Articles by John Ross Ferrara

December 2019

Winter Weather, Coastal Flood Advisories Issued; Moderate to Heavy Snow Forecast for Trinity County

(Full Fight) Can No Man Defeat Cass Bell? Local MMA Fighter Wins Fifth Pro Fight, Remains Unbeaten

High-Energy Humboldt Pooch Turned Sacramento Crimefighter Laid to Rest After Lengthy Doggy Retirement

Arcata Restaurant Folie Douce Closes ‘Indefinitely’ One Year After Changing Hands

U.S. Forest Service Slashes Price of Firewood Cutting Permits to $2 a Cord in Hopes of Reducing Wildfire Fuel in Six Rivers National Forest

(VIDEO) Surfer Wipes Out Trying to Ride Giants in Humboldt Bay Entrance Channel

(CORRECTION) Racist Messages Spray Painted on HSU Entrance Sign, Tagged Inside Art Building

GET PITTED: 20-Foot Waves, Hazardous Harbor Entrance Conditions Expected This Week

Celebrated Local Artist’s Paintings Go Missing at Eureka Arts Alive; Old Town Art Heist or a Classic Case of Finders Keepers?

A 75-Foot Wave was Recorded Off the Coast of Cape Mendocino During Last Week’s Bomb Cyclone, the Biggest Wave Logged in the U.S. Since 2012

(VIDEO) Hoopa Family Visiting New York City Featured on the ‘Today Show’

(VIDEO) EXPLOSION: Caltrans Blows a Stump to Smithereens on Highway 1

November 2019

Another Round of Strong Winds Forecast for Tomorrow; Heavy Snow Possible for the Interior

Rita’s in Eureka Reopened After Fifth Health Inspection This Month; Still One Violation Shy of Being Fully in Compliance

(UPDATE) If Your Holiday Travel Plans Include Taking I-5 North Past Redding, Caltrans Says the Snow-packed Freeway Should Be Reopened Later Today

(UPDATING) WINDAGEDDON: Intense Winds are Causing Outages and Disorder Across the County

SNOW IS FALLING: Kneeland and Berry Summit Get Flurries, Heavier Snowfall Affecting Traffic in Trinity County

New Broadway Traffic Light Kicks On Tomorrow

Strong Snowstorm Expected to Blow Into Humboldt on Tuesday; 8 to 18 Inches of Snow Forecast for Areas of Trinity County

Man Booked on Felony, Misdemeanor Charges for Biting an Arcata Police Officer

(VIDEO) Trailer for New ‘Call of the Wild’ Movie Starring Harrison Ford Features Local Scenery

Cass Bell Announces Next Fight; Undefeated Pro is Headed to Hawaii for a ‘Salute the Troops’ Showdown

(UPDATE) Broadway Cinema Evacuated Due to Nonexistent Gas Leak

Local Nonprofit Receives $10,000 Grant From Tony Hawk Foundation to Help Build McKinleyville Skatepark

(VIDEO) Another Whale Washes Up in Humboldt, This Time at Agate Beach

(VIDEO) Yesterday’s City Hippie Story Inspired People to Send Us Lots More Humboldt-Recorded Hip-Hop Tracks and Music Videos, So We Decided to Share Them All

Brace Yourselves, Humboldt Has a New Rap Video

October 2019

Eureka Home Goes Up in Flames on 8th Street

(VIDEO) They Buried That Dead Whale and Now Smelly Humpback Juice is Gurgling Up From Samoa Beach

Avoid the Beach: National Weather Service Says Sneaker Waves are Possible All Afternoon

(VIDEO) Sonoma’s Kincade Fire Grows to 66,000 Acres; Nearly 80,000 Buildings Threatened

UPDATE: The Sickly, Endangered Sea Turtle That Washed Up Near the North Jetty on Saturday is Showing Signs of Improvement; SeaWorld Might Be Its Next Destination, Marine Mammal Center Says

Hypothermic Sea Turtle Washes Ashore Hundreds of Miles From Home; Local Wildlife Care Providers Rush the Animal to Marin County for Treatment

Former Lumberjack Ja’Quan Gardner is Officially a Seattle Dragon; Legendary HSU Running Back Drafted in Final Phase of the XFL Draft

First Gnar-nage of the Season: 20-Foot Waves Forecast for the North Coast

Former HSU RB Ja’Quan Gardner Will Likely Be Drafted Into the XFL Next Week

(PHOTOS) Humboldt Photographers Point Their Cameras to the Skies for One Last Look at the Unobstructed Stars

Look Up: Conditions are Perfect For a Fireball-Producing Meteor Shower Visible From Humboldt Tonight

Arcata House Partnership Puts Out the Call for Volunteers, Donations During the Outage

PG&E Says Power Could Be Restored to Humboldt Sooner Than Had Been Expected

Here’s the Latest Outage News From Around the County; More Information Should Be Available Soon

Want to Help Out? You Can Still Donate Blood Today

Humboldt Goes Dark: The Great PG&E Shutdown of 2019 is Upon Us

Alex Cappa Broke His Arm Against the Saints Yesterday and Still Played the Entire Game Like a Boss; Coach Says It’s Not a Season-Ending Injury

Bargaining Dispute Heats Up Between NoHum Union High School District Teachers and Administrators; Arcata High Students Plan Another Walkout

September 2019

(VIDEO) Coasties Rescue Three People, One Chihuahua From Sailboat in Rough Seas Near the Humboldt-Del Norte Border

(VIDEO) Spike Strip Used to Capture Driver Fleeing Authorities on Highway 299 in Stolen Truck

Humboldt State Senior Struck and Killed By Vehicle on Los Angeles Freeway; University Offering Grief Counseling

Red Flag Warning in Effect for Neighboring Counties; PG&E to Cut Power to 21,000 Customers Tonight

(VIDEO) Arcata Firefighters Rescue Entangled Crow Dangling From Tree By Its Poor, Little Wing