Very Small Amounts of Arsenic and PCE Found in a Few Sebastopol Wells

Two cancer-causing agents have been found in Sebastopol Water Wells. Traces of arsenic has been found in three aging wells while PCE was found in one of those same three. However, the amounts of those agents remain
Sonoma County Jobless Rates Down to 4-Percent

Jobless rates are down across the North Bay. According to the state Employment Development Department, Sonoma County’s unemployment rate has gone down to 4-percent for the month of September, down from a revised 4.5% in August. Jobs
26 people remain unaccounted for in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

Mario Tama/Getty Images (ASHEVILLE, N.C.) — Twenty-six people remain unaccounted for in hard-hit North Carolina, weeks after the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene, officials said Monday. Last week, 92 people were unaccounted for, officials said. Hurricane Helene made landfall
'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia's Sapelo Island

Tendaji Bailey (SAPELO ISLAND, G.A.) — The “catastrophic failure” of an aluminum ferry gangway caused the deaths Saturday of seven people who were attending an annual cultural event on historic Sapelo Island off the coast of Georgia,
Helicopter crashes into Houston radio tower killing four: Police

Houston Fire Department (HOUSTON) — A helicopter that crashed into a radio tower in Houston, Texas, Sunday left four people killed, including a child, officials said. The crash happened at approximately 7:54 p.m. local time, when a
Rick Singer, man behind 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scandal, is again advising students

Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rick Singer, the man convicted of orchestrating the so-called “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal, has continued to advise prospective undergraduates on their college applications while serving his sentence
Who is Jordan Neely, the man killed in NYC subway chokehold death?

Mildred Mahazu (NEW YORK) — The contentious debate surrounding New York City’s struggle to address homelessness and mental illness has clouded the memory of who Jordan Neely was. But to some who cared for him, Neely is
Opening statements to begin in federal retrial of former officer charged in Breonna Taylor case

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images (LOUISVILLE, KY) — Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the federal retrial of Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer accused of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, her boyfriend and