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Two Sonoma County survivors of human trafficking are empowering other women on their own paths to healing.

On a quiet afternoon in early September the ground beneath parts of Northern California shifted without warning reminding everyone of the regions restless geology. The event described as a Sonoma earthquake by local authorities measured 3.3 in magnitude and centered near Larkfield Wikiup close to Santa Rosa. No major d

Celebrated California Zinfandel winemakers, chefs, and supporters gathered on August 22 at Appellation Healdsburg for the annual Project Zin event, raising $400,000 for the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area (DSCBA). This was the 16th annual event, founded by Clay and Carrie Mauritson of Mauritson Wines alongside

You can learn a lot about soft serve by taste-testing nearly every cone in the county. I did exactly that this summer. First, not all soft serve is created equal. Some is thicker, some airier, some icier; even when two places use the same base, the results can be radically different. Second, Sonoma County’s dairies mak

When Dee Richardson tells people that Whistlestop Antiques, the cornerstone store that for decades has been among Railroad Square’s North Star operations, is up for sale, the responses have had the feeling of a death in the family. “Everybody I run into, they get this look on their face...

Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Changes are coming to a controversial drone code enforcement program in Northern California’s Sonoma County. The county’s land use planning and development permitting agency, Permit Sonoma, agreed last week to settle after being sued for allegedly spyi

Bottega Napa Valley has been a cornerstone of wine country dining since it was founded in 2008 by the late Chef Michael Chiarello. The Yountville restaurant has earned a loyal following for its soulful, boundary-pushing Italian cuisine, which draws on California’s seasonal bounty and pairs naturally with the region’s c

Smell something burning? See smoke drifting over the Bay?. It’s probably the prescribed fire on Angel Island. On Tuesday, California State Parks, Cal Fire, and the Marin County Fire Department began burning vegetation across roughly 260 acres on Angel Island, a roughly one-square-mile island in the Bay just offshore of

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Smoke may be visible around the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday as crews conduct a prescribed burn at Angel Island State Park, officials said. According to California State Parks, the majority of the burn will take place on Tuesday, weather permitting. In total, crews with Cal Fire and the Marin Cou

There’s no hustle or bustle at Lynmar Estate. Set just a few miles from downtown Sebastopol, the Russian River Valley winery has a knack for whisking visitors away from everyday life with natural beauty and warm hospitality. The story. San Francisco native Lynn Fritz spent his childhood summers on...