Recovered Guerneville Awaits Tourist Crush
Share with FriendsAfter near record winter flooding, Guerneville and other towns on the lower Russian River are hoping a big, busy summer season helps speed economic recovery. But, as Karl […]
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Pepperwood Burn Designed to Restore Ecosystem
Share with FriendsSmoke rose high above northern Sonoma County on Tuesday. But this time, the fire was set on purpose, a joint project of Cal Fire and Sonoma County’s Pepperwood […]
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Sand Fire in Yolo County Slows Growth
Share with FriendsThe largest blaze in Northern California is growing slowly today, and a crew of 500 firefighters are on the scene. The Sand Fire east of Clear Lake broke […]
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PG&E Announces Red Flag Power Shut Downs
Share with FriendsPacific Gas and Electric Company announced late Friday that they may shut off power to several thousand customers in the North Bay beginning early Saturday morning, in a […]
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Triple Digit Temperatures Coming – Heat, Red Flag Warnings Issued
Share with FriendsGet ready for scorching heat as the highest temperatures of the season are on the way to the North Bay. As the low pressure trough that brought us […]
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Sonoma County Pulls Plug on Roundup, other Synthetic Herbicides
Share with Friends When Sonoma County voted Tuesday to ban synthetic herbicides on county owned land, it was a major victory for environmental groups countywide. But as Karl Van Amburg […]
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Hot Wednesday, then Heat Returns for Weekend
Share with FriendsAfter Tuesday temperatures ranging from 91 to 96 in Santa Rosa, Windsor and Healdsburg, we should see a carbon copy again Wednesday with hot temperatures away from the […]
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Big Grass Crop Puts North Bay in Fire Danger
Share with Friends The National Interagency Fire Center is out with its forecast for the upcoming fire season, and the outlook for the North Bay is a bit ominous. Despite […]
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Brief Heat Waves for North Bay This Week
Share with FriendsThe California fire season officially began on June 1st, and right on schedule the North Bay is headed for a couple of brief but, for June at least, […]
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Record Gray Whale Deaths Spark Probe
Share with Friends The largest die-off of gray whales along the West Coast in 20 years has prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to launch a probe into the […]
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Holiday Outlook Looking Cool, Mostly Dry
Share with FriendsEveryone hoping for warm weather for the first major holiday of the summer, will be disappointed. A pair of cool, showery weather systems will drop down from the […]
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Grape Growers Watch for Damage After Rain
Share with FriendsAfter two weeks of rain and storms, Sonoma County wine grape growers are returning to their fields to assess the impact of an unseasonably cold and wet May. […]
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