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Former Sonoma Boys Home Director Enters Plea In Underage Sex Case
Longtime Hanna Boys Center counselor Kevin Thorpe, 40, of Rohnert Park, pleaded no contest to 10 counts of oral copulation with teen boys.

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Longtime Hanna Boys Center counselor Kevin Thorpe, 40, of Rohnert Park, pleaded no contest to 10 counts of oral copulation with teen boys.

Longtime Hanna Boys Center counselor Kevin Thorpe, 40, of Rohnert Park, pleaded no contest to 10 counts of oral copulation with teen boys.
Terry Amons, of Antioch, was fatally shot Jan. 12 in an incident outside the Nation's Giant Hamburgers.
Jane Doe had burn marks over almost all her body and a large "Z" branded on her back, prosecutors said during the 10-day Martinez trial.
Andrew Vaughn won the Golden Spikes Award, placing him among the elite players to play baseball at the amateur level.
"It's as if we've discovered an ancient civilization; an oasis of towering redwoods hidden from public view for over a century."
Deputies had just served a warrant at the man's residence, according to Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Reginald Cooks.
The crash on Lemon Street near Sonoma Boulevard reportedly occurred during a pursuit by CHP.
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Two Fountaingrove fire stations burned in the October 2017 Tubbs Fire.
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A Morgan Hill 2-year-old died Saturday, the county medical examiner said. A child also died May 17 after being brought to the hospital.
Lourdes Oscanoa-Marcelo, 47, died three days after the U.S. 101 crash. Francisco Gonzalez-Mejia, 20, faces charges of DUI and manslaughter.
Members of the public turned out to a special Concord City Council meeting Wednesday but it may turn out to be much ado about nothing.
Martinez police allege the sexual assault happened six years ago.
Sonoma deputies recovered over 400 items valued at $9,500 they believe were stolen from Safeway stores in Napa and Contra Costa counties.
Sonoma deputies recovered over 400 items valued at $9,500 they believe were stolen from Safeway stores in Napa and Contra Costa counties.
Sonoma deputies recovered over 400 items valued at $9,500 they believe were stolen from Safeway stores in Napa and Contra Costa counties.