Power On! Sonoma Clean Power Celebrates Providing Electricity to First Customers
The Sonoma Clean Power Authority began supplying electricity service to its first customers today. The Authority's board of directors marked the occasion this morning with a ceremony during which board...
View ArticleBoy Suspended For Nibbling Pop Tart Into Shape of Gun Says He Was No Threat
Nine-year-old Josh Welch is seeking to have his suspension removed from his school record.
View ArticleSamurai Sword Wielding Son Killed Parents, Police Say
Georgia man charged in crime police describe as "horrific."
View ArticleCinco de Mayo Fiesta: Guacamole; Healthy Taco Salad; Cilantro Lime Chicken
Bay Area Chef Michele Wieser shows you how to whip up three easy recipes to spice up your Cinco de Mayo celebration. Patch complied several past videos from 2013 to bring you recipes that will be...
View ArticleUPDATE: Male Motorist Killed in Collision on Old Redwood Hwy; Traffic Backed...
UPDATED: Thursday, May 1, 6 p.m. One person was killed in a solo vehicle crash in the Penngrove area, according to a CHP official. A male victim was killed in a collision after his vehicle swerved off...
View ArticleWhat Are the Richest Small Towns In America?
Movoto Real Estate ranked the top ten small towns in America. The results might surprise you.
View ArticleWhite Supremacist Sexually Abused Girls in House of Horrors, Cops Say
Police say a Massachusetts white supremacist tortured two girls over a period of five years.
View ArticleYamada Bill to Respond to Developmental Center Concerns Moves Forward
News Release from OFFICE OF Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, 4th AD:Assembly Bill 2349 was approved by the Assembly Human Services Committee Tuesday. Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (D-Davis) introduced AB...
View ArticleFind Open Houses Nearby This Weekend, May 3-4
Patch and Zillow team up to bring you local real estate news.
View ArticleSonoma Coroner IDs Penngrove Man Who Died In Thursday Solo-Car Crash
The Sonoma County coroner's office has identified the victim of a solo vehicle crash in Penngrove Thursday afternoon as 60-year-old Steven Carney of Penngrove. Carney's Nissan Altima ran off the side...
View ArticleSanta Rosa Woman Dies in Tragic Fall From Zipline In Hawaii
Patricia "Trish" Rabellizsa, 29, studied art and design at Santa Rosa Junior College.
View ArticleFinal 2014 California Snowpack Measurement is Dismal
Water officials say state in for hot, dry summer.
View ArticleFormer Cop Accused of Blinding Woman with Pepper Spray Faces 20 Years in Prison
Prosecutors say a former Beaumont, California police officer fired pepper spray only 10 inches from woman's face, disabling her.
View ArticleTwo Napa Men Accused of Carjacking, Killing Santa Rosa Man Who Went Missing...
Miguel Garcia told deputies during an April fatal standoff in Kenwood that he had committed violent crimes, including a murder.
View ArticleGiving Birth in U.S. Increasingly Deadly For Mothers
Pregnancy mortality rates in U.S. have risen steadily for decades.
View ArticleSex, Lies and Cancerous Cows: How 9 Million Pounds of Bad Meat Got Into Food...
CNN is reporting that a meat processing plant bought diseased cows, intentionally hid their condition from inspectors and that one of the inspectors was dating a plant foreman.
View ArticleGun Seller's Life Threatened – For Selling Guns
The week in guns from the Patch network.
View ArticleAlcohol Suspected in Fatal Crash Near Calistoga
Santa Rosa man will be arrested on DUI charges for wife's death in the accident, CHP says.
View Article9 Critically Injured in Ringling Bros. Circus Accident
Acrobats fell nearly 30 feet in the accident in Rhode Island during Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performance Sunday morning.
View ArticleNaked Housekeeping Fantasy Goes Wrong, Dominatrix Beaten With Bat
Illinois woman said she was surprised when her new friend revealed she was a dominatrix, as she had been expecting a "slave."
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