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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...
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 […]
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...
State investigation finds activists may have spread avian flu in Sonoma County last year
Could animal rights activists have been responsible for spreading avian flu at Sonoma County poultry farms? Investigators say probably, but activists say that regulators are trying to divert blame away from problems inherent in the poultry industry.
Sonoma County man sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for molesting two children
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 Robert Herrera guilty in August 2023 of six charges of child molestation; two charges related to crimes Herrera committed against one child when she was younger than 14; and four charges for conduct with the other victim when she was 14 and 15 years old, prosecutors said Thursday. Herrera's charges stemmed from a report of abuse in 2021 by one of two child victims. At a jury trial...
New rehab center in Santa Rosa will bolster local options for drug and alcohol treatment
The county’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment services for low-income residents is to reopen a drug addiction recovery and detox center in Santa Rosa, restoring a key element to the landscape of addiction services in Sonoma County and also adding a new component. The facility will have...
What military grade equipment does the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office have? Annual report offers details
photo credit: Noah Abrams/KRCBSonoma County Sheriff's Lenco Bearcat armored vehicle on display in Santa Rosa on April 16, 2024. Armored vehicles, grenade launchers, flashbang grenades - they’re all considered military equipment by a state law passed in 2021, called AB 481. The law gives cities and counties oversight and approval power for certain equipment purchases by local law enforcement. It also requires law enforcement agencies to make public their inventory, how the equipment will be used, and when it's been deployed. Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram presented on the departments "military equipment" in mid-April. "I think it benefits not only the sheriff's office,...
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.
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