Sonoma County sheriff's wife arrested in DUI crash had prior convictions

The wife of Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram who was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of drunk driving after a crash home has prior DUI convictions.

Death of man found in Santa Rosa street is under investigation

Santa Rosa police said they are investigating the suspicious death of a man who was found on a city street on Thursday night. 

Sonoma County sheriff's wife arrested on DUI charge

The wife of Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after crashing into a house and injuring a person in the home, Engram said on social media.

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.

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.   

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.     

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.