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A Santa Rosa judge sentenced a 62-year-old man to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting four different children.   

Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Mark Urioste’s ruling Monday was the culmination of a five-hour preliminary hearing for defendants Rachel Ziegler and Jonathan Frohnmayer.

Apr. 11— EDITOR'S NOTE— This story was published in print Monday, before a 9:15 a.m. announcement of the tentative settlement by PG&E and Sonoma County over the Kincade fire. If the investor-owned utility pleads guilty to the eight felonies and 22 misdemeanors and prosecutors secure fines or other conditions, it will add to the list of official punishments...

Prosecutors alleged that Ulises Valdez Jr. drank at two bars before he got behind the wheel. Two cyclists were hit in the crash, including a man who died and a boy who lost his leg.

A judge in Sonoma County approved more time Friday for settlement negotiations, delaying hearings in the criminal case against PG&E for the 2019 Kincade Fire.

PG&E faces 33 criminal charges for the 2019 fire, but could be close to settling the charges with the Sonoma County District Attorney.

Matthew Toste's killer will not have his sentenced reduced. Yesterday afternoon, Judge Mark Urioste denied Joseph Kenneth Lopez Jr.'s bid to reduce his prison

July 16, 2021 Defendant Fernando Aguilera, 33 of Santa Rosa, CA was convicted on Friday July 2, 2021 of Second-Degree Murder for the death of Rosa Lua, 47, of Windsor, on March 20, 2019, along with additional charges of Gross Vehicular Manslaughter while Intoxicated, and Driving Under the Influence Causing Injury, following a jury trial before the Honorable Mark Urioste. “Yet another senseless death was caused by someone who knew well the dangers of drinking and driving,” said District Atto...

Reply A fire crew drives through heavy smoke in Windsor, California, as the Kincade Fire burns through the area, Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Pacific Gas and Electric Company was arraigned Tuesday in Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa on a 33-count criminal complaint accusing the company of recklessly causing the 2019 Kincade Fire, the Sonoma County District Attorneys Office said. The wildfire, which started the night of Oct. 23, 2019, at ...