Santa Rosa CA

You don’t have to wait until Cinco de Mayo to enjoy the sweet, sour, salty, boozy taste of a well-made margarita. Often hailed as the quintessential Mexican cocktail, the origins of the margarita remain debated — some claim it was invented in Tijuana in the 1930s while others say the first margarita was concocted by a Dallas socialite at her Acapulco vacation home in...

City officials said a program using goats to help with wildfire mitigation is being carefully managed for environmental safety. The City has deployed more than 600 goats to graze nearly 100 acres in the Arroyo Seco to clear invasive plants and dry brush, particularly in steep areas inaccessible to machinery, as a response to recent wildfire threats.

Bay Area gas prices have reached a wartime high as fuel prices continue to spike. One San Francisco station was spotted charging $7.15 a gallon. Here's where the economic crisis is hitting the hardest.

Deputies in Marin County arrested a suspected drug dealer after an undercover sting, the Sheriff's Office said Thursday. The investigation began in February when undercover deputies allegedly bought narcotics from Sacramento resident Shaquille Hewitt, 32. Within Marin County, Hewitt allegedly sold deputies cocaine, MDMA and psilocybin mushrooms on three separate occasions.

Back in 2024, the FAA approved a new flight path for planes taking off and landing at the Sonoma County Airport. That flight path means planes now fly only a few hundred feet over homes, leaving neighbors dealing with the constant noise.

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. - Sonoma County’s gaming landscape is reaching a new level of competition as the Graton Resort and Casino prepares to debut a massive $1 billion expansion. Owned by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria—comprising Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo tribes—the resort is upping its ante as...

Learn about and help design Healdsburg’s Magical Bridge inclusive playground coming to Badger Park. Learn about the Magical Bridge concept, share ideas and talk about how this project fits into long-term plans for Badger Park. Three 90-minute drop-in sessions start at 10:30am, 1pm and 3:30pm. magicalbridge.org/healdsburg. Little Saint Stage.

A violent fight between local kids near Rohnert Park's city center ended with one teen suffering major facial injuries and another in handcuffs, according to police. The injured teenager showed up at a hospital on Monday, which sent detectives digging into what happened and ultimately led them to a home in the city. Investigators say what started as a fight spiraled into an apparent...

Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at 707.431.3377, operational 24/7. 12:50am The Reporting Party (RP) on Mill Street said that a reckless driver exited Hwy 101 and parked at Wells Fargo. The RP said the driver almost hit her at a high rate of speed, slammed on his brakes, passed the RP and then swerved on the...

The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a coast‑to‑coast motorcycle trek May 1–9, traveling from Sonoma, California, to Charlotte, North Carolina. The ride will cross 11 states, including Nevada, with an overnight stop in Ely on May 1 before continuing east along historic U.S. Highway 50.