad Case of Hepatitis C

NEW SARGE in CHARGE! Sheriff’s Office Assigns Longtime Cop to Command of SoHum Substation

Firefighters Fight Through Clogged Driveway to Save Home; Three Vehicles, Other Stuff Destroyed

Friends of the Eel Decries ‘Secret Plans’ For Future of River-Draining Potter Valley Dams; Board of Supes Meets on Issue Tomorrow

Humboldt State Reports Assault on Campus This Afternoon; ‘No Continuing Threat,’ Says Official Statement

LoCO to COUNTY GOVERNMENT: Please Send Us All the Complaints That Your Employees Have Filed Against Their Bosses

PG&E to Sell Off Potter Valley Project Dam Project, Which Diverts Eel River Water South; Friends of the Eel Vows to Keep Up Fight

FIFTH DISTRICT ENDORSEMENT: Blue Lake Rancheria Endorses Sundberg, Karuk Tribe Endorses Madrone

Heroin, Meth, Scale Found on Arcata Man Improperly Piloting Bicycle in Garberville, Sheriff’s Office Says

Environmental Groups Call on Planning Commissioner Kevin McKenny to Resign, or for the Board of Supes to Replace Him

D.C. UPDATE: Rep. Jared Huffman on Iran Nuclear Deal, ‘Disgraceful’ Devin Nunes, Marijuana Decriminalization and the Bright Young Minds at Jacoby Creek School

New York Times Publishes Big Piece on Heroin, Homelessness and the Politics of Needle Exchange in Eureka

Did You Hear About a Threat to an Arcata Elementary School Today? That Was a Hoax, Says APD

(UPDATES) Woman Shot Dead on H Street This Afternoon; Suspect Deceased

Apparent Stabbing Victim Crashes Truck on Harrison Near Hospital; Eureka Police Investigating

Drug Task Force Arrests Three at Broadway Motel; One in Possession of Gun, Two in Possession of Meth

Felony Warrant Suspect Nabbed While Changing a Tire Near Blue Lake; Found to be in Possession of Stolen Revolver

(VIDEO) Henderson Center Bank Robbery Suspect Taken Into Custody, Despite Praise Given to Jah as He Beat Feet From Crime Scene

(UPDATE: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY) Bank Robbery in Henderson Center Minutes Ago; Police Searching Area For Suspect

More Phone Scammers Targeting Humboldt County Residents With Promises of Riches, Says Sheriff’s Office, Which Provides a Handy List of Tell-Tale Signs of a Scam

(CORRECTION) 33-Year-Old Man Killed in Today’s Car v. Motorcycle Collision on Broadway

BE AWARE: Some of Humboldt’s Beaches Are Far More Deadly Than Others, National Weather Service Warns

Humboldt County Hires Former Arcata Branch Manager to Lead Library

22-Year-Old Woman Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash on Highway 36 Last Night

NEW DOCTORS COMING: St. Joe’s, Open Door Officially Launch New Humboldt County Medical Residency Program

April 2018

Eureka Man Suffers Major Injuries, is Airlifted to Davis After Early Morning Solo Vehicle Crash in Eureka

(UPDATE) U.S. Supreme Court Roundfiles North Coast Railroad Authority’s Appeal; McGuire Bill to Dismantle Agency Progresses Through Legislature

CHP Looking For Older, Light-Colored Econoline Van Connected With Last Night’s Fatal Hit-and-Run; Victim Named

Pedestrian Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver on 101 Near McKinleyville Last Night

HSU President Lisa Rossbacher Responds to NAACP’s Call For University to Stop Recruiting Students From Communities of Color

TRINITY SWIMMERS BEWARE: They’re About to Send a Big Blast of Water Downstream, and You Don’t Want to Be Caught in That

East-West Railroad Boosters Looking to Raise $10 Million Locally, Give it To Orange County Financial Firm With Grand Plans to Build Tracks to the Central Valley

County Appoints Longtime Deputy as New Public Defender, Following Period of Turmoil at Office

Jefferson Community Center Boosters to Celebrate Completion of ‘Phase One’ of West Side Revitalization With Big Neighborhood Shindig

Man Found Dead After Traffic Collision on Highway 101 This Morning; Sheriff’s Office Investigating Case as ‘Suspicious’

Fortuna Police Arrest Iowa Man in Connection With Friday Morning Restaurant Burglary

Two Arrested on Heroin, Child Endangerment Charges in Hoopa Hotel Room; 100 Syringes, Drugs Packaged for Sale Within Reach of Kids

It’s DEBATIN’ Season! Here Are Some Chances for You to Watch Your Supervisorial Candidates Go Head to Head

Here’s Why Your Lost Coast Outpost Experience Went a Little Haywire Around Lunchtime

OH, DAMN IT ALL: Weather Service Predicting Thunderstorms, Hail, Yet More Rain and Cold This Week, Especially Inland

Mendo Sheriffs’ Search and Rescue Effort Locates Car Submerged in Eel River; Police Confirm That Missing Family Perished in Crash