Students and staff at two local high schools are mourning the death of a Ridgway High senior who apparently took his own life Wednesday night, authorities said.

An ordinance making it easier to keep chickens and rabbits in the city of Sonoma was passed by the Sonoma City Council Wednesday but the city drew a tougher line on noisy roosters.

Analysis shows more than 100 private roads in Sonoma County entered by companys map team. Legal analysts question companys right to drive onto private land and take photos.

Pigments from Santa Rosa firm used in Chinese bank notes commemorating Olympics. The colors shift when viewed from different angles, making currencies harder to counterfeit.

The defending champion United States has won the gold medal in womens soccer for the third time in four Olympics, beating Brazil 1-0 in overtime Thursday.

A replica of the Niña, built using much of the same techniques used when the original sailed to America under Christopher Columbus , was headed for the Petaluma Turning Basin today and was expected to arrive by noon. It will be open for tours until Aug. 27.

Analysis shows more than 100 private roads in Sonoma County entered by companys map team. Legal analysts question companys right to drive onto private land and take photos.

One day after Exchange Bank announced the surprise departure of its top executive, few answers emerged about what led CEO J. Barrie Graham to resign his post.

Gas prices continued to drop this week, with a current average in Santa Rosa of $4.03 a gallon. Thats down more than 40 cents per gallon from a month ago. At its peak locally, gas was $4.55 a gallon on average.

Gene Upshaw, the former Oakland Raider and Hall of Fame guard, who as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died at age 63.

Barack Obama says hes decided on a running mate, but he wont say who. Ive made the selection, thats all youre gonna get, Obama said told reporters while campaigning in Virginia Thursday. Obama didnt say whether hes informed his pick yet. Obama is...

John McCain may have created his own housing crisis. Hours after a report that the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting didnt know how many homes he and his multimillionaire wife own, Democratic rival Barack Obama launched a national TV ad and a series...

Suicide bombers killed 59 people at a huge arms factory Thursday in one of Pakistans deadliest terror attacks, adding to turmoil from political squabbling that is threatening to tear apart the ruling coalition now that Pervez Musharraf has quit as president...

A gauge indicating that overheated air was entering a Spanair jetliner forced pilots to abandon a takeoff about an hour before the plane crashed in flames, but airline officials refused to speculate Thursday on the cause of the accident that killed 153...

NEW YORK _ A private sector measure of the economys health showed the largest drop in a year, and while new jobless claims fell for the second straight week, they remain near the highest levels since 2002. The reports are the latest evidence the languishing...

A state appeals court today upheld the conviction of a man who kidnapped a woman as part of a failed plot with her boss to rape and murder her after she spurned the boss sexual overtures. Alfonso Cuevas Gonzalez, 41, was sentenced last year to 35 years to...