Articles by John Ross Ferrara

October 2017

(VIDEO) Local Couple Sails Nonstop Across the Pacific Ocean From Humboldt Bay to Hawaiian Island of Kauai for One-of-a-Kind Vacation

(VIDEO) A Look at One of the Latest Operation Yurok Trespass-Grow Busts — Numerous Environmental Violations Found

Three-Legged Bear Caught on Trail Cam in Bluff Creek, Site of the Famous Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film

NFL Lineman and Former HSU Lumberjack Taylor Boggs Writes Letter to University Athletic Director Amid Turbulent Football Season

Bad Air Quality and Threatening Wildfires Bring Sonoma State Soccer to HSU

Golden State Warriors Cancel Pyrotechnics for Tonight’s Season Opener, as California Still Grieves From Deadly Wine Country Wildfires

Sector Humboldt Bay Rescues Teen Fall Victim Stranded Along 300-Foot-Cliff Face in Crescent City

Kneeland Toddler Who was Hospitalized After Nearly Drowning at Shasta Lake Has Died, Parents Say

Santa Rosa Transient Arrested for Allegedly Ransacking Homes of Wildfire Evacuees, Found in Possession of Jewelry, Cell Phones, Gun

Evacuation Orders Lifted for Areas of Mendo County, Some People May Return Home by This Afternoon

Sheriff’s Office Asks Mendocino Lake Complex Fire Evacuees to Assist Deputies in Location Efforts by Contacting Emergency Call Center

After Widespread Outages, AT&T Pledges $250,000 to Aid Communities Impacted by California Wildfires

Some Much-Needed Rain May be Coming to Mendocino County Late Next Week

Celebrity Chef and Humboldt Native Guy Fieri Brings Flavortown to Victims of Sonoma County Fires

(UPDATE) Badly Singed Kitty, Sheltering Beneath Car and Surrounded by Burnt Homes, Rescued by Sonoma County Cops

(VIDEO) All-Too-Real Drone Footage Shows Devastation Left by Wine Country Wildfires, Now the Deadliest in California History

Nearly 1,000 Exotic Animals in Santa Rosa Safari Park Threatened by Tubbs Wildfire

(UPDATE) Mendo County’s Potter Valley Evacuated Last Night as Deadly Wildfires Rage Across Northern California

Eureka Parks and Recreation Hasn’t Received Enough Donations for Its Annual Halloween Costume Drive

In Desperate Attempt to Save Lumberjack Football, HSU Will Now Charge Viewers to Live Stream Games Online

(VIDEO) Local Nurse Who Flew to Puerto Rico for Humanitarian Relief Mission Says Riots Ensued After FEMA Refused to Release Air-Dropped Supplies

Red Flag Warning in Effect: Blustery Winds and Low Humidity Make for Hazardous Fire Conditions

Redding Man Busted Transporting Nearly 200 Pounds of Pot From Eureka to Alabama in Horse Trailer With No Registration Tags, Says Wyoming Highway Patrol

Local Pet Store Wants Help Cleaning Up Piles of Dog Poo ‘Plaguing’ Arcata Marsh

Surf’s Up: Hazardous 10 to 20 Foot Waves Will Whomp Humboldt’s Coastline This Weekend

Humboldt Couple Goes on ‘Jerry Springer Show’ to Settle Salacious Drama With Fisticuffs

September 2017

Multi-Vehicle Crash Sends Truck Through Wall of O’Reilly Auto Parts in Fortuna

Humboldt Environmentalists Hold Unofficial Ceremony to Rename Vault Toilets After Trump’s Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, Encourage Public to Take a ‘Stinky Zinke’ In His Honor

Pedestrian Hospitalized After Being Stuck by Vehicle in Bayshore Mall Parking Lot

HSU Community Members and Alumni Plan to Raise $500,000 a Year for Next 5 Years to Save HSU Sports

Eureka Breaks Another September Heat Record, Beating Out Today’s Previous High Set in 1970

Man Attempting to Sell Weed Reportedly Beaten With Firearm, Thrown From Best Western Balcony by Two Robbery Suspects in Garberville

Officers Arrest Two in Fortuna in Possession of AK-47 With High-Capacity Magazine, Freshly Cut Marijuana, After Tracking Down Vehicle From Disnmore Weed Heist

Missing Kneeland Toddler Flown to Hospital After Father Dives to Bottom of Lake Shasta to Rescue Her From Drowning

(PHOTOS) Humboldt County Animal Shelter Pooches are Ready for Their Close-Ups

Homeless Man Awakens to His Sleeping Bag in Flames on Stoop of Eureka’s Employment Office, Cause of Fire Unknown

Don’t Fret About the Smoke on Foster Ave. Tomorrow, Arcata Fire is Conducting Live Fire Training

Redway Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Redwood Drive

OP-ED: Lumberjack Football Has Potential to be the Best Show in Town, and Humboldt Doesn’t Deserve It

Today is the First Day of Fall, But You Can Expect Beautiful Summer Weather for at Least the Next Week

Humboldt State Launches ‘Zagster’ Bike Sharing Service, Four Other Stations Planned for Downtown Arcata

WINTER is COMING: Cloud That Looks Just Like ‘Game of Thrones’ Ice Dragon Glides Over Humboldt County

Arcata City Council Approves ‘Community Reward Program’ for Lawson Case, Urges Those With Information to Come Forward

Fire Update: Orleans Complex Holds at 27,000 Acres, is 53 Percent Contained

Snatch Up Your Favorite Pies While You Can — Eureka’s Marie Callender’s Closes Its Doors Today

Humboldt County Animal Shelter in Need of Donations to Cover Medical Expenses for Hurt and Sick Animals, Some May be Euthanized if Goals Aren’t Met

Say Goodbye to Summer: a Sharp Drop in Temperatures Forecast for Humboldt’s Interior Next Week

KITTEN OVERLOAD! Humboldt Animal Rescue Team is Overflowing With Cats in Need of Good Homes

(VIDEO) The Squabbling Has Ended and the Dredging Has Begun! After Bureaucratic Scrap, the City of Eureka is Finally Excavating the Gunk From the City’s Public Marina

Baby-Faced Arcata Baller With ‘The Look’ Finds Work as Model for Major Sports Brands, Eyes Pro Career Overseas