Sonoma News

Ita s that time of year again. Dozens of local children take the stage this weekend in Broadway Bound Kidsa production of a oeThe Wizard of Oz.a A From Dorothya s red shoes, munchkins, to flying monkeys this musical has it all.

Sonoma Splash recently released the results of their online survey to gauge Sonoma's interest in a community pool.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. To live in Sonoma County, residents spend a bigger chunk of their incomes on transportation and housing than anywhere else in the Bay Area, a new study concludes.

SONOMA COUNTY Officers arrested another Sonoma County resident about 9 a.m. Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder of the Lakeport man who was hogtied and shot in October at his home.

Over the past few years, while conducting seminars, I have been to the beautiful wine country north of San Francisco numerous times.

More than half of California's 279 state parks will see reduced hours, closed campgrounds, canceled school field trips and gates padlocked several days a week under a wave of unprecedented new cuts completed Tuesday by the state parks department.

Lanes in both directions on state Highway 12 in Sonoma County are blocked as crews respond to a fatal crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. A 69-year-old Sonoma man driving a "hot-rod" kit car died Saturday in a solo-vehicle accident on southbound Highway 12, just north of Shainsky Road, officials said.

A lmost murdered by her father at age three. Her throat slashed. Witness to her sisters' murders.

Once again, it's the time of year when young children dress to scare while roaming the streets of our old pueblo.

I n 1961, while scouting locations for his movie The Birds , director Alfred Hitchcock came on the village of Bodega Bay in Sonoma County an hour north of San Francisco.

Sonomans jumped on the bandwagon last weekend, joining forces with 141 countries around the globe to propel the number 350 into human consciousness on what is being recognized as the single largest day of international action for the environment ever.

If you still haven't made plans for Halloween, consider booking the Vampire Weekend package at Hotel Triton in San Francisco.

For those who have never been, herea s a Total Wine & More class tip: Register in advance, or get there early.

From rustic to regal , there's no better way to embrace the pleasures of fall than a weekend on the farm Many things in life are unearned and that's no good.

The spirit of October in Sonoma isn't always embodied in Halloween. For many, another special occasion gives us reason to dress up and hit the streets: Homecoming.

Sonoma celebrities will be on hand to check and bag your groceries at both Sonoma Market and Glen Ellen Village Market as you "shop for a cause" on Thursday, Oct.

A 3-foot-tall sapling grown from the horse chestnut tree that often lifted Anne Frank's spirits as she hid from the Nazis during World War II is coming to the newly created Holocaust Memorial Grove at Sonoma State University.

Some workers at the Napa State Hospital and Sonoma Developmental Center more than doubled their pay with overtime while their co-workers received little or no extra work, an audit released this week found.

Each week, The Chronicle features a property on the market that caught our eye with its sky-high or bargain-basement price, architectural or historical significance, or one-of-a-kind location or character.