Windsor News

Caltrans said Thursday the opening of the carpool lanes on north and south U.S. Highway 101 between Santa Rosa and Windsor are delayed until Sunday morning.

It was almost too good to be true, today's plan to open Highway-101 southbound carpool lanes between Windsor and Santa Rosa has been delayed.

How about some good news about your commute for a change? The Highway 101 southbound carpool lanes between Windsor and Santa Rosa are about to open.

Published: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 4:03 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 4:03 a.m. Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa is the place to gather today beginning at noon and culminating in the annual Tree Lighting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The tree graces the square throughout the year, but during the holiday season, it is the lighted ...

Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. A Windsor man remained hospitalized Tuesday in critical condition following a serious beating at a Santa Rosa gas station by as many as five people, reported Santa Rosa police.

A unlicensed driver was charged with drunken driving Monday for a holiday wreck in the Novato Narrows that left one of his passengers on life support, authorities said.

Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 4:24 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 4:24 p.m. A California Highway Patrol officer testified Monday that a man who plowed into the back of another car on Highway 101 north of Santa Rosa about three years ago, killing five of its occupants, failed a field sobriety test and displayed other ...

A car raced through a red light and slammed into a minivan broadside, killing four family members including both parents and their two young children in west-central California, authorities said Sunday.A Mini Cooper driven by a 20-year-old man first clipped a car that was stopped for the light at the intersection of Highway 37 and Lakeville Highway ...

Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 8:26 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 8:26 p.m. The green, green grass of home not only inspired a song, but it is a traditional fixture of suburbia.

Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 3:40 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 3:40 p.m. Michelle McCarthy stood in the driveway of her crumpled Santa Rosa home Wednesday as movers packed up furniture and other belongings she had been hoping to use to host a Thanksgiving family gathering.

Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 5:47 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 5:47 p.m. Windsor next month will begin drilling two test wells to augment its municipal water supply.

Chester reads the Advocate and keeps posted on local affairs. He believes in cement sidewalks, knowing the value they are to a community, and has always upheld us in the fight we have made on this question.

Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 5:35 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 5:35 p.m. Louis J. Foppiano is unflappable when it comes to the economic downturn.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:33 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:33 p.m. Windsor School District Superintendent Steve Herrington said Thursday he plans to run for Sonoma County superintendent of schools.

The proposed downtown master plan is moving forward. During Monday night's town board work session the board again discussed the conceptual design for a downtown master plan that was originally presented to the board and Planning Commission in September.

Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 9:31 p.m. A divided Windsor Town Council approved a proposed 'drive through' pharmacy Wednesday night, overriding qualms about the traffic and exhaust emissions such curbside businesses generate.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:46 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:46 p.m. We're looking for community bloggers to help spread the word about what's happening in your town.

Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 5:13 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 5:13 p.m. Cassi Moore could keep her hands, or what remains of them, tucked into pockets or gloves.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 4:24 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 4:24 p.m. Family members of Windsor resident Janine Faloni are struggling to come to grips with injuries that cost her her lower left leg but are grateful for the emergency personnel, friends, church members and others who have rushed to offer support ...

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 3:13 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 3:13 p.m. A Windsor woman was critically injured at a Lakewood Drive strip mall when a motorist jumped the curb and pinned her against a wide support post, apparently mistaking the accelerator for the brake as he attempted to park his car on Thursday.