Sonoma County Supervisors Casts First Vote on Changing Cannabis Cultivation Penalties

Sonoma County Supervisors have made a couple of moves regarding Cannabis cultivation. First, civil penalties have been included for unpermitted cannabis operations in County jurisdictions, including a penalty of $1,000 per violation, separate violations for each plant
HIV and Syphilis Cases Up in Mendocino County

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors is reporting a rise in HIV and syphilis cases. Two-dozen syphilis cases have been confirmed in the county in the past five months. The case rate is on pace to exceed
Genetic genealogy IDs suspect in 1989 rapes, man now at large: DA

An age progression photo from the FBI of what Stephen Gale may look like at age 71. Via Middlesex District Attorney’s Office (NEW YORK) — Massachusetts authorities are searching for a newly identified suspect in two rapes
Resistance to Brown school desegregation decision 'purged' Black male educators: Experts

Geo Piatt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s celebrated ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, ending racial segregation in America’s public schools, turns 70 this week, and the anniversary is being marked as a
Four big takeaways from Day 17 of Trump's hush money trial

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Across two days of testimony in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen detailed Donald Trump’s extensive involvement in an alleged scheme to hide negative information
Eight teens taken to hospital after ingesting marijuana edibles during school field trip: Authorities

ABC News/KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — Eight teenagers got “acutely ill” and were transported to the hospital after ingesting marijuana edibles during a field trip to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, authorities said. An on-site
Michael Cohen testifies about how Trump turned his life 'upside down'

Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen departs from his home to attend his second day of testimony at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 14, 2024 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — In
Air Force prosecutors ask for new charges for Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira

Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Air Force prosecutors on Tuesday asked a military hearing officer to recommend that Jack Teixeira, an Air National Guardsman, be court-martialed for disobeying orders and obstructing justice after leaking national defense secrets. Teixeira,
Boeing breached 2021 deferred prosecution agreement: DOJ

The exterior of the Boeing Company headquarters is seen on March 25, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice has notified a federal court in Texas that it has determined Boeing
Ship that struck Francis Scott Key Bridge had blackouts 10 hours before crash, NTSB report finds

In this aerial view, a steel truss from the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge that was pinning the container ship Dali in place was detached from the ship using a controlled detonation of explosives in Baltimore, MD,