3+ day, 25+ min ago   (590+ words) Letter goes too far Editor: I am an ardent supporter of our Constitution’s First Amendment. I will defend to the death other’s right to speak out their opinions. However (here it comes), I will also point out the fallacies and…...

13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (630+ words) Sonoma County officials will decide Tuesday whether to renew their contract with the nonprofit that runs the county fairgrounds for just one year instead of five as the end of horse racing continues to weigh on fair attendance and revenues....

13+ hour, 6+ min ago   (797+ words) Work to patch up parts of the interior and exterior walls of the Sebastopol Regional Library where black mold and dry rot was found is expected to commence in the coming weeks. The project will address immediate emergency needs to…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (639+ words) A single-family home that sold for $4.06 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in St. Helena between Aug. 10 and Sept. 6. A total of nine residential real estate sales were registered in the area, with an…...

17+ hour, 13+ min ago   (197+ words) Fire crews extinguished the 1.3-acre Hyde Fire Saturday afternoon after it destroyed two barns in unincorporated Sonoma County. The Schell-Vista Fire Protection District responded to the fire about 12:30 p.m. near Napa Road and Hyde Road. By about 1:30 p.m., the fire was reported…...

17+ hour, 40+ min ago   (401+ words) Firefighters continued suppression efforts against the Lucas Fire, burning near the Mendocino National Forest and Bachelor Valley Sunday, Sept. 13. The wildfire initially began Thursday, Sept. 10, near the border of Mendocino and Lake counties. The fire jumped containment Thursday afternoon as…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (527+ words) California will save a lot of water in the new year when a law takes effect that bars some property owners from watering grass with drinking water. Homeowners have nothing to fear, but public bodies need to step up. In…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1269+ words) A controversial Sonoma County government proposal to purchase a premium office building near the county airport will return to the Board of Supervisors this week, but this time with a lower price tag. On Tuesday, the board is poised to…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (117+ words) BART suspended between South Fremont and Union City The Press Democrat BART trains will not run between the Warm Springs/South Fremont and Union City stops in the East Bay on Saturday as crews carry out scheduled maintenance. Riders on…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (917+ words) CLEAR LAKE — Dancers from the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians moved in rhythm across the grass along the lakeshore here Friday, their feet kicking dust into the air as songs rang out across the water. Behind them, a plume…...