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  • Cal Fire pilots on their own due to shutdown
  • Due to the government shutdown which furloughed the California National Guard, Cal Fire must fight wildfires alone.
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  • Graton Casino table
  • ABC7 News reporter Wayne Freedman took a tour of the soon-to-be-open $800 million Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park.
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  • Graton Casino table
  • ABC7 News reporter Wayne Freedman took a tour of the soon-to-be-open $800 million Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park.
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sonoma county, rohnert park, jobs, news
  • Graton Casino cashier sign
  • ABC7 News reporter Wayne Freedman took a tour of the soon-to-be-open $800 million Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park.
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jobs, rohnert park, sonoma county, north bay news
  • Check your commute with our real-time traffic maps. Plus, traffic news, tweets, and resources.
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  • The Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park announced today that it will open on November 5.
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  • Happie the skateboarding goat
  • The Guinness World Records 2014 book officially launched Thursday.
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  • Jack Londons tree
  • In Sonoma County, a debate has begun about what to do with an old Oak tree that sits outside the house where Jack London used to write.
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  • Two people in Sonoma County were taken to the hospital Wednesday for chemical exposure.
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sonoma county, north bay news
  • Jack Londons tree
  • In Sonoma County, a debate has begun about what to do with an old Oak tree that sits outside the house where Jack London used to write.
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sonoma county, north bay news, wayne freedman
  • A man suspected of starting several grass fires in Sonoma County this wekend was apprehended by group of hunters.
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  • Former SFPD Assistant Chief Morris Tabak
  • I-Team reporter Dan Noyes talked to stunned colleagues of a former SFPD official who took his own life late Wednesday night.
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  • Former SFPD Assistant Chief Morris Tabak
  • I-Team reporter Dan Noyes talked to stunned colleagues of a former SFPD official who took his own life late Wednesday night.
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  • A Red Flag Warning in the North Bay has been extended until 3 a.m. tomorrow.
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  • A 31-year-old man was taken into custody in Santa Rosa early Sunday morning after he led deputies on a car chase and rammed two patrol cars.
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sonoma county, police chase, north bay news
  • Egyptian security forces escort supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, center, out of the al-Fatah mosque and through angry crowds, in the background, in Ramses Square, downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013.
  • The CHP is searching for the driver of a truck who ran off after crashing through the front of a house east of Petaluma Sunday morning.
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crash, sonoma county, petaluma, north bay news
  • CHP officials say a San Francisco woman was arrested after she drove the wrong way on Hwy 101 near the Sonoma-Marin county line.
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sonoma county, marin county, highway 101, driving, alcohol, DUI, north bay news
  • The Sonoma Co. Sheriff's Office is investigating after a teen was found unresponsive in her home and later died at the hospital.
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  • Deputies have located an inmate who escaped while on a work crew at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on Wednesday.
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  • NakedWines.com glass
  • Like so many other entrepreneurs, indie winemakers in the Bay Area are turning to crowdfunding to get off the ground.
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sonoma county, wine industry, alcohol, internet, websites, technology, jonathan bloom
  • NakedWines.com glass
  • Like so many other entrepreneurs, indie winemakers in the Bay Area are turning to crowdfunding to get off the ground.
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sonoma county, wine industry, alcohol, internet, websites, news
  • UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab successfully breeds endangered white abalone in captivity
  • After ten years of trying, scientists at UC Davis' Bodega Marine Lab successfully bred the endangered white abalone in captivity.
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  • Penny Napoli is being forced to move because Sonoma County is planning on expanding runways at the airport.
  • Only On 7: An elderly property owner is being forced to sell her land to the Sonoma County Airport for a fraction of its official value.
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santa rosa, sonoma county, seniors, real estate, housing market, north bay news, mark matthews
  • Penny Napoli is being forced to move because Sonoma County is planning on expanding runways at the airport.
  • Only On 7: An elderly property owner is being forced to sell her land to the Sonoma County Airport for a fraction of its official value.
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santa rosa, sonoma county, seniors, real estate, housing market, news
  • UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab successfully breeds endangered white abalone in captivity
  • After ten years of trying, scientists at UC Davis' Bodega Marine Lab successfully bred the endangered white abalone in captivity.
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sonoma county, uc davis, endangered species, food, southern california, north bay news, wayne freedman
  • Officials stopped over 1,000 vehicles Friday in Santa Rosa and arrested 55 drivers, including 47 on suspicion of driving without a license.
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sonoma county, DUI, santa rosa, north bay news
  • map of lightning strikes off coast of California
  • Wednesday night there were hundreds of lightning strikes and thunder that occurred off the coast of Sonoma County.
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  • Two Sonoma County girls under 15 years old won national weightlifting championship titles in Missouri over the weekend.
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  • A volunteer firefighter has been sentenced to jail and probation for setting fires in forestland in Sonoma and San Mateo counties.
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  • The inside of a car can get very hot, even on a relatively mild day.
  • Cooling centers are opening to help residents beat the heat this weekend. Temperatures could climb to triple digits in some parts.
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PG&E, heat wave, contra costa county, alameda county, santa clara county, animal, animals in peril, sonoma county, napa county, accuweather
  • Rainy weather
  • Much of Tuesday's rain fell in the North Bay, but the damage was widespread as slick roads caused problems all over the Bay Area.
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fremont, sonoma county, petaluma, I-880, crash, rain, accuweather, wayne freedman
  • Rainy weather
  • Much of Tuesday's rain fell in the North Bay, but the damage was widespread as slick roads caused problems all over the Bay Area.
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fremont, sonoma county, petaluma, I-880, crash, rain, accuweather
  • Big-rig accident
  • Calls for help to the CHP in the Bay Area have increased by 40 percent during this storm.
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  • Big-rig accident
  • Calls for help to the CHP in the Bay Area have increased by 40 percent during this storm.
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  • A hunchback mutt from Chico won the 2013 Worlds Ugliest Dog title at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
  • A hunchback mutt from Chico beat out 29 other competitors to win the "World's Ugliest Dog" title at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
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  • A hunchback mutt from Chico won the 2013 Worlds Ugliest Dog title at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
  • A hunchback mutt from Chico beat out 29 other competitors to win the "World's Ugliest Dog" title at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
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petaluma, sonoma county, marin county, animal, north bay news
  • Monte Rio Theater
  • It's the happy ending to a story ABC7 News covered last spring when the Monte Rio theater was in danger of closing.
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movies, sonoma county, entertainment
  • Mugly
  • The Ugliest Dog Contest is taking place Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma. It's the 25th year of the contest.
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petaluma, sonoma county, marin county, animal, north bay news
  • Nicole Mann of Penngrove, Ca
  • One woman from the Bay Area was chosen over 6,000 applicants to become a NASA astronaut.
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  • Everyone made it out safely this time, amazing considering some of the women inside were more than 90 years old.
  • Everyone made it out safely this time, amazing considering some of the women inside were more than 90 years old.
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  • Limo fire in Walnut Creek
  • For the second time in just over a month, a fire broke out inside a limousine packed with women.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, east bay news, laura anthony
  • For the second time in just over a month, in the Bay Area, a fire has broken out inside a limousine packed with women.
  • For the second time in just over a month, a fire broke out inside a limousine packed with women.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, car fire, fire, news
  • limo fire in Walnut Creek
  • For the second time in just over a month, a fire has broken out inside a limousine packed with women.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, east bay news
  • Walnut Creek limo fire
  • ABC7 Exclusive: A quick thinking driver is being credited with saving a group of elderly women from a limo that burst into flames.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, east bay news
  • Limo fire in Walnut Creek
  • For the second time in just over a month, in the Bay Area, a fire has broken out inside a limousine packed with women.
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walnut creek, sonoma county, seniors, fatal limo fire, car fire, fire, news
  • Walnut Creek limo fire
  • ABC7 Exclusive: A quick thinking driver is being credited with saving a group of elderly women from a limo that burst into flames.
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  • Russian River
  • Deputies and search teams located a man and a woman who went missing on the Russian River.
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sonoma county, russian river, missing person, healdsburg, north bay news
  • Santa Rosa police have arrested a man they believe is the Hoodie 
Bandit, a robber who hit bank branches inside three 
supermarkets.
  • Santa Rosa police have arrested a man they believe is the "Hoodie Bandit," a robber who hit bank branches inside three supermarkets.
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santa rosa, sonoma county, crime, north bay news
  • Scene of triple homicide in Forestville
  • A third defendant accused of the alleged drug-related slaying of three men near Forestville has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
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murder, crime, shooting, sonoma county, marijuana, drugs, violence, death penalty, north bay news
  • Santa Rosa robbery suspects
  • Santa Rosa police released photos and descriptions of the suspects who robbed the Redwood Credit Union.
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santa rosa, crime, sonoma county, north bay news