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...
Santa Rosa Pickup Slams Into Home After Crash, Cops Bust Driver for Suspected DUI
Last Saturday, on Burbank Avenue, it turned chaotic when a pickup truck barreled into the front of a Santa Rosa home after first colliding with another vehicle, according to police. A juvenile was inside the other car, and the driver is now facing suspected DUI and child-endangerment charges. The Santa...
BottleRock Napa announces exciting lineup of night shows
SAN JOSE, Calif. — BottleRock Napa Valley has announced its lineup of night shows for 2026. The series — dubbed BottleRock AfterDark — features such regular BottleRock festival acts as LCD Soundsystem, Rilo Kiley, Chevy Metal and Larkin Poe, among many others. The complete lineup of BottleRock...
Guerneville house could collapse onto the road and other homes
A hillside neighborhood in south Guerneville is hoping they will not be forced to evacuate because of a large house that could crash down on several others or experience a major landslide. Guerneville's Neeley Road and River Lane area is under an evacuation warning due to the risk of a landslide and tree falls.
Guerneville neighborhood on edge as landslide threat triggers evacuation warning
Residents of a Guerneville neighborhood along the Russian River in Sonoma County are facing an evacuation warning as saturated hillsides raise the risk of a landslide. The unincorporated community, nestled in the steep, forested terrain of Northern California’s wine country, sits within mapped geologic hazard zones...
Beloved Sonoma County wildlife park Safari West transitioning to nonprofit
(KRON) — A beloved Sonoma County wildlife park that’s been welcoming guests for more than 30 years and survived the deadly Tubbs Fire is undergoing a major change in the coming months. Safari West located in Santa Rosa will be transitioning to a nonprofit after 35 years as a privately operated wildlife preserve....
