The incident in Graton involved a three-hour standoff.
The 24-year-old faces charges of child endangerment and being a repeat DUI offender, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The fatality involving only the truck was reported at about 6 a.m. Saturday on state Highway 1 in the Timber Cove area.
The 40-foot box truck veered off the road, hitting a tree, around 5:55 a.m. today.
The black bear even pawsed in the back lot of the police department. [Photos, video]
CHP is considering charging the 16-year-old driver on suspicion of violating the terms of her provisional driver's license.
Vincent Joseph O'Sullivan, 55, of Guerneville allegedly stole two LGBT flags too, officials said.
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Caltrans reported that as of 7:30 p.m. one-way traffic control remained in place.
Four teenagers became stranded on a rock when the tide rolled in, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office says.
"It is clear the defendant destroyed the lives of these children and his sentence is well-deserved," said Judge Robert LaForge.
Ivan Morales, 25, was sentenced Monday for the premeditated attempted murder of a Loomis armored car guard, robbery and assault.
The inmate — serving day two of a four-day sentence — was captured within 38 minutes, sheriff's officials said.
Sixteen emergency response agencies were slated to participate in Wednesday's drill.
The body of Siddhant Thottapilly, 12, was the last to be recovered, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
Six people died Monday in the plane crash in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The driver, a Southern California woman, remained in critical condition Monday, according to CHP.
Callers began reporting at 4:27 p.m. that a car had driven over the cliff at state Highway 1.
Crews from the Windsor and Rincon Valley fire protection districts and the Healdsburg Fire Department responded to the blaze Sunday.
Damage from the early-morning structure fire is estimated at $400,000.
He has since been released from jail but his booking photo was made public, as authorities believe he is a possible threat to the community.
The incident was reported Wednesday in the Larkfield area, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.
Paul Kilgore, former athletic director for Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley, was arrested by Healdsburg police in 2016.
The pedestrian — a 19-year-old Windsor man — was found on Old Redwood Highway suffering from serious injuries, police say.
Christopher Holden of Santa Rosa allegedly massaged teenage girls in unwanted areas.
Police released a surveillance photo of the robbery suspect.
CHP is investigating impairment or a medical or mechanical issue as a possible cause of the fatal crash into a tree.
CHP officials say a man died when he crashed his car into a tree.
Police say an elderly man riding a bicycle was knocked unconscious Wednesday in an alleged hit-and-run.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office used dental records to identify a man whose body was found in a truck fire.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office says the death and cause of the fire are being investigated.
A woman struck by a car last month while walking her dog has died from the injuries she suffered.
A pursuit from Ukiah involving a possibly armed, DUI suspect led to the closure of southbound Highway 101 in Cloverdale late Monday night.
The 32-year-old Sonoma County man was arrested in a Burger King parking lot in Windsor, deputies said.
Authorities said the pair was wearing construction-type clothes and driving a truck with a logo of a phony business.
The blaze was confined to the air scrubber on the roof of KINsmoke on Center Street.
Sergey Gutsu was sentenced Thursday for the attempted murder of an armored car guard and a Calistoga police officer.
Five male juveniles robbed two people at gunpoint, taking marijuana and their car keys, police allege.
A Forestville man arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of marijuana has since been released from Sonoma County jail.
One of the victims told Santa Rosa police the sexual assaults began when she was 10 years old.