The Santa Rosa DMV office reopened Tuesday after a Monday pepper spray attack (shown) that may have been gang-related shut it down and sent four people to the hospital.

From wind energy farms to State Department meetings, Sonoma Countys seven representatives to the U.N. climate conference report from Denmark.

Disney Pixar Animation guru John Lasseter is bringing his taskmaster persistence to Disney consumer products, pressing for better-quality toys in a business associated with sometimes shoddy and opportunistic merchandise.

EVERETT, Wash. — Boeings new 787 jetliner finally got airborne Tuesday, the long-delayed inaugural flight of the worlds first commercial plane constructed with half its components made from lightweight composite materials.

The 49ers remain alive in the NFC West race for at least another week, as they forced seven turnovers in a 24-9 victory over the division-leading Arizona Cardinals at Candlestick Park in front of a national television audience.

Petaluma police Monday issued a warning about a suspicious car and a man who suggested a Petaluma High School student get into his truck. The 14-year-old student told police he was standing on the corner of Fair and English streets at about 3:15 p.m. when he was approached, acting Sgt. Garrett Glaviano reported in a release.

A Sonoma County judge has ruled that a bride is not liable for damages in a 2006 drunken-driving crash caused by a minor who was illegally served alcohol at her Paradise Ridge Winery wedding.

Napa Valley tourism industry leaders want hotels and bed-and-breakfast inns to contribute toward the cost of promoting tourism for the area.

More than half of the nations unemployed workers have borrowed money from friends or relatives since losing their jobs. An equal number have cut back on doctors visits or medical treatments because they are out of work.

The 49ers will make no major shakeups this offseason, team president Jed York said, as he voiced resounding support for coach Mike Singletary and general manager Scot McCloughan.

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West Contra Costa teachers narrowly approved a new contract Tuesday night, seemingly ending what has been an emotional 18-month process that included a strike vote and a controversial recount. The three-year tentative agreement, which included no pay raises,...

Carrying two Christmas packages bound for her nephews in Texas and Switzerland, Carolyn Tsai took her place at the end of a line that spilled outside the post office in San Franciscos Noe Valley onto the sidewalk Monday afternoon. Tsai didnt know she was...

Drought, curtailed water exports from the delta and overzealous well pumping during the past six years have depleted Central Valley aquifers by enough to fill Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the nation, according to new satellite data from NASA. The...

San Francisco voters may soon have the opportunity to decide major changes to the citys pension and retiree health care systems - both of which have seen their costs skyrocket as the city grapples with consecutive years of major budget deficits. Supervisor...

Advocates of legalizing marijuana say theyve collected more than enough signatures to have California voters decide next year whether to tax and regulate the drug. The signatures in support of the Tax and Regulate Initiative, which would give local...