Mike Dettling is a Petaluma native from a Petaluma family. Like his parents and siblings, he attended St. Vincent High School, where he was a standout football player – a skill he took with him to ...

A single ember, unremarkable in its origin, finds its way onto a rooftop—silent, unnoticed—until it catches the wind. It ...

Merced Fire Captain Bryan Akers, 45, has been with the Merced City Fire Department for 22 years. But it was during his deployment on Jan. 8 to assist with the firefighting efforts at the Hurst Fire ...