A young Willits woman remained hospitalized Tuesday in Santa Rosa after suffering several major injuries in a suspected drunken driving crash.

Amy Cooper, the former director of Sonoma Countys animal care division, said Tuesday that she was given no reason for being removed from her job.

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Napa Valley vintners say the designation for Sonoma County wines will confuse consumers, since the Mayacmas mountain range straddles both counties.

In his final days of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong showed some of the old fire. He fought from beginning to end in the hopes of a stage victory. But he lost in a final sprint, with Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo winning the 124-mile ride.

A San Francisco woman, designated to be the sober driver, had a blood-alcohol level of .10 at the time of a wine country crash that killed two Cloverdale women, the Sonoma County District Attorneys Office said Tuesday.

Fire broke out late Monday night at a Santa Rosa office used by a local painter to store his works, a Santa Rosa fire official said.

The national retailer that owns Sears and Kmart stores agreed Monday to pay $1.1 million to settle claims that the company overcharged consumers, Sonoma County district attorney officials said.

Retailers are pumping still more energy this year into trying to get shoppers to loosen their purse strings early for Christmas with sparkly ornaments, holiday music and special prices. In July.

Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell has entered a not guilty plea to a charge of illegal drug possession in Alabama.

A Concord woman stabbed her 10-year-old daughter in the chest this morning before stabbing herself to death, police said. The girl called 911 at about 7:40 a.m. and said her mother had attacked her in their home on the 1400 block of Parkglen Court, near the...

Senate Democrats broke through a stubborn Republican filibuster Tuesday and pressed to restart jobless benefits for 2 1/2 million Americans still unable to find work in the frail national economic recovery. The Democrats were victorious by the single vote of...

A 17-year-old Pennsylvania boy on vacation with his family was trying to position himself to get a better view of the Pacific when he accidentally fell from a cliff on the Coastal Trail south of Muir Beach and plunged 400 feet to his death, officials said...

The federal governments oil spill chief said Tuesday that seepage two miles from BPs oil cap is coming from another well, tamping down fears that leaks mean the ruptured well is unstable. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen also said five leaks in and...

President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which he calls a common sense bill to ensure that women get paid as well as men for equal work. The legislation would make it easier for women to sue employers who pay them less...

A rural school district that canceled its prom rather than allow a lesbian student to attend with her girlfriend has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit the ACLU filed on her behalf. The district also agreed to follow a non-discrimination...