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Media Coordinator, Terry Menshek 565-3098 Media Spokesperson, Assistant District Attorney Diana E. Gomez District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua announced today that four Sonoma County Sheriffa s Deputies who were involved in a fatal shooting of a despondent man were legally justified in using deadly force in defense of themselves and others.

Published: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 6:35 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 6:35 p.m. After failing to agree on sale of the central landfill, Sonoma County supervisors now are shopping for a company to reopen and operate the shuttered dumpsite.

After almost five decades of worldly adult experience and with reasonable knowledge of man's sordid history, I consider myself fully jaded.

Published: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 7:56 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 7:59 p.m. Sheriff's deputies who shot and killed a man last year outside his Sonoma home were legally justified in using deadly force, the district attorney's office announced Monday after a year-long review.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. a ' Bail is being reduced for one of two suspects who allegedly burglarized the home of a family of four killed in a weekend car crash.

SANTA ROSA a ' Two suspects are facing three felonies each in connection with the ransacking of a home belonging to a family of four killed in a car crash last weekend.

What should be a joyous holiday gathering in Sonoma was is mixed with profound sadness.

Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 3:07 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 3:07 p.m. The managers of Sonoma's farmers market soon may be shown the door by city leaders after more than 20 years of operating the weekly community event that features fresh produce, food, flowers and crafts.

Just last week I was headed to an outdoor meeting in West Marin, to the home of a long-time artifact collector who shall remain anonymous.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams will tell her story to Sonoma students on Monday, Dec.

Investigators in Sonoma County said they were looking into a witness account that the teenage driver involved in a horrific car crash in last weekend that left a family of four dead was allegedly drinking illegally at a Petaluma restaurant prior to the accident.

Share + Dec 4, 2009 8:52 pm US/Pacific CBS 5 CrimeWatch SONOMA 1 of 2 Jonathan & Susan Maloney, killed in the crash along with their two children, 5-year-old Grace and 8-year-old Aiden.

SONOMA, Calif. a " A day of remembrances is drawing to a close for a Sonoma County family of four who died in a car crash last weekend.Hundreds of well-wishers crowded a community center Friday in the family's hometown of Sonoma to pay tribute to John and Susan Maloney and their two children.Students, parents and staff members earlier held a moment ...

Authorities with the sheriff's office are investigating a drug lab discovered on Ola Court in the Sonoma Valley on Thursday.

A Department of Motor Vehicles employee suffered major injuries when the car he was riding in was struck by an unlicensed driver during a driving test in Petaluma on Wednesday, police said.

The California Highway Patrol's Santa Rosa office is collecting new, unwrapped toys for children between 1 and 12 years old.

December 2, 2009 -- Highway 12 Vineyards and Winery and legendary motocross champion Jeremy McGrath have released Showtime Syrah.

Sonoma police say two arrests have been made in the burglary of the home of the family killed over the weekend in a car crash.

Just days after a Sonoma family died in a car crash while returning home from vacation to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, police say someone broke into the family residence, ransacked it, and stole a vehicle.

NOVATO, Calif. a " Driving records show the 19-year-old who plowed into a minivan in Sonoma County, killing a family of four, previously had his license suspended for drunken driving.The state Department of Motor Vehicles says Steven Culbertson of Lakeport also was involved in a crash in Lake County in June 2007.