Articles by Hank Sims

September 2016

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

DISTRICT ATTORNEY: CHP Officer Was Justified in Returning Fire, Killing 20-Year-Old Who Shot Him in Downtown Eureka Last Year

Another Homicide: Man Shot in Armed Robbery Off Highway 299 Last Month Succumbs to Injuries

Homicide in Hyampom: Two Men Killed at Site of Large Marijuana Grow, Sheriff’s Office Says

PG&E Will Be Flying a Squadron of Big Helicopters Around the East County This Month

Last Night’s Major Police Response in Myrtletown Turned Out to be a Whole Lot of Nothing

KINS Asks Eureka Police Chief If He’s Prepared to Fight ‘Ecoterrorists,’ the Station’s Imaginary Boogeymen of 25 Years Ago

Siskiyou’s ‘Gap Fire’ Grows to More Than 25,000 Acres, Threatens to Jump the Klamath and Highway 96

Arcata Man Arrested for DUI, Vehicular Manslaughter After Striking and Killing Pedestrian Last Night

Fortuna K-9 Cop Nordy Tracks Down Fleeing Warrant Suspect, Police Say

Orleans Cat Tests Positive for Rabies; Becomes Second Orleanais Animal To Do So in Recent Weeks

Construction on the Humboldt Bay Trail’s North Section Set to Begin in the Spring; Arcata Seeking Bids From Contractors

Body Found in Eel River Tuesday Identified as 26-Year-Old Wisconsin Man; Cause of Death Still Under Investigation

August 2016

(UPDATE) Some Dudes Carrying Pounds of Meth Crashed Their Car Right in Front of the Eureka Police Chief This Afternoon, Looks Like

Victim Attacked at Eureka’s Budget Motel Last Night Refused to Cooperate With Investigators, Say Eureka Police

Upon Further Investigation, Wig-Wearing SoHum Weed Suspect (and Colleague) Found to Have Lots of Heroin Too, Say Cops

Woman Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash Near Leggett Last Night

Wildfire Again Shuts Down Highway 199 in Oregon

(VIDEO) Arcata’s ‘Breakfast All Day’ Music/Art Collective Profiled by Major Millennial News Source

New ‘SoHum’s Most Wanted’ Poster Released

(PHOTOS) Sheriff’s Office Releases Photos of Last Week’s Large-Scale Dinsmore Bust

Rubbing Alcohol Fumes Fuel Structure Fire at Arcata Mobile Home Park Today

Tuesday Fire Update: Tully Fire Coming to Heel, But There’s A Giant Blaze Way Out Highway 96

MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT: California Highway Patrol Swears to Deliver God’s Wrath to Labor Day Drunk Drivers

Motorists Experiencing Painful Slowdowns Coming Into Eureka From the North

Nearly 10,000 Plants Found in Raids Off Highway 36 Friday; ‘Extensive Environmental Damage’

Wig-Wearing Man, Colleague Found With Eight Pounds and Cash in Downtown Garberville Traffic Stop

Man Beaten to Death Outside Laytonville Bar Last Night; One Arrested

(PHOTOS) Police Chase of Stolen Vehicle Through Eureka Ends With Crash, Foot Chase

Plea Agreement Reached in 2015 SoHum Homicide; Killer Claims No Memory of Shooting Woman

Man Suspected of Shooting at Fish and Wildlife Officer Named; Warrant Issued for His Arrest

The Arcata Plaza Will Now Offer Free WiFi For All!

Tully Fire Update: Mandatory Evacuation Orders Lifted; Fire at 571 Acres and 20 Percent Containment

Shipment of Cocaine From Costa Rica Prompts Raids in Arcata, Fortuna; Two Arrested; Weed Found Also

CAUTION! Trinity River to Surge Today Through Next Month, For Fish-Saving Purposes

Eureka Man Busted With 110 Pounds in the Pickup After Being Pulled Over For No Front Plates

(VIDEO) New Fire Breaks Out Near Yreka, Threatens 150 Homes

Yurok Tribe Declares State of Emergency Due to Tully Fire, Asks for Public Help in Catching Arsonist

$6,000 Reward Offered in Case of Deer Maimed on Elk River Road Last Month

One Arrested in Connection With Last Year’s Saturday Afternoon Homicide in Downtown Garberville

Salmon Going Fast on the Klamath; Sport Quotas Reached in Several Areas

Sheriff’s Office Issues Updates on Last Week’s Redway Homicide, McKinleyville Standoff

Longtime Times-Standard Second-in-Command Marc Valles Takes Reins of Humboldt’s Almost-Daily

Rep. Huffman Declares Victory as Federal Agency Limits Confederate Flag Display at National Cemeteries

County Prioritizes Crackdown on ‘Illegal Marijuana Farms’ in Pitch for Tax on Growers

Car Careens Into Orthodonist Office After Crash at Seventh and I

Suspects Who Shot at State Fish and Wildlife Officer This Morning Still on the Loose, Agency Says

Fish-Killing Parasite Spotted in This Year’s Klamath Salmon Run, Yurok Tribe Says

(UPDATE: IN CUSTODY) Eureka Police Name ‘Person of Interest’ in Recent String of Bank Robberies

TIMELINE: Sheriff’s Office Press Conference on Yesterday’s McKinleyville Standoff