Santa Rosa CA

Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo was elected 2026 chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors yesterday, becoming the first Latina to lead the five-member body in the County of Sonoma’s 176-year history. Supervisor Chris Coursey was named vice chair, and Supervisor David Rabbitt was named chair pro-tem. Hermosillo...

Since the winter solstice, rain and windstorms have swept across Sonoma County and taken their toll, felling a number of branches and even trees that have kept the city’s Public Works Department—and its homeowners—busy and then some. An oak tree on Dec. 24 lost a limb that...

Northern California flooding doesn’t need a hurricane to wreck your commute. It only needs one thing: water moving faster than you expected, across a road you assumed was “fine.” If you’re driving in or around the Bay Area and North Bay, treat flood alerts as a real-world traffic problem, not ...

A kitchen fire forced four people and their pet from a Petaluma home earlier this week, fire officials said. Crews from the Petaluma Fire Department were called to a structure fire around 1:33 p.m. Tuesday in the 1500 block of Baywood Drive. When they arrived, moderate smoke was seen coming from the house, prompting...

Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at 707.431.3377, operational 24/7. 8:10am A man slept under the Gazebo in Plaza Park on Healdsburg Avenue and hung his items on nearby artwork. The man was told to clean up and move along. He was cited for camping.

The powerful storms that blew through Berkeley over Christmas pummeled the city-owned Cazadero camp in Sonoma County, where howling winds toppled trees and damaged dozens of structures at the remote retreat that has hosted music and performing arts programs for generations. Now staff are working to clear mountains of...

(KRON) — A DUI driver who caused a deadly crash in Sonoma has shown zero remorse for his crime, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office. On Tuesday, a judge cited Abdulhadi Awad’s lack of remorse when he sentenced Awad to a maximum prison term of 12 years and eight months, the DA’s office […]

Sonoma County farmers are used to regulation. What is different in 2026 is that California’s latest round of laws is not only about tightening standards. Some of it is designed to protect working farms from problems they cannot control, especially abandoned vineyards and orchards that can turn into pest factories.

A Sonoma County husband-and-wife team has pleaded guilty to operating an illegal fish-selling operation out of their Rohnert Park home, bringing an end to a California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) investigation that authorities say uncovered years of unlawful activity tied to sport-caught fish from the...

A 4.0-magnitude quake struck Sonoma County and shook nearby areas in Northern California early Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was recorded just after 12 a.m. at 7.6 miles west-southwest of Cloverdale, or 8.5 miles east of Cobb in Lake County. Article continues below this ad.