Articles by Hank Sims

February 2017

Willow Creek Tipster Dimes Out One of ‘Humboldt’s Most Wanted’; Cops Take Two Into Custody at East County Motel

More and More People are Stealing More and More Cars in Humboldt, Says Sheriff’s Office — And Thieves Really Like Hondas and Toyotas!

Redwoods-Adorned License Plates are a Big Flop, So Far — If You Want to Change That, Act Soon!

Motorcyclist and Bicyclist Both Taken to the Hospital After Colliding on Eureka’s West Side

VACCINES for PRETEENS! Now is the Time For Your Sulky Tweener to Get Her/His Shots

63-Year-Old Man Found Dead Underneath a Myrtle Avenue Bridge, Where He Lived

Don’t Eat Sport-Harvested Shellfish! California Public Health Department Warns of Deadly Toxins in Humboldt County Clams, Mussels, Crab Guts

How Would YOU Spend the Growers’ Money? County of Humboldt to Hold Series of Meetings on New Weed Tax

Fire at Mother-in-Law Unit in Midtown Eureka; F Street Closed Between 11th and 12th

BIG RIG SPILL! We Don’t Know Why That Trucker Flipped it Into the Ditch Last Night, CHP Says, But Everyone Walked Away

PG&E Will Be Buzzing Humboldt’s Urban Areas Today, Looking For Gas Leaks

BATTEN DOWN: Flood Warnings Issued For Klamath, Eel, Van Duzen Rivers

Humboldt DA Investigator Named California ‘Investigator of the Year’ For Her Work on Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking Cases

Rain, Rain, Rain! Downed Tree Closes Kneeland School, and More Wet Weather is Coming

Hoopa Valley Tribe, Allies Win Big Legal Fight For Salmon-Saving Klamath River Flows

Ruth Lake Dog Put Down in Fortuna After Contracting Rabies From a Skunk; Second Case of Canine Rabies Recently, After a Long Absence in Humboldt

Weather Chaos! Highway 101 Slides, Power Out Around the County, More Rain Coming

FORTUNA IS MAD! If You’re the Jerks Who Drove All Over the Grass at Rohner Park Last Night, Know That You WILL Go Down

62-Year-Old Pedestrian Suffers Moderate Injuries After Being Struck By Prius Driver in Fortuna; Police Looking For Witnesses

Jury Awards $56.5 Million to Construction Worker Nearly Killed on Caltrans Project; Verdict Believed to be the Largest of Its Kind in Humboldt History

January 2017

Convicted Humboldt County Embezzler Jeff Lang Back in Prison, This Time On Charges of Bilking Women He Met on Dating Sites

Arcata Police Bust Up Downtown Meth House

Surveillance Video Leads Fortuna Police to Banged-Up Truck of Suspected Rohner Park Vandal

Federal Court Rules Sheriff, Correctional Officers May Be Sued in 2014 Jailhouse Death; Dismisses Case Against Eureka Police

DA: Serial Westhaven/Trinidad Burglar Sentenced to Eight Years

That Superfast Undersea Internet? You’re Probably Not Getting It, Unless You are One of 307 People Who Live in Lewiston

New, Superfast Internet From the Ocean? Harbor District to Hear $1.75 Million Proposal to Connect Humboldt to Undersea Cables

Explosion in Myrtletown Home Sends One Person to the Hospital; Drug Task Force, Fire Department on Scene

80-Year-Old Woman Dies After Being Struck By Pickup Driver in Henderson Center

Eureka Police: Two Suspects in Henderson Center Bank Robbery Friday Still at Large

No School at Fieldbrook Elementary Today Due to Ongoing, Weekend-Long Power Outage.

CHP, Sheriff’s Office Quickly Locate Truck Reported Carjacked Near Bear River Casino

Henderson Center Bank Robbed at Gunpoint This Afternoon

Another Arrest Made in 2015 Garberville Killing; Suspect Tracked Down in Florida

Woman Shot in the Leg On Avenue of the Giants; Reports That Assailants Demanded Money, Drugs

Humboldters Gather on Courthouse Steps to ‘Stand Against Hate’ as President Donald Trump Takes Oath of Office

Trinidad Man Gets Three-Year Prison Sentence After Violating Probation By Carrying Loaded Handgun

After Helping Bust 1,000 Bad Guys, Arcata K-9 Officer ‘Zari’ Ready to Retire to His Pillow

They’re Planning to Bring the California Condor Back to Humboldt! Your Input Welcomed at Meetings Next Week

HSU DAY OF SOLIDARITY: If Trump is Bumming You Out, You Can Get a Free Massage in the Kate Buchanan Room on Inauguration Day

Did Your Stuff Get Ruined In the Latest Flood? There May Be Some Money for You, County Says

MENDO SHERIFF: Laytonville Trimmer Murder Suspect Arrested at Mexico Border; Three Suspects Still at Large

Arcata Police Department Names Suspects in Today’s Armed Robbery

Police Stationed Near the Old Bracut KOA Campground, Attempting to Deal With Suicidal Subject

Two Arrested After Armed Robbery on Arcata’s Alliance Road

(UPDATE) The Roads are Closing Again: Weather Takes Out Greenwood Heights, Coffee Creek, Cannibal Island, Others

BE ON THE LOOKOUT: Convicted Felon Disappears From Eel River Conservation Camp Overnight

Humboldt Burglars $5,000 Richer This Weekend After Ransoming Six-Year-Old Boy’s Ashes to His Bereaved Parents

(VIDEO, PHOTOS) Home Burns to the Ground in Manila Following Afternoon Explosion; At Least Two People Injured

Shady Overseas Operators May Be Trying to Pull Real Estate Scams in Humboldt, District Attorney Warns