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Worker killed in Healdsburg tractor rollover ID’d
Authorities identified the worker who was killed last week after the tractor he was operating overturned in a Healdsburg vineyard. Ezequiel Orozco, 28, of Geyserville, was driving the tractor on a muddy private road at 6355 Mountain View Ranch Road just before 8:44 a.m. April 15 when the vehicle overturned and crushed him.
Local attorney convicted of taking $500,000 from family trust
An attorney was convicted in Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa on Tuesday after he pleaded no contest to stealing more than $500,000 from a family’s trust he had been managing. Michael Voorhees of Windsor reached a plea agreement with prosecutors and pleaded no contest to six counts...
Santa Rosa man accused of killing sister-in-law to undergo competency review
Days before final trial preparations were to begin in the case of a Santa Rosa man accused of fatally stabbing his sister-in-law in 2022, the man’s defense attorneys voiced concerns about his competency. If all had gone according to schedule, Varinder Singh’s trial readiness conference would have happened Monday...
Healdsburg sculptor hosting free exhibit, festival for International Sculpture Day
Some people campaign for candidates or causes, but Healdsburg sculptor T Barny is on a different crusade. He wants to raise everyone’s awareness of the importance of sculpture. This weekend, the 1-acre T Barny Gallery & Sculpture Gardens in Healdsburg will celebrate International Sculpture Day with a two-day exhibit...
TikTok video of Sonoma County jail inmate getting emotional over hearing his musical composition goes viral. Here’s what the internet had to say
In March, inmates at the Sonoma County jail listened as a live Zoom broadcast from New York City brought the sounds of classical music into the detention facility. But, it wasn't just any music, these were compositions written by the inmates themselves, and a video taken by jail staff and shared with The Press Democrat of one inmate hearing his music being played has resonated with the internet.
Free trolley connecting Santa Rosa’s Courthouse and Railroad squares rolling into town next month
Visitors to downtown Santa Rosa will be able to hop aboard a new trolley service connecting Old Courthouse Square and Railroad Square beginning next month. Rose-E, an electric trolley, will roll onto city streets May 15 and provide stops at shopping and dining destinations, hotels and at the Sonoma-Marin Area Rapid Transit station.
Federal funding cuts jeopardize jobs in the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office
The Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office may lose three victim advocates and an attorney responsible for handling the office’s most serious cases due to a significant drop in the federal funding that has paid for those jobs. District Attorney Carla Rodriguez on Wednesday asked the Board of Supervisors...
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