Few people can brag that they've visited every winery and vineyard along the Applegate Valley Wine Trail.

A telling statement concluded reporter Walt Cook's Tuesday story on California's Public Employees Retirement System and the resulting dilemma facing county and city governments.

Parents on both sides of the issue are expected to join in the fight at a Tuesday school board meeting.

Harsh economic realities may force Tuolumne County and the city of Sonora - as well as other jurisdictions statewide - to change the way they deal with their employee pensions.

Joshua Hardt called the small town of Applegate, Calif., home. And when he got to visit, he liked nothing more than being with his wife, playing with his niece and fishing in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Q: What suggestions might be offered for growing allium on the Central Coast? - Leroy Davis, SLO A: Among the many wonderful things about life on the Central Coast are our mild winters, which allow gardening all year long.

The City of Sonora is set for its day long annual retreat tomorrow at the Sonora Fire Department conference room on Shepherd St.

The Fair Political Practices Commission has found no wrongdoing after a review of 2004 allegations filed against former President Kevin Ramirez by Trustee Aaron Klein.

Like many in his profession, Gioi Tran didn't set out to become an interior designer.

Members of the Honor Guard carry the casket of Army Sgt. Joshua Hardt Thursday afternoon into Parkside Church of the Nazarene in Auburn.

A funeral procession for a fallen solider will make its way through Auburn Thursday afternoon.

Breast cancer is no laughing matter. When detected early enough, there is a high rate of recovery.

A private memorial service is scheduled Friday in Auburn for a 24-year-old local soldier who was killed in action in Afghanistan earlier this month.

The Auburn-area community continues to express condolences and share memories of fallen soldier, Sgt.

Joshua Hardt, Placer High graduate and former Hillman football player, was killed Saturday in an ambush in Afghanistan.