Santa Rosa California Nature Alert: Kill-On-Sight Beetle Threatens Trees at Spring Lake Park This...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Santa Rosa, California – Hikers circling Spring Lake and cyclists riding the Prince Memorial Greenway are being urged to act immediately if they spot a destructive invasive beetle capable of killing...
Sonoma, Napa voters to cast ballots on tax to fund transit
Voters in Sonoma and Napa counties will vote in June to decide on a sales tax aimed at funding the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, or SMART, system. The measure will be put on the ballot after the Marin County Board of Supervisors yesterday approved the initiative. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is expected...
Deadly Marin crash: As teen driver enters plea, a new twist emerges
Marin County prosecutors introduced a new twist into their case against a teenager facing misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter changes tied to a crash that killed four youths.
Napa’s KHK Winery Purchases Historic Trubody Ranch in Oak Knoll for $13 Million
Budding Napa Valley Cabernet producer KHK has purchased historic Trubody Ranch for $13 million. The deal was finalized in January. Established in the 1860s by John Trubody, who bought it with his profits from the Gold Rush, the 144-acre property sits in the Oak Knoll District located between Napa and Yountville. It...
Barefoot wine owner to close winery, lay off 93 workers across business
One of the largest wine suppliers in the U.S. is shuttering a vineyard and laying off 93 employees across various locations as it better positions its business amid falling alcohol consumption. E & J Gallo Winery, which owns brands including Barefoot and Apothic, is closing its Ranch Winery in Saint...
35-Year-Old California Safari-Style Wildlife Park to Layoff 134 Employees
Safari West Inc., a Sonoma County wildlife preserve, plans to lay off 134 employees in April, according to a state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice. The WARN notice was filed and processed on February 23, 2026. According to the filing, Safari West, Inc. is located at 3115 Porter Creek Road...
Connecticut Woman Carleen McGeachie Missing Since Last Year is Found Alive and Arrested in...
Police in California have arrested a woman who was reported missing from Connecticut last year, Us Weekly has learned. Carleen McGeachie vanished from the New Haven area back on September 4, 2025. The woman was reported missing on November 11, 2025. But on Thursday, February 19, McGeachie, 42, was busted in...
A decades-old Bay Area grocery store with a devoted following is expanding
Good Earth Natural Foods, which has been a destination for organic foods and top-tier produce in Marin County since 1969, will open its third location in the Bay Area.
Kaiser nurses in Sonoma County end monthlong strike, but different stoppage on horizon
More than 120 Kaiser Permanente medical workers in Santa Rosa, including registered nurses, physician assistants and nurse anesthetists, are expected to return to work Tuesday, ending a monthlong strike that was spurred by stalled negotiations. The union representing the workers, United Nurses Associations of...
North Bay to see significant rainfall Tuesday
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Our lone rainy day of the Bay Area forecast arrives Tuesday. Rainfall totals will be significant for the North Bay, in particular Santa Rosa northward, and much lighter for the rest of us. Most of the region’s heaviest rainfall won’t arrive until this evening, while the North Bay sees it all...
