Articles by John Ross Ferrara

August 2021

FIRE UPDATE: McFarland Fire Almost Fully Contained; All Mandatory Evacuation Orders Lifted, Highway 36 Reopened

FIRE UPDATE: Highway 299 Reopened to One-Way Traffic Control; McFarland Fire 84 Percent Contained

NOAA Predicts 70 Percent Chance of Rainy La Niña Weather Across the Pacific Northwest This Fall, Winter

Monument Fire Has ‘Lots of Potential’ to Spread as Weather Conditions Worsen, Firefighters Say; McFarland Fire 73 Percent Contained

FIRE UPDATE: Monument Fire Inches Toward Hayfork; Northern Edge of McFarland Fire Sees No Growth for Four Straight Days

FIRE UPDATE: Monument Fire Reaches 150,000 Acres, McCash Fire Threatens Homes Along Highway 96

Monument Fire Grows to 147,323 Acres; 32 Structures Destroyed

McFarland Fire Grows to 118,000 Acres; 25 Structures Confirmed Destroyed

Arcata Business Owner Arrested on Alleged Kidnapping, Child Molestation Charges

Local Woman Hospitalized Following Dog Attack in Fortuna

Monument Fire Grows By More Than 9,000 Acres, Continues to Threaten Hayfork and Junction City

McFarland Fire Grows to 107,000 Acres; Containment Drops to 51 Percent

Monument Fire Grows to 119,000 Acres as Firefighters Protect Junction City

McFarland Fire Nearly Doubles in Size; Containment Shrinks to 53 Percent

MONDAY FIRE UPDATE: Monument Fire Grows to 97,287 Acres, Now 10 Percent Contained; McFarland Fire Grows to 51,909 Acres, Still 68 Percent Contained

McCash Fire Grows to 2,599 Acres, Remains 1 Percent Contained

SUNDAY FIRE UPDATE: Monument Fire Grows to 82,000 Acres, Now 7 Percent Contained; McFarland Fire Now 68 Percent Contained

Humboldt-San Jose State Football Team Cancels Public Scrimmage at Redwood Bowl Due to Recent Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Burn Victims Medevaced Near Shelter Cove Yesterday After ATV Failure

McFarland, Monument Fires Jump to 15,000 Acres; Highway 299 and 36 Remain Closed

(UPDATE) The Sequoia Park Zoo Is Asking for Bamboo Donations to Help Feed Its Hungry Red Pandas

(VIDEO) Lightning Fires Close Highway 36, Reduce 299 to One Lane In Trinity County

Who’s Missing a Piglet?

(VIDEO) Orion Cosce Loses First Official UFC Bout By Second-Round Knockout

July 2021

Small Tsunami Waves Measured Along the Humboldt Coast After 8.2 Earthquake Hit Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Last Night

Child Dies Following Reported Medical Emergency at the Carson Mansion Pool

Homegrown Humboldt Fighter Orion Cosce to Compete in His First Official UFC Bout This Week

(VIDEO) Super Bowl Champion Alex Cappa Visits White House, Hangs With President Biden

Arcata Man Arrested On Attempted Murder Charges for Stabbing His Roommate, Police Say

(UPDATE) Missing Ferndale Horse Found in a Thicket

(VIDEO) SoHum Middle Schooler Wins National Wrestling Tournament, Earns Prized ‘Rookie of the Year Award’

(VIDEO) Former Humboldt Crab, Known for Taking Batting Practice Naked During World Series Season, Pitched in Last Night’s Home Run Derby

Aggressive Dog Allegedly Owned by Chris Brown Found Loose in Humboldt County, Euthanized on Christmas Eve After Serious Biting Incident at Singer’s LA Home

Starting Today, Humboldt State Athletes Can Finally Make Money on Endorsement Deals

June 2021

The Timber Heritage Association is Offering New Trolley Car Rides in Old Town Starting This Weekend

(UPDATING) Wildfire Reported in Hoopa; Multiple Areas Ordered to Evacuate

(VIDEO) Funny, Informative Internet Botanist Returns to Humboldt, Discusses Native Plants and Checks Out Some Roosevelt Elk Butts

Excessive Heat Watch Issued for Humboldt’s Interior Valleys This Weekend

Humboldt State University Police Department to Create New Unarmed Campus Patrol Position

(VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Talks Invasive Species and the ‘Trifecta of No Thanks’

HSU Spent $17,000 Redoing Its Sports Logo, But It May Need to Rebrand All Over Again If It Goes Polytechnic

(VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Talks Viral Bear Pushing Video, Gives Tips on How to Handle a Bear Encounter

Korea-Based Microbrewery The Booth Closes Eureka Facility; Landlord Places Heaps of Industrial Brewing Equipment Up for Auction

Kneeland Glen Farm Stand Owner Receives Help From Local Attorney, Remains on Property Despite Eviction Notice From Northcoast Regional Land Trust

(VIDEO) DUI Driver Hits Power Pole on Memorial Day, Causing Fire, Outages, Active Lines to Fall Into a Popular Blue Lake Swimming Hole; Jogger Saves the Day By Stomping Out Flames

May 2021

(VIDEO) Let This Traveling Hooper Performing Among Humboldt’s Redwoods Signal the Return of Summer Fun

Hot Memorial Day Weekend Ahead With Temperatures Pushing 100 Degrees in Humboldt’s Inland Areas

(UPDATE) Who Graffitied On the Bank? Sheriff’s Office Seeks Garberville Vandalism Suspect

SURVEY: The County Wants Your Input on Sea Level Rise Around Humboldt Bay

(PHOTOS) Firefighters Extinguished Vegetation Fire in Fairhaven Yesterday