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Vintage Wine Estates of Santa Rosa Files for Bankruptcy
Vintage Wine Estates Inc. is filing for bankruptcy. The North Bay Business Journal reports that the Santa Rosa based producer has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization to “establish a fair, structured process for VWE to address outstanding debt obligations while the business pursues the sale of its assets.” They are looking to sell all or nearly all of their assets which include Ace Cider and wine brands B.R. Cohn, Girard, Clos Pegase and Viansa. Vintage recently sold Cosentino Winery of Napa Valley to Gene Wines LLC on Friday for $10.5 million. At of the end of March, Vintage had about $475-million dollars in assets and $400-million in liabilities.
Dave Richards and Versatran / BlueBird Ready to Bounce Back for Sonoma Nationals
Dave Richards and the Versatran / BlueBird Funny Car team have made a quick turnaround to be ready for this weekend’s DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. After suffering a sudden mechanical failure in the first round of eliminations at the NHRA Northwest Nationals just outside of Seattle, the Versatran / BlueBird car shook the tires and then took a hard right turn into the wall, causing damage to the chassis and body. Fortunately, the racing community rallied around Richards and his team.
Sonoma State University Hires Former Texas A&M-Texarkana President as Their Interim President
Emily F. Cutrer will serve as the interim president of Sonoma State University. Cutrer was president of Texas A&M University Texarkana for a decade before her retirement in 2022. She was also previously the provost and vice president of academic affairs at California State University San Marcos. Cutrer will officially begin as interim president on August 1st. She will replace former SSU president Mike Lee, who retired after being suspended in May. Lee faced backlash from the California State University system after agreeing to meet certain demands made by pro-Palestinian protesters on campus without prior CSU approval.
Investigation underway after pill press, illegal drugs seized from North Bay home, police say
In the North Bay, narcotics investigators are looking into an unusual discovery that they say may be tied to large quantities of illegal drugs.They seized a pill press, a sophisticated tool that could be used to make 200 pills in a minute.Neighbors showed us pictures of law enforcement officers, armed with guns, seconds before they executed a search warrant."Yesterday, I got a phone call from my husband saying the FBI agents were here," said Rene Pfeiffer, who lives in the area.MORE: Nearly 7 million fentanyl pills seized in CA so far this year, Gov. Newsom saysInside a Santa Rosa home...
Deceased Homeless Woman in Santa Rosa Stabbing Case Identified
A homeless woman who was found stabbed to death on a trail near Downtown Santa Rosa late Sunday night has been identified as 61-year-old Lisa Shiffer-McCool. McCool was found dead on the Prince Memorial Greenway, between Santa Rosa Avenue and A Street. Police say two “persons of interest” were detained for questioning earlier this week, then released. Investigators say there was a fight before the deadly stabbing.
Two Arrests Made in Deadly Jack in the Box Shooting in Santa Rosa From July 2023
Two young men are behind bars in connection with a deadly shooting that happened outside of a Jack in the Box restaurant in Santa Rosa. Twenty-two-year-old Daniel Perez-Mendoza and 19-year-old Christopher Perez-Mendoza of Clearlake were arrested during a traffic stop on Wednesday. The shooting left a 40-year-old man dead almost exactly a year ago, on July 23rd, 2023. The suspects are being held without bail and are due in court tomorrow. Charges have not yet been filed.
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