Articles by Hank Sims

January 2017

Many Customers in Hoopa/Willow Creek/Orleans Should Be Getting Their Power Back Today, Says PG&E

Eureka Police Track Down, Arrest Man Who Delivered Today’s ‘Mass Shooting’ Threat

(UPDATE) (AUDIO) Police Receive 911 Call Threatening ‘Mass Shooting’ in Eureka Today

PG&E Releases Statement on Mass Power Outages in the Willow Creek/Hoopa Area; Outlines Steps Being Taken To Restore Electrical Service

Man Robbed, Assaulted Underneath the Samoa Bridge; Three Sought in Theft of Victim’s Clothes and Cell Phone

NINTH CIRCUIT: City of Fortuna, Two of its Cops Can Be Sued for Shooting, Killing Meth-Influenced Resident Who May (or May Not) Have Tried to Club Them

CALTRANS: Chains and/or 4WD Required at Berry Summit! Plus: More Chains-Required Roads

Crabbers Update Public on Strike, Vow to Continue Fight for $3 Per Pound Wholesale Prices

December 2016

HUMBOLDT BAY FIRE: One Firefighter Received ‘Minor Injuries’ in Battling Late-Night Waterfront Blaze; Cause Still Under Investigation

(VIDEO) Someone Tried to Smash In the Window of Ramone’s on Harrison Last Night, and the Sheriff’s Office Doesn’t Know Who It Was

CHP: One Arrested After Yesterday’s Head-On Collision North of Laytonville; Two People Airlifted

CORONER: Young Man Found Deceased at Ma-le’l This Week Had Drowned; Victim Still Unidentified

Westhaven Mom Pleads With Burglars to Return the Ashes of Her Six-Year-Old Son

Arcata Police Looking For Burglar Who Made the Comfort Inn Less Comfortable

One of the Young Men Sporting Handguns in Rohner Park Also Had Meth, Heroin and Outstanding Warrants For Criminal Threats, Fortuna Police Say

Gun Thievery Suspect Taken Into Custody While Trying to Break Into Former Home, Eureka Police Say

Nonprofit Organization Gives Humboldt County’s Public Health Department an Official Thumbs-Up

Hash Lab Blows Up McKinleyville Triplex; Burned Man Still at Large

(PHOTOS) Eureka Police Searching For Man Who Allegedly Swiped Two Handguns From Sporting Goods Store

Gov. Brown Pardons Two Humboldters for Piddling Decades-Old Weed-Related Offenses

Suspected Stalker Found in Hiding in Cutten Vegetation With Stolen Credit Cards on His Person, Sheriff’s Office Says

Eureka Police Chief Lays Out Events Leading to the Barrage of Bullets in Dec. 6 Officer-Involved Shooting; Admits to ‘Some Concerns’ About Police Response

SCANNER TRAFFIC INDICATES: Crazy River Rescue Last Night, as Man Floats Downstream With Disabled Truck

Mail Theft Suspect Leads Mendo Cops on Hairy High-Speed Chase From Ukiah to Willits; Shots Fired at Officers

Teenager Arrested on Serial Burglary Charges Yesterday Also Responsible for Last Week’s Shooting on G Street, Police Believe

The New York Times Wants to Know if Betty Chinn is the Best Californian

How to Not Poison Your Holiday Guests: Tips From the County’s Environmental Health Division

Need to Take the Bus to Redding? Highway 299 May Be Closed, But You Can Ride This Bonkers Public Transit Scenic Route

THOSE SIRENS! The Eureka Police Department Took About 60 Kids Out Shopping for Christmas Presents This Morning

Deputies Find Vehicle Associated With Redway Homicide Attempt Stashed Deep in the Alderpoint Hills; No Arrests Yet

Impromptu Holiday Geyser Erupts on Eureka’s West Side

HELP! Are There Any Christmas Trees Still for Sale Anywhere in Humboldt County?

(UPDATE) Another Two Manila Homicide Suspects Taken Into Custody Last Night

Highway 299 Won’t Open Again Until January

Jury Convicts 70-Year-Old Eurekan of Sexual Abuse of Autistic Child, Says District Attorney

Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Third Person in Connection With Monday Homicide in Manila

McKinleyville Girl Struck, Killed While Walking on Central Avenue Last Night; Driver Held on DUI-With-Injury Charges

The Rain Came Down! Many County Roads Are Flooded Out This Morning

LOLETA HAY-TASTROPHE: Cannibal Island Road Closed After Hay Truck Goes Haywire

Mudslide Closes Northbound 101 Near Fernbridge; Detours Available

Both Toys For Tots’ Burglary Suspects Arrested; One Charged With Possession of Tear Gas

Smug’s Pizza in Old Town Held Up at Gunpoint; Robber Took Register Money, Tip Jar

Police Searching Area Around Winco After Report of Armed House Burglar; Children’s Center Locked Down

LoCO Supercommenter ‘Shrox’ Talks Star Trek and Graphic Art on KHUM

Highway 299 is Going to Be Closed For a Long, Long Time

(PHOTOS) A Couple of Dudes Actually Stole Two Bins Full of Donated Toys For Poor Kids From the Mall, Eureka Police Say

FLOOD WATCH! A Hard Rain is Going to Fall, Says the National Weather Service

POLL: What Will You Be Mad About Today?

Eureka Police Chief Names the Four Officers Who Opened Fire in Last Week’s Downtown Officer-Involved Shooting

Your Congressman Has a New Podcast! Here’s the Details on ‘Off the Cuff,’ With the Huff!