Search teams were scouring a stretch of the Russian River Saturday evening for the body of a man who drowned at a popular summer swimming spot west of Forestville. The man was last seen using a rope ...
The Russian is generous in summer—shade, slow water along the shore, a place to cool down. It’s also unforgiving when we forget it’s a moving river. Three people drowned here in July 2025. Last summer ...
For a century, California's Russian River has been a haven for the LGBTQ+ community. But the health of the river and the surrounding area is suffering the effects of climate change.