Tailless Young Mountain Lion Gets Second Shot In NorCal Wild
An 11-month-old female mountain lion that spent five months in rehabilitation at Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue in Petaluma is back in the wild after state biologists returned her to a remote Northern California habitat yesterday. The juvenile, originally captured near the town of Weed last November, spent weeks recovering at the Petaluma facility before staff cleared her for release. Early reports from...
Healdsburg Wine Invasion: Foodie Frenzy To Swallow Sonoma Next Week
The Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience is rolling back into Sonoma County next week, uncorking four days of chef-driven dinners, walk-around tastings, and a marquee Grand Tasting on the downtown plaza. From May 14 to 17, restaurants, hotel ballrooms and vineyard lawns will be packed with visitors. Locals should brace for busier streets, longer lines and slim pickings on hotel rooms all weekend...
Bay Area lawyer calls ex-cops’ weed extortion sentences ‘laughable’
"It's not enough," Sonoma County attorney Izaak Schwaiger said.
Napa’s Secret Workforce Powers $1.5 Billion Wine Country Boom
Immigrant workers are quietly propping up Napa County’s wine and hospitality machine, generating about $1.5 billion a year in local economic output, according to a new study. That is roughly 11 percent of everything the county produces, and researchers say these workers form the backbone of the valley’s vineyards and visitor-facing businesses. Simulations in the report show steep drops in revenue and employment...
Santa Rosa Mobile Home Fire Leaves Two Injured and Five Displaced
Two Residents Hospitalized After Late Night Mobile Home Fire in Santa Rosa On the night of Wednesday, May 6, 2026, […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
In-N-Out manager struck by driver before Sonoma County police standoff
Rohnert Park police said an In-N-Out manager was struck by a vehicle before a Santa Rosa man was arrested after vandalism reports in Sonoma County.
12 miles from San Francisco, these redwoods are 1,200 years old and taller than...
Twelve miles north of San Francisco, a 554-acre forest grows on the western slope of Mount Tamalpais. The trees here stand taller than anything else alive on the planet. You walk in from a parking lot in Marin County and within minutes, the city disappears. Cool air hits your face, a creek runs beside you, and the canopy blocks out most of the...
Massive marijuana empire from California floods Indiana, California kingpin gets 84 months in prison
Indiana – A California man who prosecutors said led a large marijuana distribution network reaching into northern Indiana will spend seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug conspiracy and money laundering charges. David Winchell, 48, of Rohnert Park, California, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund to 84 […] The post Massive marijuana empire from California floods Indiana, California...
Napa Smoke Shops Busted In Undercover Kratom Crackdown
Napa’s wine country image took a detour into the strip‑mall aisle this week, as local detectives teamed up with state health agents for an undercover sting that targeted kratom products at three smoke shops. Officials say the team bought kratom and concentrated 7‑hydroxymitragynine, or 7‑OH, at Smoke Station, King Smoke Shop and Galaxy Smoke Shop, and concluded the items were being...
Two CA Fire Agencies Seek Merger
Adrian Rodriguez – The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif. The San Rafael and Marinwood fire departments, which have agreements dating back to 1973, are proposing a merger. At its meeting Monday, the San Rafael City Council took no formal vote, but enthusiastically supported the draft plan. It involves consolidating...
