California Set for a “Super El Nino” Winter
Get ready for a “super El Nino” season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says peak El Nino conditions could hit California from December to February. El Nino describes warming ocean conditions that can influence weather, but
Study: Santa Rosa-Petaluma Region Named Drunkest Area in California
The Santa Rosa-Petaluma region, Wine Country, is the drunkest area of California. That’s according to a new study by the financial news website 24-Seven Wall Street. More than 23-percent of adults surveyed in the region reported they
Petaluma Salon Red-Tagged After Monday Morning Fire
There are no injuries after a fire inside of a salon in Petaluma. Salon Obsessions caught fire at about 5:30 Monday morning. Authorities say a working sprinkler system helped contain the flames before firefighters arrived. No one
CHP Makes Over a Thousand Drunk Driver Arrests Over Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
The California Highway Patrol is reminding everyone to drive safely. Officers arrested one-thousand-46 people suspected of driving drunk over the Thanksgiving weekend. More than 30 lives were also lost in crashes statewide, with six victims not buckled
Sonoma County Tourism in 2022 Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Levels
The annual tourism report has been released by Sonoma County Economic Development Board. The 2023 report has three sections integrating findings on the local tourism industry. Visitor spending jumped 18-percent year over year in 2022, with pent-up demand for
Experts warn of extremism in online games, share tips for parents
Westend61/Getty Images Experts are raising the alarm about the rise of extremism in popular online games and how easy it can be for children to stumble upon hateful or violent content. A 2023 report from New York
'Burns me to a crisp': Farmers allege link between popular herbicide and Parkinson's disease
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It is against the law to use paraquat in China, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and dozens of other countries. Many countries have banned the herbicide due to its extreme toxicity, while
Heavy lake effect snow hits Ohio to western New York
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lake effect snow warnings and winter weather advisories are in effect in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York Tuesday morning as intense snowfall slams the region. In Ohio,
Lawsuit challenging Texas abortion bans appears before state Supreme Court
Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The Texas Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in an ongoing lawsuit filed by women against the state over its multiple abortion bans. The suit, first filed