Sonoma County

county health leaders have been notified and the official declaration from the state is expected to come sometime Friday.

Wrestle with the growing spread of coronavirus, increased hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths, a lot of Californians are submitting to wanderlust.

Police said both the man and the woman appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds.

Mild mountain temperatures of 55 to 65 degrees are forecast overnight Sunday.

Two people were shot in Santa Rosa early Thursday morning but both were taken to the hospital and expected to live, police said.

A suspected noose found on the grounds of Sonoma Raceway is being investigated as a possible hate crime. 

Posters supporting the Black Lives Matter movement have been torn down repeatedly. Residents have confronted the man doing it, but say police let him go. 

Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible hate crime after what appears to have been a noose hanging from a tree was found on Sonoma Raceway property over the weekend. 

Police were called about 9:20 p.m. Saturday to Sonoma Avenue near Brookwood Avenue, where a woman said her SUV had been vandalized by protesters involved in the "Santa Rosa 24-Hour Protest of Peace and Justice," and that she had been punched in the face

The hate speech was written in dust on the victim's parked vehicle, police said, which was otherwise undamaged.

Some gyms require reservations now to avoid overcrowding. 

Nail salons, tattoo parlors, and massage parlors in Sonoma and Solano counties can resume reoperations for the first time since March. 

The renowned facility has been through recession, fire storms and pandemic.

Fire officials say there is a vegetation fire burning on Hardin Lane and Adobe Road in Petaluma Wednesday afternoon.

Leah Gold's resignation comes two weeks after she and the majority of her City Council colleagues declined to have a formal discussion about police use of force policies amid the ongoing national push for an end to police brutality and racism.

Graton Resort and Casino, located along Highway 101 in Rohnert Park, will welcome gamblers again Thursday morning. 

Two brothers found dead in Sonoma County died of apparent drug overdoses, authorities say. 

Police said Lanette Rosalie Gonzalez walked away from her home on Cherie Way in Santa Rosa Saturday.