Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
Good morning, Santa Rosa. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 14th of April.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ After a suspected drunk-driving crash Saturday that left one teen dead and injured several others in Novato, the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District provided on-site grief counselors Monday morning at Rancho Cotate and El Camino high schools (four of the involved teens are students from these schools). NBC Bay Area
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ The Farm of the Future initiative is testing AI in Sonoma vineyards, using robotics and sensors at Reservoir Farms (a high-tech test site). Critics worry small family operations may struggle with mounting costs and environmental strain as the industry faces labor shortages and climate change. KSRO Radio
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ KSRO invites residents to join Fox News host Guy Benson for an engaging evening at Paradise Ridge Winery on May 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets cost $40 (including two glasses of wine) and advance purchase is encouraged. KSRO Radio
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Governor Newsom is proposing that counties cover funding for mobile crisis teams, which could force essential services like Lake County’s 24/7 crisis care to shut down; Sonoma County officials are reviewing the change’s impact on local mental health support. KSRO Radio
- ➤ Residents in Sonoma County will drop, cover, and hold on during the annual Spring Shake Out drill on Saturday, April 18 at 10 a.m. Organized by Emergency Management to mark the 120th anniversary of the 1906 quake, it urges families to secure heavy furniture and stock a week's supplies. KSRO Radio
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