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Temporary fire station will serve Fountaingrove until replacement built

Santa Rosa awarded a $660,000 contract Tuesday for installation of a temporary fire station to replace the one in Fountaingrove that burned to the ground …

 

Smith: Santa Rosa secondhand dealer Harry Kniffin will be out by the first of the year

Either you get the allure of secondhand stuff or you don’t.Harry Kniffen, he gets it.“I’m the king of stuff,” the 1964 Santa Rosa High graduate …

 

State panel approves gutted insurance reform bill

The state Assembly Insurance Committee approved on Wednesday legislation to revamp insurance rules in the aftermath of natural disasters, but removed a provision that could …

 

Huffman, Thompson assess upset by Latina activist in New York race

The surprise win for a 28-year-old Latina activist over a 10-term incumbent in a New York congressional Democratic primary Tuesday may simply be down to …

 

Dismay over high court ruling among local union leaders

Sonoma County labor leaders Wednesday panned the Supreme Court’s ruling against public-sector employee unions, decrying the move as a step intended to weaken government workers’ …

 

Woman dies after suspected DUI crash in northern Santa Rosa

A Rohnert Park woman injured in a suspected drunken driving, hit‑and‑run crash Saturday night in northern Santa Rosa has died, the CHP said.Lourdes Marcelo, 47, …

 

Sonoma County grand jury report faults government response to firestorm

Widespread communication problems among public agencies responding to the October firestorms impeded everything from evacuations and public warnings to sheltering systems and inter-agency coordination, according …

 

Pair arrested with nearly $10,000 in stolen goods

A pair was arrested in Sonoma with about $9,500 in merchandise believed to have been stolen from multiple Bay Area Safeway stores, authorities said.Ashley Chiane …

 

Lake County fire evacuation orders to be lifted for Spring Valley

The Pawnee fire burning in eastern Lake County grew to 13,500 acres Wednesday morning, while containment was up to 25 percent, according to Cal Fire.

 

Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets 2nd Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy say Wednesday he is retiring, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high …

 

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