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California DMV worker slept on the job for three years, audit says

SACRAMENTO — A California DMV data operator slept three hours a day at her desk for three years, and the department failed to take disciplinary …

 

Local firefighters battling Shasta County fire

Five Sonoma County fire engines headed for Shasta County Tuesday evening to help on a 4,500-acre fire.Known as the Carr fire, this one is burning …

 

Family says BART murder suspect is mentally ill

OAKLAND — A paroled robber who allegedly stabbed to death an 18-year-old woman in an unprovoked attack at an Oakland train station is mentally ill …

 

Ex-Stanford swimmer never intended to assault unconscious woman, lawyer says in appeal

SAN JOSE — A lawyer for former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner argued Tuesday that his client's sexual assault conviction should be overturned.

 

Cohen's lawyer releases recording of secret Trump tape about Playboy model

WASHINGTON — Two months before the 2016 election, Donald Trump and his former lawyer discussed plans for hush money payments to a former Playboy model …

 

Black Panther Party co-founder Elbert Howard, 80, dies in Santa Rosa

Elbert “Big Man” Howard, a founding member of the Black Panther Party in Oakland and for the past decade a Sonoma County human rights activist …

 

Rohnert Park to explore new housing on industrial land

The Rohnert Park City Council instructed staff Tuesday to negotiate an agreement with a developer seeking to build an apartment complex on industrial property owned …

 

Black Panthers co-founder Elbert Howard, 80, dies in Santa Rosa

Elbert “Big Man” Howard, a founding member of the Black Panther Party in Oakland and for the past decade a Sonoma County human rights activist …

 

Clearlake man faces trial in trafficking case

Timothy Lee Williams is alleged to have involved four women in sex trafficking operations. They include a 22-year-old developmentally disabled woman, according to authorities.

 

Santa Rosans to vote on housing bond, sales tax

Santa Rosa voters will get to decide in November whether they want to float a $124 million housing bond to increase the supply of affordable …

 

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