When officers arrived they found the victim, a Sonoma County Public Defender, who had been struck in the face multiple times ...

A public defender was seriously injured after being attacked outside the Sonoma County Courthouse by a former client on ...

Leon Simms was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of robbery, attempted kidnapping and battery in the attack on his ...

A public defender was beaten and robbed by a former client near the Sonoma County Courthouse, not far from their office, ...

Unionized garbage workers will be back on the job Saturday, ending a strike that left garbage piling up across Bay Area municipalities.

MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County Chief Public Defender Jasmin Smith always intended to live in a “quiet” area as she pursued a career near her hometown of Philadelphia, never considering she’d work in one ...

Steffanie Foster was appointed interim public defender on July 2 by Elko County commissioners. Foster, who serves as Chief Civil Deputy Defender, has worked at the Public Defender’s Office for 16 ...

The leadership change resulted from accusations that some people working in the Public Defenders Office were conducting themselves in an unprofessional manner, county officials told The Buffalo News.

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko and Ventura County Public Defender Claudia Y. Bautista write about legal rights after a federal judge's recent order.