Articles by Hank Sims

February 2016

‘Assault Rifle’ and Weed Believed Stolen in McKinleyville Armed Robbery, Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATE) Again! Rock Slide at Big Bar Messes Up East-West Travel For Now

Woman With ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ Discovered in Fortuna; Police Investigating

Eureka’s I Street Closed at Del Norte; Lines Down in the Roadway

Pedestrian Suffers Major Injuries After Being Struck By Vehicle on Eureka’s Fourth Street

Eureka Police to Offer Workshop on What to Do if a Madman Starts Murdering Everyone Around You

Swollen-Faced Orick Robbery Suspect Taken Into Custody With Pepper Spray, Baton Blow

Heroin, Weed, Meth and Loaded Gun Found in Raid on Broadway Motel

Hash Lab Suspected in Apartment Explosion on Eureka’s E Street

RAIN! SNOW! WIND! We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduled Winter

Weed-Packing Driver Curses Deputies, Flees, Gets Arrested While Dropping Off Small Dog

Repeat Tip Jar Thief Runs Into Thorns, Gets Taken at Taserpoint, Fortuna Police Say

Swollen-Face Robber Knocks Over Orick Market, Possibly Flees Down Bald Hills Road

Humboldt Bay Fire at Eureka High After Smoke Seen Emerging From Gym Basement

Coastal-Dependent No More? County Looks to Ease Restrictions on Industrial Development Around the Bay

Deputy Suffered Minor Injuries In Yesterday’s Willow Creek Crash, Says CHP

(UPDATES) Vegetation Fire in Fairhaven; Multiple Agencies Responding

Genuine Los Angeles Resident Confirmed as Host of Third Annual Humboldt-DelNorties!

SNEAKER WAVE THURSDAY! Be Extra-Cautious at the Beach Today, Goddamn It

Deputy Spots Car Stolen in Residential Burglary Last Month; One Arrested

Bohn, Swearengin Get Behind DUF SUNDHEIM For Senate — the Kamala-Slayer!

Early Morning Fire Claims Garage on West Buhne

(PICS) Things Got Wet at Yesterday’s Annual Trinidad-to-Clam Beach Run

District Attorney: No Charges Will Be Filed in September’s Officer-Involved Shooting Near Weitchpec

Don’t Panic, Carlotta! The Sheriff’s Office is Blowing Up a Tree at Pamplin Grove

Man Who Fled Arrest Last Month Picked Up With Weapons, Narcotics

Citing Danger to Civilians and First Responders, Humboldt Bay Fire Institutes New Policy for Battling Hash Lab Fires

(UPDATED) House Cat Perishes in Fire on Eureka’s Union Street, Near the Corner of Buhne

Two Arrested For Weapons, Heroin, Meth After Garberville Traffic Stop

Burglary Suspect Spotted By Garberville Citizens’ Watch Group, Taken Into Custody

Eureka Police Officer Shoots Loose Dog on City’s West Side

DOES THIS SUCK? Humboldt County Releases New Interactive Budget Visualization Thingy

Citing ‘Personal and Professional Obligations,’ Wheetley Withdraws From Supervisor Race

Highway 299 Closed Again! Trinity County Slide Bums Out Redding-Goers One More Time

January 2016

(UPDATE) Highway 96 Fully Closed By Tish Tang Slide; No Estimated Time of Reopening

DOES THIS SUCK? Humboldt County Library Offers Free Digital Magazines for All

(VIDEO) Masked, Armed Men Go On Gas Station Robbery Spree

CHP Releases Statement on Today’s Benbow Crash Investigation, Rescue Operation

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Your Lost Coast Outpost is Much Zippier Than Before, But There is a Downside

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Information on Man Who Went Missing in October

(UPDATING) Police Officer Shoots Man After Being Fired Upon; Investigators Still at Scene Off West Harris in Eureka

Another Humboldt Judge Regularly Submitted Fake Paperwork to Get Paid, State Commission Finds

Fortuna House Burglary Suspects Found At Nearby School, Police Say

(UPDATED) Explosion in Eureka’s Rosewood Neighborhood; Hash Lab Believed to be at Fault

Internet-Fueled Busload of Vagabonds Rolls Into Town Tonight, Looking for Good Deeds That Need Doing

WEDNESDAY ROADS UPDATE: Praise Be, For the McCann Ferry is Back Up and Running!

Suddenlink Outage Hits Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville

Crash on Broadway Impedes Southbound Traffic

Boil Your Water, Redway! Slight Oopsie at Treatment Plant May Have Introduced Untreated Water Into the Tank

Eel, Mad Rivers Bust Banks After Weekend Downpour; More Rain Coming This Week