Sweltering temperatures may have slowed human activity lately but potentially deadly West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes have been more active than usual.

The standoff between Santa Rosa and the officials overseeing Sonoma County’s planned public power agency is growing increasingly tense, with each side hardening its stance about conditions for joining the agency and ramping up the political rhetoric as the key vote approaches Tuesday.

Teams of officers ticketed drivers -- and pedestrians -- during a two week effort to focus on motorists' dangerous behavior toward pedestrians, as well as on people on foot who shirk traffic laws.

Three of four runways had re-opened at San Francisco International Airport by Sunday afternoon -- a day after an Asiana jetliner crased -- alleviating some of the backlog as passengers scrambled to make flights or alternative plans. But many passengers faced delays, or even canceled flights.

Sunday's Penngrove “Biggest Little Parade” wrapped up a variety of community events during the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Detectives searching for a man who shot a downtown Santa Rosa nightclub employee found him hiding in a Sacramento home and have arrested the young Santa Rosa resident, police said late Saturday.

Sweltering temperatures may have slowed human activity lately but potentially deadly West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes have been more active than usual.

With endangered whales congregating in the food-rich waters around the Farallon Islands, the U.S. Coast Guard is asking large ships to slow down.

A motorcycle rider suffered serious injuries while riding along the Sonoma coast Sunday afternoon after he was hit by a vehicle, according to the CHP.

The Sonoma County Regional Parks' new Russian River Water Safety Patrol is on a mission: to ensure all those celebrating on the river made it home safe.

Two men arrested in connection with a Hopland armed robbery involving marijuana and a high-speed Highway 101 chase are Stockton residents and Sunday remained in custody at the Mendocino County Jail.

A drunken driver checkpoint Friday night in Santa Rosa netted only one suspected intoxicated driver but it also resulted in 54 drivers cited for license violations, reported police.

British fantasy writer Neil Gaiman thrilled hundreds of fans in Santa Rosa on Saturday evening with a reading from his new novel and a book signing.

Family members and friends of passengers aboard the Asiana Airlines flight that crashed Saturday at SFO searched desperately for information at the airport in the chaotic, oddly quiet hours following the disaster.

An Asiana Airlines flight packed with more than 300 people slammed onto a runway while landing at San Francisco airport Saturday and caught fire.