Larry Laba News Today

The water is flowing well but not so swiftly that it's overly dangerous, and temperatures are up.

Summer dreams dry up on the Russian River, a paradise whipsawed by drought, flood and fire Diana Marcum Healdsburg, Calif. — If there was any respite to be found, it was here on the Russian River. A river otter popped up next to Larry Labas inflatable canoe, then dived down with a plop. A yellow swallowtail butterfly, big as a hand, fluttered past. Yet everywhere were signs of the Wests ever-intensifying drought, with the Russian River taking the early hit. Laba, the owner of Russian River Ad...