Articles by Hank Sims

November 2014

(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

LIVE: The Eureka Police Department Press Conference on the Shooting of Tommy McClain

(UPDATED) Man Shot at McClellan Mountain; Suspects at Large; Big Police Presence Working Scene East of Bridgeville

September 2014

Tasered McK Burglary Suspect Assaults Deputy

Eureka Woman Opens Door at Midnight, Receives Punch in the Face

WELCOME, TRINITY COUNTY! Now the Entire Emerald Triangle is a Federally Designated High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area

Cutten Man Transported to Sempervirens Following Day of Assaults, Threats

Willits Bypass Pushed Back to 2017; Caltrans Blames Environmental Groups for Delays, Cost Increases

LoCO Elections is Getting Hotter! Rollin Richmond, Kim Starr, Many Others Ready to Take Your Elex Questions

BOR Releases More Trinity Water in Response to the Appearance of Fish-Killing Parasite

Discovery Museum Decamps to Jefferson School While Searching for Permanent Home

SoHum Homeless Man Arrested on Dumpster Arson Charges

Coast Guard Chopper Delivers Lunch to Stranded Boaters

(UPDATED) Rescue on 101: Emergency Personnel Responding to Car Over the Side South of Fernbridge

It’s LoCOElections Season! Time to Grill the Candidates for City Council (and More)!

Water Heater Burglary Suspect Turns Himself In; Another Still at Large

(UPDATING) Sheriff’s Office Responding to Suspected Homicide in Fieldbrook

August 2014

Former HSU Geography Instructor Arrested on Child Pornography Charges After Months-Long Investigation