Santa Rosa CA

Authorities in Napa County have charged a man for allegedly setting the 2025 Pickett Fire near Calistoga, which burned thousands of acres of Wine Country and ruined grape harvests.

A woman accused of stealing a car from a Safeway parking lot on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa led law enforcement on a harrowing, roughly 30-mile chase down Highway 101 yesterday, reaching speeds near 130 mph before deputies took her into custody near Highway 37 and Arnold Drive in southern Sonoma County. She remains

The Pickett Fire destroyed Napa Valley wineries’ grapes and substantially burned one vineyard owned by PlumpJack Group, co-founded by Gavin Newsom. It’s the only one so far to get compensation.

The Humboldt Smoke 18U travel softball team played two non-tournament games in Santa Rosa on Sunday and split. The local club, which had not played any games since a trip to Medford in early August, opened with a 5-0 loss to the Santa Rosa Red Barons, but would bounce back to beat Easton Elite 6-2.

After 5 million gallons of wastewater were discharged into the Russian River during stormy weather in January, Sonoma County water agencies are being required by a regional water board to improve their management of a sewage network that treats wastewater from Guerneville and surrounding unincorporated communities. The

NASCAR racing returns to Sonoma Raceway July 10-11, 2027, bringing the roar of the NASCAR Cup Series to Northern California for a summer weekend of high-speed action, spectacular scenery and the unmistakable flavor of wine country. Set among the rolling hills and vineyards of Sonoma Valley, the NASCAR weekend will...

I didn’t plan to write about an organic, gluten-free oat pancake served on a paper plate and smeared with peanut-free nut butter. But here I am, stuffing the last sticky bite into my mouth. It’s surprisingly good for something from a kids’ menu. Small children are screaming,...

A 75-foot coast redwood known as Rosie has stood in Santa Rosa's McDonald Historic District for decades, its roots slowly heaving up a stretch of sidewalk on 13th Street. Now her fate rests with the city's Planning Commission, which will decide October 8 whether the tree comes down or stays standing after a neighborhoo

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is poised to adopt an ordinance restricting the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide to curb its recreational use. Health officials have flagged nitrous oxide, a colorless, nonflammable gas colloquially called “laughing gas,” “NOX” or “whippits,” as an emerging public health iss

Tucked behind Rialto Cinemas near The Barlow, a small counter that once sold soups and grain bowls to go has quietly turned into one of Sebastopol's more surprising dinner destinations. The Porch Kitchen, run by chef Lisa Boisset and her husband Kevin, now serves full French bistro fare — dry-aged beef sliders, pan-sea