Articles by John Ross Ferrara

August 2018

(GRAPHIC IMAGES) Injured Carr Fire Bear Shows ‘Encouraging’ Signs of Recovery

(VIDEO) Watch This Helicopter Pilot Restring Shasta Power Lines Like a Boss

Air Quality ‘Unhealthy’ in Areas of Humboldt County

Firefighter Killed Battling Mendocino Complex Fire

Sorry ‘Aboot’ That Smoke, Eh? Canadian Wildfire Smoke Reaches Humboldt County

(VIDEO) Ranch Fire Now Largest Wildfire In State History; Memorial Held for Firefighter Killed Battling Carr Fire

Trinity County Sheriff’s K-9 ‘Kash’ Passes With Handler By His Side

(VIDEO) Burned Bear Cub Found Lying in Ash Near Whiskeytown Receives ‘Unique’ Fish-Skin Bandages; Lead Wildlife Vet Optimistic About Carr Fire Bear’s Recovery

Funny Money Labeled ‘For Motion Picture Purposes’ Reportedly Being Passed Around SoHum

Registered Eureka Sex Offender, Child Molester Arrested for Sexual Battery

Fire Destroys Fruitland Ridge Home; Volunteer Firefighters Help Prevent Another Wildfire

(PHOTOS) Donate to Help These Furry Fire Victims

Mendocino Complex Now Largest Wildfire in State History at Nearly 300,000 Acres; River Fire Almost Fully Contained

Holy Simulated Emergencies, Batman! HSU Will Be Holding a Realistic Fire Drill Complete With Smoking Buildings and Actors Crying for Help

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K-9 Kai Helps Bust Suspected Meth, Heroin Dealer Carrying Loaded Semi-Automatic Rifles With High-Capacity Magazines

Humboldt Bay Fire Extinguishes Large Bus Stop Fire Near 4th and H Streets in Eureka

Sheriff’s Office Looking for Man Suspected of Robbing Fairway Market at Gunpoint

President Trump Approves Federal Disaster Aid for Areas Affected by Recent California Wildfires

Pedestrian Killed on Highway 101 After Reportedly Running In Front of Oncoming SUV Near Herrick Avenue

Alex Cappa Given 68 Rating in Madden 19; You Can Officially Play as Your Favorite Lumberjack When the Video Game Comes Out Next Week

‘Moderate’ Air Quality Forecast for Orleans; Hoopa, Van Duzen, Mad River Areas Could See ‘Unhealthy’ Conditions This Evening

July 2018

Firefighters Battling 30-Acre Fire Burning on Indian Dick Road Near Covelo

Fortuna Man Arrested for Possessing Numerous Unregistered Firearms, High-Capacity Magazines

EPD’s New Community Safety Team Busts Suspected Drug Dealer With More Than 5 Grams of Meth

Suspected Looter Caught Cruising on Quad Stolen From Evacuated Redding Home

All Things Fire: Some Evacuation Orders Lifted in Shasta; Mendo Complex Fires Explode to 75,000 Acres

Two Suspects Arrested for Looting Homes in Evacuated Redding Neighborhood

ALL THINGS FIRE: Carr Fire Almost 100,000 Acres; Mendo Complex Grows to 55,000 Acres, is 5 percent Contained

(SATELLITE IMAGERY) Air Quality Expected to Remain ‘Good’ Along North Coast, ‘Unhealthy’ to ‘Moderate’ in Interior Areas

Two More Nonresidents Arrested in Evacuated Redding Neighborhoods Late Last Night; One Previously Released on Theft-Related Charges

Local Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Feeds Wildfire Evacuees in Redding, Announces Launch of New Disney World Restaurant in Same Week

Felon in Possession of Loaded Gun With No Serial Number Found Driving Through Neighborhood Evacuated Due to Mendo Complex Fires

Heavily-Armed Man Found Cruising Evacuated Redding Neighborhood

Emergency Water Releases May Cause Fluctuating Levels in Trinity River; Trinity Power Plant Impacted By Carr Fire

(UPDATE) Tens of Thousands of Customers Without Electricity; Mendocino, Lake Counties Hit With Massive Power Outage

Children Who Recently Moved to Eureka From Redding Start Lemonade Stand to Donate Stuffed Animals to Kids Who’ve Lost Homes in Carr Fire

(PHOTOS) Satellite Imagery of Carr Fire Shows Redding Shrouded in Smoke; Latest Mandatory Evacuations

Mendo Complex Fires Burn 9,500 Acres, are 2 Percent Contained

Having Trouble Contacting a Loved One From the Redding Area? Follow These Missing Person Procedures

Fatal Carr Fire Explodes to 80,900 Acres Overnight; New Mandatory Evacuations

Redding Firefighter Who Died Battling Carr Fire Named

(VIDEO) Calfire: Private-Hire Dozer Operator Killed By Carr Fire; Additional Firefighters, Civilians Injured

(UPDATING) Emergency Evacuations Ordered as Carr Fire Jumps Sacramento River; Fire is Burning ‘Very Rapidly Toward West Redding’

EPD Wants People to Register Their Security Cameras to Help Officers Solve Crime

(VIDEOS) Redding Residents Document Their Carr Fire Experiences on Snapchat

Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency for Shasta County Amid 20,000-Acre Carr Fire

Don’t Let These Helicopters Harsh Your Vibe, Man; They’re Just PG&E’s New Heavy-Lift Choppers for Work in Remote Areas

‘Unhealthy’ Air-Quality Conditions Possible Along Northern Interiors of Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties This Evening as Fires Rage in California, Oregon

Sector Humboldt Bay Patrol Boat Finds Ghost Ship Belonging to Couple Rescued From Rough Seas Off Washington Coast More Than a Month Ago