Proposed Hydropower Facility Along Sonoma Coast Denied Permit Application

Federal regulators are denying a permit application for a controversial hydropower facility on the Sonoma Coast. The facility would have been built on coastal land near Fort Ross. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the decision Tuesday.
Sonoma Valley School Board Members Denied Compensation for Legal Fees Related to Investigation

Two Sonoma Valley Unified School District trustees who were accused of improper conduct toward another trustee will not be compensated for legal fees related to the investigation. Anne Ching and Catarina Landry requested about $5,000 combined in
California braces for heavy rain and possible flooding, mudslides: Latest forecast

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new storm is set to bring heavy rain — and possible flooding and mudslides — to the California coast, with Northern California to Southern California in the impact zone. The heaviest
Two dead after WPVI news helicopter crashes in southern New Jersey

Piccell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A local news helicopter operated by WPVI-TV, an ABC-owned television station in Philadelphia, crashed Tuesday night in a wooded area in southern New Jersey, killing two people onboard, the station said. Chopper
Colorado teenager charged with attempting to join ISIS

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Colorado teenager has been charged with providing material support to ISIS, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Acting on a tip from a social media company, the FBI encountered Humzah Mashkoor when
Nationwide swatting spree targeting Jewish institutions appears coordinated, coming from outside US: FBI

David Crespo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A nationwide swatting spree targeting nearly 200 Jewish institutions over the weekend appears to have been a coordinated effort by an entity based outside the United States, the Federal Bureau of
Man charged with murder in California road rage incident that killed 4-year-old boy

Courtesy Adamyan family (NEW YORK) — A California man has been charged with murder in connection with a road rage shooting that killed a 4-year-old boy last week, prosecutors said. Byron Burkhart, 29, is accused of pulling
Bahamas-bound cruise diverted to New England, Canada after inclement weather, cruise line says

The MSC Meraviglia cruise ship leaves the port of New York, on Dec. 9, 2023. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Passengers of a cruise who were expecting a sunny getaway in the Bahamas this