Maggie Fusek Avants is an award-winning copy editor and journalist whose experience in the news business goes back to when she had a paper route in sixth grade. She went on to earn a degree in journalism as well as the title of "Distinguished Journalist of the Year" for the campus newspaper.
Since 2009, she has served as a local news editor for online and print publications. A member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Fusek Avants has been invited back to her alma mater to mentor new journalists.
She is now the Patch editor for Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Healdsburg, Napa Valley, Benicia, Pinole, Hercules, Martinez and Concord.
Fun Fact: She shares a birthday with William Shakespeare
Reach her at maggie.fusek@patch.com with news tips and story ideas.
While the man retreated to the dining area with a glass bottle, the restaurant was evacuated and police told the public to avoid the area.
Floor Coverings International of Napa will donate a new, unwrapped toy to Toys for Tots for each complimentary in-home session booked.
Walnut Creek police detectives and a sheriff's SWAT team traveled to Fairfield where they arrested 27-year-old Malcolm Hale.
This is the second-ever such event for Sonoma County. More than 350 people were helped at the first one held in March in Santa Rosa.
Contra Costa Sheriff's nationally accredited crime lab will use a nearly $600,000 grant for the equipment — keeping local roads safer.
Petaluma police issued an alert Tuesday night asking the public to avoid the area near a Taco Bell.
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One of the drivers was traveling at an unsafe speed for the stop-and-go traffic conditions on U.S. 101, the California Highway Patrol said.
Two teenage boys are sought in connection with the incident, according to police.
Officers were led from Petaluma to Santa Rosa, then back to Petaluma.
In a yearly tradition that has not happened since the pandemic, students in Halloween costumes performed for residents of Moraga Royale.
Officers will be out in force, looking for drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The Martinez City Council study session is scheduled for Wednesday and is open to the public.
Officers made contact with nearly 650 drivers during the checkpoint held Friday night at Morgan and Fifth streets.
The suspects drove the van into large roll-up doors in order to access two of the businesses, police said.
Police advise using alternate routes Tuesday morning to avoid traffic delays near the bridge.
A man accused of breaking into a store and stealing $1,500 in cash was arrested not long afterward. Here's how police nabbed him.
The UCSF-John Muir Health Jean and Ken Hofmann Cancer Center is named for philanthropist Ken Hofmann and his wife, Jean, a cancer survivor.
The five-member committee was selected from a pool of 22 applicants and will oversee the spending of the sales-tax increase measure.
Patch and T-Mobile are teaming up to bring your moments of thankfulness from the dinner table to a wider audience.
