Articles by Hank Sims

October 2016

Newest Stats Show Steep Increase in Violent Crime in the County’s Unincorporated Areas, Modest Improvement Elsewhere

PG&E To Fly Humboldt Bay, Eel River Valley Gas Lines Today; Remember, Call 811 Before You Dig!

(VIDEO) BAYSIDE HORSE RESCUE! Arcata Fire District, Sheriff’s Office Team Up to Free Trapped Horsey

Car Torched, Man Stabbed During Eureka’s Early Morning Hours

Humboldt Bay Fire Rescue Swimmers Scramble to Save Woman Who Jumped Into the Bay

Hezekiah Allen of the California Growers Association Tells LoCO Why He Won’t Vote for Weed Legalization This Fall

Eureka Home Invader Could Face Life in Prison As Jury Convicts Him of Tying Up, Threatening Victims

September 2016

HALLELUJAH! Get Ready to Get Rained On, For This Weekend Will Be Wet

Sector Humboldt Bay Plucks Ailing Old Man Off Cruise Ship, Flies Him to St. Joe’s

(UPDATE) Man Stabbed Inside Amy’s Delight Restaurant; Police Tape Up Harris Street Eatery While They Investigate

Another Gun Stolen From Pac Outfitters Found During McKinleyville Man-Woman Dispute

(UPDATED) Fortuna Murder Suspect Arrested by SWAT Team East of Bridgeville; Victim ID’d

Fortuna Police Release Statement on Today’s Homicide; Shooting Resulted From ‘Personal Dispute’

Fortuna Home Invaders Tie Up 79-Year-Old Man, Steal Cash, Jewelry and Car at Gunpoint

(UPDATING) Man Shot, Killed Off Rohnerville Road in Fortuna; Police Searching for Suspect

REMEMBER: The IRS Does Not Allow You to Pay Your Taxes With iTunes Gift Cards, Sheriff’s Office Says

Pickup Driver With ‘Medical Emergency’ Ping-Pongs Through McK Sanitation Yard, Crashing Into Vehicles and Structures

(UPDATE) Hit and Run Driver Strikes People Standing Outside St. Vincent DePaul; Witnesses Say Driver Intentionally Rammed Victims

New Spot for the Container Village? Eureka City Council to Hold Special Meeting Tuesday to Pick One

Danco Group Makes Offer to Buy Budget Motel Site; Current Owner Senses Conspiracy, Which is Denied By All

Budget Motel Evictions Underway

Budget Motel Evictions Begin at 8 a.m. Tomorrow; City Says it Will Cover Residents’ Expenses and Attempt to Recoup Them From Owner

Multi-Vehicular Crash Crash Crash Crash on Northbound Broadway Closes One Lane of Traffic

TRAPPED: Courthouse Elevator Scare Resolves Itself Without Bloodshed

That Helicopter Terrorizing Orick, Big Lagoon, Trinidad Today? Here’s What That Was.

SURVEY SAYS! Humboldt County Has One of the Best Commutes in the State, and We Walk to Work in Impressive Numbers

EPD Chases Down Sawed-Off Shotgun-Packing 14-Year-Old, Arrests Him for Outstanding Meth and Burglary Warrants

Apparent Escaped Debris Burn in Arcata’s Greenview Neighborhood Brings Flurry of Firefighters

Arcata Police Arrest One for Assault Outside Arcata Elementary School This Morning

SURVEY SAYS! Humboldt May Have the Smallest Gender Pay Gap in the State, But Only Because Its Men Make Very Little

CHP Releases Name of 82-Year-Old Eureka Man Killed in Crash Near Elk River Road Saturday

Arcata Police Arrest Orleans Duo for Possession of Assault Rifle, Crushed Norco Powder in Wholesale Quantity

Hey, Bridgeville! Welcome Deputy Ben Filippini, Your New Resident Lawman

Marci Kitchen Will be Arraigned This Afternoon on Numerous Charges, Including Gross Vehicular Manslaughter, Sheriff’s Office Says

Marci Kitchen, Suspect in Death of Two Girls in Fortuna, Arrested on Vehicular Manslaughter Charges, Released on Bail

INTRODUCING: Sierra Jenkins, the Outpost’s New Videographic Multimedia Correspondent

LA-Area Weed Startup ‘hmbldt’ Basically Trademarks All of Humboldt County, Except the Vowels

Need to Get Your Passport? The Fortuna and Arcata Post Offices Are Going to Make it as Painless as Possible This Thursday Only

The Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department Needs New Volunteers, Including KIDS

(UPDATED) Man Who Threatened Officers With Knife Beanbagged Into Submission, Eureka Police Say

Man Who Threatened Officers With Knife Beanbagged Into Submission, Eureka Police Say

It’s Monday Morning, and Pewetole Island is Still On Fire

AT&T Releases Statement Confirming Leggett-Area Wildfire as Cause of Internet Outage

Citizens Reporting Widespread AT&T Internet Outages Around the County

Meet the Volunteer Squad Cleaning Up the Graffitied Streets (and Trees) of Eureka. Then Join Them!

Fortuna Warrant Suspect Flees Arrest From Stolen Vehicle; Officer Nordy, Colleagues Run Him Down

(PHOTOS, VIDEO) Calfire Air Resources Attack Afternoon Fire on Pewetole Island, Off Trinidad

Gap Fire Winding Down After Topping 30,000 Acres; Smoke Still Wafting Into Humboldt

Morro Bay Man Convicted of Felony DUI, Hit-and-Run in Last May’s Crash With Big Rig Near Big Lagoon

Man Shot at in Eureka Last Night Expected to Survive; Shooter Still at Large as Detectives Investigate