A roadside blaze near Lake Mendocino forced a two-way Highway 20 shutdown before crews stopped it at about 3 acres.

A woman driving a Volkswagen Golf suffered major injuries near Pepper Road before all southbound lanes reopened by 7:30 a.m.

Michael Blatt escaped conviction twice in a 1989 crossbow-and-strangulation killing near Stockton — even as he angled for Seahawks control.

Cesar Rodriguez-Macias allegedly climbed on top of a Petaluma officer and struck his head before another officer stopped the fight with a Taser.

Bystanders climbed down bluff rocks to splint the victim's leg before Henry-1 hoisted them to safety near Ocean Cove.

Petaluma and Windsor stores are among those covered as the chain settles claims over overcharges, greenwashing and unlicensed pesticide sales.

Six agencies converged on Susan Lane as flames tore through a two-story home, leaving two adults and several children displaced.

Detectives seized electronic devices from a Penngrove home before arresting the suspect in a Rohnert Park parking lot last week.

The blaze grew from 80 to 205 acres in under two hours, threatening structures along a 2-mile stretch of Highway 162 near Covelo.

A new wildfire was reported Tuesday morning on federal land in Humboldt County. Officials have not yet released acreage, containment or cause information.

A Rohnert Park man was arrested after a Santa Rosa shooting that left a man wounded and led detectives to a loaded gun and cocaine.

A fast-moving wildfire near Hopland ballooned to 500 acres in two hours, triggering evacuation orders across a vineyard-filled area of Mendocino County.

A 50-acre fire near Timber Cove forced Salt Point State Park to evacuate and closed Highway 1.