Avian Flu: 250,000 birds to be euthanized in Sonoma County
Animal disease experts are raising concern about the spread of the avian flu in the Bay Area after two farms in Sonoma County said they had to euthanize around 250,000 birds this week.
Petaluma's environmentally friendly Christmas tree farmer has been serving community for decades
From this weekend to next, will be the peak of the peak of the Christmas tree buying season. As many as thirty million will be sold in the U.S. alone. One environmentally friendly farmer from Petaluma and his family have turned to making Santa’s elves into a helicopter pilots to keep tree groves pristine.
Petaluma mobile home park rent doubled, mistakenly set to auto-debit
Without notice, residents at Youngstown Mobile Home Park in Petaluma said they had a $923 increase to their monthly rents, showing up on the online payment portal the day before Thanksgiving.
This is the 'drunkest' city in California, study shows
A new study just ranked the drunkest cities in America, and the city that swept all the others in California for the accolade may not surprise you.
Several Bay Area residents arrested over holiday weekend for DUI
The Petaluma Police Department had their work cut out for them this weekend with 11 DUI arrests being made by residents spanning all over the Bay Area.
Burglars in van knock over 3 Petaluma businesses in 45 minutes
Burglars in a white Ford Econoline van drove into the doors of three Petaluma businesses and made off in minutes with power tools and contractor equipment, police said Saturday.
Petaluma man arrested for allegedly stealing truck with owner's dog in it
A Petaluma man was arrested Friday after he allegedly stole a truck with its owner's dog in it, police said.
'Life well lived': Petaluma police bids goodbye to retired K-9 Basko
Petaluma police bid farewell to a distinguished retired K-9, Basko, who passed away on Nov. 2.
Bay Area army vet charged for making threats to kill multiple military members at CA base
Federal authorities in San Francisco filed charges against a Petaluma man Thursday over threats he allegedly made against multiple military personnel at a Southern California Army base.
Innovative, eco-friendly North Bay farm may not survive a recent fire
A North Bay farm is struggling to make ends meet after a fire tore through its facilities on Sunday. The Sunday morning fire did as much as $6 million in damage to Protein Products, LLC, an innovative, environmentally friendly farm based in Petaluma that raises fly larvae, turning them into food and fertilizer.
Crews fight large structure fire in Petaluma
Crews battled a large structure fire in the North Bay Sunday morning.
Shooting threat made at Petaluma High School, no arrests made
Police are investigating a shooting threat at Petaluma High School discovered on a bathroom wall.
Police arrest 4 overnight for suspected DUI, 3 involved in crashes
Petaluma police arrested four suspected drunk drivers Saturday night and early Sunday morning, three of whom were involved in collisions.
Petaluma mobile home park residents facing 300% rent increase
Residents of Little Woods Mobile Villa in Petaluma fear they may be homeless after receiving notices that their monthly rent would increase by 300% or more a month.
'It makes me so angry': Polly Klaas kidnapping remembered 30 years later
It was 30 years ago, during a sleepover at her Petaluma home, that 12-year-old Polly Klaas was kidnapped. She was found dead two months later.
Bay Area tattoo artists create body art to raise suicide awareness
Long lines snaked around the block on Friday as people signed up to get tattooed in Petaluma to raise awareness about suicide and mental health.
Sonoma man with toddler in backseat arrested for alleged robbery, DUI
A man in Petaluma was arrested Saturday evening on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, robbery and other offenses, all with his two-year-old child in the backseat of his vehicle.
Summer camp in Petaluma gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together
One camper, from Oakland, has a white Jewish mother and a father who is Black and Muslim. Another was adopted in Uganda by a white Jewish woman; they now live in Montana.
Aggressive, stinging yellowjackets buzzing in the North Bay
Yellowjacket populations are booming in the North Bay. Here's some advice on how to deal with these sometimes aggressive, stinging bugs.
Tesla sued in federal court for allegedly misrepresenting range of its electric vehicles
A lawsuit seeking class-action status on behalf of three owners of Tesla vehicles in California was filed this week, alleging that the company grossly undervalued how far the cars could travel on a single battery charge.