Articles by John Ross Ferrara

September 2019

(VIDEO) What Caused the Great Arcata Flood of 2019? Lots and Lots of Rain, Sources Say

Howdy, Ranch Owners: The Film Commission Would Be Much Obliged to Put Your Homestead in One of Them Fancy Moving Pictures

(PHOTO) Mountain Lion Sighting in Busy Sunny Brae Neighborhood

Arcata Firefighters Extinguish Candle-Sparked Townhouse Fire in Valley West

Here Comes the Rain Again: Seasonal Showers Return to Humboldt Tonight

TONIGHT: Alex Cappa to Start Second NFL Game Against Carolina Panthers After Just Three Days’ Rest

(VIDEO) Visibly Injured Mountain Lion Spotted Wandering Bayside Neighborhood

(VIDEO) Leisure Bear Does a Dip-n-Scratch in Eureka Koi Pond

(VIDEO) Undefeated Cass Bell Puts Opponent to Sleep in First Round, Gets Nod From ESPN; Eureka’s Tyson Miller Wins First Pro Fight After Opponent Suffers Horrible Leg Injury

THIS WEEKEND: Alex Cappa Gets First NFL Start in Bucs Opener Against 49ers; Two Local MMA Fighters Appear on Same Pro Card

Eureka Just Matched the Hottest August on Record

August 2019

Fortuna Family Returns From Dinner to Naked, Selfie-Taking Burglars Inside Their Bathtub

Guy Fieri Encounters Furries at County Fair

Arcata City Councilman Wants ‘Archaic’ Pledge of Allegiance Wiped From Council Meetings. Do You Agree?

Eureka ‘Shatters’ Temperature Record Today

Yoked Family Man From Freshwater on Verge of Becoming a Professional Bodybuilder; Find Him in the Latest Issue of ‘Muscle & Fitness Magazine’

Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department Shares List of Items Public Can Donate to Aid Search Efforts for Daniel Komins

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man on Homicide Charges

Rare, Unopened Nintendo Game Found in Humboldt County Attic Sells for $9,000 at Auction

Remember That Fire in Weitchpec Over the Weekend? Turns Out It Was Caused By a Bear Falling Onto a Sheriff’s Vehicle.

Firefighters Stop Weekend Car Fire From Growing Out of Control Near Weitchpec

July 2019

NOAA Using Futuristic Sailing Drones to Study Fish Populations Along the North Coast

(VIDEO) Brave Humboldt Dog Scares Black Bear Away From Eureka Home; Chase Captured on Trail Camera

(UPDATE) 130-Acre Wildfire Burning West of Leggett Near Usal Creek

(UPDATE) Marijuana Grow Neighboring Arcata’s Jacoby Creek Community Forest Causes Logistical Nightmare for Government Agencies; City Expresses Concerns About Owner’s Sketchy History

(PHOTOS) UPDATE: Vegetation Fire Burning at Mad River Beach

Undefeated Fighter Cass Bell Prepares for Fourth Bellator Bout, Paves Way for Eureka High Grad’s First Pro Fight

Pshaw to Amazon Prime Day! The Humboldt County Animal Shelter Is Having Doorbuster Doggy Deals.

Ambitious Twentysomethings to Buy Arcata Theatre Lounge; Business Duo Says They Plan to Offer Restaurant-Style Dining, Multi-Screen Sports Days and Bottomless Mimosas

Eureka Sets New Heat Record on This Warm, Warm Wednesday

Bat Killing Fungus Spreads to California; Humboldt Bat Expert Says Local Bats More Likely to Survive Contact With Deadly Spores

Yak on the Loose! Sneaky Bayside Yak Slinks Away From Sheriff’s Deputies.

Some Poetic Soul Tried to Plant a Redwood Tree in Arcata’s Old McKinley Statue Plot, Which Sits Above a Mound of Solid Granite

June 2019

LoCO’s Top 10 Lisa Rossbacher Moments

Cover Your Weed, Man: Frigid Temperatures Forecast for Eastern Humboldt, Trinity County

(PHOTOS) Check These Trippy Long-Exposure Shots From Redwood Acres Fairgrounds

(VIDEOS) Crass Chicago Botanist Goes Viral With Informative Videos, Discusses Plant Life and Ecology in Humboldt County

215-Acre Fire Burning in Klamath National Forest; Highway 96 Closed West of I-5

Dick Taylor Releases New Line of Fudge Pops Amid Ungodly Heat Wave, Sells Out Fast

(VIDEO) ‘That Weed Was Trash’: Humboldt Parody Video Goes Viral, Gets Shared By Random-Ass Celebs

Eureka Meteorologist Featured in Washington Post After Snapping Photos of Rare, Shiny Clouds Possibly Linked to Climate Change

(VIDEO) Calfire Helicopter Team Rescues Two Swimmers Stranded on Rock By Swift Van Duzen Current

HATE CRIME? Eureka Police Investigating Assault Case After Woman is Reportedly Attacked, Called the N-Word at Starbucks

CDFW Investigating Possible Bear Poaching Incident in Eureka

(VIDEO) Driver Jumps Sidewalk, Plows Into Pacific Outfitters With Stolen Car Before Hightailing It Down Eureka Alleyway

(VIDEO) Late-Night Arcata Car Crash Ends at Don’s Donuts Doorstep; One Arrested for DUI

May 2019

Lightning Strikes Possible in Eastern Humboldt Today; More Thunderstorms Expected Tomorrow, Saturday

Two Homes Destroyed By Fire Along Highway 36 in a Week’s Time

Humboldt Rapper Hiway 101 Releases New Music Video Filmed at the Eagle House

(AUDIO) An Arcata High Journalism Student Explores the Awkwardness of Urinals