Santa Rosa CA

(KRON) — The Marine Mammal Center says that it has responded to an unusually high number of California sea lions suffering from domoic acid poisoning this year. More then 100 sea lions have been rescued since the beginning of the year, with most of those cases happening since July 1. The center typically rescues 75 […]

A new threat is lurking along California’s coast — and officials are warning residents to keep their distance. A high number of sea lions are washing ashore appearing disoriented and erratic, with many showing signs of domoic acid poisoning.

Two campers who were found dead after they went missing during a canoe trip on Tomales Bay over the weekend have been identified.

A California Highway Patrol officer and sergeant must pay $5 million to a Sonoma County man for violating his constitutional rights in an unlawful arrest, an Oakland federal jury decided Monday. The jury found that CHP Officer Jayce Ray and Sgt. John Snider acted with “malice, recklessness, oppression or a...

A two-vehicle collision on State Route 121 just south of Ramal Road in Napa left at least one person with major injuries yesterday, prompting a temporary closure of the highway in both directions. The crash was logged by the California Highway Patrol at 7:25 PM on the northbound side of the highway, and emergency crews

Nearly two weeks after Lake Bay, a commercial fishing boat ran aground, on a Point Reyes beach, crews are preparing for a massive salvage operation complicated by one especially unpleasant problem: tens of tons of rotting squid still trapped onboard. "It's like concrete."

Scanning the shelves at a standard wine shop might make you think California is the only state making wine worth sipping. And while it’s true that Napa Valley and Sonoma County have some of the most famous wineries stateside, the U.S. is home to a wide swath of regions making excellent wine.

There are a suspicious number of entries for Handline restaurant on my credit card statement this summer. They’re all for the same amount: $7.13, the price of a large chocolate-and-vanilla cone from the soft-serve window where I spend far too much time standing. It has become my after-kayaking reward,...

The Santa Rosa home of Frank Mauceri — founder of now-defunct Smog Veil Records, a Chicago-based label for influential underground and punk artists like Dead Boys — is currently listed for sale. Built by Jon Reiter, known for accenting his Wine Country builds with unique architectural elements, the home has three bedro

On August 21, 2025, the Pickett Fire started near a stretch of Pickett Road north of Calistoga. It burned for 17 days across more than 6,800 acres of Napa County’s Howell Mountain wine country. One home and four outbuildings were destroyed. Thousands of residents were evacuated. Dozens of wineries...