Former Sonoma County deputy arrested for killing man
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The former deputy is charged with felony manslaughter and assault by a public officer for killing a man with gruesome, excessive force he thought was driving a stolen car.

Santa Rosa man arrested for assaulting deputy, drug possession

Deputies responded to the 4800 block of Trenton Road in Santa Rosa about 10:25 a.m. to reports of a man "hitting trees and talking about demons."

Transient arrested on suspicion of arson in Sonoma County

Deputies, Cal Fire, and the Sonoma County and Monte Rio fire districts responded to the 9 a.m. report of a vegetation fire.

Sonoma County jail inmate dies, cellmate hospitalized

The one inmate was pronounced dead at 5:20 a.m., while the second inmate remains in the hospital late Thursday morning.

Sonoma councilmember arrested in child sex assault

David Cook, 53, was taken into custody on Tuesday night and booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, said Sgt. Juan Valencia of the Sonoma County sheriff's office, which provides law enforcement services to Sonoma.

Coffey Neighborhood Park reopens three years after Tubbs Fire

A community park in a Santa Rosa neighborhood that was decimated by the Tubbs Fire in 2017 reopened to the public after undergoing three years of reconstruction.

Gym owner fined $1,000 for keeping his doors open as Sonoma County remains in purple tier

On Tuesday, a county staffer entered Kovac's 16,000-square-foot facility on Highway 12 and wrote Kovacs a citation for violating the public health prohibition on exercising inside.

Truck stolen in Petaluma was family’s livelihood

Neighbors and friends are coming together to help a Petaluma man who had his work truck stolen.

Sonoma County struggles to get out of California's purple tier

The county is reporting 65 cases per day or an average of 13 in 100,000 infections, nearly double the number needed to emerge into the better, Red Tier.

PG&E says all affected PSPS customers have power

Pacific Gas and Electric said Friday evening that power has been restored to all customers who receive service who were impacted by the most recent Public Safety Power Shutoff.

Guerneville bar wins lengthy fight over disability access

A three-judge panel sided with the Rio Nido Roadhouse on an appeal filed by the advocate, Richard Skaff, erasing a nearly $250,000 award of attorneys’ fees and court costs granted by a Sonoma County Superior Court judge in 2017.

Fire at Santa Rosa homes sounds like gunfire, brings out police

Two houses suffered extreme damage in Santa Rosa Tuesday morning and the fire sounded like gunshots to many neighbors, prompting police to show up at the call, officials said.

Many Glass Fire evacuation orders lifted

Evacuation orders and warnings for areas in and near the Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma Counties were lifted Sunday afternoon.