Man surrenders to Santa Rosa police after holding hostages, punching dog, stabbing TV
A 25-year-old man surrendered to Santa Rosa police after they said he held four people hostage – including a 5-year-old – and also terrorized the group by stabbing a television with a large knife, punched a dog in the head and threatened to hurt the child, authorities said.
Donations pour in for vandalized Holocaust fountain in Santa Rosa
People have donated more than $31,000 to repair the Holocaust Memorial Fountain in Santa Rosa. That's because for a second time in two years, the fountain has been vandalized.
Teen killed, brother hurt in Sonoma DUI crash
A 16-year-old boy was killed and his brother was hurt when the car they were riding in crashed in Sonoma County, the California Highway Patrol said.
Arrest made in deadly weekend shooting in Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Police have arrested the suspect in a deadly shooting.
Sonoma County faces its first full weekend under new COVID restrictions
Sonoma County's first full weekend of stepped up COVID rules and prohibitions of certain activities has led to some confusion about what really is and is not off limits until February 11.
Pliny the Younger beer delayed by Russian River Brewing
Russian River Brewing announced Wednesday that the annual release of its Pliny the Younger beer will be postponed.
Sonoma County event venues frustrated over ban on large gatherings
A new health order in Sonoma County, is being viewed as another potential blow to the area’s tourism industry, particularly for businesses behind the region’s larger events.
Sonoma County imposes COVID restrictions
Sonoma County is imposing restrictions that prohibit some large indoor gatherings and encourage people to stay home as much as possible.
New Sonoma County health order prohibits large gatherings through mid-February
Sonoma County's public health officer issued an order that prohibits gatherings of more than 50 people indoors or more than 100 people outdoors. Situations exempt from the health order include schools, outdoor recess, workplace settings, courthouse activities, places of worship, cafeterias, but also shopping malls, stores, restaurants/food facilities and museums.
Omicron cases run rampant in Sonoma County
Officials are reporting a surge of new COVID cases in Sonoma County.
Sonoma County Jail in lockdown after COVID outbreak
A COVID outbreak has forced a lockdown at Sonoma County Jail.
Authorities seek mom who allegedly escaped Santa Rosa police, left toddler in car, cold and crying
Santa Rosa police on Friday said they are looking for a 34-year-old mother, who they say had been drinking and then left her 18-month-old child alone in her minivan in frigid temperatures, cold and crying.
Santa Rosa opening pop-up tent warming center with cold weather coming
The city of Santa Rosa, in partnership with Catholic Charities, is opening a pop-up tent warming center for people in need, as the forecast calls for overnight temperatures to dip into the 30s Thursday night and as low as the upper 20s Friday and Saturday nights.
Man wanted for stabbing rideshare driver arrested after found walking on Golden Gate Bridge
A man, suspected of stabbing and injuring a rideshare driver in Santa Rosa on Christmas Day, was arrested Monday night after California Highway Patrol found him walking along the Golden Gate Bridge, KTVU has learned.
Rideshare driver stabbed by rider on Christmas; Sonoma sheriff calls attack 'random'
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office say a rideshare driver was stabbed and injured by a rider on Christmas Day in what they are calling a random act of violence. The sheriff's office has identified a suspect.
Sonoma County to require boosters for school staff, first responders, healthcare workers
Sonoma County has become the latest to enact new required Covid-19 protocols in the wake of the surging omicron variant.
Sonoma County issues booster requirement for certain workers
Workers in the affected industries will be required to get a COVID-19 booster vaccination if they are eligible or test for the virus at least twice weekly if they are unvaccinated or until they have completed their required vaccinations.
Federal infrastructure act funding can help prevent North Bay wildfires
Bay Area elected officials gathered Saturday in Santa Rosa with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, firefighters and community members to announce billions of dollars of funding for wildfire prevention in the recently passed $1 trillion federal infrastructure package.
Santa Rosa police arrest 49-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl
Police arrested a 49-year-old Santa Rosa man early Friday they allege sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl who was on her way to school.
California's major reservoirs are still far drier than average
California's five largest reservoirs are still far below their normal volume at this time of the year after factoring in the rainfall from the atmospheric river.