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
USDA Suspends Redwood Meat Company Again, Due to Inhumane Treatment of Cattle
Meth Pipes and Illegal Fireworks Taken in Blue Lake Traffic Stop
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
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
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