Sebastopol City Council Votes To Switch Garbage Services

Sebastopol residents and businesses will soon have a new trash hauler. The City Council voted to award a 15-year contract to Sonoma County Resource Recovery (SCRR), despite significant opposition from many businesses. The new contract includes higher
SRPD Welfare Check Turns Into Homicide Investigation

Santa Rosa Police officers conducting a welfare check at a residence on Monarch Court yesterday afternoon made a tragic discovery. Four deceased individuals were found inside the home. The incident is currently being investigated as a homicide.
Santa Rosa City Schools to Host 5 Town Hall Meetings Concerning School Closures This Month

The Santa Rosa City Schools district is facing a significant budget deficit and is considering closing up to four schools to address the shortfall. A district committee is reviewing options, including closing one high school, one middle
Road Closure On Corona Road Ahead Of New Petaluma North Station Opening

Just days ahead of the grand opening of the Petaluma North station, there will be a road closure on Corona Road near the station to allow for final improvements. Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) announced the closure
Santa Rosa Set New Daily Temperature Record On Tuesday

The National Weather Service confirms Santa Rosa broke a daily temperature record on Tuesday. Downtown reached a high of 72 degrees. The previous record of 70 degrees was first set on January 7th, 1911 and matched on
Anova Center For Education Repairs Finished As School Reopens

One of the six Santa Rosa schools destroyed by the 2017 Tubbs Fire is back open. Anova Center for Education reopened on Wednesday. The campus in north Santa Rosa serves 140 students with special needs. Construction, which
California Health Officials Concerned About The Spread Of Norovirus

The California Public Health Department is reporting higher levels of norovirus in wastewater, indicating the virus may be spreading. Norovirus is typically referred to as the stomach flu. The wastewater data comes from a Stanford research group
Sonoma County Sending Firefighter Strike Teams To Southern California

The Palisades and Eaton fires are the largest fires on record in the month of January in California history. The Palisades Fire has burned more than 17,000 acres of land and the Eaton Fire has burned more
From iconic Los Angeles palm trees and mansions to beach lifeguard stations: 'Everything was on fire'

David McNew/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — In an area famous for natural disasters, survivors of multiple massive wildfires in Los Angeles County described apocalyptic scenes and the horror of trying to outrun flames stoked by hurricane-like winds. At least
DA Fani Willis appeals her disqualification from Trump's Georgia election interference case

Megan Varner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday filed an appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court asking them to reverse her disqualification from the Georgia election interference