Colin Atagi

A Santa Rosa mechanic, who tried to avoid arrest by leaving California, was sentenced Monday for bilking elderly victims of more than $350,000 with offers to work on their classic cars.

Nhan Van Nguyen is charged with murder in the Aug. 16 collision. It killed Jessica Avila Muñoz, who was picking up her daughter from school.

Santa Rosa man pleads not guilty in collision that killed correctional counselor on way to her daughter's school

A Napa County judge on Thursday rejected a Richmond man's request for new sentencing in sexual assaults involving attendees of BottleRock Napa Valley and Alameda County's Spring Festival.

Peterson William Fontes was convicted of sexually assaulting women while they used portable toilets. Charges included activity from another festival in Alameda County.

A judge sentenced a Mendocino County man on Monday to 15 years in prison for starting a 257-acre fire that wiped out about 30 homes in the town of Calpella in 2021.

A jury convicted Devin Johnson in July of starting the fire in the Mendocino County town of Calpella. About 30 homes were destroyed and a judge ordered Johnson to pay at least $7 million in restitution.

Lawsuit filed over infections from local Tough Mudder race; attorney says more to come

Tough Mudder involves an obstacle course covered in mud. Dozens of participants said they suffered skin infections following the competition at Sonoma Raceway in August 2023.