The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who it believes attempted to steal a plane from the county airport in October, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. On the morning of Oct. 13, deputies were dispatched to the airport for the report of a man trying to steal planes.

The final passenger total was 772,558, up 20.5% from the 641,178 travelers flown in 2023, surprising even airport officials.

The driver of a Corvette died and his passenger was injured after crashing into a tree near a Rohnert Park intersection, police said Tuesday. At about 10:22 p.m. on Monday, California Highway Patrol officers in Santa Rosa responded to a crash on Petaluma Hill Road at Laurel Drive,

Investigators determined that speed was a likely factor in a solo vehicle crash near Rohnert Park on Monday night that led to the driver's death, according to the California Highway Patrol.