Santa Rosa News

A rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said Monday.

Just months after California voters passed Proposition 30 to stave off education cuts, a push is underway to ensure that the next stream of higher-education funding flows out of the ground.

Young ladies from Santa Rosa Gymnastics Center cartwheeled down Fourth Street to the tunes of the Beach Boys as a nimble man on the group's moving float levitated on parallel bars.

The stage started in Murrieta Monday, May 13, and passed through the San Jacinto Valley and over the San Jacinto for a finish in Palm Springs.

Raise a glass to the final days of American Craft Beer Week by heading to one of Sonoma County's newest gastropubs: Belly Left Coast Kitchen & Taproom or Heritage Public House .

Compared to Alfred Hitchcock 's better-known films, Shadow of a Doubt may not claim as much suspense or plot perfection, but as an overall execution of storytelling, it's as effective as it gets.

The Amgen Bike Tour passed by in San Jose on Friday and will end in Santa Rosa on Sunday.

The state political watchdog agency Thursday fined two recently retired Santa Rosa parks and recreation department officials for accepting thousands of dollars in free golf rounds, lessons and merchandise discounts from the operator of the city-owned Bennett Valley Golf Club.

Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Elliot Daum denied a request by neighbors to halt construction of the 82-foot-high silos at the BoDean asphalt plant north of Railroad Square.

Santa Rosa's City Council is planning to tackle some thorny issues in the next two years, including the annexation of Roseland, requiring labor agreements on public projects and relaxing the city's medicinal marijuana ordinance.

The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa reported on Wednesday () that a Sonoma County judge ruled the suit by the group, Stop the Casino 101 Coalition, lacked merit.

The mayor of Santa Rosa has called for a financial audit of the city's Parks and Recreation Department in the wake of what he called "disquieting" revelations about the department's budget.

Third District Supervisor Shirlee Zane aimed high at the Rohnert Park City Council on Tuesday, as the political campaign to convince cities to join the county's public power agency continued.

The 2013 AMGEN Tour of California is set to finish on Sunday. The 8-stage, 750 mile cycling race will wrap up in Santa Rosa.

Authorities found the body on Wednesday of an autistic Northern California 9-year-old who went missing from her family's vacation home, ending an exhaustive, emotional search for the girl.

San Luis Obispo County officials have two main messages they hope spectators remember Thursday if they intend to watch the Tour of California professional cycling race: Ride your bike, if possible, and don’t assume you can park anywhere you want.

Atherton Police and the McKay family are searching for Thomas Noel McKay, 82, who went missing on Friday, May 10.

Santa Rosa officials have told Amy's Kitchen that the company's expansion plans could trigger up to $34 million in water and sewer permit fees alone, a figure that stunned the company and has set off a furious effort to prevent it from once again expanding to Oregon instead of Sonoma County.

About 6:45 a.m., police responded to a report of prostitution in a hotel room at the Extended Stay Inn in the 2600 block of Corby Avenue, near U.S. Highway 101.

The Santa Rosa City Council made the right decision when it stood by our city's long-term vision for Railroad Square and voted against moving forward with John Stewart's scaled-back development proposal .