Magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes northern Bay Area
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck about 5 miles east-southeast of Cloverdale in Sonoma County on Tuesday evening.
Double the fun Sonoma Art Walk & City Party!
The Plaza will be buzzing on August 6th with the Sonoma Art Walk and the City Party. Locations around the Plaza will be hosting local artists as they do every first Thursday of the month from April through October. Downtown is transformed into a vibrant celebration of local creativity – fine art, fine wine and the uniq
MarinIJ: North Bay Coordinated Transit Service Boosts Ridership, Transfers
A plan to streamline service among transit agencies in the North Bay appears to be working as intended, according to a preliminary evaluation. Under the Marin-Sonoma Coordinated Transit Service plan, also known as MASCOTS, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit has recorded a 20% boost in ridership in the period between April
This Beloved California Apple Fair Packs Two Days With Pies, Piglet Races, And Live...
An apple fair should never feel too serious. There ought to be warm pie, music drifting across the grounds, and at least one moment when buying more baked goods seems completely reasonable. This two-day celebration appears to understand that formula perfectly. Late summer in California gets a playful country-fair twist
North Bay city getting third Supercharger station for its 1,555 Tesla drivers
NOVATO, Calif. (KRON) — Tucked away in Novato’s San Marin neighborhood, construction is underway on the city’s third Tesla Supercharger station. The new station will be located at 111 San Marin Dr., directly behind the San Marin Plaza shopping center. According to city permitting records reviewed by KRON4, the new elec
Terra Linda Isn’t Spanish
Terra Linda means "beautiful land" in Portuguese. The family who named the San Rafael valley came from a speck of volcanic rock in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. That speck is São Jorge. One of nine islands in the Azores, Portugal's version of Hawaii. It’s nearly a thousand miles from Lisbon. São Jorge is long and n
Santa Rosa Mom’s Sidewalk Killing: Suspect Takes Deal, Faces Fall Sentencing
A long-running homicide case in southwest Santa Rosa is heading for a fall finish in court, after a local man admitted to voluntary manslaughter in the 2025 killing of a Santa Rosa woman described by relatives as a devoted mother of young children. Domingo Miguel-Lopez entered a plea to voluntary...
‘Significant flea infestation’ closes popular Marin playground in town that bans pesticides
Fairfax officials have closed Peri Park after finding a significant flea infestation, but the town’s pesticide restrictions complicate how the playground can be treated.
5 arrested for separate fires throughout Santa Rosa
San Francisco (KRON) — Five people were arrested for separate arson incidents in Santa Rosa. It comes as police investigate a series of vegetation and suspicious fires throughout the city since last month. Officers said the fires happened in several areas of the city, including the Joe Rodota Trail, Prince Memorial Gre
The Bay Area’s strangest street name is not that unique
(KRON) — What’s in a name? If you find yourself on a certain road in a certain Bay Area city, the answer is not much. That road is No Name Street in Rohnert Park. It’s located not far off Highway 101 and Rohnert Park Expressway, connecting Southwest Boulevard and Alma Avenue. For a road that […]
