A CHP helicopter medevaced a crash victim after a head-on collision on Arnold Drive near Bonness Road in Sonoma.

A Butte County jury convicted a Butte College campus officer of possession and distribution of child pornography. Sentencing is set for June 24, 2026.

Pedro Y. Campos was sentenced to eight years after a jury convicted him on three felony counts of lewd acts on a child. The verdict ends a weeklong trial in Napa County.

Sealed court disclosures in the federal Hells Angels case have defense teams pushing for hearings that could threaten major convictions. Judges will soon weigh whether the material warrants new trials.

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.

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.

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

A 37-year-old man from Yukon, Oklahoma, was found dead at the base of a Fort Bragg cliff after a roughly 70-foot fall. Officials say an autopsy lists blunt force injuries and submersion; investigators do not suspect foul play.

SRPD's Special Enforcement Team seized a Uzi, a Tech 9 and multiple Glock conversion devices during search warrants; a 19‑year‑old was arrested.

Court testimony this week filled in a timeline of the Oct. killing of Condor Club manager Mark Calcagni, and prosecutors say evidence ties two former employees to the attack.

CAL FIRE says it will move to permanently staff one engine per battalion and is recruiting full‑time Firefighter II crews as training begins in Sonoma‑Lake‑Napa.

Santa Rosa City Schools has agreed to a $6.25M settlement tied to the March 1, 2023 Montgomery High classroom stabbing. The payouts resolve civil claims that the district failed to curb escalating violence on campus.