The cause of last week’s explosion and fire at the NuStar Energy refinery in Crockett (Contra Costa County) has not been revealed. What is known, however, is that the refinery reported, “…nothing out of the ordinary was taking place before two storage tanks suddenly burst... Continue
For SVHS grad Jacquelyn Torres, Tuesday was another normal morning at the Santa Rosa Junior College – or so students thought. Suddenly, panic. Nearby, a teen had been shot and wounded. The suspect was at large. Cops everywhere. Lockdown. “Students feared for their lives, the... Continue
By Rob Warren and Val Robichaud Six years ago, Star-Buck the horse was near death. Emaciated and weighing only 400 pounds, he was rescued by Angela Wood and friends. Now, the 10-year-old American Quarter Horse gelding was strong enough recently to walk across the country... Continue
With the popularity of the Internet came the rise of the use of aliases, and anonymous attacks using online comment systems and other social media platforms have become commonplace, even in Sonoma. It is understandable that people would take advantage of aliases to advance a... Continue
Here we go again. PG&E is negligent in upgrading and maintaining their power grid. Instead they got greedy and gave their shareholders and upper management huge bonuses. So now the people must pay for their greed and negligence. People just replaced the food in their... Continue
PG&E sent an alert at 10:42 that will shut off power through much of Sonoma County starting at 3:00 PM today. Power will be shut off in all or portions of Annapolis, Boyes Hot Springs, Cloverdale, Fulton, Geyserville, Glen Ellen, Healdsburg, Kenwood, Larkfield, Santa Rosa,... Continue
By Jacquelyn Torres, SRJC sophomore Tuesday, October 22: another normal morning at the Santa Rosa Junior College – or so students thought. But soon came the notices urging students to rush into the silent confinements of safety – time for lockdown. The notices unfolded at... Continue
PG&E is considering conducting a power shutoff that would impact Sonoma County this Wednesday and Thursday, and the National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch. PG&E has not announced the exact timing and location of the shut off, and we anticipate they will... Continue
The football season is over early for Sonoma Valley High School following a brawl during Friday night’s homecoming game against Petaluma. Eleven Dragon players were ejected after the melee, an apparent reaction to late hits against Petaluma’s kickoff returner. The fight broke out in the... Continue
What Glen Ellen’s annual parade lacks in length -- the whole town is about two blocks long -- it makes up in community spirit. The 2019 Glen Ellen Village Fair was another spirited event, as the one and only main street was closed down for... Continue