A probation search of a driver and his vehicle in Windsor on Wednesday uncovered dozens of illegally harvested red abalone along with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, police ...

A routine traffic stop in Sonoma County turned out to be anything but as police found methamphetamine, about three dozen illegally harvested abalone and a live pond turtle, authorities said.

On Thursday, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office formally charged Ramos with possession of a creature unlawfully taken and taking abalone out of the legal geographical area. He remained ...

Rare plant grows after prescribed burn at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve in Portola Valley. Courtesy Adriana Hernandez. A rare native plant found only in the Bay Area has popped up in a ...

Millions of abalone in the Walker Bay area were killed as numbers of phytoplankton — microscopic marine algae — grew out of control, producing toxins that caused a harmful “red tide” throu ...