Sonoma County

Been wondering how you can help a farmer you fancy? There are ways to reach out across the miles and order the products you love.

An officer with the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety was arrested Monday for allegedly embezzling from the police union that represents him, Sonoma County sheriff’s officials said.

In a Sonoma County Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday, county officials discussed a proposed program that would involve giving out fines to residents for not complying with COVID-19 safety measures.

When people hear ‘Sonoma County,’ they tend to think of grapes, given all the wineries there. But the region can offer so much more during these summer months.

The Marin County Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance that would the allow the enforcement of fines ranging from $25 to $10,000 for restaurants not following public health rules. Napa and Sonoma counties are looking at similar enforcement. Cierra Johnson reports.

A former Sonoma County Jail inmate died Saturday from a head injury he suffered while in custody, sheriff’s officials said Monday.

Pacific Gas & Electric transmission lines sparked a wildfire in Northern California wine country last year that destroyed hundreds of homes and caused nearly 100,000 people to flee, fire officials said Thursday.

Sonoma County joins Marin, Napa, Solano and Contra Costa Counties. If sonoma’s numbers don’t improve by Monday, a number of businesses would have to close their indoor operations, including dine-in restaurants, wineries, bars and movie theaters.

On Wednesday, Sonoma County expanded antibody testing to include residents who were essential workers during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

After Marin County was forced to reverse course on its reopening of indoor dining amid a rise in coronavirus cases, Napa and Sonoma counties may be next in line for an about face on lifting shelter restrictions. Cierra Johnson reports.

PG&E on Monday was set to begin conducting aerial inspections of its power lines via helicopters in Sonoma County.

PG&E was set to begin conducting aerial inpections of its power lines via helicopters in Sonoma County. Cierra Johnson reports.

The pending dismissal of 2,735 marijuana convictions was announced Friday as part of a program by Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch that uses a state software application to evaluate eligibility under a 2016 state proposition reclassifying cannabis crimes.

Public Health officials in Sonoma County are on alert after reporting 50 new coronavirus cases Monday, a 36% jump from the previous day.

Public Health officials in Sonoma County are on alert after reporting 50 new coronavirus cases Monday, a 36% jump from the previous day. Cierra Johnson reports.

Healdsburg Mayor Leah Gold announced on Tuesday morning that she will resign from the City Council after receiving backlash for her objection to discussing Healdsburg police use-of-force tactics in a council meeting earlier this month.

As California entered Phase 2B of its coronavirus reopening plan, new concerns surfaced over outbreaks linked to some wineries in Sonoma County and a construction site in Santa Clara.

As California entered Phase 2B of its coronavirus reopening plan, new concerns surfaced over outbreaks linked to some wineries in Sonoma County and a construction site in Santa Clara. Cierra Johnson reports.

A Ukiah man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly sprayed “bear deterrent” pepper spray at two people along a trail near Bodega Bay in Sonoma County, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said.

Firefighters are battling a brush fire on the 4500 block of Lakeville Highway in Sonoma County.

A Santa Rosa man allegedly backed his Maserati over a dog walker who yelled at him to slow down in Boyes Hot Springs this week, killing the dog and injuring its owner, authorities said Thursday.