A shallow 3.7-magnitude quake shook the Geysers area before dawn, prompting felt reports but no immediate damage reports. Local seismologists revised the initial reading to 3.7.

Healdsburg’s Simi Winery was sold to WarRoom Cellars after a rapid ownership shuffle this year, with the small buyer promising to refresh the historic 1876 label.

Rohnert Park's City Council approved preliminary terms with CenterCal to develop the former State Farm campus into a downtown of homes, shops and a hotel.

EPA's proposed rewrite of WOTUS would narrow which wetlands the Clean Water Act protects, prompting warnings from conservationists and praise from farm groups.

Deputies found stolen credit cards, checks and mail tied to more than 90 victims after a Boyes Hot Springs search. Two people were arrested and investigators are notifying victims.

A watchdog audit says Sonoma deputies mishandled a 2023 Guerneville assault probe and questions whether the sheriff’s office properly investigated a discrimination complaint.

Prop. 50 moves Sebastopol into a sprawling new 1st Congressional District that runs to the Nevada line, reshaping local politics and the 2026 ballot.

Petaluma police issued a shelter-in-place advisory for the 200 block of South McDowell Blvd; residents were told to stay indoors and avoid the area.

A Bay Area‑born neo‑Nazi organizer has reappeared in Petaluma as an SPLC federal suit accuses his network of assault and harassment during a Nashville intimidation tour.

The City of Sonoma has placed free sand at Depot Park and will distribute up to 10 free sandbags per resident as forecasters warn heavy rain and gusty winds this week.

A Sonoma Valley commission will spotlight how steep premiums, nonrenewals and FAIR Plan strain are squeezing homeowners and small businesses.

Federal filings say a Danville event planner and others used Super Bowl tickets and a prepaid “bank” of gift cards to steer which wines appeared on California grocery shelves. The charges connect producers, a major distributor and retail buyers.