Articles by Hank Sims

August 2016

Melinda Ciarabellini Bows Out of Reelection Bid With Classy, Heartfelt Letter to the People of Eureka

Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad Sent to Deactivate Explosive Device in Eureka Neighborhood Today

You Don’t Have to Drive to Crescent City to Fly to Portland at a Reasonable Price Anymore, PenAir Says

McKinleyville Youth Suffers Major Injuries After Running Red Light and Hitting Tree on Central Avenue

Man Airlifted After Hitting a Pole and Flipping His Car in Eureka Neighborhood This Morning

(UPDATE: Suspect Released) Yesterday’s Gunshot Victim in Petrolia Was Trying to Kill a Woman, Sheriff’s Office Says

GREEN RUSH! Here is a List of the 846 Humboldters and More (So Far) Who are Looking to Go Legit

Highway 299 at Buckhorn Summit is a Lumber-Strewn Mess

The Pot Farm Raided in Blocksburg Today Had Applied for County Permits, Was Attempting to Go Legit

(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Says Last Weekend’s Shooting Incident Was Homicide; Seek Public’s Help in Investigation

Drugs a Factor in Sunday’s Major-Injury Car Crash Near Blue Lake, CHP Says

WATCH: Former Eurekan David Cobb Compliment Julian Assange’s Natty Fashion Sense at the Green Party Convention!

Sheriff’s Office Releases Name of Man Shot Dead in Eureka This Weekend; Incident Still Under Investigation

Former Courthouse Manager Gets Year in Jail for Pocketing Money from Traffic Tickets, Criminal Cases

Armed Robbery in Blocksburg Allegedly the Work of Unpaid Trimmers; Suspects Cited and Released After Victim Declines to Cooperate

District Attorney, Tribal Police Arrest Two Hoopa Residents on Heroin, Meth Sales Charges

The Willits Bypass Will Open in Three Months

FIRE REPORT: Calfire Stretched Between Active Wildfires in North, South of County

Whitethorn Woman Sentenced to a Year and a Day for Trespass Grow on the King Range

Vast Treasure Trove of Stolen Goods Found During Sheriff’s Office Raid Today

Oregon Man Killed in Logging Accident Near Blue Lake Yesterday

(MORE PHOTOS) Last Night’s Highway 299 Fire Held to Four and a Half Acres

Cal-Ore Life Flight Names, Honors Crew Members Killed in Last Week’s Plane Crash

July 2016

Spot Fires Break Out on Highway 299

Meth Dealership Based at Main Street Motel Busted Up, Fortuna Police Say

McKinleyville Gas Station Robbed at Gunpoint; Sheriff’s Office Chases Suspect to Hoopa

Two Arrested for Attempted Murder After Shooting Up Arcata Home This Morning

(UPDATES, PHOTOS) Cal-Ore Life Flight Plane Crashes Northeast of McKinleyville

DNC Reaches Crescendo to the Sound of Eureka’s Sara Bareilles

Eureka Barbecue Shack Shut Down by Health Inspectors; Owner Vows to Fight

Weed-Related Home Invasion on Tompkins Hill; Suspects Wanted for Attempted Murder

Bystanders Detain, Injure Would-Be McKinleyville Bank Robber

Six Thousand Plants Seized, Two Texans Arrested During Yesterday’s Weed Raids in Ferndale, Miranda

(UPDATE) Shots Fired on Union Street in Eureka

Credit Union Near Eureka Mall Robbed at Gunpoint

Weekend Gunfire Melee in Highland Park Neighborhood Still Under Investigation, Eureka Police Say

Suspected River Bar Car Burglars Fire Gun at Victim, Sheriff’s Office Says; Man and Boy Arrested

Former Humboldt State Football Player Among the Arrested in San Diego Gang Murder Case

Last Week’s Arcata SWAT Raid Connected to 2013 Gang Murder Case, San Diego Officials Say

Burglary Suspects Found After Their Rig Full of Stolen Loot Was Towed, Fortuna Police Say

Rescue Efforts Underway at Simultaneous Bad Car Crashes On Highway 36, Old Briceland Road

Eureka Police Department: Violent Crime Up, Property Crime Down in Spring 2016

For the First Time in History, There Will be No Salmon at This Year’s Yurok Salmon Festival

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Burglary Suspect Who Tried to Pawn Goods Stolen From Fieldbrook Storage Shed

(VIDEO) Burglar Sneaks Into Bounce-A-Palooza, Jimmies Cash Register, Makes Off With Money and Gift Cards

Second K-9 Officer Stabbed While Working Trinity County Marijuana Raids

Car Plows Through Building at the Fourth Street/Broadway Turn

(UPDATE: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY) Man Shot in Trinity County This Afternoon; Suspect Flees Toward Humboldt in White Jeep Cherokee

Redwood Empire Little League 11-Year-Olds Win Ticket to State Championships!

SWAT Raid in Arcata This Morning Sparked by Mysterious Investigation out of San Diego County