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Healdsburg’s downtown on Monday was the location of a crime scene investigation, upon the discovery of what police called “an unresponsive person” in a business parking lot half a block from the Plaza.  Although the investigation continues and no identification of the deceased has been...

After a cooler-than-normal June, the temperature leapt past the century mark on the first day of July, and Sonoma County families responded by heading to the latest Russian River beach to open—Veterans Memorial Beach in Healdsburg. “Saturday was our opening day, our grand opening,” said...

Firearms owners will soon be required to place trigger locks on guns in their homes, or store them in locked gun safes, to reduce the possibility that a loaded weapon can end up in the hands of someone not familiar with safe firearm handling—or...

Monday, June 5 11:09am. Disturbance on Greens Dr. Last week, the RP's (Reporting Party’s) husband was in an argument with a female "local homeless person." The female got into her vehicle, and she tried to ram into the RP's husband’s car with her car. RP...

The Senior Center threw open its doors earlier this month, literally, following the completion of a long-awaited project to improve access both from Matheson Street and the parking lot behind the building. New fully automatic sliding doors at the front and rear entrance allow...

The City of Healdsburg began accepting applications for cannabis businesses last week, including up to two retail cannabis businesses—dispensaries by another name—in a complicated multistep process that nonetheless is expected to attract 10 or more applicants.  It’s part of the city’s effort to join the...

It was an unusual sight on Matheson Street at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church one morning last week—Father Rafael Karekatt was dressed in his ceremonial finery, offering prayers and shaking holy water inside and all around a brand new Mercedes Sprinter ambulance, blessing...

The 47th annual running of the Fitch Mountain Footrace, a 10-kilometer run around the Healdsburg landmark, raised about $8,000 for the Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship Fund. But for the local men and women, boys and girls who competed, the running is the best part. There were...

Monday, May 29 2:07am. Disturbance on Second St. Report of a male and female yelling at each other. Subjects are associated with a black BMW SUV. Officer responded. Subjects had gotten into a verbal argument with another male who had already left the area.  10:35am. Petty...

The news earlier this year that the Bear Republic Brewery, long associated with a popular brewpub and restaurant in downtown Healdsburg, had been sold to Drake’s Brewing Company of San Leandro surprised many fans of their signature brew, Racer 5 IPA. The sale included...