California Democrats Push Back on Newsom’s Budget
California’s top Democrats are pushing back on some cuts included in Governor Gavin Newsom’s May budget revise. Legislative leaders this week released their counter proposal to Newsom’s plan to close the state’s projected multi-billion dollar deficit. Their
Former SSU Professor Gets Prison Sentence for Starting Fires
A former California professor will spend time behind bars for starting multiple fires that blocked firefighters responding to the 2021 Dixie Fire. Gary Stephen Maynard, a former criminal justice professor at Sonoma State University, was sentenced Thursday
Two Small Fires Outside of Petaluma and Along Joe Rodota Trail in Santa Rosa Thursday Afternoon
A burning barn was the cause of a huge plume of smoke seen above Petaluma on Thursday afternoon. Four agencies responded to the fire just outside of Petaluma, which was reported at about 2:20 p.m. The fire
Prominent Santa Rosa Black Lives Matter Protester Dies
Marqus Martinez, a man who came to prominence locally in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, has died at 36 after a struggle with opioid addiction. Martinez was hit in face with a sting-ball grenade, a tennis-ball-sized
Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump's sons react to guilty verdict in hush money trial
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ivanka Trump delivered a brief — and indirect — social media post late Thursday in the wake of her father’s conviction at his hush money trial. The former presidential adviser,
Missing Santa Rosa Teen Found Safe in Another State
A Santa Rosa girl reported missing Monday was found Thursday in another state. 16-year-old Addyson Elizabeth Hyde is safe after she was located in an undisclosed location. Her family said she had never disappeared before and did
Trump running as a convicted felon: Badge of honor, or stumbling block?
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The guilty verdicts against former President Donald Trump on 34 counts make real a prospect that had been only hypothetical: a presumptive presidential nominee running as a convicted felon. Yet,
After conviction, Trump to hold press conference at Trump Tower
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower on May 30, 2024 in New York City. The former president was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his
Michael Cohen says Trump's guilty verdict has been 'a long time coming'
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Michael Cohen says he is “not surprised” that former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony charges as the 45th president became the first commander-in-chief to be criminally convicted
Police officer dies after being 'ambushed' while responding to Minneapolis shooting call: Officials
mbbirdy/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minneapolis police officer has died after they were “ambushed” while responding to a call about a shooting, officials said Thursday night. Officers from the Minneapolis Police Department responded to reports of a