Armed robbery at store; police searching for suspect
Police detectives are looking for a man who robbed a Rohnert Park retail store at gunpoint Thursday morning.
Highway 37 closing in North Bay this weekend
Highway 37 in the North Bay will be closed from early Saturday until midday Sunday, so repairs can be made to railroad crossings along the vital corridor.
Portion of Hwy 37 to close next weekend for train track repair
A portion of state Highway 37 will be closed next weekend to allow repairs to a railroad crossing, Caltrans said.
Montgomery High in Santa Rosa temporarily placed on lockdown
Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa was placed on lockdown Friday for several hours after school staff were told that there was a student with a gun, authorities said.
Taxi driver arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting passenger
Petaluma police arrested a taxi driver suspected of raping a passenger in the back of his cab Tuesday night.
Public health officer sounds alarm on rising rates of syphilis in women, their infants
Sonoma County is seeing "alarming" increases in congenital syphilis and is urging pregnant residents to access prenatal care as soon as possible and asking care providers to increase testing for the sexually transmitted disease.
Missing 12-year-old Petaluma girl 'located,' police say
A 12-year-old who had run away from her Petaluma home, prompting a police search on Monday, has been found, according to authorities.
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.
Mississippi man faces felony charges for allegedly messaging Bay Area minors for sexual content
A Mississippi man was found guilty of federal charges related to messaging minors for sexual content, announced Rohnert Park police officers on Friday.
Only 1 in 5 kids ready for kindergarten in county, report finds
Communities all over the state are reporting impacts on enrollment and test scores for school-age children in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Sonoma County has released a sobering, detailed report focusing on kindergartners there and how they are faring post-pandemic.
Instagram influencer Katie Sorensen guilty of false kidnapping report
The "mom influencer" whose Instagram video went viral in December 2020 after falsely claiming a Petaluma couple tried to kidnap her kids at a Michael’s store, was found guilty Wednesday in a Sonoma County courtroom.
Instagram influencer accused of faking kidnapping in Petaluma heads to trial
The trial for the social media influencer accused of faking a kidnapping in Petaluma begins Tuesday morning. Katie Sorensen said she was shopping at Michael's when a couple tried to take her kids, but police later concluded it was a lie.
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.
20 California police officers facing possible decertification
The officers' on the most recent POST decertification list worked in departments including Rohnert Park, Redwood City, Sonoma County and San Francisco, San Diego, Kern, San Bernadino counties and Stockton.
California deputies use tax dollars to travel 500 miles, cross 6 counties to kill pet goat: Lawsuit
A mother of a 9-year-old is suing the Shasta District Fair and Event Center (Shasta Fair Association), the County of Shasta, and the Shasta County Sheriff's Department after allegedly seizing a pet goat named Cedar and slaughtering it, according to a lawsuit.
Rohnert Park: 2 arrested on suspicion of arson, vandalism in January condo fire
Two San Francisco residents have been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with a fire that displaced at least one person and caused an estimated $200,000 of damage to a Rohnert Park condominium in January, police said.
Suspect arrested for Petaluma bank robbery
A suspect was arrested Thursday for a bank robbery in Petaluma, police reported.
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.