Special counsel files notice of appeal in Trump's classified documents case
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday filed an official notice of appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon’s order dismissing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case. Judge Cannon, in a surprising
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly court-martialed for WWII-era Port Chicago explosion
Mare Island Navy Yard (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the Port Chicago explosion in California that killed 320 people. The sailors had been punished for
Stegosaurus skeleton, nicknamed 'Apex,' sells for record $44.6M at Sotheby's auction
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on Wednesday for a record $44.6 million — the most ever paid for a fossil.
Man Arrested for Starting Vegetation Fire with Firework in Southwest Santa Rosa
A man was arrested Monday in connection with a vegetation fire in southwest Santa Rosa started last week by an illegal firework. Twenty-one-year-old Ruben Zamudio-Rodriguez is suspected of lighting a firework on July 9th that fell to
Sonoma County Man Identified as Murder Victim in Point Arena
Mendocino County investigators released the name of the Sonoma County man who was fatally shot last week during an argument east of Point Arena. 54-year-old Kevin Taeuffer, an Annapolis resident, was pronounced dead Thursday at a home
Penngrove Motorcyclist Killed in Head-On Crash in Marin County
Authorities identified a Penngrove motorcyclist who was killed late last week in a head-on crash near the Marin County coast as 57-year-old Steven Michael Campanali. The crash just after 6 p.m. Friday on Highway 1 when the
Rohnert Park Man Charged with Raping Elderly Woman in Marin County
A Rohnert Park man is suspected of raping an elderly woman who he was caretaking for, injuring two others and threatening to kill himself before being arrested Sunday evening in Marin County. 23-year-old Yuimi Zingkhai was arrested
California May See New Rules for Defensible Spaces
California fire officials are developing new rules that may prevent most plants and combustible materials from being within five feet of homes in fire-prone areas. The initiative, which was supposed to be implemented last year, is currently
Record High Property Taxes Expected for the North Bay
Property owners in the North Bay could be paying record-high property taxes in the coming months. Sonoma, Napa, Marin and Solano Counties all saw record-level assessments this year. Sonoma County has a record-breaking 120-point-four-billion-dollars in assessed property
Supervisors Approved Reclassifying Sonoma County Park Rangers as Public Officers
Sonoma County park rangers will no longer hold peace officer status and will be reclassified as public officers without primary law enforcement duties in the county’s 55 regional parks. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0