Articles by John Ross Ferrara

February 2021

(UPDATE) Highway 101 Remains Closed at Last Chance Grade Due to Slide

Total Request LoCO: Steelhead Anglin’ on the Smith, Dylan and Alien Tacos

Guy Fieri Reportedly Buys Ferndale Meat Company Building

(UPDATE) Heaps of Old Sap Fueled Intense Samoa Mill Fire; Blaze Likely Caused by Transients, Arcata Fire Says

This Child’s Reaction to a Cruise Ship in Humboldt Bay Will Make You Smile

(UPDATE) Alex Cappa Becomes Second Humboldt State Athlete to Win a Super Bowl Ring

Total Request LoCO: Check Out These Local Artists. Or Don’t, Whatever.

Local Artist Hiway 101 Collaborates With Famed Rapper Tech N9ne for New Music Video

Suspected DUI Driver Plows Into Eureka’s Cheshire Cat House, EPD Says

January 2021

DTF Raids Eureka Hotel, Arrests Two From San Francisco for Alleged Possession of Drugs, Unregistered Firearms, Clothes ‘Covered in Blood Splatter’

(VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Discusses Dinosaur Hickeys, Saving the Pacific Lamprey

Total Request LoCO: A Short Film Frenzy and the Tennessee Waltz

Humboldt Bay Entrance Channel Reopened After Fishing Boat Wrecked on the South Jetty Sunday

Humboldt Rises Up Against Weepy Instagram Traveler Who Called Arcata and Eureka ‘Horrible Disgusting Towns’

Major Winter Storm: Two Feet of Snow Forecast to Fall in Areas as Low as Berry Summit

Total Request LoCO: A Foreign-Filmed Documentary, A Local Book Reading and Rock ‘n’ Roll

(VIDEO) Jason Segel Calls the Redwoods Beautiful, Indirectly Talks About Willow Creek on the ‘Late Show’ With Stephen Colbert

(UPDATE) Burglars Reportedly Hit SoHum’s Legend of Bigfoot for $20,000 in Merchandise, Cash

Commercial Crabbing Boat Sinks Off the Coast of Agate Beach; Sector Humboldt Bay Airlifts Crew to Safety

Arcata Restaurateur Esteban Gonzalez of Esteban’s Mexican Restaurant Reportedly Dies From COVID-19 Complications

Total Request LoCO: A Short Film, One-Man Bands, French Onion Soup and More

Mudslide Completely Shuts Down Highway 36 West of Dinsmore

(VIDEO) Last Chance Grade Slide Caught on Camera

(VIDEO) The Ocean is Scary Right Now: Humboldt Locals Share Their King Tide, Monster Wave Footage

Two Public Porta-Potties Torched Near Westhaven in Three Weeks

(VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ Riffs About the Connection Between Spotted Owls, Flying Squirrels, Old-Growth Trees and Truffles

Former Lumberjack Alex Cappa Likely Suffers Broken Ankle in First NFL Playoff Game, Buccaneers Coach Says

INTRODUCING: Total Request LoCO! A Weekly Showcase for Locally Made Video Content

Humboldt Democratic Headquarters Burglarized After Vandal Smashes Building’s 4th Street Window, EPD Says

Trump Supporters Gather at the Humboldt County Courthouse as Mob of Extremists Raids the U.S. Capitol Building

Arcata Man Shoots Motel 6 Employee, Sets Room on Fire Before Fatally Shooting Himself, APD Says

Heavy Rain, 45-MPH Winds and 25-Foot Waves Possible Along the North Coast Tomorrow

December 2020

Ferndale Anti-Hate Billboard Vandalized With Obscure Message

Former Lumberjack Player/Coach Thrust Into Detroit Lions Head Coaching Role Due to NFL’s COVID-19 Protocol, Loses Game to Alex Cappa’s Buccaneers

(VIDEO) Humboldt Redwoods State Park Naturalist ‘Griff’ is Back With a Holiday Special on Christmas Trees

Toni’s 24-Hour Restaurant is Latest Arcata Eatery to Shutter Due to COVID-19 Exposure

Humboldt-San Jose Spartans Go Undefeated; Redwood Bowl Borrowers to Play in Upcoming Arizona Bowl

(UPDATE) Alex Cappa Snubbed in Pro Bowl Selection After NFL Fans Nominate Him With NFC-Leading 95,000 Votes

(VIDEO) Humboldt’s New Hip-Hop Video is All About the Weed … And Monetization

(AUDIO) Local Experts Record Chorus of Humpback Whales Singing Same Song Off the Humboldt Coast

Redwood National and State Parks Temporarily Closes Several Lookouts, Parking Lots in Accordance With County, Yurok Tribe’s Cautionary COVID-19 Policies

Cass Bell Signs Lucrative New Fight Contract With Bellator

Video Shows Three People Running for Their Lives as Multiple Waves Nearly Sweep Them Off the North Jetty

(VIDEO) Search and Rescue Underway for 67-Year-Old Woman Who Was Reportedly Swept Out to Sea at the North Jetty, Sheriff’s Office Says

Four Wildberries Marketplace Employees Test Postive for COVID-19

CDFW Warden Shoots Fortuna Family’s Puppy to Death in Front of 10-Year-Old on Thanksgiving; Warden Says the Dog Was Killing His Livestock

November 2020

High Surf Advisory: Alaskan Cyclone Casts Rough Seas, 25 Foot Waves Upon the Emerald Coast

Fatal Crash on Highway 36

Numerous Arcata Restaurants Shut Down as Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

(VIDEO) Local MMA Fighter Louis Cosce Handed First Loss By TKO at UFC 255, Wins $50,000 ‘Fight of the Night’ Bonus