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CHP: I-80 closure in Solano County linked to shooting near Santa Rosa
A portion of Interstate 80 in Solano County was closed Friday evening due to a police standoff that began with a shooting just outside Santa Rosa, officials said. The interstate was closed in both directions in the area of Green Valley Road and the Interstate 680 interchange, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Solano County office.
Man arrested after juvenile injured in hit-and-run near Rohnert Park high school
(KRON) — A minor was injured in a hit-and-run crash in Rohnert Park on Friday, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said. Angel Antonio Martinez, 22, of Cotati was identified as the suspect and arrested. The crash happened at about 8:30 a.m. in the area of Snyder Lane and Hinebaugh Creek. Witnesses told police […]
Santa Rosa family of missing young man hold vigil at Coffey Park
The Santa Rosa family of Bryant Palacios Zuñiga, who went missing in early April, is expected to hold a candlelight vigil at Coffey Park Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Palacios, 28, a graduate of Santa Rosa High School, was living in Redwood City. His mother Naxheli Zuñiga last heard from Palacios a month ago, on April 2.
New Dollar Tree store thrives in Santa Rosa
While the fate of the nearly three dozen Dollar Tree ultra-discount stores in the North Bay remains unknown, the newest of those local locations opened even as the Virginia-based company was spending millions on deciding which sites nationwide to close. The retailer opened a 14,700-square-foot location in a former Rite...
Man steals ambulance in Santa Rosa, leads police on chase with medic trapped inside
Santa Rosa officers arrested a man who allegedly stole an ambulance after he asked for a ride to go a hospital, police said Thursday. At 7:53 p.m. Wednesday, officers learned that there was a person in an altered state at the Russian River Brewing Company at 725 Fourth St. They found 36-year-old Sonoma resident Jorge Sanchez Rodriguez, who told the officers that he was having an anxiety attack and asked to go to a local hospital. Police said officers offered to drive Rodriguez but he declined and wanted to be transported by ambulance. A Sonoma County Fire District ambulance...
State and local officials break ground at Roseland’s long-awaited Tierra de Rosas project
As far as milestones go — and Santa Rosa’s long-envisioned Tierra de Rosas development has had many — the groundbreaking Friday felt a little different. Conceived more than a decade ago as a mix-use community hub in one of Santa Rosa’s most heavily Latino neighborhoods, the latest version of the Roseland redevelopment project calls for affordable housing, a community plaza, a teen center and open mercado.
Motorcyclist severely hurt in Santa Rosa hit-and-run crash; police seek help in finding driver
Police in Santa Rosa are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that collided with a motorcyclist Tuesday afternoon, sending the motorcyclist to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Just before 3 p.m., police and fire arrived at the intersection of Hopper Avenue and Airway Drive after multiple witnesses called 911 to report that a pickup had hit a motorcyclist and fled the scene. First responders found the motorcyclist lying in the road and unresponsive and took the person to the hospital. According to investigators, the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on Hopper with a green light. The pickup truck made a left turn in front of the motorcycle from westbound Hopper, in an attempt to turn southbound on Airway. After the collision, the pickup did not stop and sped away. Witnesses have described the truck as a Ford F150, possibly gray or silver in color. Police are trying to find the truck and its owner, but the public should be on the lookout for one with front-end damage. Anyone who may have information helpful to this case is encouraged to contact Officer Howard with the Santa Rosa Police Department at (707) 543-3636.
Graton Resort and Casino named among ‘luckiest’ casinos in California by Casinos.com
Gamblers looking to hit the jackpot at slots or win big at blackjack need not go far, as Graton Resort & Casino was named one of the 10 luckiest casinos in California, according to a new report by Casinos.com. The casino news and guide website named the Rohnert Park casino...
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