BoDean Company to Fight $8.6-Million Dollar Fine

BoDean Company, a construction materials supplier in Santa Rosa, is vowing to fight a record eight-point-six-million-dollar fine. The fine was issued by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, which says there were storm water discharge
Former Supervisor Janet Nicholas Dies in Car Crash

Former Sonoma County Supervisor Janet Nicholas is dead at the age of 78. Family members confirm Nicholas died last Friday, after her vehicle flipped off of a road just northeast of Sonoma. Officials say Nicholas was making
Emergency Financial Aid Contracts Awarded By Sonoma County Supervisors

Sonoma County Supervisors have approved contracts to distribute emergency financial assistance during declared emergencies. Community Organizations Active in Disasters and the Child Parent Institute will be able to distribute up to $550,000 each in disaster emergency financial
Judge in Trump civil fraud case received envelope with white powder, police respond to courthouse: Sources

Jefferson Siegel via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York City judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial received an envelope containing a white powder Wednesday, prompting an emergency response from police and
Florida lawmakers, advocates march in protest of anti-transgender legislation

Carl Juste/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE) — Hundreds of transgender and nonbinary Floridians and allies are expected to march through the state capital in Tallahassee Wednesday in opposition to years-long legislative efforts targeting gender-diverse
Trump plans to post $100 million bond, asks for stay of 'punitive' $464M judgment in civil fraud case

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are seeking to pause the enforcement of the penalties in his civil fraud trial, telling the court that he intends to post a bond of only
Supreme Court rejects Idaho serial killer Thomas Creech's request for a stay of execution

Giles Clarke/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Idaho serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech’s last-minute request for a stay of execution. Associate Justice Elena Kagan issued the decision to deny Creech’s request Wednesday morning,
Tornadoes reported in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio as storm barrels through Midwest

Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least nine tornadoes were reported across Illinois, Michigan and Ohio as a storm barreled through the Midwest overnight. Wind gusts reached 82 mph near Chicago, and hail was
University of Georgia murder sparks finger-pointing over immigration

Tetra Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Police Department is pushing back after an official from Immigration and Customs Enforcement claimed the Venezuelan suspect arrested for Laken Riley’s murder was previously arrested and
Footage of 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez's interviews with sheriff's office shown to jurors

Jim Weber-Pool/Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Hannah Gutierrez saw footage of the “Rust” armorer being interviewed by law enforcement hours after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the