Santa Rosa CA

It’s summertime, which means road trips and hungry travelers clamoring for quick eats. Sure, there are drive-ins, but there are some unexpected surprises at full service fuel shops where you can fill up your car and your belly. We’re not talking about sad hot dogs spinning on roller grills.

Santa Rosa’s newest — and pinkest — brunch spot began with Ivy Reyes’ childhood dream of owning an Easy-Bake Oven. Though her family couldn’t afford one, Reyes never forgot the toy oven or her dream of opening a bakery. Decades later, she opened Carrusel, a portal to her youth and a fantasyland of glitter, bows, flower

Two years ago, the town of San Anselmo voted to withdraw from a controversial flood control district. But homeowners continued to be charged to support its operation. Now, advocates are saying they want that stopped and they want their money back.

Yvette Bidegain thought she knew what Californians wanted to eat. Okra and catfish weren’t on the list. Four years after opening Saucy Mama’s Jook Joint in Guerneville, they’re her two best-selling dishes. “I used to sneak catfish to my friends’ table because they really wanted it,” she...

(KRON) — A man was arrested for shooting a person outside a bar in Santa Rosa, according to the city’s police department. The shooting happened on Aug. 3 on Barham Avenue. Officers saw the victim running on Santa Rosa Avenue after the shooting. Several suspects were drinking inside the bar, and the victim was in […]

"We're just working on systems and end markets so that we can make progress."

David Hirsch, a pioneering winegrower on the extreme northern Sonoma Coast, died Tuesday of respiratory failure in Santa Rosa following a two-week hospitalization. He was 81. In 1978, Hirsch bought a 1,000-acre sheep ranch on a ridge-top overlooking the Pacific in the Fort Ross appellation. The site would go on to beco

Napa Valley's latest high-profile charity gathering put cancer research and patient resilience at the center of the weekend, bringing together scientists, survivors and supporters of the V Foundation. The event carried forward Jim Valvano's famously relentless message that cancer research cannot wait for a better momen

SONOMA VALLEY — On July 28, 2026, Valley of the Moon Water District welcomed project partners, public officials, members of the media, and community representatives to celebrate the completion of the Park and Verano Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project. The Valley of the Moon Water District ASR Grand Opening...

(KRON) — An alleged DUI driver in Petaluma led police on a pursuit last week, traveling at almost double the speed limit, according to authorities. A Petaluma Police Department officer saw the driver around 11:10 p.m. on Thursday “driving at an extremely high rate of speed traveling eastbound on East Washington Street