Articles by Hank Sims

August 2014

Santa Rosa Police Department Makes Arrest in Slaying of Former Humboldt County Woman

Five Detained, None Arrested in 1077-Plant SoHum Bust

McK Union School District Calls Special Early Morning Meeting to Refinance Huge Bond Debt

Latest Burr Valley Raid pulls in 1,773 Plants

A Levee Breached Near CR, and Humboldt Bay is Now 50 Acres Bigger

SkyWest Eliminates Airline Service Between Humboldt County and Sacramento

Eighteen-Year-Old Stabbed at Arcata House Party

Thieves Steal 5,000-Gallon Water Tank from SoHum Volunteer Fire Department

Rafting Pirates Raid Trinidad Harbor, Steal Motors Right Off the Boats

Arcata Citizens Unite to Apprehend Suspected Car Burglar

Pastor of Hydesville Men’s Ministry Arrested for Assaulting Wife in Church Parking Lot

Bodhi Tree Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder

Man Arrested After Being Accused of Holding Gun On Girlfriend’s Mother

APD On This Morning’s Shooting: Suspect, ‘Targets’ Still Unidentified

Stolen Car Torched at Fortuna Offramp

Shooting in Arcata; Streets Closed, Investigation Underway

Humboldt Grand Jury: Sheriff, End Nighttime Releases Now! Plus Much More

EPD Draws Guns on Driver of Stolen Car

Car Smashes Into Cutten Home; Driver Runs Away

July 2014

Fish Kill 2014? No Preventative Trinity River Water Releases This Year, Announces Bureau of Reclamation

USDA Suspends Redwood Meat Company Again, Due to Inhumane Treatment of Cattle

Meth Pipes and Illegal Fireworks Taken in Blue Lake Traffic Stop

‘Operation Yurok’ Stats: Almost 13,000 Plants, 300 Pounds, Seven Guns and Environmental Violations Galore

Highway 36 Man Citizen-Arrested for Brandishing Gun at Tow Truck Driver

Plane Crash in Hoopa Friday; Tribal Authorities Report No Injuries

Early Morning Burglary at Angelo’s Pizza; Suspect Taken Into Custody With Tap Handles on Person

Homicide in Alderpoint; Sheriff’s Office, Department of Justice Hunting for Suspect

Man Accused of Maniacally Biting Girlfriend Sought By Sheriff’s Office

[UPDATE] Car Fire Blocking Northbound 101 Near Weott

Fourteen-Year-Old Missing Since July 4; Family, Police Need Leads On At-Risk Child

Another Mass Power Outage in the Eel River Valley

Alert EPD Officer Spots Felony Parole Violator, Ends Up With a Mountain of Meth

CRIME CASCADE: Broken Windshield, Suspended License, Outstanding Warrant, Syringe & Meth, Stolen Property

Suspected McK Pipe Bomb Was Actually Only Hash Lab Gear

MAP: Humboldt County Isn’t Very Good at Voting, But Some Places are Better Than Others

MAP: Yes, Sharon Latour Did Win Some Precincts

MAP: Maybe Chris Kerrigan Should Have Run For Mayor

MAP: How Humboldt County Voted For District Attorney

Harbor Commissioner, Buffet Aficionado Richard Marks Named Organizer of Weed Growers’ PAC

Under Federal Pressure, Redwood Meat Company Abandons the Slaughter of Hogs

June 2014

SoCal Man Nods Off on the Plaza With Pipe in Hand; Gets All His Weed and MDMA and LSD and Pharms Took

Motorcyclist Airlifted to Redding After Briceland Road Collision

Friend of Murder Victim in Bodhi Tree Case Sexually Assaulted Outside Courthouse

(UPDATED) Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle in Downtown Eureka This Morning

Mystery Superboom Rattles Wide Swath of Eureka, Cutten

Fortuna Police Arrest Man For Indecent Exposure at the Drive-Thru

DA’s Office, State Department of Insurance Arrest Local Plumber for Fraud

Post-Election Results: Bass Beats Kerrigan (As Expected); Squeaking Loss for Measure N

Special Eureka City Council Meeting This Evening; 2014-15 Budget Proposes Large Cuts to Police, Fire

Work Stopped on Willits Bypass; Army Corps of Engineers Revokes Permit