When a wildfire burns through a community, the initial concern is identifying what is lost: businesses, homes, landscape.

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Lexington County is planning to redraw its zoning map to change where new homes and neighborhoods can be built.

The Sonoma County Farm Bureau and others have major concerns about future water flows, but Sonoma Water officials say they’re ...

Tennis Wick is stepping down in August after 12 years at the helm of Permit Sonoma, which oversees land-use, code enforcement ...

A Sonoma County Local Coastal Plan report estimates that Doran Beach Regional Park could lose up to 35% of land by the end of the century due to sea level inundation and major flood events.

Preparations for a possible flood in Santa Rosa this year include more than having a disaster kit ready because residents will be asked to obtain flood insurance for newly designated flood-prone areas ...

SONOMA COUNTY OPENED EIGHT MILES of new trails at the Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve last week, roughly doubling the size of the park’s trail network. The expansion through the ...

Initial location: Sonoma County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Eagle Eagle Fire initially started today at 9:24 p.m. in Sonoma County, California. Since its discovery two hours ago, it has ...