New SMART Program

The SMART Train is launching a new program to boost ridership next year. Starting in April, passengers younger than 19 and older than 64 will travel at no cost as part of a one-year pilot program. It
Frank Riggs

Former three-term North Coast Congressman Frank Riggs has passed away at his home in Arizona, he was 73. He was first elected in 1990, unseating Doug Bosco, and in doing so became the last Republican elected to
Sebastopol Power Outage

A large group of PG&E customers in Sebastopol lost power Christmas Eve when a tree fell onto power lines on Healdsburg Ave about 7:30 in the evening, and power did not return until Monday morning. Fortunately for
Occidental Fire

Two residents in Occidental were awakened Christmas Eve not by Santa, but by a smoke alarm when a fire broke out under their home. The Occidental Fire Department arrived about 2:30 in the morning to find flames