Dave & Buster's will open a 43,000-sq-ft entertainment center at Santa Rosa Plaza on January 26, 2026, promising arcade games, a WOW wall and about 170 jobs.

A drunk driver crashed into the Benicia Police Department parking lot, where no one was hurt. The police used the incident to caution against DUI during holidays.

Vallejo Police arrested a suspect for a $7,000+ cosmetic theft, aided by a GPS tracker in the stolen goods. The San Pablo Police's assistance and store surveillance footage confirmed the suspect's involvement in this and a previous theft.

An interactive Chronicle database compiles thousands of California inspection reports and flags possible patient-harm incidents. What Bay Area patients should know before choosing care.

Sonoma County deputies are searching for 80-year-old George Ginochio after he walked away from his Bodega Bay home last Sunday night. He has dementia and was last seen near Highway 1.

A wildfire dubbed the North Fire was reported on federal parkland in Marin on Thursday. Officials have released few details as crews monitor the blaze.

A tip at the St. Helena post office led to arrests after officers say counterfeit $100 bills, money orders and receipts were found in a vehicle tied to the report.

The Hearn Avenue overpass in Santa Rosa is now open, easing traffic with improvements including two traffic lanes each way, better exits, and bicycle lanes.

A Chimney Rock webcam captured two people throwing rocks at a resting elephant seal; park officials are asking for help to identify them. Investigators are reviewing livestream footage.

Sonoma couple Linda Shore and David Barker have spent years teaching hands-on science in Tibetan monasteries and building traveling exhibits that translate Western science into monastic classrooms.

A man was arrested after a high-speed chase and crash with drugs found in his car. He faces multiple charges, including DUI and drug-related offenses.

A Sonoma County case highlights unethical fishing: Richard and Shalley Tran pleaded guilty to illegal fish sales, raising issues on sustainable practices and ecosystem health.

Mill Valley will pay property owners up to $14,000 to rent vacant or underused units to local workers in a one‑year pilot. The program sets rent and income caps and is administered by Placemate.