Santa Rosa woman sentenced to 36 years for child sexual abuse, drug charges

The case stemmed from an investigation that began in May 2024, when Santa Rosa police received a report alleging the woman had hosted parties at her home involving alcohol, drugs and underage children.

Highway 101 commute hours shortened in Marin and Sonoma counties

It took only six months for driver frustration over expanded commute-hour lane restrictions, on a major commuter highway, to boil over, leading to a grass-roots movement to shorten them. 

Bay Area nurses protest ICU nurse Alex Pretti's killing

A crowd of nurses from across the nation on Tuesday marched in memory of Alex Pretti, moving through the streets of Oakland chanting and carrying signs. 

Missing Rohnert Park man found dead in driver's seat of Tesla submerged in Bodega Bay

Officials with the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety on Tuesday said the body of a missing at-risk person was found in the driver's seat of a Tesla submerged in the water at Bodega Bay. 

North Bay man indicted for supplying ghost guns to Sureño gang members

A 41-year-old man has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of supplying firearms to Santa Rosa gang members, authorities said.

3 arrested after allegedly shooting teen in Santa Rosa

Police learned that the boy and some friends were playing basketball at nearby Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park when they were approached by a group who asked them if they were part of a gang.

Bay Area man dies from suspected mushroom poisoning

Sonoma County has issued an urgent health warning regarding wild mushrooms, which are sprouting up across the entire Bay Area, posing extreme danger to people of all ages and their pets.  

Trump administration sues 2 Bay Area cities over natural gas ban

The cities of Morgan Hill and Petaluma are facing a lawsuit by the Trump administration over their decision to ban natural gas in most new buildings. 

Amy’s Drive Thru to close Rohnert Park location

Amy’s Drive Thru announced it is closing its Rohnert Park location, the last remaining pull-up-and-order vegetarian fast-food restaurant operated by the company.

Guerneville family displaced after tree fell on home, nearly hitting sleeping toddler

A family in Sonoma County is displaced this holiday season after a tree fell and destroyed their house during the storm last week, barely missing a crib with a sleeping toddler inside.

Scooter rider struck, killed by SUV in Santa Rosa

Police did not name the victim, but said they were a 61-year-old Rohnert Park resident.

North Bay prepares for a Christmas week storm swarm

North Bay first responders are no strangers to atmospheric rivers, and the experience has left them well-equipped to handle the swarm of storms heading to the Bay Area for the holiday week.

Cluster of quakes strike Sonoma County

Shaking was felt in areas such as Petaluma and Rohnert Park, but no damages or injuries were reported immediately after the earthquake.

Three rescued after boat capsizes in the North Bay

For the second time in the past couple of months, first responders rescued passengers on a boat that overturned in Tomales Bay near Dillon Beach.

Shark bites surfer off Sonoma County coast

A surfer was bitten by a shark Friday on the Sonoma County coast, authorities said.

North Bay animal activist begins 90-day jail sentence

An advocate for farm animal rights will spend the rest of the holidays in jail for her role in the taking of four chickens from a poultry processing plant.