William Evers News Today

Michalski and associate director of the leon leave the city of biography which is supported by a generous grant from shelby white and the leon leavy foundation. The writing of biography is the famously arduous and lengthy process and each year we award for fellowships of a 72000 each to overworking biographers to help them across the finish line. Over the past 11 years we have given out 44 of these grants and our fellows have produced 21 biographies to date. Thanks to a grant from the Sloan Foun...

A WEIGHTS and measures inspector was threatened with a 56lb weight in 1957 when he investigated whether a Darlington door-to-door coalman was…

The California state seal declares “Eureka,” originally a Greek word that means “I found it,” and with good reason. After James Marshall discovered gold in the territory in 1848, the rush was on. By 1852, two years after California gained statehood, the population skyrocketed from 14,000 to 250,000. But times have changed, and people are now leaving.

The so-called Red-Bearded Burglar of Mendocino County has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, with the possibility of parole. He's also been ordered

A suspect in a series of burglaries in Mendocino County is now in custody. Known as the "Red-Bearded Burglar" by officials, William Evers was taken into custody

Mazel tov! The whole shtetl buzzed with the news. Chanka, the butcher’s daughter, was engaged to Yankel, the carpenter’s son.  It was a local match, so the whole town got involved in the wedding preparations. A week before the wedding, Chanka could be found sewing the last few stitches on he…

This is not how I envisioned the end of Andy Thompsons impressive 40-year career at The Post-Crescent. I thought the last chapter would be written at his retirement party, where we would gather to share humorous and touching stories about Andy and the roles he played in our lives: award-winning reporter, editor, bureau chief, coach, mentor and, above all, trusted friend. I even had planned to present Andy with a plaque that he received in 2009 after winning first place for a human interest sto...