Petaluma police investigating graffiti threatening school shooting

Petaluma police are investigating a shooting threat to a school in the city after graffiti was found at its campus on Wednesday.   

SF man leads police on chase in stolen semi in Petaluma

Petaluma police arrested a man after they said he led them on a police chase in a stolen semi-truck.

Convicted killer Richard Allen Davis seeks to overturn death sentence of Polly Klaas

Lawyers for one of California's most infamous convicted killers, Richard Allen Davis, asked a judge in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Friday to overturn his death sentence following the 1993 murder and kidnap of 12-year-old Polly Klaas.

Junior high students arrested for lighting explosives at Petaluma school

Two junior high school students in Petaluma were arrested on Wednesday for lighting explosive devices at school, causing the school to be locked down, officials say. 

North Bay senior citizen sentenced 30 years to life for molesting child

A 78-year-old man was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison on Tuesday for molesting a child numerous times, Sonoma County prosecutors said.   

More than 30 cars bipped overnight across Petaluma

Police in Petaluma are warning car owners after more than 30 vehicles were broken into across the city overnight on Saturday. 

2 arrested in separate alleged DUI crashes in Sonoma County

Two men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of unrelated collisions involving alleged driving under the influence in Petaluma on Saturday night and early Sunday, police said.   

Petaluma police investigate slashing of 17-year-old on basketball court

Petaluma police are investigating an attack that injured a 17-year-old boy on a basketball court near the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma on Friday afternoon.   

Petaluma man allegedly offered juveniles cocaine, marijuana and sex

A man was arrested after allegedly harassing juveniles, trying to lure them into sexual intercourse and offering them narcotics on Wednesday afternoon, Petaluma police said. 

Beloved Petaluma Catholic school fighting to keep its doors open

A beloved Catholic High School in Sonoma County, which opened more than a century ago educating generations of students, is fighting to keep its doors open. The Petaluma school is known for its strong academics.

Concord man gets life in prison for 2019 Petaluma outlets murder

A Concord man was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for the murder of a man at the Petaluma Factory Outlets nearly five years ago.

Sonoma County K-9 alerts to dog biscuit boxes allegedly filled with meth

A Sonoma County Sheriff's deputy allegedly discovered 10 pounds of methamphetamine during a Petaluma traffic stop, the department said Thursday.   

Possible tornado spotted in Sonoma County

A funnel cloud spotted in Sonoma County on Thursday is being investigated as a possible tornado by weather officials. 

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.