Santa Rosa CA

The towering palm tree in the middle of the grassy area in the horseshoe surrounded by Sonoma Plaza Park was planted around 1910, as the photograph shows. In the background the fountain created by the Women’s Club is visible, installed around the same time. The photo above shows the...

For more than 25 years, we have supported active, health-conscious lives in Marin County, and more recently in Sonoma County as well. Yet even among people who eat well, exercise and stay engaged, we see resignation—a belief that declining health is simply the price we pay for aging. Too...

Beth Gallock (center) speaks in front of the Woodmark Apartment complex on Bodega. Avenue in Sebastopol, on Tuesday, 13 January, 2026. Despite threats of eviction at year's end, residents at the Woodmark Apartment complex in Sebastopol remain, including those who aren't farm workers. The saga at the 48-unit apartment...

A Sonoma County conservation group recently acquired a historic ranch just west of Occidental. They say the purchase prevents the property from being sold off and carved into housing parcels. LandPaths acquired the 69-acre Calvi Ranch through a combination of purchase and donation from the Calvi family. The Sonoma...

This morning (Jan. 12, 2026) at 7am, Marin SAR was requested by the Novato Police Department to assist in a search for an elderly female who had walked away from her home. Novato Police had been searching the area before requesting SAR. 45 Marin SAR members responded and began deploying in the field.

There are issues with the California Highway Patrol’s investigation into a Woodacre car crash that killed four teens, says a victim’s family. The Koren family told the Pacific Sun they are seeking more details about the accident, specifically the circumstances and cause. Bruce Koren, whose granddaughter, Olive...

(KRON) — Ten days after a 15-year-old boy was shot at Santa Rosa Transit Mall, police officers arrested alleged gang members in connection to the shooting. Police said the transit hub’s violence began as an armed robbery on January 4. Two young men wearing masks confronted a group of teenaged friends and demanded...

Police said a Clearlake man who was in Estrella's Market around 5:30 p.m. Monday, went outside, returned and shot a man. An employee in the store is believed to have been hit by a bullet that ricocheted.

Tamales made by a Sonoma County company and sold at Whole Foods in California and Nevada have been recalled after FDA inspections found possible listeria contamination.

Victoria was found dead from a suspected overdose early on New Year's Day in a San Francisco hotel