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Over 240 quilt squares were created for the We the People Community Quilt Project. photo credit: Michelle Marques The finished quilts were displayed in Courthouse Square on July 4, 2026. On July 4 th , a special project was unveiled in Santa Rosa’s Courthouse Square to commemorate the 250 th anniversary of the founding

(KRON) — A Sonoma man was arrested after allegedly trying to sell a marijuana vape pen to a 12-year-old in a deal that was setup on Snapchat. The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said it received a call about the matter on the morning of July 1. According to Rohnert Park DPS, the suspect […]

The Assessor's Office worked through an extensive backlog of property assessments, in part caused by the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2019 Kincade Fire and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, to release its 2026-2027 assessment roll. photo credit: Sonoma County The net value of more than 180,000 taxable property parcels in Sonoma Coun

The Independent Journal has won 19 awards in the California News Publishers Association’s annual journalism contest — including the award for general excellence, its top honor. The general excellence award is the IJ’s second in four years in its circulation category. The award was for consecutive editions on...

A 12-year-old boy was chased by a Petaluma police motorcycle officer using lights and sirens after he was allegedly seen riding a gas-powered minibike on Saturday. The boy crashed during the pursuit, which occurred on the Fourth of July, according to the Petaluma Police Department. The department said in a statement th

(BCN)– A vegetation fire that broke out in Napa County west of Lake Berryessa was contained on Sunday after scorching about 4 acres. Firefighters from Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit (LNU) responded to the fire off the 5500 block of Berryessa Knoxville Road on Saturday afternoon. The fire was...

The owners of a staple supplier of Sonoma County eggs say they are moving to a new location to focus on meat production, exiting the egg business after seven years. Tiffany Holbrook, owner at Wise Acre Farm, announced July 1 that the farm shut down its local egg operations at 631 Arata Lane and will move to a new locat

The arc of History, from 1776 to 19th Century California. (Editor’s note: What follows is a segment from the script for a remarkable historical drama that will be enacted at the Sonoma Barracks on July 4 at 1 p.m. The script was written by George Webber, the multiple-personality Disordered actor/historian/tour guide wh

A group of residents is appealing a Bay Area city’s decision to allow the removal of the six-story redwood tree named Rosie.

A woman who drove into a Santa Rosa utility pole Saturday evening, downing multiple power lines, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said.