The Austin Creek State Recreation Area is open to the public after more than four years of wildfire recovery efforts, ...

Statewide, 1.4 million acres have been added to higher fire severity categories. Editorials represent the views of The Press Democrat editorial board and The Press Democrat as an institution.

Press Democrat reporters answered community questions during Thursday’s virtual panel discussion. Press Democrat reporters who have been following the Santa Rosa City Schools $20 million budget ...

Sonoma residents now have the opportunity to weigh in on Cal Fire’s statewide update to the Fire Hazard Severity Maps for Local Responsibility Areas released by the City of Sonoma, the Sonoma ...

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A Press Democrat reporter and backyard chicken raiser takes a closer look at what it takes to raise her chickens. We have been raising chickens at home for about 10 years. Every now and then we ...

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Check out previous columns by Jeff Schween here. Go to The Press Democrat’s Real Estate page here. As 2025 continues to unfold, shoppers throughout the North Bay have reignited the home-buying ...

More than 75 individuals and a handful of organizations, including The Press Democrat, have submitted ... administrative services, fire and police. Over the past year, as the city has faced ...

A massive fire in a nightclub in North Macedonia’s eastern town of Kocani has killed 51 people and injured about 100 more, interior minister Panche Toshkovski said in a press conference.