Santa Rosa police are searching for two men suspected in a Rincon Valley home invasion robbery, where a man was struck in the head and marijuana plants were stolen early Thursday.

Six people were arrested and more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana seized in a series of raids on three properties in Mendocino and Lake counties on Wednesday, sheriffs personnel said.

The harvest of still wine grapes began this morning and will account for the vast majority of the approximately 200,000 tons of grapes harvested in Sonoma County this year.

Petalumas Tegal Corp., which makes technology for manufacturing computer chips, posted a first-quarter loss Wednesday as the economys slump spread to the semiconductor industry.

SAN DIEGO - Phil Mickelson had dueling emotions as he finished the first U.S. Open played in his hometown.
Leftys self-proclaimed once-in-lifetime opportunity to hoist his first U.S. Open trophy had long since ended before he finally played his first sub-par round at Torrey Pines South Course, a 3-under 68 on Sunday.

Sixteen-year-old Tanya Kazyras refusal to leave her host family in Petaluma has sparked an international furor, with Belarus now halting all humanitarian trips for children to the United States.

School test scores in Sonoma County are still ahead of the state standard, but students throughout California are making bigger gains, according to data released today.

Flush with an infusion of money from investors, a Santa Rosa geothermal company is rapidly expanding as energy companies search for steam to fuel new power plants in response to high oil and natural gas prices.

A federal judge Wednesday approved a $33 million settlement Citigroup Inc. agreed to pay after three female brokers in Santa Rosa filed suit claiming its Smith Barney unit denied equal opportunities for women.

Odessa Gunn of Santa Rosa, stayed up all night, watching online coverage of the race, and about 2 a.m. Wednesday saw her husband, professional cyclist Levi Leipheimer, finish third and receive a bronze medal. What does Levi think of 3rd place

Netflix Inc. said Thursday that major technical problems over the past three days have severely limited the number of DVDs it could send out. The unspecified problems affected all of the Los Gatos-based companys 55 shipping centers and marked the biggest...

Georgias president said Thursday that a column of Russian tanks and other vehicles was moving toward the countrys second-largest city, and that Russian forces already control a third of Georgian territory. Mikhail Saakashvili, speaking to foreign reporters...

Hillary Rodham Clintons name will be placed in nomination along with nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, an emblematic move intended to unite the party after a divisive primary. During the Denver gathering, Democrats will...

Two men were found shot and killed early today inside a parked car bordering the University of San Francisco campus, police said. The shooting was reported at 5:30 a.m. at 2245 Golden Gate Avenue, a police spokesman said. << Map of homicides in San...

The man who fatally shot the chairman of the state Democratic Party after he lost his job had a Post-it note at home with the victims last name and phone number along with 14 guns, antidepressants and a last will and testament, according to court documents...

Goodbye, professor. Farewell, colonel. Toy maker Hasbro Inc. has updated its classic Clue game for todays tabloid culture to include younger characters, more weapons and new rooms including a spa and guest house. The six characters last names remain the...