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Man armed with sword arrested for allegedly stealing alcoholic beverage from Santa Rosa restaurant
(KRON) — A 29-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning for allegedly stealing an alcoholic beverage from a restaurant while armed with a sword, the Santa Rosa Police Department said. Santa Rosa PD officers responded at around 1:50 p.m. Sunday to a restaurant on the 500 block of Fourth Street to investigate a report of […]
Band members in Santa Rosa have worn same uniforms for 30 years
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - A Santa Rosa high school marching band is raising money to rock some new uniforms. Band members at Elsie Allen High School ave been wearing the same uniforms for 30 years. They're now trying to get $23,000 to pay for new ones. Year after year, the...
Tommy Smothers remembered at celebration of life in Santa Rosa
Friends and loved ones shared laughs and tears at the Friedman Event Center in Santa Rosa Sunday afternoon to celebrate the life of Tommy Smothers, the late comedian, musician, yo-yo master and beloved member of the famed Smothers Brothers comedy duo. Smothers, who was considered the Sonoma Valley’s most famous...
Santa Rosa man sentenced to over 12 years in prison for molesting 2 children
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - A man was sentenced earlier this week to 12 years and eight months in prison after he was convicted last year of molesting two children, Sonoma County prosecutors said. A jury found 37-year-old Robert Herrera guilty in August 2023 of six charges of child molestation; two...
Road rage incident escalated to shooting in Santa Rosa
(KRON) – Two people were arrested after a road rage incident that escalated into a shooting, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department Around 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, while a Santa Rosa Police Department Field and Evidence Technician was in the process of towing a vehicle, she noticed the driver of a black Volkswagen Tiguan […]
Water dispute escalates between Vallejo, Napa Valley city over warehouse project
The water-supply battle between Vallejo and American Canyon has opened on another legal front, as Solano County’s largest city has sued its southern Napa Valley neighbor over a recently adopted streamlined approval process for certain large warehouse projects. At the center of the latest dispute is the 208-acre proposed...
Woman passed out in Sebastopol car ensues in police chase
(KRON) — A woman led Sebatstapool police into a car chase after police received calls of her being passed out on the wheel, the Sebastopol Police Department said. Police initially received calls of the driver at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday. As they were responding, officers learned that the registered owner of the car was […]
California Inmates Get the Chance to Become Composers Through Nonprofit's Program 'Music for the Future'
The nonprofit Project: Music Heals Us has developed a program called “Music for the Future," which offers incarcerated individuals an opportunity to tap into their musical sides. The goal is to give the inmates hope.
3 Santa Rosa residents charged in federal human smuggling case
Three Santa Rosa residents have been indicted in a federal investigation into human smuggling across the U.S. border in Blaine, Washington, officials announced Thursday. The suspects are identified as Sushil Kumar, 35; Bobby Joe Green, 67; and Rajat Rajat, 26, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Also arrested was...
Santa Rosa Parolee Re-arrested for Severe Assault in Petaluma, Held Without Bail
N an incident reported by the Petaluma Police Department, officers and medical personnel were called to the scene of a violent incident at about 3:43 AM on April 23, where they discovered a victim with significant facial and head injuries. Fleeing the scene before law enforcement arrived, Hiram Joseph, a...
Parents share stories of pain, hope in Napa Valley: ‘I had never heard of fentanyl’
When Dr. Colleen Townsend told the audience at a fentanyl education forum that she now gives an opioid-overdose antidote as a high school graduation gift, there was a round of appreciative applause. Someone even called out, “Great idea!”. And when an audience member raised her hand and told the...
Santa Rosa public safety event showcases growing role of female first responders
With dogged determination, Deja Jones and Lewelyn Orlandi, both 18, used heavy hydraulic rescue tools, commonly known as jaws of life, to cut and pry the doors and roof off a green mini-SUV. Standing behind a line of orange safety cones, parents and children — many of them grade-school girls...
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