Articles by Hank Sims

February 2018

INTRODUCING: LoCO Push Notifications! Now You Can Have Us Give You a Buzz When Something Happens

(VIDEO) Eureka Police Department Mini-Documentary Asks: Do YOU Have What it Takes to be EPD?

SHERIFF’S OFFICE: To Be Completely Clear, Real Cops Won’t Ask You to Buy Them Prepaid Debit Cards or Gift Cards From Home Depot or Anywhere Else, Either

D.C. UPDATE: Rep. Jared Huffman Talks Nunes Memo, the Possibility of Another Government Shutdown, and Whether or Not the Dems Are Gonna Get Creamed This November

PEOPLE! Let’s Not Freak Out Too Much About Humboldt’s State-Highest Rate of Missing Persons Reports, OK?

SCAM ALERT: Please Remember That Real Cops Won’t Ask You to Buy Them a Pre-Paid Debit Card From Walgreens

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Man Who Fled Stop Near Willow Creek; Numerous Firearms, Weed Found in Car

Fisherman Finds Dead Man in the Van Duzen River; No Initial Signs of Foul Play

(UPDATE: FOUND!) EPD Seeks Help Locating 83-Year-Old Eureka Woman Who Went Missing Early This Morning

Late Night House Fire in Sunny Brae Does Heavy Damage to Residence, Sends One to Hospital

Jury Convicts McKinleyville Man of Felony DUI for Running Into Teen on Central Avenue Last Year

Wanted Felony Warrant Suspect Arrested in McK When Alert Neighbor Notify Police of Suspicious Activity

Gorilla-Masked Man Sprays Murphy’s Cutten Clerk With ‘Chemical Agent’ After Apparent Shoplifting Attempt, Flees the Scene

January 2018

MONDAY, HIGH NOON, COURTHOUSE STEPS: Sheriff William ‘Billy’ Honsal to Launch Election Campaign

Students at Hoopa High Stage Sit-In Today

DC UPDATE, w/ REP. JARED HUFFMAN: In New Radio Series, the Congressman is Grilled on Solar Tariffs, Banking for the Cannabis Industry and The Shutdown

Local Man Arrested on Several Child Molestation Charges, Sheriff’s Office Says

Deputy Catches Man Wanted for Armed Robbery, Assault, Terrorist Threats With Heroin and Meth in His Undies

Resighini Rancheria Wins Round of Fish War With Yurok Tribe; Tribe Vows to ‘Protect Struggling Salmon Runs’

Sea Level Rise Will Mess Up Many Things: County Releases New Threat Assessment to Local Infrastructure

WINTER WEATHER WARNING! More Rain, Snow, Hail, Possible Thunderstorms Expected Today

(UPDATE!) ROADS CLOSED! The County Has a Short List Of Weather- and Construction-Impacted Roads That You Might Want to See

Massive Earthquake Strikes Off Alaska; No Tsunami Threat to Humboldt County, West Coast

True North Sets Up ‘Rapid Response Hotline’ in Preparation for Threatened ICE Raids

Huffman Slams Republicans Over Government ‘Sh*tdown’

Sheriff Commends Deputy for Thwarting Attempt to Smuggle Heroin Into Jail

Drug Task Force Makes Henderson Center-Area Heroin Bust; Three Taken Into Custody

Introducing WARRANTED and RELEASED, the Newest Additions to the Outpost’s Team of Informative News Robots

MOVE OVER, GIMLET MEDIA: Eureka City Government is Podcasting Now, and It’s Podcasting HARD

Hero Dog Alerts Slumbering Little Fairfield Householder to Kitchen Blaze, Saves Day

POP Search on Fourth Street Motel Yields Heroin, Meth, Weed, $1,865 and Two Arrests

Under Pressure From State Regulators, North Coast Railroad Authority Signals That It’s Willing to Railbank its Tracks Through the Eel River Canyon – For a Price

Drug Task Force Finds Meth, Heroin, Dilaudid on 28-Year-Old Woman After High-Speed Chase Through Eureka

Trinidad Memorial LIghthouse Will Be Moved to New Site Tomorrow, Say Rancheria and Civic Club

Summer in La-La Land? United Airlines to Start Offering Direct Flights from Humboldt to Los Angeles in June

Social Media Threat That Seems to Target McK High Is Actually Targeting a Different ‘MHS,’ and is a Hoax

Neighbor Evacuates Sleeping Children From Smoky Myrtletown Home While Father Fought Outside, Says Fire Dept.

Weed Galore Found After Deputies Stop Vehicle Cruising Central Ave. Without Taillights

Felony Warrant Suspect Caught With Gun & Drugs at Pump & Play, Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Releases Identities of Orick Homicide Suspect, Victim

Benbow Home Invader Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison For Robbery, Kidnapping, Solicitation of Perjury

HOMICIDE IN DOWNTOWN ORICK: Man Stabbed to Death This Morning; Police Currently Interviewing Suspect

Search and Rescue Operation at Mad River Beach Last Night Finds Hikers 150 Yards From the Parking Lot

Assault Suspect Arrested After Short Chase in Hoopa; Deputies Find Weed, Gun, Ammo

Interdistrict Transfers Not Dead: Humboldt County Schools Reach Agreement on Policy Allowing Kids to Pursue Education at Schools in Other Towns

Sheriff’s Office Identifies SoHum Homicide Victim; Asks Public’s Help With Investigation

Drug Task Force Busts Two 50-Somethings With Heroin and Scales During Redway Traffic Stop

Missing, At-Risk Bay Area Woman Detained After Running From CHP Stop, Puncturing Tires on Spike Strip

Gunshot Victim Found on Side of SoHum Road This Morning; Homicide Investigation Underway

December 2017

(UPDATE) Teenage Pedestrian Killed in Walnut Drive Traffic Collision Last Night