Northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101 in Sonoma County were closed Friday morning following a garbage truck crash.

A routine traffic stop in Sonoma County turned out to be anything but as police found methamphetamine, about three dozen illegally harvested abalone and a live pond turtle, authorities said.

Meanwhile, Sonoma County, which saw more rain ... larger-scale paving projects for later this year to help improve road conditions in the long-term, according to a news release ...