Santa Rosa CA

(KRON) — Two people suspected of organizing and promoting last month’s destructive sideshow, which ended with the burning of a luxury sedan in the middle of an Oakland intersection, have been arrested, the Oakland Police Department announced Friday. Roughly 300 people and 100 cars took part in the illegal car rally,...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Veteran suicide rates in California are a growing concern, with 570 veteran lives lost in 2024 alone. In response, Nation's Finest, a Santa Rosa-based nonprofit, has been awarded a grant from the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to enhance mental health services for veterans in...

In the wake of a devastating car crash that claimed the lives of six farmworkers from Stockton, the local community is stepping up to support the grieving families through heartfelt fundraisers and acts of kindness.

Julius Myron Alexander is publishing a new book, containing 78 pages of his famous “Brochures,” little essays of life, giving the philosophy gathered through the years of the writer’s well-spent life, each a gem in its own setting, and the whole forming an assembly in book form. Mr. Alexander, Healdsburg’s own...

In the heart of Santa Rosa, where wine country meets urban charm, sits a treasure trove that might just be California’s best-kept secret for the budget-conscious and environmentally mindful shopper: The Salvation Army Family Store on 3rd Street. You know that feeling when you find a $20 bill in...

These maps used by major home insurers are different from Cal Fire’s maps and provide a window into how insurance companies think about fire risk in each Bay Area neighborhood.

The event is presented by the Santa Rosa Urban Arts Partnership and adds another way for artists to exhibit to the public. photo credit: Michelle Marques Artists Bug Thompson and Sharon Eisley are part of the Santa Rosa Open Studios event. The second annual Santa Rosa Open Studios starts on Saturday. Over 50 artists...

Below an ashen hillside, farmer Johnnie White picked shriveled grapes off flaking vines, surveying for the third time in a decade the ravages of a wildfire on Napa Valley vineyards. Nearby, fire crews stamped out remnants of the Pickett Fire, which started Aug. 21 in Calistoga and burned around 6,800 acres at the...

Pick organic apples at Gold Ridge Organic Farm in Sebastopol on Saturday from 8 am–1 pm (reservations required). Here are our picks for great events and activities for children and families this Weekend. Find more events for the whole week in Marin and beyond in our Family Events Calendar.

Today, it’s a state historic park co-managed by the Fort Ross Conservancy and California State Parks. photo credit: Fort Ross Conservancy The chapel at Fort Ross. Along the Sonoma Coast sits a place layered with history. Russian settlers, Alaska Native hunters, and the Kashaya Pomo, whose ancestors lived there for...