Articles by Hank Sims

December 2014

Cow Chooses Death on the Freeway Over Auction; Northbound Hwy 101 Blocked Near Fortuna

LoCO SPORTS! All-Star Mad River United Elite Squad to Rep Humboldt Fútbol in Spain

White House Names Blue Lake Rancheria One of the Nation’s 16 ‘Climate Action Champions’

Weitchpec Homeowner Shoots Out Tires of Alleged Robbers, Holds Them at Gunpoint ‘Til the Sheriff’s Office Arrives

MAP: Lefty Neighborhoods Carry School Bonds to Victory, Conservative Ones Doom Them to Defeat

Eureka Police POPs Six in Union Street Dope Den Bust

MAP: Here’s How Eureka Voted for City Council and the $12/hr Minimum Wage

Body Found in Arcata Creek; Coroner, APD Investigating

Here’s How Your Neighborhood Voted on the GMO-Banning Measure P

Arson Suspected in Early Morning Fire at St. Bernard’s Church

November 2014

Trinidad Blesses its Fleet

EPD: Two Arrested, ‘Vast Amount’ of Garbage Removed from Palco Marsh in Follow-Up to Last Week’s Shooting

Avoid Black Friday Death Tolls: Shop Local With the LoCO Holiday Shopping Guide!

Voter Transparency Project Initially Comes Up With Very Slighty Different Bergel/Newman Results

Water Main Bursts Off Broadway, Shutting Down Service to Some

Loleta Cheese Company, a Beloved Eel River Valley Institution, Declares Bankruptcy

EPD: Cache of Weapons Found in Devil’s Playground Camp Following Accidental Shooting

(UPDATE, Shooting Was Accidental) Devil’s Playground Camper Shot in the Leg; EPD Investigating

No, It’s Not Just You: Crime in Humboldt County is Getting Much Worse

[Photo Update] A Hash Lab Explodes on Murder Mountain

Is This Your Stolen Bike or Bike Gear? EPD Busts Suspected Lair of Bicycle Thievery

OBITUARY: Shurina Ann Tate, 1977-2014

County Health Department: The Affordable Care Act ‘Open Enrollment Period’ is Nigh; Help Available

Coroner Dave Parris Resigns; Look for Quick Consolidation of Coroner’s and Sheriff’s Office

23-Year-Old Woman Stabbed Near Adorni Center Early This Morning

Today’s KID INK Show at Redwood Acres Has Been Canceled

Be On The Lookout: Arcata Family’s Black VW Touareg, Credit Cards Stolen After Burglars Enter Home While They Slept

PG&E Chopper Crew Active Around Carlotta, Battening Down the Electrical Mainline for Winter

ELECTION WRAP-UP: Down to the Wire! Some Humboldt County Races Aren’t Decided Quite Yet

Does God Bless Counties That ‘Trust’ in Him? A Statistical Analysis

October 2014

EPD Corrals Wandering Goat, Looks For Owner

(UPDATED AGAIN) Power Out in Blue Lake, Fieldbrook

APD: You Can Come to the Plaza on Halloween, But We Are Going to Scare the Living Crap Out of You

Assm. Wes Chesbro Endorses Humboldt County GMO Ban

Electronic Billboard Backlash Hits Humboldt County’s Facebooks

(UPDATE: BACK!) Internet-O-Pocalypse! AT&T, Frontier, Possibly Other Services Busted Around Humboldt County

Sheriff’s Office: Who is the Zero Who Tagged the Hell out of Two McK Churches?

EPD: Apologetic Armed Robbery Suspect Returns to Scene of Crime, Surrenders

McK Union 76 Station Held Up at Daggerpoint, Again

Yesterday’s Shelter Cove Homicide: Sheriff’s Office Waiting to See Whether Charges Will Be Filed

Here’s Why You Should Ignore Anti-Measure P Fearmongering, Even if You Love GMOs

Earthquake! Early Morning 4.2 Shaker Off Punta Gorda

Crash on Harris Sends Multiple People to Hospital, Closes Street for a Spell

Get Ready For Simulated Catastrophe! The Great American Shakeout Happens This Morning

Burglar Alarm Alerts EPD to 138 Lbs. of Weed, and Hash, and Guns

Sheriff’s Office Investigating High School Sexual Assault Case

[UPDATE] It’s Time to Remember How to Drive in the Rain

In an Eerie Coincidence, the EPD Peaceably Arrested a Man Brandishing a Realistic Toy Pistol Right Before Yesterday’s Press Conference

(UPDATED) 79-Year-Old Hoopa Man Missing; Search and Rescue Crews Seek Public’s Help

Brief Update on McClellan Mountain Shooting: Victim Expected to Survive, Marijuana Found at Site