It’s Election Day. Here’s what voters need to know in Sonoma and Napa counties
It’s Election Day and millions of California voters — including tens of thousands in Sonoma and Napa counties — have cast their votes or are...
I’m a banking nerd: 4 rules I follow before moving my savings
I’ve researched savings accounts for more than a decade. I know that choosing the right account can mean the difference between earning an extra $1,000...
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sales tumble after government guidance on the shots narrows
By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press Health Writer The fall COVID-19 vaccine season is starting slowly for Pfizer, with U.S. sales of its Comirnaty shots sinking...
Big Tesla investor will vote against Musk’s massive pay package
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of Tesla’s biggest investors, said Tuesday that it will vote against a proposed compensation package that could pay CEO Elon...
Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 26 dead in Philippines, people trapped on roofs and cars submerged
By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead in the Philippines, mostly in flooding set...
Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademark
By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court...
Pistons build halftime lead, withstand rally in Morant’s Grizzlies return
By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons...
Mamdani and Cuomo face off as New York City chooses new mayor, while Sliwa hopes for an upset
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological...
California voters take up Democrats’ push for new congressional maps that could shape House control
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, MICHAEL R. BLOOD and TRÂN NGUYỄN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The national battle to control the U.S. House shifts...
NBBJ’s 2025 Excellence in Construction award winners
Here are the North Bay’s Excellence in Construction Awards winners for 2025. From building a new courthouse to a reimagined film center to a children’s...
SF Giants’ Webb not named finalist for 2025 NL Cy Young Award
Logan Webb arguably turned in the best season of his career. His 207 innings led the majors, and his career-high 224 strikeouts led the National...
Mendocino County reporter accused of sending sexual messages to 17-year-old, police say
A Mendocino County news reporter was arrested Monday on suspicion of making sexual comments on social media toward a 17-year-old Ukiah High School student, police...
New York’s Jewish community divided, anxious as city faces potential first Muslim mayor
By DAVID CRARY and PETER SMITH NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — abounds with...
BALCO architect Victor Conte loses battle with cancer at age of 75
Victor Conte, a pioneering San Mateo nutritionist who was at the center of one of the biggest sports drug scandals in history involving Barry Bonds,...
US elections face security test as DHS cuts local cyber support
By Patrick Howell O’Neill, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — As voters across the U.S. from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia to California prepare...
Viene primera gran tormenta y ventisca de temporada en condados de Sonoma y Napa
Se espera que una tormenta temprana azote la Bahía Norte esta semana, trayendo consigo fuertes lluvias, vientos intensos y la posibilidad de inundaciones menores, según...
Gaming industry could face repercussions from NBA-Mafia gambling case
By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The indictment of 31 people on fraud charges last month in the Mafia gambling scandal shows that gaming...
Justice Department defends Trump’s post as it urges judge to reject Comey’s effort to dismiss case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department urged a federal judge Monday to reject James Comey’s claim that his...
Santa Rosa council considering ‘missing middle housing’ zoning, other development changes Tuesday
Santa Rosa planning officials are proposing to rezone nearly 2,000 properties around downtown to allow for the construction of duplexes, townhomes and smaller garden-style apartments....
Sonoma County supervisors scrap controversial $56 million building purchase for office space
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has scrapped a controversial $56.1 million deal to buy a new building it is now leasing for office space...
Mass murderer George Banks, spared from death penalty, dies in prison 43 years after rampage
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — George Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in the U.S., has died. Banks, 83, died Sunday afternoon at Phoenix...
France threatens to block Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls ahead of Paris store opening
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN PARIS (AP) — French authorities have warned they may block access to Shein after it emerged that the online fast fashion giant...
Republicans seek to tap into Trump energy on eve of Election Day in New Jersey, Virginia
By MIKE CATALINI, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and OLIVIA DIAZ TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republicans are trying to ride the coattails of Donald Trump’s...
Sonoma, Napa counties brace for first major rain, wind storm of the season
An early-season storm is expected to sweep through the North Bay this week, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and the potential for minor flooding, according...
Mikayla Blakes scores 27 and No. 19 Vanderbilt women use big 3rd quarter to beat Cal 74-65 in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Mikayla Blakes scored 27 points, Aiyana Mitchell had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Vanderbilt dominated the...
Rescuers race to save man trapped in partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome
By DAVID BILLER and TRISHA THOMAS ROME (AP) — Firefighters worked to rescue a worker trapped for hours beneath rubble in a medieval tower that...
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78
NEW YORK (AP) — Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as “Suspicious Minds” and “When a Man...
Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer resigns, goes missing, is found and thrown into jail
By MELANIE LIDMAN and JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army’s top lawyer. Now...
DNC chair says wins in Virginia and New Jersey would signal 2026 blue wave
Mary Ellen McIntire, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin feels confident about Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, arguing Democrats have the momentum coming off of a...
Courts order ICE not to deport man who spent 43 years in prison before murder case overturned
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two separate courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport a Pennsylvania man who spent four decades...
The Power of Two: The human side of benefits
After twenty plus years of sitting across the table from business owners, HR leaders, and employees, we’ve come to know that employee benefits are one...
Dodgers celebrate historic back-to-back World Series titles with downtown parade
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani and the rest of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their second straight World Series championship with a downtown parade and stadium...
Rookie defensive end Mykel Williams has torn ACL, is out for the season
Add defensive end Mykel Williams to the lengthy 49ers injury list, as the rookie first round draft pick sustained a torn ACL Sunday in a...
Miami Marlins promote former SF Giants manager Kapler to general manager
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins promoted Gabe Kapler to general manager on Monday amid a series of front office moves, the team announced. Additionally,...
First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants gets underway
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might...
Big Ten power rankings: Indiana, Ohio State and Oregon on top as College Football Playoff rankings season begins
The Big Ten power rankings will be published weekly throughout the regular season using a mix of data-driven insight and unapologetic subjectivity. With 18 teams, nine conference...
Trump’s rush to get Scott Adams cancer drug sparks debate about access
Scott Adams, the creator of the iconic “Dilbert” comic strip, was able to call on a friend in a very high place — President Donald...
Local makeup artist to open new beauty lounge in Santa Rosa
A new full-service beauty lounge will open this monthin Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square for those looking for a little glamor and pampering. Modern Luxe Lounge on...
States and cities challenge Trump policy overhauling public service loan forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 Democrat-led states are challenging a new Trump administration policy designed to block nonprofit and...
2 men hospitalized after Napa shooting, police say
Two men were hospitalized after a shooting Sunday evening in south Napa, police said. Officers responded about 5:25 p.m. to reports of gunfire on Greenbach...
Sebastopol moves to shield renters as low-income tenants face eviction from farmworker housing
Dozens of Sebastopol residents who moved into a new apartment complex last winter are now facing eviction — and city leaders are rushing to give...
Cotati celebra su primer Día de Muertos con altares, música y apoyo comunitario
Read the English version here. Cotati celebró a sus ancestros con un evento que incluyó altares, música y comida el domingo 2 de noviembre. El...
This quick chili is the perfect comfort food on fall nights
The sugar rush has settled, the candy wrappers are piling up and now comes the question: what’s for dinner after days of miniature peanut butter...
How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year. The...
Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent up for Hall of Fame election on 2025 Contemporary Era ballot
Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent have another shot at Cooperstown. Bonds and Kent, one of the greatest duos in franchise history, are both on this...
ESPN icon Dick Vitale is back for start of another college basketball season after cancer fight
By AARON BEARD The college basketball season has arrived, and broadcasting great Dick Vitale has taken a long journey to again meet the sport at...
Sesame Street’s new season: Bubba Wallace, Netflix and a whole lot of chickens
By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New home. Some format changes. Same monsters. “Sesame Street” launches its 56th season on Nov....
‘King of K-pop’ Lee Soo Man on his career, a global industry and what’s next
By JUWON PARK SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Soo Man resisted the title at first. “King of K-pop” sounded too brash, too nightclub-esque —...
Actresses revealed for roles as wives in upcoming Beatles biopics
The actresses tapped to portray the women married to The Fab Four have officially been revealed for the upcoming Beatles biopics directed by Oscar winner Sam...
Judge again bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from...