Santa Rosa mandates water conservation mandatory effective immediately

Santa Rosa is the latest Bay Area city to strengthen water restrictions due to the drought. Flagrant water wasters can be cut off.

About a dozen homes evacuated due to small fire in Sonoma

Sonoma County sheriff's deputies and the Sonoma Police Department are assisting with precautionary evacuations due to a small fire Wednesday afternoon. 

Russian River inflatable dam replacement to close boating access throughout summer

The Russian River's inflatable rubber dam near Forestville is being replaced for the first time since 1995, with construction starting Monday and continuing until mid-October.

Two teens identified as victims in fatal Rohnert Park crash

Killed were 17-year-old San Rafael resident Lorena Recendez-Martinez, who was driving, and 16-year-old Los Angeles resident Amada Guadalupe Salinas-Agular, who was a passenger in a 2018 Mercedes Benz Coupe, according to public safety officials.

Grass fire sparked by mower burns nearly 5 acres in Santa Rosa

A grass fire damaged several fences and a shed in Santa Rosa shortly before noon on Sunday. Fire officials say a mower accidentally sparked the blaze.

Crews contain Santa Rosa vegetation fire that burned 4.5 acres
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The fire was caused by the use of a riding mower and burned 4.5 acres. Several fences and one shed were damaged. (Video: Twitter.com/SantaRosaFire.

77-year-old woman killed, two others injured in Healdsburg crash

A 77-year-old woman died and her son and grandson were injured Saturday night after their SUV crashed into a guardrail and overturned on U.S. Highway 101 in Healdsburg, the California Highway Patrol said.

Two people killed in solo vehicle crash in Rohnert Park

Two people died Saturday night in a solo-car crash near the Foxtail Golf Club in Rohnert Park, police said.

Two teens wounded in Windsor shooting, 15-year-old suspect in custody

Two teenage boys were wounded in a shooting Friday evening in Windsor. The Sonoma County Sheriff says they've taken a 15-year-old suspect into custody.

Healdsburg bans outdoor watering as drought conditions worsen

People living in Healdsburg must turn off their sprinklers and drip irrigation systems because the city has declared a drought emergency, city officials said Friday.

Woman in critical condition following shooting in Santa Rosa park

A woman was in critical condition late Wednesday afternoon with life-threatening injuries after a shooting earlier in the day at a Santa Rosa park. 

Wine Country weddings no longer restricted to weekends only

Brides and grooms-to-be are making up for time lost to the pandemic shut down. The wedding industry, worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the Napa and Sonoma County economies, was reduced to almost nothing the past year.

Superintendent of Marin County school district arrested for lewd acts with child

Marin County Sheriff's Office says they have arrested the superintendent of Shoreline Unified School District for lewd acts with a child under 14 years of age. 

Rohnert Park detectives arrest two suspects in connection with Friday homicide

Authorities Saturday night said detectives have arrested two suspects in connection with a homicide that occurred at the Parkridge Apartments a day earlier.

Petaluma police arrest two local residents with large quantities of fentanyl

Police in Petaluma reported arresting a local man early Thursday and a local woman early Friday who they said were each in possession of enough fentanyl to create thousands of potential deadly doses.

Sonoma Raceway ready to welcome fans to the Toyota Savemart 350 NASCAR Cup Series Race

After nearly two years of silence, the roar of engines will return to Sonoma Raceway this weekend. NASCAR is back, the Toyota Savemart 350 is scheduled for Sunday, and fans are already showing up.

NASCAR returns to Sonoma Raceway

This weekend’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race has already reached its allowed capacity.