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Tinsley Ellis is out driving around the country on what Alligator Records has dubbed his “Two Guitars and a Car” tour. That name comes from the fact that Ellis, a powerhouse electric blues/rock guitarist, is touring behind Naked Truth, his first acoustic album, carrying only the 1969 Martin D-35 acoustic guitar that...

According to a report from the Petaluma Police Department, a dangerous pursuit unfolded last Saturday, when an officer spotted a vehicle hurtling northward on Highway 101, crossing the East Washington Street overpass. The driver, identified as 21-year-old Santa Rosa resident Aleah Traill, initially appeared to...

November 11, 2025 – I’d never heard of Domaine Della, but a quick outreach to Mark Pisoni, who farms Soberanes Vineyard, revealed that the winemaker, David Hejl, has been making wine from that vineyard for since leaving Kosta Browne, where he had previously worked. Hejl started his own brand 10 years ago and has been...

SONOMA COUNTY, CA – An amicus brief filed by the California Coalition for Sheriff Oversight (CCSO), the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU NorCal) has been accepted in the appeal of a 2024 Sonoma County Superior Court ruling that undermined...

When Cafe La Haye owner Saul Gropman announced his retirement in December 2024, Sonoma Valley collectively clutched its pearls. The bespectacled host had been a welcoming presence in the intimate dining room since the restaurant opened in 1996 — a rare fixed point in a county where the culinary landscape is always in...

Adam Haber is not a local. Unmistakably, Haber is from Long Island. But if his new partnership with SoCo “buy local” champ Go Local realizes just one tenth of its potential, Haber should be allowed to bypass our 25 year naturalization process to become an honorary Sonoma County citizen.

The man crashed a minivan carrying his three young sons in the Bay Area after trying to pass a city vehicle, according to police.

A tragic incident unfolded yesterday when a Chevrolet pickup was involved in a collision in Santa Rosa. According to a news release from the Santa Rosa Police Department, the accident occurred around 5:33 AM in the vicinity of W 8th Street and Warren Lane. The police said the solo driver struck a fire hydrant before...

Novato police arrested four suspects in the theft of about $33,000 worth of eyewear products, including 90 pairs of glasses. The theft happened at about 3 p.m. Friday at the LensCrafters store at the Vintage Oaks Shopping Center. Witnesses said the thieves fled in a Dodge Charger without license plates. A California...

Lea el artículo en español aquí. Dave Massoni is leaving town. More than 150 years after his family began farming in Healdsburg, the 66-year-old winegrower is getting out of the business and moving to Nevada. “I’ve been farming grapes since I was 18 and this is the...