Articles by John Ross Ferrara

July 2020

Former Humboldt Crabs Outfielder Signs Contract With Cincinnati Reds

HCSO Explosives Team Investigating Suspicious Packages on Humboldt Hill Road

HELICOPTERS!!! Six Apache Helicopters are Currently Gassing Up at ACV and Will Be Taking Off Again Soon, Humboldt County Airport Spokesperson Says

Police Arrest Eureka Man for the Alleged Repeated Sexual Abuse of a Minor

(VIDEO) County Health Officer Talks Delayed COVID-19 Test Result, Social Gatherings

(VIDEO) Citation Issued, Mortars Seized After Illegal Firework Explodes Next to Eureka Police Officer on 4th of July

Tree Work Causes Major Delays on Highway 36 West of Dinsmore

Twenty-Six Down: The Eel River Was an Answer in Today’s NYT Crossword Puzzle

June 2020

Fortuna Announces Hiring of New Police Chief From Anderson

A Sequoia Lover From Italy Wanted to Share Her Photos of the Tuscany Redwoods With Humboldt County

The Return of Normalcy: Sequoia Park Zoo Sets Official Reopening Date

Local Fishermen Reel in Monster Squid Off the Humboldt Coast

HSU Student Arrested, Held on Two Counts of Sexually Assaulting Intoxicated Victims

Escaped Tortoise Taken Into Custody By Rio Dell PD

QUARANTINE CASTAWAY: Vacationing McKinleyville Woman Stuck in the Philippines for Months Due to COVID-19 Hopes to Fly Home Next Week

(AUDIO) Local Whale Expert Records Calls of Rare Transient Orcas Visiting Humboldt Waters

(VIDEO) Woman Tells Arcata Cashier She Looks Like an ‘Illegal Immigrant’ After She’s Asked to Cover Her Face While Inside the Store

(VIDEO) More Orca Sightings Near Humboldt Bay

(VIDEO) Charmaine Lawson Interviewed for TV Documentary Series ‘Still a Mystery’; Episode on the Murder of HSU Student Josiah Lawson to Air Tonight

Historic Logger Bar for Sale

Promising Coach From Florida Named New HSU Men’s Basketball Coach; Hire Makes Him First African American Head Coach in Program History

May 2020

‘We Hear You!’: Local Cops Hug It Out With Protesters, Join Chant Calling for Justice for George Floyd

(VIDEO) Whale, Hello There! Local Beachgoers Get Up-Close View of Whales Cruising the Shoreline Near Patrick’s Point

Suspicious Box Truck Fire Erupts in Arcata, Spreads to Angels of Hope Thrift Store, AFD Says

(VIDEO) Kayaker Who Narrowly Escaped Yesterday’s Shark Attack in Shelter Cove Shares His Account, Says Shark was ‘Definitely a Great White’

Eureka Man Reportedly Attacked By 18-Foot Shark While Kayaking in Shelter Cove; Local Fishermen Rescue Him From Icy Water

Cher-Ae Heights Casino to Reopen Friday Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Plans to Offer Special Senior Hours

Fortuna Man Wanted for Attempted Murder After Shooting Up Home on Acacia Drive, Police Say

(PHOTOS) Killer Whales Spotted Feasting Off the Coast of Patrick’s Point

(LIVE VIDEO) Ferndale’s Guy Fieri is Facing Off Against Bill Murray in a Charity Nacho Making Contest. And It’s Going Down Right Now!

NO MORE FREE RIDES: HTA Passengers Required to Pay Bus Fares Again Starting Next Week

All CSUs, Including Humboldt State, Will Be Reduced to Mostly Online Classes This Fall in Response to COVID-19, According to Reports

HSU Employees Suffer Layoffs, Furloughs as Auxiliary Programs Face ‘Difficult Budgetary Shortfalls,’ Administration Says

Interior Humboldt to See Spike in Temperatures Tomorrow Before Cooling Off Next Week

Humboldt County Jail to Resume Visitations Within Next Two Weeks, Sheriff’s Office Says

(VIDEO) Comedian Joe Rogan Gives Humboldt a ‘Holla,’ Praises Sheriff Honsal for Refusing to Enforce Proposed Beaches Closures in Latest Podcast

Eureka Mayor Susan Seaman Gives Weekly COVID-19 Update, Says Local Businesses Have Received More Than $95.4 million in Assistance

April 2020

Crabs Baseball a ‘Long Shot’ This Season, Team President Says

Arcata Man Tased, Arrested After Attempting to Evade Officers By Driving Into the Community Forest

Hoopa Valley Tribe Offering Free Food Boxes to All People Living in the Hoopa Area; Here’s How to Get One

(VIDEO) Eureka High School Alumnus Taken By Green Bay Packers in 2020 NFL Draft

HSU Club Organizing Video Game Tournament With Local High School Students to Help Fight COVID-Caused Boredom

(VIDEO) Burglar Steals Coin Machine From Funky Monkey Pizza Restaurant in Fortuna, Tells Owner to Keep the Change

Lumberjack-Turned-NFL-Guard’s Idea to Support Businesses While Donating to the Needy Sparks Charitable Chain Reaction Inside Buccaneers Organization

Leader of Local Outreach Ministry ‘God-Snacked’ Says They’re in Desperate Need of Funds to Help Feed the Homeless of McKinleyville and Valley West

Arcata Sports Apparel Company Switching Up Production to Help Meet Overwhelming Demand for Face Masks; Furloughed Employees to Return to Work

(PHOTOS) Easter Day Fire Burning at John’s Used Cars in Eureka

(AUDIO) ‘What a Joke.’ California Fish and Game Commission Bails on Public Conference Call After Discussion to Possibly Ban Sportfishing Turns Chaotic

(VIDEO) Humboldt Has Its Very Own TikTok Celebrity! South Fork High School Grad Hopes to Spin Internet Fame Into a Successful Acting Career

Willow Creek Man Busted With Weed, Cocaine, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Ecstasy and LSD After Being Stopped at a North Carolina COVID-19 Checkpoint, Cops Say