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• Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office airlifts four stranded rafters from fast moving Russian River waters

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  A dramatic aerial rescue successfully extracted an adult and three children from a dangerous stretch of the Russian River south of Healdsburg. The group became trapped by rapid cur...

• Sonoma County Deputy Placed on Leave Following Fatal October Collision in Santa Rosa

  Published: Mar 23, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy, Samuel Camarena Cruz, has been placed on paid administrative leave following a fatal October 2024 crash that claimed the life of 78-year-old Rober...

• Santa Rosa Man Arrested For Murder After Nine Hour Manhunt In Water Tanker Truck Hiding Spot

  Published: Mar 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities took 45 year old William Rufner into custody following the discovery of a woman found dead inside a Taylor Avenue mobile home. The suspect, who was previously in a rela...

• ‘Don’t Make Me Do This’: Santa Rosa Officer Pleaded with Unarmed Man Before Fatal Confrontation in Downtown District

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Santa Rosa man is facing felony charges after being shot by a police officer during a tense encounter outside a local church last Thursday. Authorities state the suspect, Eric Ke...