Oliver’s Drops $25M On Santa Rosa Plaza Power Play
Oliver’s Market is making a big local swing, snapping up Santa Rosa’s Farmer’s Lane Plaza for about $25 million as it lines up a fifth Sonoma County store. The roughly 35,500-square-foot supermarket is slated to fill the long-vacant former Rite Aid space and could bring an estimated 150 to 200 jobs when it opens in 2027, a move that is poised...
S.F. man arrested in Santa Rosa carjacking of 68-year-old, police say
Witness description leads to suspect accused of striking victim, stealing car
Napa County to Build New Behavioral Health Treatment Center
The facility, originally completed in 2019, will be redesigned to support behavioral health services and provide a modern, safe, and therapeutic environment for both clients and staff. | Photo Credit: Napa County HHSA. NAPA, Calif. — Earlier this month, the Napa County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) was awarded...
Napa Teen Interns Help Build ‘Virtual Neurologist’ Headset To Speed Stroke Care
A Napa nonprofit’s student interns are not just padding their résumés. They have been helping build a prototype “Virtual Neurologist” headset that organizers say could shave crucial minutes off stroke diagnosis and is now inching toward commercialization. The wearable blends augmented-reality hardware, computer vision and conversational AI to walk patients through quick exams in places where neurologists are not on hand. Local high...
Man on e-scooter crashes into pedestrian on Petaluma sidewalk: PD
(KRON) — Petaluma police said an on-duty department volunteer happened to be driving by on North McDowell Boulevard Wednesday morning when they witnessed a man on an e-scooter crash into a pedestrian on a sidewalk. The incident happened at 9:54 a.m. and police said the 61-year-old suspect was traveling without a helmet on the wrong […]
NorthBay Health Swoops In on Napa’s Queen of the Valley
Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa is on track to get a new boss. Providence has reached a letter-of-intent agreement to transfer ownership of the hospital and its related clinics to Fairfield-based NorthBay Health, according to leaders from both systems. The proposal would move the Napa campus and its network of sites into NorthBay’s orbit while regulators comb through...
NYT-lauded seafood chef to open new restaurant in Point Reyes Station
The owner's family also owns the 117-year-old Tomales Bay Oyster Company.
Sacramento DA’s Office assists in solving 1966 Marin County homicide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — New forensic testing has clarified evidence in a decades-old homicide case, with key support from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. The case stems from the 1966 killing of Marjorie Rudolph in San Rafael. A suspect, Laurel James Switzer, was identified early on but could not be tied to crime scene evidence using the forensic tools available at the time.
🎁 Freebies Around Rohnert Park — Furniture, Kids’ Gear & More
Looking for something useful without spending a dime? Here are a few great free items being shared by neighbors in Rohnert Park this week. A used but like-new girl’s bed available in Rohnert Park, CA. Perfect for a child’s room and ready for pickup.
Police stand-off closes off neighborhood in west Petaluma
One victim was released after about an hour and provided police with information on the suspect. photo credit:cGoogle Maps A Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Nixle alert just before 5 p.m. announced a shelter-in-place for Kuck Avenue and Monte Vista Lane. As KRCB News has been reporting on-air late this afternoon, there is an active stand-off between a suspect and police...

















