Articles by John Ross Ferrara

February 2022

Arcata Mother Struck By Vehicle While Pushing Infant in Stroller Across Designated Crosswalk, Dies in Hospital, APD Says

Retired Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service K9 ‘Ice,’ Who Was Stabbed in the Line of Duty Multiple Times and Honored at the Hero Dog Awards, Has Died

January 2022

Orion Cosce Drops Out of Upcoming UFC Bout After Contracting COVID-19, Brother Louis Accepts Next Fight

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: The Ruins of Humboldt County’s First Lighthouse

Hoopa Man Arrested for Allegedly Burglarizing Tribal Children’s Learning Center to Steal Snacks From Vending Machine

Robert Durst, Suspected Serial Killer and Real Estate Heir Who at One Time Lived in Humboldt County, Dead

Fire Claims Old Orick Gas Station Next to Blighted Motel

Humboldt Bay Fire Dive Teams Assist Sheriff’s Office as Search for Missing Canoer Continues

December 2021

HSU Students Tear Down Campus ‘Yurt’ Built In the 1970s Partly Due to Cultural Appropriation Concerns

(VIDEO) HSU Women’s Basketball Team Hits Last-Second 3-Point Bomb to Send Game Into Double OT, Spark Triple OT Win Against Chico State

Former HSU Student With TV Series About Rescuing Animals From Natural Disasters Travels to Kentucky to Save Stranded Pets From Tornado Wreckage

Have a Nice Day: WWE Superstar Mick Foley is Performing Stand-Up in Humboldt County

WINTER STORM WARNING: More Snow, Chain Controls Issued, School Canceled, and What the Heck, 21-Foot Waves Too

SNOW DUMP: Berry Summit Could See 6 to 8 Inches of Snow By Tomorrow Night

State Approves Nearly $3 Million in Grant Funding for McKinleyville Park, BMX Track and Blue Lake Town Square

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS: Rain, Wind and Snow Forecast for the Weekend, More Expected Next Week

Local Photography Legend Who Helped Establish Redwood National and State Parks Sets Out to Complete His Life’s Work

Eureka One of Few U.S. Cities to Experience Colder Winters Since 1970, Climate Change Organization Says

SURVEY: The City of Eureka Wants Your Input on Solving the Mildly Inconvenient Nightmare of Parking Downtown

November 2021

(VIDEO) Humboldt Public Health Director Sofia Pereira Reflects on County’s Impending 10,000 COVID Case Milestone, Progress Made During the Pandemic

Three Hoopa High Football Players Selected to Play in Fourth Annual ‘Indigenous Bowl’ on the Minnesota Vikings’ Field

Bureau of Reclamation Awards Additional $2.7 Million to Improve Recovery of Threatened Coho Salmon in the Klamath River Basin

NBA Hall-of-Famer Gary ‘The Glove’ Payton and a Lineup of NBA Lineage to Face Off Against Undefeated Humboldt State in Lumberjack Arena This Week

Eureka Man Arrested for Allegedly Firing Off a Round Near the Del Norte Pier While Having an Argument Over His Unleashed Dog

Humboldt’s Orion Cosce Announces UFC 271 Bout Against Mike ‘Blood Diamond’ Mathetha, Sets Sights on First UFC Victory

50-MPH Winds Cut Power to More than 3,000 Customers Across Humboldt County

Trinity County Forecast for ‘Significant’ Snow Dump That May Impact High-Elevation Areas of Highway 299; Strong Winds, Rain Expected Along the North Coast

Arcata High Senior Crushes Competition at National Amateur Disc Golf Tournament in Austin

(VIDEO) PepperBall Rounds, Taser, Pepper Spray Used to Bring Resisting Wisconsin Man Into Custody Near the Arcata Plaza, Police Say

October 2021

Arcata Police Department Staffing Crisis: Force Could Soon Reach Unprecedented Lows, Chief Says

Local Football Legend Dave ‘Harpdog’ Harper Reportedly Dies From COVID-19 Complications

WEATHER UPDATE: High Surf Warning, Rainfall Totals, Snow, Flush Rivers and More

After Months-Long Eviction Battle, Kneeland Glen Farm Stand Owner Ordered to Vacate the Property By January

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: A Look at the Historic Ghost Town of Falk

La Niña Begins: ‘Substantial’ Rounds of Rainfall Forecast for the North Coast This Week

North Coast News, Redding Sister Station KRCR Broadcasts Possibly Disrupted By Ransomware Attack Affecting Sinclair Stations Nationwide

‘Sugar Bear,’ the Local 84-Foot White Fir Selected to Be This Year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, Will Be Sawed Down Live on Facebook Later This Month

(VIDEO) Humboldt County Naturalist ‘Griff’ Takes His Dance Moves to TikTok to Spread the Word About Biodiversity Loss

September 2021

(VIDEO) Watch Former Humboldt Crab and Present MLB Outfielder Bradley Zimmer Blast a Home Run Off His Non-Crabs Worthy Brother

Scotia Lodge Releases Designs for New Pool Deck, Plans to Break Ground in Spring

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: The Covered Bridges of Humboldt County

(VIDEO) Destructive New Wildfire Burning in Mendocino County

HSU Saw the Highest Number of Reported Rapes In More Than a Decade During the COVID Lockdown, Report Shows

Sequoia Park Zoo’s Beloved Domesticated Cat ‘Chester’ Dies; Zoo Asks Community to Share Photos for a Memorial Slideshow

FIRE UPDATE: Knob Fire 82 Percent Contained; Monument Fire Now 179,276 Acres

Dead Gray Whale Washes Up on Samoa Beach

Sheriff’s Office Asks Community Members Not to Interfere With Firefighting Operations Around Willow Creek After Cannabis Growers Group Rounds Up Firefighting Posse

One-Way Traffic Control In Place on Highway 299 in Areas Surrounding Willow Creek Due to Knob Fire

August 2021

McCash Fire Grows to 38,900 Acres; Monument Fire Now 170,945 Acres, Still 29 Percent Contained

Monument Fire Grows to 164,746 Acres; Rappeller Crew Ferries Equipment Across 140-Foot Canyon After Smoky Conditions Prevent Airlift