Articles by Hank Sims

May 2016

Evacuations in Salmon Creek as Suspected Hash Lab Burns

Errant Cigarette Probably to Blame for Fire at Fifth and A Apartment Complex

(UPDATE) Former Supervisor Jimmy Smith, A Great Man, Has Died

Last Day to Register to Vote! Do it Now, Online!

HELICOPTA! PG&E Buzzing the Humboldt Bay Area, Flying the Lines

West Hawthorne Briefly Closed as Police Investigate Truck v. Pedestrian Collision

Man Shot By Officer Last Night in ‘Stable But Critical’ Condition, Say Arcata Police

Korbel Mill to Reopen in 2018; Weaverville-Based Schmidbauer Scion Buys Facility From Green Diamond

Raidin’ Season! Sheriff’s Office Assisting State Law Enforcement Agency in Convoy Up Highway 36

Huge Emergency Response on 101 Through Arcata for Man Threatening to Jump From Overpass

Eureka Police Spend an Hour Attempting to Sort Out Whether a Stolen Car Was Actually Stolen

Truck Smacks Into Side of Trinidad Eatery Restaurant

CHP: Still Unclear What Caused Yesterday’s Fatal Crash on Highway 36

AT&T: You Lost Internet Because the Fiber Broke Again. We Fixed It. Sorry.

Arcata Police Fail Hoopa Teen’s Attempts at Grown-Up-Style Armed Robbery, Terrorist Threat-Making

Suspect in Monday’s Weaverville Bank Robbery Has Specialized in Small-Town Jobs Since 2013, FBI Says

Traffic on Eureka’s Fifth Street Barely Moving After Two Cars Crunch

(PHOTOS) Everyone’s Dancing it Up For Mental Health Month!

KINS Asks: Can a Woman Actually Be President of the United States?

(UPDATE) Two People Injured, One Lane Closed On Eureka’s Fifth Street Following Crash

The Ritz Was On Fire! Suspected Electrical Blaze Empties Apartments Early This Morning

Home Invasion in Fieldbrook This Morning; Suspect and Victim Exchanged ‘Multiple Shots’

Man Arrested at Scene of Fields Landing Gunfight Last Night

Seventy-Five Locals, Mostly Government Workers, Headed to Maryland For FEMA Training All Next Week

(UPDATE) EPD Searching for At-Risk Man Near St. Joe’s

Rio Dell Fire is Gonna Burn Stuff Down at the Middle School Saturday

Big Grow Site Raid/Cleanup in Humboldt Redwoods State Park Yesterday; Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies, Private Contractor Involved

Eureka POP Search Locates Half a Pound of Meth, Ounce of Heroin, More

City of Eureka Publishes New Post-Palco Marsh Stats, Gets Chesty With People Seeking Public Documents

Two-Car Collision on Downtown Eureka Streets Rolls One Car Onto its Roof

(PHOTOS, VIDEO) Fire Claims Home in Orleans; Firefighters Jump to Save Adjacent Restaurant

FISH WAR: Yurok Tribe Sues Resighini Rancheria Over ‘Unauthorized Fishing’ on Tribal Territory

31-Year-Old Coast Guard Member Found Dead in McK Home; No Sign of Foul Play, Says Sheriff’s Office

Woman Suffers Major Injuries After Jumping Out of Moving Car, CHP Says; One Arrested

Drug Task Force Conducting Raids at Multiple Locations in Rio Dell, Scotia This Morning

California Smoking Age Raised to 21 After Gov. Brown Signs Local Assemblymember’s Bill

Rollover Crash in the Safety Corridor Last Night Caused by DUI Driver, Says CHP

Data Breach! Bad Guys May Have Accessed Your Social Security Number at the Courthouse, County Says. But Probably Not

EPD’s Palco Marsh Retrospective By the Numbers: 114 Tons of Trash, Eight Arrests, Zero Dogs Seized

Jobseekers! If You Act Today, You Can Get the Jump on All the Hot Jobs For 2016

Feeling the #BERN? These Nurses are Coming to Town in a Giant Red Bus to Exacerbate Your Symptoms

(UPDATE) Palco Marsh, Day Two: Evicting the Last Camper and Hauling Out the Last of the Trash

Humboldt Bay Fire Responds to Small Transient Camp Blaze Near Elk River Cow Pasture

Commercial Crab Season to Open Next Week

(VIDEO) Before-and-After Drone Flyovers of the Palco Marsh

CITY OF EUREKA: ‘Extensive, Thoughtful Planning Efforts’ Made for Successful Marsh Eviction

Orick Woman Attempts to Burn Down Trailer of Perceived Romantic Rival and is Battered by Boyfriend, Sheriff’s Office Says

Deputies Cite and Release Arcata Man Caught by Technology With Goods Burgled From Hydesville

Burglar Steals Floor Safe in Ramone’s Bakery Heist Sunday; Suspect and His Dog Sought

MARSH EVICTIONS: 44 Tons of Trash Collected, One Arrest Made, Some Campers Remain (for Tonight)