With the Telegraph Fire near Yosemite almost fully contained, Sonoma Valley firefighters are home after a week on the Mariposa County fire lines. “They are back in town,” Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue Authority Division Chief Bob Norrbom said Monday, adding that the crew returned... Continue

Three people out for a Sunday evening walk were surprised by what one described as a “full grown mountain lion” bounding across the Overlook Trail in Sonoma’s upper Mountain Cemetery. Trail docent Marc Armstrong was hiking the Lower Trail around 8 p.m. in the small... Continue

Ryan Lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Caltrans began repaving Highway 12 between Agua Caliente Road and Fremont Drive on August 4. Highway 12 paving begins Commuters may be the only ones who don’t notice the Caltrans paving project underway on Highway 12 between Agua Caliente Road and... Continue

A pair of alcohol-related accidents on Stage Gulch Road killed one man and sent two others to jail last week. The CHP says 46-year-old Curtis Kapple was eastbound at 70 mph around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31, when his 1969 Pontiac GTO came up behind... Continue

More than 50 people turned out last Thursday morning to welcome the new Valley of the Moon Teen Center – a fact which construction committee chair Art Fichtenberg called “a little bit overwhelming.” “We had expected originally that this would be a gathering of six... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Hospital, by demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, has earned the Joint Commission’s accreditation and Gold Seal of Approval, hospital representatives announced Monday. “We sought accreditation for our organization because we want to demonstrate... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Hospital, by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, has earned the Joint Commission’s accreditation and Gold Seal of Approval, hospital representatives announced Monday. “We sought accreditation for our organization because we want to demonstrate... Continue

Commuters may be the only ones who don’t notice the Caltrans paving project under way on Highway 12 between Agua Caliente Road and Fremont Drive – but locals will likely hear all about it. “It’s only happening at night,” Caltrans spokeswoman Alicia Sequeira said Monday.... Continue

Tenants, sub-tenants, owners, renters – who gets to vote for a condo conversion? Under what conditions? And how many votes? What about tenants’ rights? Who makes the park owner keep his promises? And why was this meeting called anyway? These were some of the questions... Continue