Windsor News

When I called to make my dinner reservation at Mirepoix - and reservations are a must for this 24-seat gem in downtown Windsor - the hostess wanted to be sure I knew the restaurant's concept had changed in November.

Published: Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 6:50 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 6:50 p.m. For Jessica Klein and her family, the line to see "Avatar" Sunday outside a downtown Santa Rosa theater stretched nearly to Windsor.

Published: Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 11:12 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 11:12 a.m. The season of giving can get a little rough when your kid's birthday is just days after Christmas.

Published: Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 10:53 p.m. With Christmas fast approaching, the usual stress of vanishing holiday minutes is compounded by widespread hard times that have, in some form or another, impacted almost every resident in the North Coast.

Published: Monday, December 21, 2009 at 10:29 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 21, 2009 at 10:29 a.m. A 59-year-old Windsor man shot himself to death late Sunday outside the town's police department, authorities said.

A man who walked away from the North County Detention Facility earlier this month was taken into custody in Windsor Monday afternoon and his girlfriend was arrested for helping him escape.

Published: Monday, December 21, 2009 at 10:24 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 21, 2009 at 10:24 a.m. Sonoma County law officers arrested 47 motorists over the weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, kicking off a 17-day campaign called Avoid the 13.

A 59-year-old Windsor man fatally shot himself outside the Windsor Police Department on Sunday, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

Police throughout Sonoma County arrested 10 people Friday night for DUI as law enforcement officials began their annual holiday crackdown on drunken driving.

Sometimes all that glitters really IS gold -- and emeralds, rubies, turquoise and every other gem or precious stone on the planet.

Nicole Mattos sings Christmas songs with her second-grade class during a performance at Windsor Creek Elementary School on Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

There's been a focus on repeat DUI offenders here at Crime Scene, and the latest installment comes from Sonoma County, where District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua is making clear his displeasure with a judge's decision not to sentence a five-time drunken driver to state prison.

A gang member has been sentenced to more than three years in state prison for using a credit card that was stolen from Santa Rosa City Councilwoman Veronica Jacobi when she was knocked off her bike.

Published: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 10:05 p.m. Building relationships rather than dropping bombs or sending in more troops will determine America's success in war-torn Afghanistan, author-activist Greg Mortenson said Saturday night at Santa Rosa High School.

Published: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8:39 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8:39 a.m. When the early morning procession arrived at Mendocino and College Avenues, the statue of the Virgen de Guadalupe was barely visible in the flood of people crossing the intersection.

Pulling the hood off of its... read full caption Pulling the hood off of its Autofab pins reveals there's a lot going on underneath.

Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 10:07 p.m. Using the financing mechanism that helped create the Town Green and the new firehouse, Windsor is looking to redevelop 200 acres on the north and south ends of town.

Published: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 8:08 a.m. The Monday morning commute from Healdsburg and Windsor south through Santa Rosa came without the usual backups as carpool lanes opened for the first time over the weekend.

Caltrans said Thursday the opening of the carpool lanes on north and south U.S. Highway 101 between Santa Rosa and Windsor are delayed until Sunday morning.

It was almost too good to be true, today's plan to open Highway-101 southbound carpool lanes between Windsor and Santa Rosa has been delayed.