A photo placed on a St. Vincent altar in 2000 sparked a tradition that now fills downtown Petaluma every fall.

Miss Napa County Milan Alas once flew to Paris on a Make-A-Wish trip. Now she is fundraising, mentoring and training for a marathon before her reign ends in November.

About 15 Napa potters are hand-making roughly 200 bowls for a Sept. 13 fundraiser at The Westin Verasa, with Chef Ken Frank cooking dinner.

Menegon Catering's October fundraiser at Native Sons Hall comes as the pantry says it now pays double for the same groceries.

Dave Alvin and Roy Rogers headline a Sebastopol benefit for the KRSH host recovering from a broken hip at home.

The 24,000-square-foot branch closes Tuesday for HVAC and cosmetic upgrades, with a temporary Library To-Go site opening nearby.

TruVet Specialty & Emergency Hospital opened on Lakeville Highway with an operating room, its own lab and a chihuahua already getting a blood transfusion.

Riders will pedal from San Francisco through Petaluma and Napa next month to fund multiple sclerosis research.

Pope Valley Elementary saw math scores jump to 33% and reported fights drop to zero after a brutal two years.

A 40-year-old Calistoga trailer that fit one provider at a time is getting replaced with an 11,000-square-foot clinic.

The Yountville Sun is publishing again under billionaire Gary Jabara, who promises editorial independence despite his deep business ties to town.

A DMV-approved partner is adding surprise fees to California registration bills while lawmakers struggle to rein in the model.

Registered nurses at Adventist Health St. Helena voted to join the California Nurses Association in an NLRB election, moving the unit toward formal bargaining.