Bird-Fighting Ring Found in Santa Rosa During Execution of Warrant

A search warrant related to theft at a Rohnert Park storage facility allowed police to uncover a bird-fighting ring in Santa Rosa. Officers found about 1,000 birds along with multiple malnourished horses and dogs. The Expressway Self
Two Sunday Night Traffic Stops in Santa Rosa Lead to Firearm Arrests

Santa Rosa police recovered two firearms during two different traffic stops on Sunday night. First, at around 8 PM, an officer pulled over a car for speeding and unreadable registration tabs. During the stop, one of the
Apartment Fire in Sebastopol Displaces One Person

A woman is looking for a new place to live after a fire at her home just outside of Sebastopol. An apartment and attached two-car garage were destroyed by flames late Saturday afternoon. The Gold Ridge Fire
Upgrades Being Discussed for Santa Rosa’s Martin Luther King Junior Park

Santa Rosa is planning several upgrades for the aging Martin Luther King Junior Park. The park, in the city’s South Park neighborhood, is one of the city’s oldest and most visited parks. The improvements being considered include
Donald Trump Jr. visited Peter Navarro in federal prison: Sources

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Donald Trump Jr. visited Peter Navarro in a Miami federal prison, according to sources familiar with the situation. Navarro, the former Trump White House adviser, was convicted in September of two counts
Invasive emerald ash borer endangers cultural keystone tree species

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — In northern Wisconsin, April Stone is carrying on a centuries-old Ojibwe practice of basket making. She uses wood from the black ash tree, a cultural keystone species that’s now under
'He cannot be trusted': Michael Cohen faces an uphill reputational battle with Trump's jury

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Monday might be the first time the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial sees Michael Cohen in person, but they have heard plenty about the former president’s one-time “fixer.”
2 years after racially motivated Buffalo mass shooting, hate crimes targeting Black people persist

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As they sat in the lobby of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Washington, D.C., last month, Garnell Whitfield Jr. and others who have lost relatives nationwide
Petaluma Approves New Speed Limits for School Zones and Downtown Area

The Petaluma City Council approved an action to reduce speed limits on streets near schools and in the downtown area. Over the next several months, speed limits within 500 feet of schools will be reduced from 25
Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches US, Minnesota under air quality alert

Minnesota’s air quality alert was issued Sunday and will remain in place through Monday. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — With over 100 active wildfires burning in Canada, wildfire smoke has drifted across the border into the United