Santa Rosa CA

Grim and morbid suits me fine these days. And the David Lear-helmed. , running through Oct. 26 on the Monroe Stage at 6th Street Playhouse, provides that in spades. With a refreshingly pulpy script by Maxwell Anderson, which inspired the 1956 cult film of the same name, Bad Seed gives its cast the opportunity to...

MENDOCINO CO., 10/14/25 — Eight years ago, Cross Creek Road, a winding street in Santa Rosa’s upscale Fountaingrove development, was flanked by oak woodlands and grassy meadows. Then the 2017 Tubbs Fire burned through the city. The blaze – one of the worst wildfires in California history – killed 22 people, destroyed...

The last time the Russian River crested, a massive mudslide took an entire house down the river.

(KRON) — Four people were injured after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Highway 29, according to Cal Fire. The crash happened around 3:28 p.m. near Robert Louis Stevenson Park in Napa County. A total of four people suffered minor injuries, Cal Fire said. The fire department posted photos of the crash...

The California Highway Patrol is telling a whole different story than the two teens who survived a fatal crash in Marin County this April, saying that the 16-year-old driver was speeding, and recommending vehicular manslaughter charges. The Marin County communities of Fairfax and Woodacre were devastated when an...

West Marin News & Information, plus “Community Buzz!” for Oct 6-9, 2025:. Monday, October 6, 2025: Kayla Gulick (Marin County 4-H Program Coordinator) and Karen Taylor (4-H volunteer) discuss what 4-H is, and how to get involved. Libby Garrison (Deputy Director of Marin County Department of Cultural Services) talks...

It all began in 1850, when Methodist circuit riders traveled on horseback to preach the gospel throughout Northern California. The first organizing meeting—called a Quarterly Conference and led by Isaac Owen—was held at what is now the Nash-Patten Adobe on First Street East. From that humble gathering, preachers were...

Calpine Corporation announced the 65th anniversary of The Geysers, one of the world's largest and most productive geothermal energy sites. This milestone reflects more than six decades of innovation, partnership and sustainable power generation in Northern California. Since commercial operations began in 1960, The...

Elleonor Hoffman, a dual-rate table games dealer at Graton Resort & Casino in Sonoma County, California, took home the grand prize at the inaugural G2E Dealer Championship held during the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Hoffman, who previously spent 22 years dealing on cruise ships and relocated to California after...

A small home with tremendous style recently hit Sonoma’s real estate market. The renewed, circa-1942 home with one bedroom and one bathroom is priced at $497,000 — a more approachable sum in a market where $1.3 million is the median list price. According to listing agent Martin Hurtado, the property is currently...