Santa Rosa home damaged after car catches fire in garage

The fire was reported shortly after 4 p.m. at 2341 Bethards Drive and crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the closed garage.

Healdsburg offers zero-interest loans to small businesses

Given the $600,000 funding limit, the number of available loans the city can offer depends on the number of businesses that apply.

Families with loved ones inside nursing homes during pandemic cope with anxiety

Nursing homes- with their vulnerable residents- might seem ideal for COVID-19 testing. But critics say testing is spotty at best, and often launched only after people are sick and dying. 

Police: 2 missing Santa Rosa boys found safe

Santa Rosa police said that two boys are safe Tuesday after disappearing a day earlier.

Masks are now mandatory in parts of the Bay Area

Sonoma County, Marin County, and the city of Fremont have already announced new rules enforcing the use of face coverings in public. Other Bay Area counties are considering similar measures as the shelter in place order is set to expire on May 4.

Santa Rosa Fire Department creates pandemic response unit

When an emergency call comes in from someone complaining of flu-like symptoms from now on in Santa Rosa, a specialized vehicle will be dispatched.

Starting Friday, Sonoma County residents required to wear face coverings

Officials in Sonoma County issued a mandatory public health order for all residents to wear face coverings when out in public for essential activities. 

Wineries offer virtual tastings amid coronavirus shutdown

Tasting rooms statewide shut down last month after the governor ordered businesses to close to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

Sonoma State University selected as treatment site for COVID-19 patients

With in-person classes at Sonoma State University suspended for the rest of the academic year, the campus will be used as a treatment site for COVID-19 patients, the county said. 

2 women found dead in Santa Rosa were mother daughter, overdose suspected

Two women who were found dead at a residence in Santa Rosa Thursday are believed to be a mother and daughter who overdosed on fentanyl, a police sergeant said.

Deputies arrest car theft suspect tracked from Sonoma to Novato

The auto theft was reported to Sonoma police between 6 and 6:30 p.m. and sheriff's deputies spotted and pursued the vehicle, but called it off "due to the suspect's increasingly reckless driving behavior."

Santa Rosa PD mourns detective who died from COVID-19

Flags were at half-staff at the Santa Rosa Police Department after Detective Marylou Armer died of complications from the coronavirus.

Santa Rosa police detective dies from complications of COVID-19

A 20-year veteran of the Santa Rosa Police Department died from complications of the new coronavirus on Tuesday.