Napa Valley moves into Noël mode (complete with those lighted tractors)
PUT ANY TWO THINGS... in a row, add some baubles or decorations, make them roll, and you've got a pretty pop-up parade. These things might include small wagons or trikes, or the sorts of toy boats you find on a lake. Or, on the other end of the sparkly spectrum, festive processions can feature extremely large...
Seeking Witnesses: Hit and Run Incident at 2nd/Irwin Intersection
A hit-and-run incident occurred on November 15 around 5pm at the intersection of 2nd Street and Irwin Street in San Rafael, near a Shell gas station. The victim, a 33-week pregnant woman driving a white Subaru Forester, reported that a lady in a red Volkswagen ID 4, who was in the left turning lane, went straight...
Review: “Ride the Cyclone: The Musical” in Santa Rosa
Ride the Cyclone: The Musical is a dazzling theatrical event directed by Sarah Wintermeyer. The Santa Rosa Junior College Theatre Arts program impresses with this professional quality show. Enter the lobby and be surrounded with clowns, sequined dancers, tarot readers, costumed dancers, and hanging streamers. Take a...
Santa Rosa’s Fire Station 5 Honored for Excellence in Construction and Community Resilience
Santa Rosa’s Fire Station 5 Resiliency and Relocation Project has received the 2025 Excellence in Construction Award from the North Bay Business Journal. The station is located at 1492 Fountaingrove Parkway. It was built after the 2017 Tubbs Fire as part of the city’s recovery efforts. The project involved the Santa...
Announcement of Napa County’s Best: Do You Agree with the Winners?
The much-anticipated winners of the Best of Napa County have finally been announced! The list, which was revealed on the 2025 Magazine website, has sparked a lively discussion on social media. The winners range across various categories, and the reactions to the results have been mixed, with some agreeing and others...
Sonoma Deputies Bust Boyes Hot Springs Home Stuffed With Stolen Mail From 90 Victims
What started as a rash of missing mail around Sonoma County has turned into something much bigger, according to authorities. Deputies serving a search warrant at a Boyes Hot Springs home this week say they uncovered a stash of stolen credit cards, checks and mail tied to more than 90 victims, describing the scene as...
Monte Vista Elementary Earns National Recognition for Inclusive Programs
Monte Vista Elementary School in Utah has been named a Special Olympics National Unified Champion School. The school met 10 standards, including running a Unified Sports program, supporting inclusive youth leadership, and involving the school community in activities.
Petaluma man tased, arrested during standoff with police
(KRON) — Police tased a man barricaded inside a Petaluma apartment building on the 5100 block of Montero Way Wednesday. Petaluma Police Department officers responded to the building around 5:22 p.m. after 28-year-old Zeno Salinas-Rurales allegedly broke into a resident’s room. “Officers located the suspect barricaded...
Menifee 24/7 honors Santa Rosa Academy Athletes of the Month
Menifee 24/7 is pleased to honor Athletes of the Month for October at Santa Rosa Academy. Honorees were selected by the coaches of their respective sports and were recognized with a presentation of certificates and photo opportunity on campus. Freshman girls cross country runner Scarlett Oakley “has made remarkable...
Major Community Hub Construction Begins in Roseland, Bringing New Library and Fire Station to...
On November 14, 2024, the City of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County Library held a groundbreaking event for the Hearn Community Hub in southwest Santa Rosa. The event took place on a six-acre site in the Roseland neighborhood and marked the start of Phase One construction.

















