Napa County will host a free ADU info session next Thursday covering forgivable construction loans up to $105,000 and tenant eligibility requirements.

Managers at Lake Mendocino cut spring releases to preserve reservoir storage for drinking water and salmon after a drier-than-expected start to the season.

A 78-year-old Redwood Valley resident died after being bitten on April 8; a county coroner later ruled the death accidental as rattlesnake calls spike statewide.

Witness testimony at a preliminary hearing described a fight and about five gunshots before two young women were shot on Riverside Drive last April.

The Playground Café returns May 1 to St. Stephen’s with a weekend-first menu, grab-and-go bowls and a kids’ play area. The relaunch emphasizes family-friendly outdoor dining.

A Marin County judge handed a two‑year jail term after prosecutors say a man used a Greenbrae resident’s identity in a mortgage fraud scheme that drained six figures.

A 17-year-old was booked into juvenile hall after officers found a loaded Ruger hidden beneath a passenger seat during a traffic stop on Marlow Road. Police say the firearm had been reported lost and wasn’t registered to anyone in the car.

Notices telling seniors to "comply or quit" and a police report alleging a maintenance worker grabbed a tenant have escalated tensions at a Petaluma affordable housing site.

Napa approved a $250,000 loan to build sidewalks so Le Petit Elephant can finish converting a former Alta Heights church into a 250-slot child development center.

County staff warn HR1-driven benefit losses and delayed FEMA reimbursements could force layoffs and cost Sonoma County millions as supervisors prepare a $2.7B budget.

A new study finds wildfires are burning later into the night across North America, adding hundreds of potential burning hours to California seasons.

One year after Measure G passed, Napa is steering roughly $22 million a year into paving, parks, a partial Harvest Middle School purchase and public‑safety staffing.

A late‑afternoon crash on Highway 1 near Sea Ranch killed one person and forced the coastal highway to close in both directions.