A Larkfield home rebuilt after the Tubbs Fire was heavily damaged again, with losses estimated at $500,000. Two adults escaped and nearby homes were protected.

A preliminary magnitude 4.3 earthquake shook the North Bay near Cloverdale Tuesday evening, followed by a smaller aftershock.

Joint probes by Santa Rosa police and fire led to arrests after more than 30 blazes were tracked this summer.

Jerry Seinfeld, Rick Steves and Tower of Power are headed to Santa Rosa's Luther Burbank Center this fall; general-sale tickets start 10 a.m. Friday, July 31.

A Santa Rosa man pleaded to voluntary manslaughter in the 2025 killing of Marisol Chavez Figueroa; sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 17, 2026.

A July 25 traffic stop near W 8th and Donahue produced a loaded .22‑caliber revolver; a juvenile and a 28‑year‑old man were booked, police say.

Security footage shows a white Infiniti plowing into parked cars at the Taco Bell on East Washington in Petaluma; police are seeking tips and dashcam footage.

Warm spring weather pushed Napa and Sonoma into an unusually early harvest. Growers say yields are much lighter than a typical year.

Napa County alerted residents after a dead crow outside Napa tested positive for West Nile virus. Officials say there are no local human cases so far.

Echelon Communities paid $10.8 million for Redwood Meadows, a 101‑unit senior complex in Willits that includes land with approval for 15 more units.

A judge bound a Clearlake man for trial in the June 8 killing outside Rosewood Village. Police say surveillance and vehicle evidence led to arrests the next day.

A 20-year-old Santa Rosa man was sentenced to seven years after pleading no contest to pimping and related charges for trafficking his underage girlfriend.

A tower computer outage at Sonoma County Airport forced multiple Alaska Airlines flights to divert to nearby airports, leaving passengers with hours‑long detours.