Sonoma County News

A New York man on a Greyhound bus was arrested Friday afternoon in Santa Rosa after he allegedly threatened to shoot the bus driver and all the passengers.

A BLACKBURN man has appeared in court charged with strangling a man in California.

A Chico businessman scheduled to stand trial next week on a sexual assault charge that could have carried a potential life sentence accepted a six-year plea bargain offer in the case Thursday.

Honorio Pantaleon killed his common-law wife and tried to kill her mother but he was delusional and believed both of them had implanted demons and snakes inside him, his defense attorney told a Sonoma County jury Thursday morning.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 2:24 pm US/Pacific SANTA ROSA Three Santa Rosa men were held over for trial Wednesday on five felony charges stemming from the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl in April.

San Francisco Bay area households spend up to two-thirds of their income on transportation and housing costs, a severe burden that leaves workers with insufficient resources for other basic needs, according to a study released on Wednesday.

Media Coordinator, Terry Menshek - 565-3098 Media Spokesperson, Assistant District Attorney Christine Cook Sonoma County District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua announced that on October 30, 2009, George Anton Clair, 37, of Cotati was convicted by a Sonoma County jury of 46 felony counts involving the molestation of his 9-year-old relative, and the ...

A British medical marijuana grower will appear before a Californian court on Thursday charged with murdering an employee of a shadowy organisation for the rich and powerful.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 12:23 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 2:24 p.m. Sonoma County's public libraries will close for 10 days during the year-end holidays as part of a $1.7 million budget cut for the system that serves about 2.6 million people a year.

The Sonoma County Democratic Party voted to support the recall of Cotati City Councilmember George Barich at its October 27 meeting.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. Petaluma Mayor Pam Torliatt announced Wednesday she will seek election to the 2nd District seat on the Sonoma County board of supervisors.

Lanes in both directions on state Highway 12 in Sonoma County are blocked as crews respond to a fatal crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Dramatic vistas of sun-splashed vineyards, fabulous food, remarkable wine, unique shoppinga 'Sonoma County is one of Americaa TMs prolific wine-producing regions as well as being a captivating destination for the savvy traveler.

A Santa Rosa man pleaded guilty Thursday morning to the stabbing murder of his mother after the district attorney's office agreed to dismiss an enhancement alleging intentional infliction of torture that subjected him to the death penalty.

On Wednesday afternoon, a former Sonoma Valley soccer coach was ordered to stand trial on 20 counts alleging he had a sexual relationship with an underage female player on his traveling soccer team in 2007.

A 16-year-old Santa Rosa girl testified today in Sonoma County Superior Court that four males forced her into a car, drove her to Comstock Middle School and took turns raping her in April.

Plans to sell Sonoma County's Central Landfill and three transfer stations and turn its waste disposal operations over to an Arizona company for 20 years failed Tuesday afternoon with two supervisors voting against the divestiture proposal.

Assuming City Hall can raise the $175,000 necessary for expenses, the nation's biggest professional bike race will return to Santa Rosa next May.

Share + Oct 23, 2009 8:46 am US/Pacific THE GEYSERS The U.S. Geological Survey reported three earthquakes struck Thursday night near The Geysers in Sonoma County.

Across the Bay Area, one of the few places to get the swine flu vaccine is in Sonoma County.