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House boat burns on Lake Berryessa
A houseboat went up in flames on Lake Berryessa in Napa County Wednesday, authorities said.The Napa County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Thursday that its Marine Unit about a houseboat on fire which was docked at the Markley Cove houseboat slips just west of State Road 128 at the east end of the lake.The houseboat was cut loose to prevent the fire from spreading, the Sheriff's Office said. Cal Fire and Capell Fire helped put out the flames and there were injuries. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
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...
Sonoma planning commission denies vacation rental, tasting room permit
The owners of the Cooperage building in Sonoma were unanimously denied a permit for a vacation rental and tasting room by the Sonoma Planning Commission on Thursday. Neighbors to the property applauded the commission’s decision after they voiced fears that a vacation rental property would create noise pollution, and a tasting room would cause “retail encroachment” into the residential neighborhood.
2 drivers arrested after road rage incident leads to shootout in Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA – Two drivers were arrested in Santa Rosa after police said a road rage incident between the two led to a shootout Wednesday morning.According to officers, a field and evidence technician who was towing a vehicle on 900 block of Pressley Street spotted the two drivers around 11:40 a.m. The technician said she witnessed the driver of a black Volkswagen Tiguan open fire on a gray Nissan Altima.Officers responding to the scene located the two vehicles headed north on Santa Rosa Avenue. Police said the driver of the Nissan pulled over after spotting police. Meanwhile, the driver of...
Suspects nabbed after leading Vallejo cops on chase in stolen car
VALLEJO, Calif. - Two suspects were arrested after a stolen vehicle pursuit spanning multiple Bay Area cities on Thursday. According to the Vallejo Police Department, the pursuit began in Vallejo after officers spotted a stolen vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint on Tuesday. Details regarding the exact location of...
City, school district may be key to getting more sports fields, new complex in Napa
With a dearth of quality sports fields in Napa, a group of local parents and youth sports officials have for years been exploring ways to add new fields and shape up old ones, though they’ve been unsuccessful so far. But a reinvigorated push has come together to hopefully solve...
Electricity restored to most Petaluma PG&E customers who lost power
Power ihas been restored to a majority of the nearly 2,000 homes and businesses in Petaluma that lost electricity Thursday evening. An outage was reported about 5:45 p.m. and affected 1,969 Pacific, Gas & Electric Co. customers, the utility reported. By 7:45 p.m., 60 customers were still in the dark,...
Skull found in Sonoma County identified as 1980s homicide cold case victim
(KRON) — The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office identified the skull of “‘Motorcycle Mountain’ John Doe” as Thomas Jeffrey Rupen, the victim of a cold case dating back to the 1980s, officials announced Tuesday. On Feb. 15, 2001, a civilian turned a human skull into the sheriff’s department office in Santa Rosa. The civilian said they […]
I-680, Highway 37 and BART closures set for this weekend
(KRON) — Highway closures are going to continue in the Bay Area this weekend. This is the fourth closure of the southbound lanes of I-680 in Pleasanton, and the second closure for parts of Highway 37 in Vallejo. BART is also planning on closing part of its tracks in Oakland this weekend. There are detours […]
50th annual Wine Country Century to draw thousands of cyclists to Sonoma County
When more than 2,500 cyclists take to the roads of Sonoma County on May 4, it will be a birthday party of sorts. The rolling fete will celebrate the 50th running — or riding — of the venerable Wine Country Century, an event believed to have started in 1973 as a rollicking, but tough, get together among friends who loved to ride bikes and ride them a really long way.
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