Area. Kron 4s Charles Clifford is live tonight in the newsroom with details. Charles. chuck well, the Santa Rosa Police department, the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office and the Coroners Office are calling this a disturbing trend and they want to warn the public. Over the past ten days, 5 people in santa rosa have died from apparent drug overdoses. 3 men and 2 women, ages 2766. The Sonoma County Sheriffs Office says that 3 of the victims died in public places. Sot toxicology tests on the victims showed they all had heroin in their systems but its highly unusual for so many people to die from overdoses in such a short period of time in the same area. Authorities suspect the victims may have gotten the heroin from the same source and that the drugs may have been tainted. Sotthe concern now is that more people may use heroin from that tainted batch and authorities are hoping to warn the public before its too late. Sot says at this point we dont know if something has been mixed into the drug.
In the north bay. Where roads have been damaged pam steve and Spencer Blake is in the east bay where more rain is expected tonight. Lets start with chief britney. Since winston Brittney Brittney we are seeing a lot of reporting of floods and white rain coming down in mill valley. We are still seeing a light rain. All of this is trekking to the east and there is more to come. Brittney 1 to 2 in. Of additional rain showers are expected. It will also pick up our wind speed of 60 mi. Per hour with a wind at pfizer reportedwith a wind advisory. Brittney i am tracking more details and timing out the rain showers when i see you again. Pam thank you, brittney pam now to the north bay. Where neighbors from marin to sonoma to napa. Have been dealing with high water, downed trees, Power Outages steve this afternoon, a large rockslide near saint helena sliverrado trail and we have learned that roadway will remain closed until at least tomorrow morning. Steve kron 4s Charles Clifford is live for us