A woman who detected a “furtive movement” on the bike path March 26 turned to see a troublesome manifestation – the exposed genitals of a teenage boy. Still lurking nearby when the law arrived, the teen was detained and identified. Before removal to juvenile hall,... Continue

Altimira School eighth grader Khyren Cox takes took place in Sonoma County Spelling Bee on Tuesday night. Next stop: the California State Spelling Bee on May 3. Continue

A visit to farm; coffee snob rant; and deelish cocktail -- Sun food and wine. Continue

(By Brooke Sevenau) In 2000, Chip Romer was a member of the team that created Woodland Star Charter School, offering public Waldorf education to the children of Sonoma. In 2011, he led the team that created Credo High School in Rohnert Park, one of only... Continue

Tuesday headlines you may have missed: Sonoma council mulls Plaza naming rights. “AT&T Sonoma Square” and “Sonoma Plaza by Visa” are among the possible names for the historic downtown area as officials ponder a naming rights deal to save the city from financial ruin. Also... Continue

What is George McKale -- Sonoma City Historian and Sun columnist -- doing in the Sinai, and why does he need a bodyguard? Continue

(By Laura Lee Cole) Stepping lightly through the doors of Sonoma Conservatory of Dance in October of last year, young Elizaveta Glushkova stood quietly poised by the side of her family-host, Liz Lonie, and calmly surveyed her new dance school. At 14 years of age,... Continue

Sonoma Valley Hospital is ranked among the 15 safest hospitals in the country by Consumer Reports. The results of a survey of 2,591 hospitals in 50 states are in the magazine’s May issue. “We are delighted to receive this news because we value patient safety... Continue