Articles by Hank Sims

December 2015

Those Pernicious Phone Scammers Who Pretend to be From the IRS Are Still At It, Sheriff’s Office Says

SNOW! State Nears Normal as White Powdery Stuff Blankets Humboldt Hills and Roads

Man Stabbed While Spectating at a Trinidad Bar Fight After Hours

These Are the Eight Dudes That the Arcata Police Department Wants Most

STATE OF THE WEED: Here’s What the Board of Supervisors Needs to Know About Cannabis and Zoning

(UPDATE: OPENED) Fishing Closed in Big Lagoon Due to Weekend Fuel Spill; Officials Confirm That Ducks Were ‘Oiled’

HARDIN: This Kind, Wonderful Community Called SoHum

Tell-Tale Hot Dog Bun Gives Away Burglary Suspects, Says Ferndale Police Department

Yurok Police, Del Norte Sheriff to Cross-Deputize Tribal Police Officers

Still Steamed About the Latest AT&T Blackout? The County of Humboldt Wants to Hear It

STATE OF THE WEED: Can You Guess Where Most of the Weed in Humboldt County is Grown?

AT&T Up! Power Down! Top O’ The Morning!

Armstrong Found Guilty in 2014 Dean Creek Resort Murder; Faces 40 to Life

She’s Gonna Blow! ‘Atmospheric River’ Set to Pummel Humboldt

STATE OF THE WEED: How Many Grows Are There in Humboldt County?

McK Man Bleeding From Face Arrested for Meth Sales Near McKinleyville High

(UPDATE) Eureka Police Raiding Home Near Cooper Gulch

Mystery Pickup With Stolen Plates Catches Fire, Possibly Explodes on Fortuna Offramp

(UPDATED) Traffic Backed Way Up on Southbound Broadway Before the Mall

Two-Vehicle Wreck Closes West Buhne Street For a Time

Measure Z at One: On the Anniversary of Tax Measure’s Passage, County Recaps Work Done to Date

County Health Department Says: Get Your Flu Shot Up Your Nose This Year!

School’s Out For Weather: List of Schools Closed Due to Today’s Power Outages

High Winds Knock Out Electricity Around the County

Don’t Freak Out About That Light on the Hill, Arcata and McKinleyville

Eureka Police Dismantle Alleged Devil’s Playground Drug Dispensary, Find Stolen Property

Youravish Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole For 2013 McKinleyville Murder

Big Early Morning Boom on the West Side of Arcata

November 2015

(UPDATE) One Person Arrested Following Two-Car Collision at Henderson and Union

(VIDEO UPDATE) Grenade Found in Downtown Arcata; Streets Closed While Police Await Bomb Squad

The Fishing Fleet Needs Extra Blessings This Year; Trinidad Made Sure It Got Them

Panda Rescue! Here’s Where Masala the Red Panda Was Found and How She Was Captured

PANDA HOME

Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in Alderpoint Attempted Murder

Weed Bust on the Plaza: Three Very Careless South Carolina Men Arrested With Nine Pounds

Hey, Potential Dog-Adopters: Act Now, Because the Animal Shelter is Dangerously Full

Sheriff’s Office Lucks on Big Weed Cache in Blue Lake Apartment Complex

Election Maps! Here is How NoHum and SoHum Voted in Their Harbor District Contests

HSU President Describes Racist Assault on Students in Downtown Arcata, Calls for Community Action

Pat Higgins Wins Harbor District Race; Penultimate Report Shows 81-Vote Lead for Incumbent

E Street Shooting Suspect in Custody, Eureka Police Say

Another Downtown Car Crash Closes Two Lanes of Fourth Street

Two-Vehicle Crash in Downtown Eureka Closes H Street

Meet Your New, Militarized Eureka Boardwalk

87-Year-Old Suffers Major Injuries After Sideswiping Fellow Driver Last Night

Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Witness Who Wandered Off During the Warren Trial

SNOW COMING! Also Frost and Hail and Thunderstorms, Maybe! Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued by the National Weather Service

Former Eureka Police Officer (and One-Time Chief-Apparent) Arms His Cops With Nunchucks, Makes National News

Handcuffed Westhaven Man Runs From Sheriff’s Office Arrest Into the Woods; Ensuing Search So Far Comes Up Short

Man Huffing Whip-Its in Downtown Garberville Draws Attention to His Big Hash Stash, Sheriff’s Office Says