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The man was detained by police at his San Jose home where he gave massages, authorities said....

The documents were posted on sites such as Twitter....

The contract still needs to be approved by the school district's Board of Education....

A Delaware mall shooting left three people injured and forced shoppers to evacuate as police investigate....

Pope Francis, along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of faithful, marked Christianity's most joyful day with Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square....

Whether it comes from ancient religious traditions or walks among vibrant spring wildflower blooms, there's a collective burst of optimism and relief right now. Rarely has our community been hungrier for the spark of light....

America has known for decades that Social Security and Medicare are in financial peril, but the deadline for action is closer than most people realize....

Press Democrat readers comment on climate change, and more....

Santa Rosa City Schools Superintndent Anna Trunnell spoke with Press Democrat editors and reporters....

In 1910 the residents of Petaluma purchased the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds property through a park bond....

California governors almost invariably see presidential timber when they regard themselves in a mirror....

States are rolling back laws and letting young teens work long hours...

Politics probably explain America's poor life expectancy....

At the Walt Disney Co., "The Empire Strikes Back" is more than a title of one of its "Star Wars" movies....

Quick takes on the news from The Press Democrat's editorial board...

Press Democrat readers comment on inflation, and more....

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Vladimir Putin tried to weaponize natural gas as part of his war on Ukraine. It didn't work....

It had all the makings of a Hallmark movie, this tale of the girl and the goat....

First internationally observed on March 31 in 2009 and made official by President Joe Biden in 2021, Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates transgender people and raises awareness about the discrimination they face, including more than 435 anti-LGBTQ bi...

A breakdown of the price for services, from security to social programs, shows caring for the dozens of people now living at the site will not be simple or cheap....

Sonoma County's outdoor shelter represents the newest waypoint for the latest group of people camping on the Joe Rodota Trail, long one of the biggest flashpoints in the county's deepening homelessness crisis....

The rise of wearable camera technology, though more often used by surfers or snowboarders than pets, has led to a niche style of cat content....

There is now enough daylight across the country to start garden seeds without the aid of artificial lights....

A reader wonders how to get closure after his ex-girlfriend's sudden death....

In the past two decades, several dozen nations have prosecuted a former head of government or head of state....

The future of the programs has reemerged as a hot political debate as Democrats and Republicans engage in negotiations over raising the nation's debt limit later this year....

Ukrainians marked the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha Friday with calls for remembrance and justice after a brutal Russian occupation that left hundreds of civilians dead in the streets and in mass graves, establishing the town near Kyiv as an epic...

Under intense scrutiny from Washington that could lead to a potential ban, the top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance defended the social media platform's plan to safeguard U.S. user data from China....

Key protocols used on film and TV sets to limit the spread of COVID-19 are set to end in May, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) said in a statement Thursday....

Trump intends to travel to New York on Monday and stay the night at Trump Tower, people familiar with his preparations said....

Poole's first of six 3s gave Golden State three players with 200 or more 3-pointers this season....

The precise charges against Donald Trump are under seal and may not be known until his arraignment next week....

Press Democrat readers comment on Nashville school shooting, and more....

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Sonoma County's draft ordinance does not confront the fundamental problem groundwater is not unlimited....

America is rebounding, but will cynicism stop the renewal?...

More than 3.2 million people in California live with diabetes and many of them use insulin to survive....

Press Democrat readers comment on school shootings, and more....

A Santa Rosa man who was free on bail while awaiting trial for allegedly evading peace officers was arrested this week by Sonoma County Sheriff's deputies on suspicion of 11 felonies, officials announced Wednesday....

Editorial cartoonists react to school shooting in Nashville....

In a remarkable display of bipartisanship, Congress went to war with the social media app TikTok last week. The House Energy and Commerce Committee grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about its independence — or lack thereof — from the Chinese Com...

The law of unintended consequences is never as powerful as when those consequences originate from a hasty, ill-considered action....

The median price per square foot for a home in Santa Rosa increased between Mar. 19 and Mar. 26 to $468...

The spacious property located at 309 Pacific Heights Drive in Santa Rosa was sold on Feb. 28, 2023. for $1,070,000, or $375 per square foot. The house, built in 1988, has an interior space of 2,851 square feet....

A 1,680-square-foot house built in 1947 has changed hands. The property located at 1421 Slater Street in Santa Rosa was sold on March 1, 2023. The $565,000 purchase price works out to $336 per square foot....

A house located at 1903 Janero Drive in Santa Rosa has new owners. The 1,070-square-foot property, built in 1949, was sold on Feb. 27, 2023. The $555,000 purchase price works out to $519 per square foot....

Demolition work neared completion Monday at the site of one of the few large-scale housing developments to move forward in recent years to bring more vibrancy to Santa Rosa's downtown core....