A wildfire named the Pepperwood Fire was reported in Mendocino County on May 11. Initial updates list it on private land with no containment or cause yet reported.

A man in a wheelchair was killed Monday on West College Avenue in Santa Rosa after being struck by a pickup; police and the Sonoma County DA are investigating.

Analy High will cut hours for its dance and choir programs after the district says Santa Rosa’s tighter transfer rules have reduced projected revenue. Local families are pushing back.

A wildfire named Concow was reported May 11 in Plumas County. The blaze was discovered at 9:47 a.m.; containment and cause are unknown.

A DoorDash driver reported a stolen car in downtown Santa Rosa on May 9. The driver was arrested after a pursuit that left multiple police vehicles damaged.

Cloverdale police arrested a man after a Saturday-night barricade in which a woman was held inside a bedroom. He faces multiple felony charges and was booked into the Sonoma County Jail.

A California bill would shift state demonstration forests from a logging-first mission toward restoration and invite tribes into co-management of ancestral redwood lands.

A Santa Rosa man was arrested after Rohnert Park police say he struck an In‑N‑Out manager and later refused to exit his car during a Cotati standoff.

An 11-month-old female mountain lion that spent five months at Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue was released back into northern California and fitted with tracking gear.

Deputies say a Navarro cannabis grow included forced labor and poor living conditions; officers seized hundreds of plants, processed product and a butane oil lab. A Boonville man was identified as a suspect.

A new Migration Policy Institute report finds immigrant workers contribute roughly $1.5 billion a year — about 11% of Napa County’s output — and anchor much of its farm labor. Simulations show major revenue and job losses if that labor were removed.

Healdsburg’s four‑day food‑and‑wine festival returns May 14–17 with tastings, chef dinners and a Grand Tasting on the plaza. Tickets and packages are moving fast.

Los Angeles and state officials say General Motors will pay $12.75M and delete OnStar driving records after allegations it sold subscribers' location and driving data.