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Santa Rosa's average price for regular gasoline was $2.280 a gallon today, according to AAA. A year ago, it was $3.414.<br>Among the area's typically low-price stations, these prices were reported this morning:<br>--$2.129 at Arco at Hearn and Corby Avenues in Santa Rosa.<br>--$2.179 at Arco at Fourth Street and Brookwood Avenue in Santa Rosa.

Jurors in a Bennett Valley kidnapping and rape case begin their fourth day of deliberations today after not reaching verdicts during nearly 14 hours of discussions since receiving the case late Monday.

A winter Spare the Air day prohibiting wood fires in most of Sonoma County and the greater Bay Area remained in effect Thursday morning, the Bay Area Air Quality District said.<br>The Spare the Air alert, issued Tuesday, is in effect until noon Thursday because of poor air quality around the area, officials said.

A big rig was partially blocking Highway 175 in Hopland on Thursday morning after its trailer slid off the road and into a ditch, the CHP said.<br>Authorities expected it would be about 7:30 a.m. before a tow truck arrived on the scene.

Roberto Vega sits with his son Bryan during graduation from a course at Piner High School about how parents can help children get the most of out their education.

A $700,000 grant from the Coastal Conservancy aids the creation interpretive center at Stone Farm. The trails and learning center will provide access to the Laguna, a waterway that extends from Cotati to the Russian River.

Golden Gate Bridge officials won't increase tolls to pay a $75 million share of the Doyle Drive reconstruction cost unless the hike is part of a program to charge motorists at all entrances to San Francisco. The district is expected to seek 'nontraditional' revenue to pay for southern approach.

The Salvation Army is closing two thrift stores in the North Bay, a sign that economic woes are trickling down to not-for-profit agencies whose mission is lifting people up.

The CHP is putting Highway 101 drivers in central Santa Rosa on alert: The speed limit there will remain 55 mph.<br>Highway 101 speed typically is 65 mph, but the limit through the city center was dropped to 55 mph during the lengthy highway widening project.<br>The majority of the work, mainly adding a lane in each direction recently finished.

A Rohnert Park man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion he inappropriately touched four young girls at Scandia Family Fun Center where he worked, police reported.

Three auto dealerships in Healdsburg stand to benefit from $100,000 the city is contributing to an advertising campaign to stoke car sales.<br>For the second year in a row, the city's Redevelopment Agency is spending $100,000, matching the auto dealers dollar per dollar to create a $200,000 economic development campaign.

Santa Rosa police officers are looking for Justin James Free, a man they say may be armed and dangerous, after finding 143 marijuana plants and several rifles Tuesday at his westside home.

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A Laytonville man injured when a firework he was setting off backfired now is facing possession of marijuana charges, Mendocino County sheriff's officials said.

A Santa Rosa woman attempted to run down a police officer while trying to flee officers investigating car burglary reports, a police sergeant said early Wednesday.<br>The officer jumped out of the way of the full-sized pickup, which was headed directly for him at about 40 mph, Sgt. David Linscomb said.

Santa Rosa's average price for regular gasoline was $2.315 a gallon today, according to AAA. A year ago, it was $3.424.<br>Among the area's typically low-price stations, these prices were reported this morning:<br>--$2.179 at Arco at Hearn and Corby Avenues in Santa Rosa.<br>--$2.179 at Arco at Fourth Street and Brookwood Avenue in Santa Rosa.

Sunnyvale abalone diver Jonathan Su still had his heavy weight belt on when divers found his body Monday afternoon, about a quarter-mile off of a Fort Ross beach.<br>Su, 29, disappeared Nov. 9 while diving with a cousin in the area in rough seas. Positive identification of his remains came Tuesday.

Firefighters clean up a fuel spill caused by an accident involving a dump truck and two SUVs on southbound Highway 101 at the Fifth Street overpass in Santa Rosa. The accident closed three lanes of southbound traffic for 2 hours on Tuesday.

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The body of a 29-year-old U.S. Marine who grew up in Santa Rosa has been found in waters off Okinawa in what authorities believe was a drowning accident.<br>Pfc. Adam J. Harwood was reported missing Sunday afternoon when he and a companion who were snorkeling off the west coast of the island were overcome by strong waves.