Petaluma News

Cuteness comes in all forms. Some couples always hold hands when walking. Others finish each other's sentences.

An old railroad trestle along the Petaluma River has long been in the foreground of the view from riverside restaurants in downtown Petaluma.

A Cotati man suspected of drunken driving was arrested Sunday morning after witnesses saw him crash on Highway 101 and keep driving, the CHP reported.

The death of singer Whitney Houston on Saturday stunned the music world, but the loss was more deeply felt by Petaluma resident George Merrill.

A crash in southern Petaluma Sunday morning turned into a search for a missing driver and a drunken driving investigation, reported the CHP.

Seven officers made a total of 171 traffic stops and issued a total of 140 tickets from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. A similar crackdown last month yielded 45 citations.

Planes, trains and automobiles filled the Petaluma Community Center Saturday at Hobby Expo 2012, a yearly Mecca for model makers, remote control racers, robot warriors and other hobbyists.

Seven Democratic candidates for the North Coast seat in Congress are expected to participate Wednesday in a public forum in Petaluma.

While the primary contest for the new District 2 congressional seat figures to be the most competitive race in the June election, there will be plenty of other action on tap for connoisseurs of political pugilism.

By 5:30 a.m, there are already enough cars filling southbound Highway 101 toward Petaluma to make Gus Kouninos grateful for the new third lane running over the Cotati Grade.

A teenager was robbed in front of his Petaluma home by a maleA suspect wearing a bandana and armed with a gun Thursday night, police said.

The school board Thursday night voted unanimously to fund a citywide poll and feasibility study looking into whether or not voters would support a parcel tax for the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District - an ambitious move considering a similar measure failed by 26 votes just five years ago.

The deep-rooted suspicions that divide Petaluma manifested themselves in a new way this week - an attack on iPads.

From potholes growing to staff shrinking, signs of the dire economic times aren't hard to find in Petaluma, but the latest example stands out: The fire department's ambulances have broken down three times in the last three weeks.

A North Coast congressional seat held by liberal Democratic women for the last 30 years is up for grabs this year, with at least five men and three women in the race.

Since it opened in fall of 2010, Petaluma parents have fallen in love with Expedition Island .

Nanchang CJ-6A "Yak" pilot John Long, left, and 1st Lt. John Suprock of the 1st Combat Cargo Squadron wave goodbye before taking to the skies on Feb.

Petaluma Police ar conducting a speed enforcement operation today to remind drivers to obey speed limits.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's recent comments regarding the "strong likelihood" that Israel will strike Iran's nuclear installations in the spring of this year is either a card in a dangerous game of chicken aimed at forcing Iran to give up its uranium enrichment program, or it is a genuine warning to the world to brace for a forthcoming war ... (more)

The details of how redevelopment agencies are funded have always been confusing, but how they are being dissolved can only be described as byzantine.