Santa Rosa CA

A vehicle crashed into HopMonk Tavern in Novato on Monday, prompting a temporary closure for cleanup and safety inspections.

Last year, homelessness dropped to its lowest level in Sonoma County in nearly two decades. Preliminary results from this year’s annual Point-in-Time Count suggest homelessness has remained at its lowest level since 2007, even as financial challenges mount. The Jan. 30 count identified 1,951 people experiencing homeles

The powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 are a sobering reminder that earthquakes can happen without warning. Sonoma County is crossed by four active faults, making earthquakes an inevitable part of living here. While we can’t predict when the next one will strike, we can prepare for it. Taking a few s

The hilltop region near the King Mountain Open Space Reserve in Marin County could soon be open to the public.

The pop star told her Shoreline Amphitheatre audience that memories of her early Phoenix Theater performance were so foggy she sometimes wondered whether it had happened.

Marin County is grappling with the death of its chief probation officer, Marlon J. Washington, who died last Friday, according to a statewide probation association's End of Watch notice. The announcement has sparked an outpouring of condolences across California's probation community, even as officials have released fe

A new generation of geothermal technology has proven itself in field testing in Northern California, where a state-funded demonstration at The Geysers suggests old and underperforming wells could become a faster, lower-impact path to more clean electricity. A California Energy Commission report published in April found

Firefighters battled two North Bay wildfires Monday, including a 50-acre blaze in Napa County and a Sonoma County fire that prompted evacuations.

A fast-moving brush fire dubbed the Ledson Fire tore through hillsides along Sonoma Highway (Highway 12) near North Pythian Road in eastern Santa Rosa today, prompting a mandatory evacuation for at least one county zone. Early estimates put the blaze at about 10 to 13 acres as air and ground crews worked steep terrain

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA — An individual was arrested in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident, as well as several warrants out of another county including one for attempted murder, last week. According to a press release by the California Highway Patrol, the Stockton Communications Center was notified...