San Rafael police ordered an evacuation at Westamerica Bank headquarters Wednesday morning and warned people to avoid Mission and B streets. Officials had not yet disclosed what prompted the alert.

Joint probes by Santa Rosa police and fire led to arrests after more than 30 blazes were tracked this summer.

A vegetation fire burned along Hillside Avenue in Mill Valley Monday and scorched about 1.5 acres near homes before crews stopped forward progress. No evacuations were ordered.

A Santa Rosa man pleaded to voluntary manslaughter in the 2025 killing of Marisol Chavez Figueroa; sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 17, 2026.

A July 25 traffic stop near W 8th and Donahue produced a loaded .22‑caliber revolver; a juvenile and a 28‑year‑old man were booked, police say.

Security footage shows a white Infiniti plowing into parked cars at the Taco Bell on East Washington in Petaluma; police are seeking tips and dashcam footage.

A pedestrian was struck and killed early Saturday on the southbound US‑101 off‑ramp to Rowland Boulevard in Novato.

A judge bound a Clearlake man for trial in the June 8 killing outside Rosewood Village. Police say surveillance and vehicle evidence led to arrests the next day.

A 20-year-old Santa Rosa man was sentenced to seven years after pleading no contest to pimping and related charges for trafficking his underage girlfriend.

A driver was killed and a passenger hospitalized after a Jeep crashed on SR‑128 north of Tubbs Lane near Calistoga. CHP says the driver was ejected and the investigation is ongoing.

An 82-year-old San Anselmo man was arrested and booked on attempted murder charges after police say he attacked his roommate with a hammer. A Marin judge set a plea hearing for Aug. 4.

23-year-old arrested after a suspicious-circumstances call on Colgan Creek Drive. Police say charges include kidnapping and child endangerment.

Sonoma County now lists roughly 1,540 concealed‑carry permit holders after a post‑Bruen surge. New state rules and county staffing changes have reshaped training and application rules.