Round Valley tribal president Eugene Jamison Jr., left and council member Kenneth Wright foresee a better future for Covelo area even as they mourn two well-known teenagers killed in a recent rollover crash

Columbus Day arrives early with Niña replica sailing into Petaluma. The replica of Christopher Columbuss favorite ship is in town through Wednesday.

Coming out of semi-retirement to help run Sonoma Countys largest commercial bank was not on C. William Reinkings to-do list, but there he was Thursday, busy in meetings following the resignation of the banks top executive.

Plans by legendary rock guitarist Carlos Santana to open a restaurant in downtown Santa Rosa have been delayed again, this time until next year.
The San Rafael resident partnered in 2007 with Walnut Creek-based Dudum Sports & Entertainment to convert The Cantina in Santa Rosa into a high-end Mexican restaurant called Maria Maria

Quarterback J.T. OSullivan did not have to be perfect to win the 49ers starting job, but he left nothing to chance. OSullivan was almost pitch-perfect to solidify his hold on the 49ers starting job over Alex Smith.

Ridgway Highs Brandon Walton had just resumed school, had started a new job and had talked about his plans for the future. But on Wednesday he was found dead in the garage of a friends Santa Rosa home.

Santa Rosas average price for regular gasoline was $4.031 a gallon today, according to AAA. A year ago, it was $2.903.
Among the areas typically low-price stations, these prices were reported this morning:
--$3.899 at Arco at Hearn and Corby avenues in Santa Rosa.
--$3.899 at Arco at Fourth Street and Brookwood Avenue in Santa Rosa.

Cable company unveils improvements, with customers bills expected to rise up to 27 percent

Rates on 30-year mortgages fell slightly this week to the lowest level since mid-July.

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.

Columns of hulking, smoke-belching Russian tanks rolled out of key positions deep inside Georgia Friday as Moscow declared it had pulled its forces out following the worst confrontation between the Kremlin and the West since the Soviet collapse. But the...

A man shot to death inside a video-game store in Hayward was killed by someone whose jewelry he had tried to steal, police said today. Deandre Tyre Demisse, 21, of San Francisco was shot and killed at about 4 p.m. Thursday inside a Game Stop store, moments...

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Friday the economy continues to be in a recession, by his definition, and will continue to be for at least several more months. During a live appearance on CNBC, Buffett said ripples of the credit crunch are continuing...

The college presidents said they wanted a national debate on the 21-year-old drinking age. They got it. For years, former Middlebury College President John McCardell has been criticizing the law, saying it only encourages binge drinking and pushes alcohol...

Little Lance was one of two dogs shot, thrown out of a car and left for dead at an East Oakland street corner earlier this month. Bullets tore through his spinal cord and leg and shattered a tooth, leaving the animal helpless and racked with pain. The other...

The secret holding, Barack Obama on Friday readied announcement by text message of his vice presidential running mate from a list suddenly spiced by a dark horse from Texas. Hillary Rodham Clintons prospects remained a mystery on a day full of them, although...