UPDATE: Warning extended to Monday 11 a.m. The National Weather Service has issued for Sonoma County a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11:00 PM this evening (Saturday 8/15) to 11:00 AM tomorrow morning (Sunday 8/16). A moist and unstable air mass is... Continue

Today's high temperatures have tripped a stage-three power emergency, overloading the system and triggering rolling blackouts that will (or did?) last between 1-4 hours. PG&E said it will not give advance alerts of any impending shutdown. The last alert, from the Sonoma Sheriff's Office, was... Continue

Arts advocate, educator and curator Kate Eilertsen has been named acting executive director of di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, the 217-acre preserve of galleries and outdoor sculpture in the Carneros region.  This story has been updated with the correct spelling of Kate's last name.... Continue

The carnival games are closed, there's no livestock or flower show, and the Tilt-a-Whirl is shut down. But while this summer's Sonoma County Fair has been canceled, one big draw is still packing them in -- the food. The drive-through Fair Food Frenzy, a greatest-hits... Continue

The annual Paws for a Cause event, benefitting Pets Lifeline, goes online this year for a live-streamed Virtual Gala on Saturday, August 15. “We put our toe in the water with an online auction in May when we moved Tailwags & Handbags online” said Nancy... Continue

[caption id="attachment_105445" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Madison Genovese in the SAL musical Daddy Long Legs, in February.[/caption] Sonoma Arts Live has made "the eminently sad but safe choice to cancel all fall shows through December of 2020," the nonprofit theatre group announced today. "Theater people are can-do, find-another-way-type... Continue

As the new school year begins, the Sonoma Valley Library has a number of resources available for learners of any age and at any location.  Access educational eBooks, and eAudiobooks, stream movies and more. This includes always-available eBooks and eAudiobooks such as Diverse Reads for... Continue

  [caption id="attachment_105454" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Sonoma Vice Mayor Rachel Hundley was part of a group of elected officials packaging food at Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Photo: Erik Castro[/caption] The demand for food assistance is as high as it... Continue

The cause of this morning’s 2:30 a.m. fire in the field behind Saint Leo’s Church, on West Agua Caliente Road, is under investigation, according to Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue. No buildings were threatened or damaged. The fire burned about one acre. Crews remained on... Continue