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Manchester man accused of taking money from Gualala market

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A Manchester man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $9,000 from the Gualala Supermarket since February.<br>Matthew Frechin, 22, reportedly was caught stealing money on Saturday, according to Mendocino County Sheriff’s Lt. Rusty Noe.

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Driver accused of hitting sisters has history of DUI

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A Santa Rosa man arrested in a suspected drunken driving crash that seriously injured two teen-aged sisters waiting at a bus stop has a lengthy criminal record in Sonoma County marked with drugs, alcohol and three drunken driving convictions.

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Get well soon!

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‘Dear Cruz, Hey I miss you so much. Don’t give up now, you will make it through this, Love Shane,’ wrote one student on the wall-sized get-well card, meant for 13-year-old Cruz Pineda, a 13-year-old eighth-grader at Slater Middle School, injured with her sister in a weekend crash.

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Monte Rio homicide suspect was on probation

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The man arrested in connection with a suspected homicide Friday in Monte Rio was on probation for two misdemeanor crimes committed last year, according to court records.

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Ready to witness history

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Lifelong Republican Ellen O’Malley is one of more than 100 local residents who will be in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 to attend the inauguration of Barack Obama. Many don’t have tickets to any events, but don’t want to miss a chance to see history.

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Petaluma’s Turin merging with San Jose firm

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Petaluma’s Turin Networks, which makes telecommunications access gear, has announced it will merge with San Jose’s Force10 Networks . Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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Sisters recovering from crash

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13-year-old Cruz Yesenia, above, and her 16-year-old sister Deysi Emelia, hit by a pickup over the weekend while waiting for a bus, are recovering from injuries at two Bay Area hospitals. A Rohnert Park man has been arrested on suspicion of hit and run.

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Monday’s low gas prices

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Santa Rosa’s average price for regular gasoline was $1.868 a gallon today, according to AAA. A year ago, it was $3.349.<br>Among the area’s typically low-price stations, these prices were reported this morning:<br>–$1.739 at Arco at Hearn and Corby Avenues in Santa Rosa.<br>–$1.739 at Arco at Fourth Street and Brookwood Avenue in Santa Rosa.

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Rainy start to the work week

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If you don’t like the wet weather, just wait until about noon, when the storm that is dropping large amounts of rain on the Pacific Northwest moves through the North Bay.<br>Sonoma County is on the southern edge of that moist warm storm, said Duane Dykema, a National Weather Service meteorologist is Monterey.

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Crab season hits bottom

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The Dungeness crab season is barely under way and runs for another six months, but Bodega Bay fishermen say it is so bad most have already given up and put their gear away.

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