A 6-year-old pug from Ukiah took home the title of World’s Ugliest Dog on Friday, Aug. 14, at the Sonoma County Fair, triumphing over eight other dogs in the annual contest celebrating unconventional canine looks. Jinny Lu, owned by Ukiah resident Michelle Grady, was named the 2026 champion duri

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Friday marked a new milestone at Elsie Allen High School: middle school orientation. About 230 seventh and eighth graders are expected to attend the school come Monday, as Elsie Allen joins Piner, Montgomery and Santa Rosa high schools as 7-12 campuses within Santa Rosa City Schools. See the lin

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A 12-year-old Petaluma-area 4-H exhibitor broke the Sonoma County Fair record for a steer sale this week when her 2026 Supreme Champion sold for $50,000 at auction — a hammer price that both gratified fair officials and stunned some supporters gathered around the Jamison Ring. Callie Cummings, a

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Firefighters stopped a two-story house fire in Penngrove from spreading into nearby wildland Friday afternoon, Aug. 7, preventing the blaze from becoming a larger threat to the surrounding area, officials said. Sonoma County Fire District crews were dispatched about 2:50 p.m. to the 1400 block o

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A house fire in Santa Rosa displaced eight people Thursday afternoon, Aug. 6, officials said. Firefighters were dispatched at 2:48 p.m. to a two-story home at 958 Kingwood St. Officials said a large plume of smoke was visible from the house shortly after the fire was reported. See the link in

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Several thousand people flocked to downtown Santa Rosa for the last Noche Latina of the Wednesday Night Market on Aug. 5. The appearance of popular regional Mexican music group Banda Maguey drew an overflow crowd to Old Courthouse Square. See the link in our bio to read more. Video by @kent_p

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Anthony Carpenito originally signed up to be on the sound team. The rising sophomore at Elsie Allen High School saw a flyer at school last year advertising a short movie being filmed on campus this summer. They were looking for student volunteers to do all manner of jobs. Carpenito, a saxopho

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Members of a firefighting crew suffered minor injuries Sunday afternoon, Aug. 2, after their engine overturned near the Feliz Fire outside of Hopland. The five crewmembers, who were from the Shasta-Trinity unit, were in a Type 3 brush engine when it crashed at 2800 Feliz Creek Road. They were tr

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A fast-moving wildfire exploded in southern Mendocino County on Saturday afternoon, threatening the town of Hopland as it grew to 500 acres in the first two hours amid gusty winds and triple-digit heat, prompting evacuation orders that were expected to remain in place overnight for hundreds of Hopl

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The Woodside Fire on the Sonoma Coast near Timber Cove continued to smolder Saturday, but evacuation orders and warnings were lifted Friday evening as firefighters made steady progress, allowing some residents and visitors to return while crews turned their attention to reopening Highway 1. Th

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The wildfire burning along a scenic stretch of the Sonoma Coast was in greater hand Friday, but it continued to generate huge amounts of smoke over the North Bay, while a stretch of popular Highway 1 remained closed, forcing nearby residents and guests to stay away and upending weekend plans as a h

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The Woodside Fire burning near Salt Point State Park and Timber Cove on Thursday, July 30, forced the closure of Highway 1 on the Sonoma Coast and prompted evacuation orders and warnings. Nighttime helicopter drops and cool conditions helped firefighters battling a wildfire burning on the Sonom

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Cal Fire crews work the Woodside Fire near Salt Point State Park, Thursday, July 30, 2026. Nighttime helicopter drops and cool conditions helped firefighters battling a wildfire burning on the Sonoma Coast reach 30% containment, according to Cal Fire officials early Friday. As of 7 a.m.

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The Woodside Fire burning near Salt Point State Park and Timber Cove on Thursday, July 30, forced the closure of Highway 1 on the Sonoma Coast and prompted evacuation orders and warnings. Nighttime helicopter drops and cool conditions helped firefighters battling a wildfire burning on the Sonom

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Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning, July 29, 2026, to a house fire on Pacific Heights Drive in the Larkfield area north of Santa Rosa, according to a Sonoma County Fire District spokesperson. See the link in our bio to read more. Video courtesy Sonoma County Fire District #sa

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Petaluma police are asking the public for help in finding a pair of suspects caught on video ramming their vehicle into cars in a Taco Bell parking lot before fleeing the scene. See the link in our bio to read more. Video courtesy Petaluma Police Department #petalumapolice #petaluma #petal

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Children danced, laughed and learned about Australian culture during a stop by the Didgeridoo Down Under Show Wednesday, July 22, at the Sonoma Valley Regional Library in Sonoma. The traveling program is continuing its Sonoma County Library tour Thursday in Santa Rosa and Windsor. See the link i

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Colorful hot air balloons filled the skies above the Sonoma County Fairgrounds over the weekend as the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic returned for another year of family activities and aviation-themed festivities. Thousands of spectators arrived before dawn to watch crews inflate about 20

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Volunteers gathered Saturday morning, July 18, at Wetlands Edge Trail in American Canyon to help remove litter from one of the city’s most visited natural areas during a community cleanup organized by the American Canyon Parks Foundation. See the link in our bio to read more. Video by Darryl

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Sonoma County’s earliest grape harvest in at least 40 years began Thursday morning in the Russian River Valley, where crews picked Pinot Noir at Dutton Ranch’s Jewell Vineyard in what growers say could be one of the earliest harvests on record. See the link in our bio to read more. Video by @

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