Sonoma County News

A month after the Graton Resort & Casino opened to applause and trepidation and uncertainty, early reports likely provide fodder for both critics and supporters of the 3,000-slot-machine casino on Rohnert Park's flank.

Close to 200 people gathered in downtown Santa Rosa Friday night in the chill and rain to highlight the plight of homeless children and young adults in Sonoma County.

For two centuries, farmers have worked the vineyards in Sonoma County, blending soil, sunshine, science and sweat to produce grapes that are used to create some of the world's top wines.

The icy weather gripping Sonoma County claimed its first victim Saturday morning when a Santa Rosa woman lost control of her pickup on Highway 101 in Healdsburg and plowed into a group of trees.

Environmentalists are hailing a court ruling this week that deals a significant setback to a hotly disputed vineyard project in northwestern Sonoma County.

In the nine years that Flavor Bistro has operated in Santa Rosa, the menu has hardly changed.

A lifeline that helped many people who lost their jobs during the recession stay afloat could be cut at the end of the month.

As wet-behind-the-ears sailor Bill Slater learned his way around the battleship Pennsylvania late in 1941, the California boy looked at shipmates in their 20s as old guys.

Sonoma County sheriff's investigators arrested a Windsor man Thursday for allegedly kidnapping a woman at a convenience store in Windsor on Saturday.

Sonoma County sheriff's investigators arrested a Windsor man Thursday for allegedly trying to kidnap a woman at a convenience store in Windsor on Saturday.

Cotati officials on Thursday celebrated the completion of safety improvements by Caltrans at a deadly intersection in the city.

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A Vallejo man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol following a collision in Sonoma County on Thursday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

In what could be a first for the country, a California city has selected a medical marijuana dispensary owner to be mayor over its 7,500 residents.

The wine industry is recovering from the recession, but strong performance at the luxury end is masking slower growth in the less expensive market, analysts said Thursday at the second annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo Trade Show & Conference in Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa Councilwoman Erin Carlstrom, who until recently was a candidate for state Senate, now is weighing a bid for the 10th District Assembly seat held by Marc Levine.

American AgCredit, Sonoma County's largest financial institution, on Thursday announced the retirement of longtime CEO Ron Carli and the promotion of his top manager, Byron Enix.

The remains of an individual found in the ocean near Gualala have been identified as Stephen Pease, 57, of Roseville.

A blast of cold air has chilled Bay Area temperatures into the freezing zone, and frosting cars across the region.

Officials in a San Francisco Bay Area county where a sheriff's deputy shot and killed a 13-year-old boy have endorsed work on a memorial park for the slain teen and voted to add lapel cameras to deputies' uniforms.