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Maui police arrest mother suspected of abducting 9-year-old son
The Maui Police Department on Thursday arrested a woman on suspicion of abducting her 9-year-old son, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. A public transit driver recognized Autumn...Read More
County officials say ‘lawless’ courthouse ICE arrests ‘undermine’ justice system
Sonoma County’s district attorney, public defender and county counsel criticized U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents for arresting at least three immigrants in and near the county courthouse in...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 landlines down between Guerneville, Timber Cove
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday morning said telephone landlines are not working between Guerneville and Timber Cove. Callers may not be able to use a landline to...Read More
Tennis coach in custody on suspicion of sexually assaulting teenage girl
Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies arrested a tennis coach Monday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a girl he was coaching for two years. Casey Connaway, 43, of Sebastopol, met the...Read More
Deputies quickly arrest man suspected of sexually assaulting 14-year-old
Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Tuesday morning on suspicion of sexually assaulting a girl as she walked to a school in Sonoma and attempting to abduct another...Read More
Officials say two deputies injured Wednesday collided into each other
Two Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies suffered injuries Wednesday evening after a collision involving two separate sheriff’s patrol vehicles, sheriff’s officials said. Around 5:25 p.m., deputies responded to a report...Read More
Crash injures two Sonoma County deputies
Two Sonoma County deputies were injured Wednesday evening in a crash on state Highway 12 that closed the road for about two hours, according to the California Highway Patrol...Read More
Carjacking suspect dies in custody after pursuit, struggle with deputies
A carjacking suspect died Wednesday after he had a medical emergency while handcuffed and in the custody of Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies. The unidentified man led two Sebastopol police...Read More
Missing Sonoma County man, 58, found in Santa Rosa
A 58-year-old man who was last seen Saturday in Sonoma County has been found, the county sheriff’s office said Tuesday. Raymond Jimenez had last been seen in the area...Read More
Missing Hood Mountain hiker found dead in creek bed
A hiker missing since Saturday was found dead on Thursday afternoon. A search and rescue team found the body of Jon Clifford Thursday afternoon in a creek bed at...Read More
Effort to find missing hiker intensifies as dozens search hills, trails
Search and Rescue teams are still looking for a hiker in Hood Mountain Regional Park east of Santa Rosa. Jon Clifford, 71, was last seen Saturday at the park...Read More
Search continues for Hood Mountain hiker missing since Saturday
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s office has released a photo of a man who went missing while hiking at Hood Mountain Regional Park. Jon Clifford, 71, was last seen Saturday...Read More
Evacuation orders, warnings lifted for 100,000 Sonoma County residents
Mandatory evacuation orders and evacuation warnings were lifted Wednesday afternoon for an estimated 100,000 people displaced by the Kincade Fire. The town of Windsor, city of Healdsburg and the...Read More
Kincade Fire crews hold 15 percent containment through night
Fire crews mostly stopped the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County from spreading further amid calm weather conditions in the hours from Monday night into Tuesday morning, Cal Fire officials...Read More
Crews struggle as Kincade Fire nears Windsor, containment drops to 5 percent
The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County has spread widely and containment levels have dropped over the course of Sunday, Cal Fire officials said at an evening briefing. The fire,...Read More
Sheriff urges people to ‘take care of each other’ as 2,000 evacuate Kincade Fire
About 2,000 people have been evacuated and multiple structures have been destroyed in the Kincade Fire that started Wednesday night and is burning near Geyserville with 0 percent containment,...Read More
10,000-acre uncontained Kincade Fire burns unknown number of structures
More residents are being evacuated as the Kincade Fire burns out of control, damaging at least two structures in rural northeast Sonoma County early Thursday morning, according to Cal...Read More
Three-alarm fire near Schellville prompts mandatory evacuations
A structure fire in near the Schellville area of Sonoma County spread to brush nearby Saturday evening and has burned approximately 15 acres, according to fire officials. The fire...Read More