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By Michael Wittner, Patch Staff

Oct 7, 2026 4:29 PM PDT | Updated Oct 7, 2026 4:45 PM PDT

Catch up on Northern California's top stories for Wednesday, Oct. 7. (Patch Graphics)

Catch up on Northern California's top stories for Wednesday, Oct. 7.

One man has died and another man suffered critical injuries following two separate shootings in Vallejo roughly a half hour apart.

The two cities paused development for 45 days to study their effects and take community feedback into account.

Badal Dholaria, 28, pleaded no contest to three felonies, including voluntary manslaughter and driving drunk.

Sonoma County deputies seek Tiffany Hasselschwert, 14, last seen Sept. 26 on Santa Rosa's Ludwig Avenue.

Prosecutors accuse the men of holding residents at gunpoint and wounding one during a robbery.

Passengers aboard a single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff near an airport today.

CHP said the person may have been struck by a vehicle, but the circumstances surrounding the death remained unclear.

The mother faces charges stemming from how the 14-year-old girl was treated before the infant's death, prosecutors said.

Fire crews rescued multiple people from the early-morning blaze in Alameda, authorities said.

Police are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect.

Three people suffered injuries Tuesday when a pickup truck and sedan collided near Bale Lane.