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With no end to drought in sight, county starts early draw on Russian River water
Sonoma Water has already inflated the Russian River damn and is drawing water this year much earlier than usual. Read More
Deputies save drowning juvenile after probation camp escape
Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies rescued a boy from a pond after he ran away from a probation camp near Forestville Tuesday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The teen left...Read More
Sonoma County mandatory evacuations impact about 180,000 residents
Residents in all 10 Sonoma County designated evacuation zones are now under orders to leave immediately. Cal Fire officials again expanded evacuation orders Sunday at 7 a.m. as the...Read More
Kincade Fire mandatory evacuations hit Russian River towns through to Jenner, Bodega Bay
Large portions of Sonoma County are now under mandatory evacuation orders due to the expanding Kincade Fire. The latest evacuation orders were issued about 6:15 p.m. Saturday, and extend...Read More
Three local family members die in Nebraska plane crash
Three family members from Sonoma County died Wednesday when their small plane crashed just north of Chadron, Nebraska, according to the Dawes County Attorney’s Office. Damon Brown, 61, and...Read More
Jury deliberates Monsanto liability in non-Hodgkins lymphoma case
A federal jury in San Francisco began deliberating Tuesday on whether Monsanto Co.’s Roundup herbicide caused the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of a Sonoma County man. Edwin Hardeman, 70, claims his...Read More
Flood debris drop-off sites open through Monday
Drop-off sites for non-toxic flood debris will be open through Monday afternoon for Sonoma County residents.Read More
Rain prompts deflation of Russian River dam
An inflatable dam on the Russian River near Forestville will be taken down starting Monday to protect residents downstream.Read More
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors welcomes new member
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning welcomed Forestville resident Lynda Hopkins to the five-member board, giving it the county's first-ever female majority.Read More