• Santa Rosa police identify woman in city’s 10th homicide of year

    Santa Rosa police identify woman in city’s 10th homicide of year

    Investigators say Cecilia Drive shooting was targeted; suspect still at large Santa Rosa police have identified the woman killed in a predawn shooting Tuesday as 47-year-old Mollie Schefer. Detectives say the attack appears targeted and that there’s no broader threat to the public, though the suspect and firearm have not been found. Officers were called…

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  • Right of passage: restoring wildlife movement in Sonoma Valley

    Right of passage: restoring wildlife movement in Sonoma Valley

    Highway 12 cuts through the heart of Sonoma Valley, a stretch of road lined with vineyards, oak woodlands and neighborhoods. For decades it has also been a deadly barrier for wildlife — blocking deer, mountain lions, bobcats and other animals from moving safely between the Mayacamas and Sonoma Mountain ranges. The Sonoma Land Trust has…

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  • Santa Rosa police identify woman in city’s 10th homicide of year

    Santa Rosa police identify woman in city’s 10th homicide of year

    Investigators say Cecilia Drive shooting was targeted; suspect still at large Santa Rosa police have identified the woman killed in a predawn shooting Tuesday as 47-year-old Mollie Schefer. Detectives say the attack appears targeted and that there’s no broader threat to the public, though the suspect and firearm have not been found. Officers were called…

  • CA-12/121 closure in Schellville to last all October

    CA-12/121 closure in Schellville to last all October

    Drivers who depend on Highway 12/121 through Schellville should plan ahead. Caltrans will close the stretch at the Arroyo Seco Bridge for the entire month of October. The shutdown begins at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 and runs around the clock until 5 a.m. Oct. 31. Why it’s happening The Arroyo Seco Bridge, built in 1923,…

  • Sonoma County joins $1 million Lowe’s settlement

    Sonoma County joins $1 million Lowe’s settlement

    Santa Rosa, Calif. — Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez joined five other county prosecutors in announcing a $1,089,999.90 settlement with Lowe’s Home Improvement over scanner overcharges and false advertising in California stores. The civil case, filed in San Diego County, accused the retailer of unlawfully charging customers prices higher than the lowest advertised or…