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90,000-acre County fire now fully contained

Firefighters have fully contained the County fire, which burned more than 140 square miles in Yolo and Napa counties over the past two weeks, Cal …

 

Firefighter killed near Yosemite National Park

LOS ANGELES — A second-generation firefighter who was using a bulldozer to prevent a wildfire from spreading was killed Saturday near Yosemite National Park, state …

 

Smith: Serving children, sharing stories in Africa

They were Sonoma County police officers for a lot of years and now Pat Parks and Jerry Lites are pastors and leaders of a small, …

 

John Purroy, longtime Press Democrat newsman, dies at 85

It wasn’t only at work that former newsman John Purroy cared about the power and duty of words.His eldest son, Steve Purroy of Portland, remembers …

 

Israel launches widest Gaza daytime assault since 2014 war

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military carried out its largest airstrike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war Saturday as Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets …

 

Fort Bragg men arrested in burglary of deceased person’s home

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men who they suspect burglarized the home of person who had recently died, a Sheriff’s Office press release …

 

Trump makes Scotland stop ahead of Putin meeting

TURNBERRY, Scotland — A roving news conference. Reporters piling into golf carts and running along fairways trying to keep up.

 

SRJC board election taking shape

Candidates for public office can’t formally declare their intention to run in the November election until Monday, but the contest for four seats on the …

 

Israel launches widest Gaza daytime assault since 2014 war

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military carried out its largest daytime airstrike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war Saturday as Hamas militants fired dozens of …

 

Santa Rosa coin shop employee unharmed after armed robbery, police say

A Santa Rosa coin shop employee was unharmed Saturday morning after a group of armed robbers entered the business and fired at least one gunshot …

 

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