Storm Systems Bring Prolonged Rain
Heavy Rain and Flooding Expected to Continue Across Marin County. Storm systems are impacting Marin County, with periods of heavy rain expected to continue through the week. A stronger system may bring significant rainfall, increasing the risk of flooding, hazardous travel conditions, and power outages. Residents are...
Santa Rosa Police Arrest Man After High-Speed Chase from DUI Checkpoint Leads to Drug...
The Santa Rosa Police Department apprehended a man after a high-speed chase that started at a DUI checkpoint and ended with a crash and a notable drug bust. The whole operation unfolded yesterday around 8 PM, when officers at the DUI checkpoint signaled 44-year-old Ruben Soto to pull over for secondary screening.
Sonoma Couple Teach Science to Tibetan Monks
Linda Shore and her husband David Barker, Sonoma residents for the past 20 years, have traveled to Northern India a dozen times to teach science to Tibetan Buddhist monks. The couple bring some unique talents and experience to the task; both were long-term employees at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, the hands-on...
Yountville Parish Acres Put On The Block As Diocese Scrambles In Bankruptcy
The Diocese of Santa Rosa is quietly testing the real estate market in Yountville, putting roughly 13 acres around St. Joan of Arc parish up for sale and setting off a new round of speculation in a town where every acre counts. Parish land goes on the market. As reported...
Pair wanted for throwing rocks at seal at Marin County beach, authorities say
Officials with the Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County said Friday they are looking for two people reportedly seen throwing rocks toward an elephant seal earlier this month. On Dec. 6, video footage from the Chimney Rock livestream at Point Reyes National Seashore captured two people throwing rocks toward...
A Modern Compound In Sonoma, $13M
Taking the concept of a chic Modern Farmhouse one step further, Villa Verde is an exceptional new offering on Sonoma’s Eastside. The work of Ridge Design + Build—a firm with deep roots in Wine Country and a reputation for impeccable quality—designed this private gated compound, clad in spruce and stone under a...
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Turns 60: How the Holiday Classic Was Born | Bartell’s...
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — When A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired in 1965, it quickly became a holiday staple for families across the country. What many viewers didn’t know was how close the animated special came to missing Christmas altogether. The story behind the beloved cartoon is now...
2 boys steal designer shoes at gunpoint in Marin County: sheriff
(KRON) — Two boys were arrested on Wednesday in connection to an armed robbery in Marin City this week, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said. The three victims had arranged over social media to meet with the suspects to sell them clothing items. Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to the robbery on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m....
Three teens arrested after San Rafael’s first homicide of 2025
The killing marked the North Bay city’s first homicide of 2025.
Nearly a third of kids out sick in Bay Area school district as flu...
Public health leaders say kids can spread respiratory viruses before symptoms appear, allowing outbreaks to grow quickly.

















