Articles by Hank Sims

August 2015

Gunshots in Midtown Eureka Lead Police to Convicted Reckless Shooter

HSU Student Somehow Manages to Get Lost at Mad River Beach; UPD Rescues Him

Man Killed in Yesterday’s Shelter Cove Car Crash Identified

Cops Tiptoe Up on Sleepy Trespass Growers Near Whitethorn; Almost 1,000 Plants Eradicated From Public Lands

Heroin + Meth + Hash Emporium Busted Near the Eureka Waterfront, Police Department Says

Fast-Moving Fire Blazes to Life Outside Weaverville; Mandatory Evacuations Underway

54-Year-Old Man Beaten With Bats at Garberville Homeless Encampment, Sheriff’s Office Says

Inland Smoke Report: Cleaner Air Forecast in Upcoming Days

Fieldbrook Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Victim Refuses to Cooperate With Police, Sheriff’s Office Says

(UPDATED) ‘Person of Interest’ Identified in Willow Creek Arson/Burglary

BLM Closes Lost Coast Trail, Other King Range Facilities, Due to 250-Acre Horse Fire

Hoopa Valley Tribe Declares State of Emergency Due to Excessive Smoke

Willow Creek Air Quality Upgraded to Merely ‘Unhealthy,’ as Some River Complex Residents Allowed to Return Home

Broadway All Jammed Up By Crash: Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Broadway For the Next Little Bit

One Paintball Gun Shooting Suspect in Custody, Says University Police; Three More Sought

(UPDATED) EPD Investigating Report of Gunpoint Assault Near Bayshore Mall

Bad Crash on 101 North of Orick Yesterday Leaves One in Critical Condition

Colorado Resident Dies After Falling From a Cliff at College Cove

River Complex Wildland Firefighters Help Contain Early Morning Structure Fire in Willow Creek

Heroin-Toting Arcata Burglary Suspect Found by Sheriff’s Office

Humboldt Bay Fire Responding to Sunday Afternoon Balloon Track Blaze

Eureka Police Chase Down Home Invasion Robbery Suspect

Calfire Attacking New Blaze in Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Former Humboldt County Resident Sends a Video Birthday Present to Wife From Federal Prison … and on National Television!

Missing Man Scott Fitzgerald Found Dead Off Whitethorn Road

College of the Redwoods to Hand Over Fort Bragg Campus to Mendocino College

DUI Driver Runs Red Light, Smashes Into Police Car, Says EPD

Parolee Sustains Electrical Burns While Goofing Around in the PG&E Substation at Three A.M.

All Simulated Hell is About to Break Loose at a Humboldt State Dorm

Don’s Rent All Smashed Up After Broadway Driver Run Off the Road

Man Bomb-Threats Forest Service Cop to Try to Get to the Fork Complex Fires

Tuesday Fire Updates: Red Flag Fire Warning in Effect, National Weather Service Says

INTRODUCING WEED OR NO WEED: The Game Where We Find All the Weed in Humboldt County

Illegal Fireworks Burn Cutten Outbuilding; Humboldt Bay Fire Asks You to Please Not Do That

Roads Closed All Around Eureka, Arcata as First-Ever Humboldt Bay Marathon Kicks Off

Humboldt State Putting Up Tired Firefighters in the Dorms

Friday Afternoon Fire Update: We Are All Covered in Smoke

Yesterday’s Saber Tooth Road Raid By the Numbers: 2,000 Plants, 12 Detained, 17 Environmental Violations…

Sheriff Deputies’ Union Blasts Supes: Board Risks ‘Breaking Promises’ on Measure Z Funds

Eureka Police Intercept Couch Delivery to Bayfront Homeless Camp

Wednesday Morning Fire Report: Dry Conditions Predominate in the Inland Today, With More Lightning Storms Possible Soon

After Half-Hour Chase, Eureka and Arcata Police Take Suspected Car Thief Into Custody, Return Car to Rightful Owner

As Fish Kill Fears Grow, Hoopa Valley Tribe Blasts Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft Trinity River Release Plans

Blocksburg is Safe, Says Humboldt County OES, But Mandatory Evacuations Requested in Trinity County

Ruth Lake, Mad River Fires Grow to Over 13,000 Acres

July 2015

Ashes Fall From the Sky All Around Humboldt County

(UPDATE) Dozens of Small Wildfires Burning in Humboldt County; More Lightning Coming

McKinleyville Fears a Juvenile Crime Wave, But Can You Call This Group of Delinquents a ‘Gang’?

DUMPSTER DEATH SCARE: Dump Truck Driver Fears That He Dumped a Dumpster-Dweller Into the Trash

Today’s Roadside Fire: Controlled Traffic at West End Road Near Giuntoli