Testimony is complete in the murder trial of Rodney Hinton Jr., with closing arguments scheduled for Tuesday.

As a little boy, William Chapman dreamed of fame. Sweet-faced, talented, bright and hard-working, he had all the necessary ...

"In 2022, Santa Cruz County replaced its flat-fee defense contract with a county public defender’s office built on that model," writes Heather Rogers in a Guest Commentary. "Last year, 60% of our ...