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Richmond-San Rafael Bridge — Reported Site of Fatal Wrong-Way Crash. A Pinole man charged with murder in a fiery wrong-way crash on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge last year pleaded not guilty last month, and his attorney is now pushing back hard on the charge itself, calling it “rather draconian.” Pedro Abril-Garcia, whom the seed report lists as 41 years old, is accused of driving drunk when his Range Rover slammed head-on into a Honda Civic, killing its driver.

Underwood Bar & Bistro — Restaurant Sold After Nearly 24 Years. Matthew Greenbaum has sold Underwood Bar & Bistro, the Graton restaurant he has run for nearly 24 years, to Sean Kelley, Tara Heffernon and Laura Sanfilippo, the owners of Lo & Behold Bar + Kitchen in Healdsburg. Greenbaum, 65, will stay on through New Year's Eve 2026, his last official day at the restaurant he built into a gathering spot for local winemakers, restaurant workers and neighbors.

Several counties in Northern California were hit with fresh grand jury subpoenas over alleged noncitizen voting just days before the midterm elections, local officials told CBS News.

The demonstrators lined up outside four restaurants that serve wine produced in the Rodney Strong facility, asking diners to consider choosing other options. photo credit: Shandra Back/KRCB Rodney Strong workers and supporters march in downtown Healdsburg on Oct 30th, 2026. A typically quiet Friday evening in downtown Healdsburg was filled with brass instruments and chants on October 30 as Rodney Strong workers and other community members picketed outside restaurants around the town plaza. About

Napa County Superior Court — Venue of Preliminary Hearing and Trial Ruling. A Napa County judge has ruled that there's enough evidence to send Bryan Gomez to trial for murder in the shooting death of Salvador Hernandez, a 20-year-old Concord man found dead beside Monticello Road northeast of Napa last year. Gomez pleaded not guilty to murder and a special allegation of lying in wait to kill, and he remains held without bail in the Napa County jail, according to Napa Valley Register.

A brown pelican flies over heavy surf at Point Reyes National Seashore in Nov. 2023. Bay Area beachgoers are being warned to watch out for dangerous waves and strong ocean currents this week, with hazardous beach conditions expected through Tuesday evening and again Thursday through the weekend. In an advisory...

Waves could reach 13 to 17 feet Thursday through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. photo credit: Ray Saint Germain A brown pelican flies over heavy surf at Point Reyes National Seashore in Nov. 2023. Bay Area beachgoers are being warned to watch out for dangerous waves and strong ocean currents this week, with hazardous beach conditions expected through Tuesday evening and again Thursday through the weekend. In an advisory issued around 1:40 a.m. Monday, the National Weather Ser

A dairy barn built in 1924 on the Gambonini family's 540-acre Petaluma ranch has been transformed into a special event venue, and the project has now picked up an Excellence in Construction award for its builders. The barn sits on the family's working ranch near Lakeville, land the Gamboninis have worked since they purchased it in 1913.

Marin County's southern bayshore communities have been flooded for six consecutive days — and the worst is still ahead. A National Weather Service Coastal Flood Advisory issued November 1 warns of up to 1.5 feet of inundation above ground in North Bay low-lying areas, as El Niño-amplified high tides push water across Highway 101 corridor roads and into neighborhoods from Mill Valley to Larkspur. Mark Merrifield of the Scripps Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation warned that this seas

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Three people were rescued by a good Samaritan vessel from their burning, sinking boat off the Marin County coast on Friday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Just before noon, a distress call was transmitted by a good Samaritan who reported seeing smoke coming from a 32-foot vessel 5 miles off […]