Articles by Hank Sims

August 2015

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

Yurok Tribe Discovers Early Parasite Infestation in Klamath Salmon

Problem Oriented Policing Busts Problem Drug Houses Downtown, in Highland Park

Eureka Police Arrest Two ‘Serial Thieves” (and LoCO Commenters); DA Prepares ‘Master Case’ Against Them

(UPDATE) Gathering at Everding Home Gets Violent; Man Hospitalized With Lacerations to the Face

Sheriff’s Office Chops Down 270 Plants Trespassing on Humboldt Redwood Company Land

Man Subjected to Knife Assault After Night at the Casino

DUI Motorcyclist Suffers Major Injuries After Wiping Out on Fortuna Back Streets

Serial Burglar Attempts to Knock Over Bank, Casino by Crawling Through Air Ducts, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sector Humboldt Bay Rescues Three on the High Seas, One in the Dunes

Eureka Police: Property Crime Still Trending Up; Violent Crime Still Trending Down

Arcata Fire is Going to Torch Some Rooms Inside a McKinleyville House Tuesday

(UPDATED) Two Firefighters Killed in Willow Creek Car Crash

Park Rangers Descend Upon Fields Landing; Two Arrested in Theft Investigation

Monster Pot Raid on Tribal Territory in Modoc County; Feds Allege Connection With Canadian Tobacco Giant

Weather! Rain This Morning; Thunderstorms Expected Today; Flash Flood Watches in Trinity and Mendo

Winship Middle School, McIntosh Farms Among the Latest HumCo Places to Have Their Glass Smashed

Shots Fired in Late-Night Hydesville Home Invasion Attempt

Bomb-Bot Sicced on Weird PVC Pipe Device at Ridgewood Elementary

Grow Room Catches Fire in McKinleyvlle

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Three People in Three Towns Today, All on Stolen Vehicle Charges

Search Warrants Reveal New Details About Last Week’s Island Mountain Raids

Sacramento Man Found Guilty in Eureka Bank Robbery

June 2015

Look Out, Humboldt County Schools — Gov. Brown Signs Tough Vaccination Bill Into Law

Mobile Home Overfilled With Stuff Burns Near Valley West

Structure in Flames at Fields Landing; Sheriff’s Office Arresting People at the Scene

Jury Finds Arcata Man Guilty of Robbing Teens at Knifepoint

Eureka Police Issue Statement on Today’s Shooting on Indian Island

Shooting on Indian Island; Man Shot in Abdomen at Private Residence

Emergency Water Conservation Ordered in the Hoopa Valley

‘Operation Emerald Tri-County’: Live-Blogging Mendo County Sheriff’s Office Teleconference on This Week’s Raids