Production and bottling staff at Rodney Strong have launched a rare union drive in Healdsburg, citing layoffs and rising costs. The push follows a May win at a Gallo plant and could reshape labor in wine country.

San Rafael police say an automated plate reader flagged a stolen Subaru Monday; officers recovered a loaded handgun and booked the driver on multiple felonies.

A car that ran off Napa Road north of Highway 121 caught fire Monday, killing at least one person. CHP investigators have not released the driver's identity.

A developer pitched a data center at Calistoga’s 70‑acre fairgrounds. Residents packed a meeting to blast the idea.

A San Leandro man was arrested after allegedly arranging to meet a 15‑year‑old during a multi‑agency sting that freed two adult victims, police say. The suspect is booked in Marin County.

Napa-based The Doctors Company closed a $1.3 billion acquisition of ProAssurance, creating a combined physician-owned insurer with roughly $12 billion in assets and more than 200,000 insureds.

A vegetation blaze near Knoxville sent smoke across Napa County Monday as crews and aircraft rushed to the scene. Officials urged residents to expect smoke and monitor updates.

A Tidewater affiliate has proposed replacing Ramekins with townhouses and moving the 1864 General’s Daughter, setting up a clash between housing goals and preservation in Sonoma.

A Napa judge denied release for a woman accused in a March 2025 crash that killed her two children, after prosecutors cited video and autopsy evidence.

A woman fought off an alleged attacker on the Old Rail Trail; Tiburon police arrested a registered sex offender who faces false imprisonment and sexual battery charges.

A 69-year-old Anderson Valley man died when his logging truck left SR‑128 and struck a redwood near Navarro. The California Highway Patrol says the cause remains under investigation.

Life360 cofounder Chris Hulls has seeded a $15M fund to buy and protect Point Reyes Station’s storefronts and services. The nonprofit says it will hold landmarks for community use and offer lease terms that favor locals.

Seven women will bring a civil case against former Windsor mayor Dominic Foppoli in Sonoma County next month. The complaint spans allegations from groping to rape and names his winery and a local charity as defendants.