Busy As a Beaver in Sonoma Valley, for Good Reason
Our wildlife cameras at this Sonoma Valley park captured a few hardworking beavers dragging branches and twigs from land to water over the course of several nights — and even putting up with some very curious raccoons!. You might call them the ultimate preppers, storing plenty of food to...
Bay Area celebrity chef’s widow alleges investors committed perjury and forged signatures to take...
The legal battle over an acclaimed Napa Valley restaurant has intensified.
Smearcase’s Frozen Cottage Cheese Wins $100,000 at Real California Milk Excelerator Competition
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) recently announced Smearcase as the grand prize winner at the 7th Real California Milk (RCM) Excelerator product innovation competition. The award was presented during the 2025 RCM Excelerator live pitch event on December 11th in Napa, Calif., where four new finalists were...
Marin-Based Professional Photographer Michelle Susoev Was Presented with the 20th Annual Black and White...
********* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ********* 20TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER MICHELLE SUSOEV FROM THE UNITED STATES LOS ANGELES, December 6, 2025. Professional photographer Michelle Susoev of Marin County, United States was presented with the 20th Annual Black and White Spider Awards First...
Healdsburg Police Allegedly Catch Man Driving Stolen Vehicle
HEALDSBURG, CA — “On December 15, 2025, at approximately 10:28 p.m., Healdsburg Police Department officers were conducting patrolling in the area of Healdsburg Avenue near Dry Creek Road when they located an unoccupied vehicle at a local gas station. An officer recognized the vehicle as one that had recently been...
Chris Herrod picked as new mayor
Monday night saw the final Healdsburg City Council meeting of the year, which got underway even as the official ribbon-cutting inauguration of the Foley Family Trust Community Pavilion continued across the street. The evening’s agenda was relatively simple and forward-looking: Receive Fiscal Year 2025-26 City Council...
Coming rain should dispel month-long tule fog conditions
A small rain system looks ready to bring the North Bay out of the lingering fog and cold...at least a little bit. The nearly month-long tule fog bank that's settled over the Central Valley has consistently spilled into the North Bay and Santa Rosa Plain through the San Francisco Bay's lowlands.
Novato Firefighters Extinguish Blaze at Downtown Liquor Store, No Injuries Reported
Firefighters doused a blaze at a Novato liquor store early yesterday, with crews responding rapidly to the emergency in the heart of downtown. The Novato Fire Protection District reported that at approximately 8:00 AM, they were dispatched to the 800 block of Grant Avenue after reports of a structure fire.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Opens New Multimodal Overcrossing
Caltrans, the Sonoma County Transportation and Climate Authorities (SCTCA), and the City of Santa Rosa held a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, for the $43.7 million Hearn Avenue Overcrossing Replacement Project, celebrating the opening of the new Highway 101 overcrossing that features two traffic lanes in...
Accessibility in the arts with the urban dance troop
The Santa Rosa Junior College Disability Cultural Center hosted an interactive dance workshop for students and staff with the Urban Jazz Dance Company to promote inclusion and awareness of disabled people in the arts at noon Dec. 1 in Emeritus Hall. The Urban Jazz Dance Company is a Black-owned San...
