Santa Rosa CA

Gold Ridge Fire Protection District is tentatively set to reopen the Bodega fire station this weekend after the district and the nonprofit that owns the firehouse have verbally come to terms on a one-year lease brokered by a former Sonoma County supervisor. Occidental attorney and former Fifth District Supervisor...

SONOMA CO.: TRAIL NETWORK DOUBLES IN TAYLOR MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARK

More than 7,000 PG&E customers were left without power across Marin County on Saturday evening, according to the utility’s outage map.

Small-town America, a large crowd and a whole lot of heart. This year’s 49th annual Penngrove Parade - a procession of fire trucks, tractors, horses and cars ranging from impressive to zany - showcased the local community and businesses. The parade is a fundraiser by the Penngrove Social Firemen,...

Tennis Wick is stepping down at summer’s end after 12 years at the helm of Permit Sonoma, which oversees land-use, code enforcement and building issues in the unincorporated area. July 11, 2025, 11:20AM. Updated 1 hour ago. 6 minute read. Tennis Wick, who for a dozen years has led...

In 1994, the entire Gualala River watershed was listed on section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act as impaired for excessive sedimentation / siltation. Excessive sediment in the Gualala River watershed impairs Beneficial Uses associated with the Gualala River’s salmonid fishery and habitat. In 2001, the U.S....

In a show of interdepartmental collaboration, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Helicopter, known as Henry-1, was summoned by the Novato Fire Department for a rescue operation yesterday. The urgency was a hiker, struck down by a medical emergency in the shelters of the Indian Tree Open Space Preserve. According to a...

A man was killed and a woman seriously injured Friday night when a speeding sports car went airborne and rolled several times off a rural stretch of state Highway 12 in Napa County, the California Highway Patrol said.

Volunteers learn how to set up a hot air balloon at the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic in Santa Rosa. What could be more iconic than the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic, a decades long tradition in Wine Country with colorful balloons from all over the world gathering in Santa Rosa? Join your host...

The Napa Police Department is in the midst of an investigation into what they are calling a homicide, following the discovery of a deceased male under the 3rd Street bridge near Soscol Avenue earlier this month. The incident, which left 47-year-old Noel Batres dead, has spurred an active search for information, as...