A 25-year-old Novato woman died early Sunday after she apparently let her SUV drift off Highway 101 near San Antonio Road.
According to the CHP, Elisabeth Evelyn Allread, who turned 25 on Aug. 11, was killed when her 1995 Land Rover Discovery, headed south on 101, drifted off to the left.

A 27-year-old Santa Rosa man was killed Saturday when the Honda Civic he was driving crashed into a tree in west Santa Rosa, police said.
Daniel J. Overmyer died at the scene of the crash about 8:10 a.m. at Northpoint Parkway and Kingfisher Way, just west of Stony Point Road.

Private resident club within Carneros Inn between Napa and Sonoma. Cost: $300,000 for 1/10 share of one of 17 luxury two-bedroom cottages. Highlights: Pools, spas, three restaurants, private trainers.
Mayacama golf club
Luxury members-only golf club east of Windsor

Yearling sale
at Fairgrounds
Racehorse breeders and buyers will gather Tuesday at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds for the 2008 Northern California Yearling Sale.
The California Thoroughbred Breeders Association is hosting the annual sale, which will feature 206 registered colts and fillies.

THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
SONOMA - Four days ago, the primary cars of Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe were badly burned when their Team Penske transporter caught on fire in Wyoming.
If taken as a sign of things to come, the blaze didnt foreshadow success entering todays Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County at Infineon Raceway.

A local tow truck driver has been arrested for allegedly possessing thousands of downloaded images of child pornography, Cotati police said Saturday.
George Clair, 36, of Cotati is being held on $500,000 bail in Sonoma County Jail after a monthslong probe that led to his arrest Aug. 11.

Californias 441-member delegation to the four-day convention, united in their determination to see Illinois Sen. Barack Obama become the 44th president of the United States.

Grape forecast
revised upward
The USDAs Agricultural Statistics Services last week unexpectedly revised its grape forecast upward, predicting 3.4 million tons of grapes will be harvested this year.
The new number is 6 percent above the 3.2 million ton prediction from the prior month.

NEW YORK -- If the gauge of Wall Streets confidence in Lehman Brothers is its stock price, then the shares gyrations this past week indicate investors are both petrified of a collapse and encouraged about a possible buyout.

THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
SONOMA - Two years ago, Marco Andretti won at Infineon Raceway to become the youngest driver to ever win a major U.S. open-wheel race.
Last year, Danica Patrick, seemingly ill-suited for the demands of a road course, raised eyebrows when she qualified second and finished sixth at Infineon.

A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in the midst of a celebration to welcome home an Iraqi detainee released from U.S. custody, killing at least 25 people, Iraqi officials said. The U.S. military, meanwhile, announced the arrest of an al-Qaida in Iraq...

Tropical Storm Julio bore down on the resort-dotted tip of the Baja California peninsula on Sunday, prompting more than 2,500 families who live along river beds to evacuate. Strong winds and sporadic rains buffeted the southern peninsula as police and...

At least five people were shot - including a woman who died of her injuries - in two separate incidents in Oakland early Saturday, police said. The first attack was at 3:50 a.m. on the 2200 block of 90th Avenue, where a woman in her 50s was shot multiple...

A U.S. Navy destroyer loaded with humanitarian aid reached Georgias Black Sea port of Batumi on Sunday, bringing baby food, bottled water and a message of support for an embattled ally. Before the warship arrived, a Russian general suggested U.S. ships...

A passenger plane from an airline banned in Europe over safety concerns crashed Sunday shortly after taking off from Kyrgyzstans main airport, killing at least 71 people on board, officials said. About 10 minutes into the flight to Tehran, the crew of the...

An East Oakland pizzeria was held up in the latest in a spate of restaurant robberies plaguing the city, police said today. Two men robbed Mama Rosas Pizza at 2370 High St. at about 10:20 p.m. Saturday, stealing an undisclosed amount of money and cell...