A wildfire in Sierra County has burned over a thousand acres and it is still expanding.
Evacuations continue in the area of Sierra Brooks.
according to the U.S. Forest Service The Bear Fire started Monday afternoon on the east side of the Tahoe National Forest
At this time, There is no known containment around the fire
Petaluma police made good on their promise of holding a DUI checkpoint on Sunday The results were released showing the arrest of a Petaluma man reportedly seen weaving and driving over traffic cones.
The double checkpoint – held on East Washington Street near the Petaluma Airport from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and then on Petaluma Boulevard North at Oak Street from 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. – got six arrests altogether and at least that many citations for driving without a license, according to police.
A pilot killed this past weekend when his plane crashed into a hangar in novato has been identified. Jeffrey Buren Khahling, 75, of Redding was the plane’s only occupant, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.
A Redding man was identified Tuesday as the pilot killed this past weekend when his plane crashed into a hanger in Novato.
The single-engine aircraft crash occurred at about 3:50 p.m. Saturday.
Authorities are asking for the publics help in identifying potential victims of a former Windsor man. Police in Idaho and Sonoma County posted on social media yesterday trying to connect victims to a man arrested last month in Idaho on suspicion of molesting children.
Richard Leslie Ward II, 66, was a resident in Windsor in the 1990s, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, which is asking for any possible victims in Sonoma County to come forward, as well.
An investigation in Idaho began July 31 after potential victims of Ward came forward. On Aug. 13, a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.
Union Members representing teachers in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) voted unanimously last week to authorize a strike, if necessary.
Mediation continues between the union and the district’s Board of Trustees over a new contract.
“The Valley of the Moon Teachers Association (VMTA) is looking for class sizes that are reasonable for our students, increased compensation for working longer hours and an increased workload, and a due process in discipline of its members,” said Dennis Housman, co-president of VMTA, along with Laura Hoban.
Both sides are in negotiations at the same time as the board is attempting to makes cuts in the district’s budgets.
A domestic violence victim has died. Officers arrested a man at 11:30 am on Friday in the 1400 block of Response Road on domestic violence charges and an attempted murder charge. Now the victim has passed and new charges could emerge.
Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom along with Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced legislation to prevent gasoline price spikes, as part of the governor’s special session on gas prices.
On Saturday, Gov. Newsom held a special session of the legislature to make oil refiners manage California’s gasoline supply responsibly and save Californians money at the pump.
The legislation, which will soon be introduced, addresses the problem of gasoline price spikes at the pump — and would save Californians hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars annually, the Governor’s Office reported.
Newson said “I’m glad to see the Assembly is moving this important proposal forward to save Californians hundreds of millions of dollars at the pump. Gas price spikes are profit spikes for Big Oil, and California won’t stand by as families get gouged”
