Woman jumps from fleeing vehicle; driver charged with false imprisonment
A stolen Jeep SUV, pursued by police at high-speed Saturday through the north side of Santa Rosa, slowed long enough to take a corner and a female passenger jumped out, police said.
Former doctor to serve prison sentence after teen overdoses
A former pain management doctor in Santa Rosa was sentenced to 30 months in prison for prescribing dangerous controlled substances to a 17-year-old patient who later fatally overdosed, announced the U.S. Department of Justice.
Santa Rosa high school student and mom arrested after campus incident escalates, police say
An 18-year-old student at Santa Rosa's Maria Carrillo High School and his mother were arrested Tuesday following an altercation that started on campus, police say.
Safari West welcomes birth of rare white rhino calf
Safari West in Santa Rosa welcomed a new baby southern white rhino on Sunday.
Santa Rosa man missing for month found dead
The search for an at-risk Santa Rosa man who had been missing since last month has ended, after his body was found on a rural trail, police said on Tuesday.
Burned out van, filled with marijuana, left in residential Santa Rosa street
Concerned and confused, residents of a Santa Rosa neighborhood have a lot of questions about a burned out van that ended up parked on their street, filled with butane-steeped marijuana.
1 dead, 1 injured in warehouse party shooting, Santa Rosa police say
Officials said one person was killed and another was injured after gunfire broke out at a warehouse party in Santa Rosa Friday night.
2 Santa Rosa students arrested after fight, marijuana and weapons found
Two Santa Rosa high school students were arrested Friday morning for possession of weapons after police responded to a school about a fight.
Van catches fire in Santa Rosa, inside were bags of marijuana ‘shake’ soaked in butane, investigators say
A van fire and explosion in Santa Rosa on Tuesday shut down a highway on-ramp and led to the discovery of large amounts of marijuana soaked in butane, fire officials said.
2 students arrested in another knife incident at Santa Rosa high school, police say
Over the weekend two students were arrested in another knife incident at a Santa Rosa school, police said. A social media post involving weapons alerted staff Friday at Montgomery High School, where less than two weeks ago, a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed.
Santa Rosa residents evacuate ahead of storm damage to homes
Another atmospheric river storm is concerning for some people who've already had to deal with damage this winter season. Some residents in Santa Rosa have voluntarily evacuated from their homes.
Rain causes crumbling hillside in Santa Rosa
Larry Owens said he’s had enough of this weather. “I’m ready for sun. That’s why I moved to California 35 years ago for the sun,” he said.
2 Santa Rosa high administrators on leave after deadly stabbing
Two school administrators are now on leave after a 16-year-old student was stabbed and killed on campus.
Warriors' Klay Thompson surprises teen with new wheelchair
Golden State Warrior guard Klay Thompson surprised a Santa Rosa teenager on Saturday with a new, custom-made basketball wheelchair that may help him accomplish his athletic dreams.
North Bay and Peninsula brace for the brunt of the next big storm
As you enter Guerneville, crews are covering up a recent slide to minimize another slide from the coming weather. The Russian River is not rushing, but far faster than usual.
Police called to Santa Rosa schools 945 times last year
Parents and students packed a meeting Tuesday night, angry and frustrated with crime on Santa Rosa high school campuses.
High school in Santa Rosa reopens after deadly stabbing of student
Students returned to classes at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa on Monday for the first time since a 15-year-old student allegedly stabbed another classmate to death.
Police: Argument preceded fatal California school stabbing
Detectives said Saturday that a fight involving three students at a Northern California high school began with an argument outside art class and culminated in a fatal stabbing.
More troubling displays of violence at Santa Rosa schools come to light
Parents and students now want to call attention to other troubling safety concerns in the Santa rosa school district – and some are calling to bring school resource officers back to campus.