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Someone Started a Brush Fire in Santa Rosa. A Group of Good People Stopped It From Getting Worse.

Over a million acres have already burned in Northern California this wildfire season — a figure that meant nothing to one Bay Area arsonist on Saturday. Thankfully, several good samaritans stopped that figure from growing any more than it needed to.

Santa Rosa Police Ask for Public's Help In Finding Suspect In Hit-and-Run That Killed Homeless Woman

The suspect remains at large in a hit-and-run homicide at a homeless encampment last week in Santa Rosa, which police have characterized as intentional.

Shower of Hail in Santa Rosa Leads to Six-Car Collision

A hail shower Wednesday morning in Santa Rosa reportedy led to a six-car crash in the western part of the city, and possibly to a big-rig crash involving three vehicles on 101.

Santa Rosa Man Defends Himself Against Home-Invaders, One Fatally Stabbed

The only thing worse than getting catfished by someone chatting you up online is getting assaulted and robbed by them. And that sounds like what happened to a Santa Rosa man early Thursday.

Cal/OSHA Fines CPMC Davies, Santa Rosa PD, Several Bay Area Nursing Homes Over COVID Violations

California's employee safety watchdog, Cal/OSHA, has issued fines to multiple employers in the Bay Area, including the Santa Rosa PD where 43-year-old detective Marylou Armer contracted COVID-19 from a fellow employee.

Deplorable Teens In Santa Rosa Have Been Throwing Impromptu Parties In Rebuilt, Vacant Homes

As several neighborhoods in Santa Rosa have begun to reemerge from the ashes of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, gangs of local teenagers have been scouting empty homes, publishing maps on Snapchat, and summoning all their friends to come be rowdy and trash the place.

Santa Rosa Hospital Uses VR For Pain Management

A hospital in Santa Rosa is employing a pioneering pain-management tool that involves virtual reality headsets for children and women in labor.

Santa Rosa Man Poses Nude Mannequins In Yard In Protest Of 3-Foot Fence Rule

A gentleman in Santa Rosa used this art installation to protest being forced by the city to lower a six-foot-high fence, and now two mannequins have been stolen.

Thursday Rain Could Cause Toxic Runoff From Wine Country Fires

Rain that's predicted for late Thursday and Friday could lead to runoff from fire zones in the North Bay that are still littered with toxic ash and debris containing harmful chemicals. While cleanup

Burning Man Group Lends Shipping Container Dorms To House Fire Victims In Santa Rosa

The group Burners Without Borders, along with the Burning Man camp called Camp Epic, are launching something in Santa Rosa called Oasis Village, on land that's being offered by a local businessman. The

Santa Rosa Fears Population Loss As Some Residents Are Being Allowed Back Into Evacuation Zone

Residents of the largely burned out Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa are being allowed back in today to assess damage, collect anything they can find, and grieve. The neighborhood has been under

First Lawsuit Filed Against PG&E Over Wine Country Fires

A state senator is suggesting that PG&E will have to be broken up if it turns out to be found guilty of negligence in causing the wildfires that ripped through Northern

Video: Watch A Berkeley Fire Crew React As They Approach The Tubbs Fire In Its First Hours

A video that puts in perspective the swiftness and vastness of the devastation that first responders encountered in the early hours of the wine country wildfires one week ago is this one, from

Amid Wildfire Tragedy, Tales Of Animal Resilience And Rescue Abound

After more than a week the the Northern California wildfires are finally beginning to approach containment. As officials continue to search for the missing and survivors return to what's left of their homes,

Those Who Lost Their Lives In Wine Country Fires Include Disabled Woman, Dozens Of Retirees

One week after a fast-moving wildfire tore through several neighborhoods in Santa Rosa just as multiple other fires were igniting in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Yuba and several other counties, we are getting

Woman Who Survived Las Vegas Shooting Loses Home To Fire In Santa Rosa

A woman who escaped the mass shooting in Las Vegas two weeks ago came home to Santa Rosa only to barely escape the flames there, and lose the house she was sharing with

One Week In, Evacuation Shelters For The Fire-Displaced Become Unpleasant Long-Term Homes

The situation for many of the thousands of evacuees who remain displaced by wildfires in Northern California is an unhappy one for more reasons than the loss of homes and neighbors. Evacuation shelters

Haunting New Drone Footage Reveals Destruction Left In Wake Of Tubbs Fire

Though drones have been banned from flying over Santa Rosa's Coffey Park for the past week or so, CBS 5 managed to get some authorized flight time in and captured some haunting footage

Homes Of Former SF Mayor, Peanuts Creator Destroyed In Tubbs Fire

Frank Jordan, former #SF mayor, loses his home to Sonoma County fire. https://t.co/exEP2MndpT pic.twitter.com/WDu6trX3el— SFChronicle (@sfchronicle) October 13, 2017 Former San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan is one

Senior Citizens Make Up Majority Of Identified Wildfire Victims

ABC 7 reports that 70 elderly residents of a senior living community in Santa Rosa were allegedly left behind by nursing staff as the fire continued to burn throughout the city. Those residents

Three Couples, Three Swimming Pools Surrounded By Fire, One Heart-Wrenching Ending

Was your house damaged or destroyed in the Northern California fires? Tell us your story https://t.co/0rmg4rLA8x pic.twitter.com/4XIeTWVzvD— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 13, 2017 Among the survival

Surprised By Fire: Harrowing Stories Of Escape, Regret, And Gratitude

Fire like what we're seeing in the Bay Area and beyond this week is a difficult thing to capture in individual photos, Twitter videos, and words. The broader picture will take time to

On Sunday, Sonoma County Officials Opted Not To Send Out Mass Alert As Fires Began

A decision by two Sonoma County emergency officials not to send a regional mass alert to cellphones about what would turn out to be two swiftly moving wildfires in Santa Rosa and Glen

NYT: Satellite Photos Reveal Triple The Number Of Destroyed Homes In Santa Rosa

The New York Times shared a staggering look at the devastation left behind in the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa. Over the course of a few days, the Tubbs fire, which is