So don’t think of pH as a scary word. Rather, think of it as the teeter-totter of garden soil. Let’s say you test your soil ...

Calistoga hadn't faced a Potter Valley football team this good in recent memory and had to erase an 18-point fourth-quarter ...

Tourism has been a key source of economic growth, but it can also create vulnerability as pandemics, earthquakes and fires ...

Understanding the need to strengthen the knee joint muscles is critically important, writes Napa fitness expert Sean McCawley ...

Sept. 22 is the first day of autumn and some of our trees are beginning to show it. We tend to associate fall colors and ...

BIG BEAR, Calif. — With a major wildfire burning near his mountain town east of Los Angeles, Cowboy the barn owl was unaware ...

Once the large, heavy items are off to their final resting places, there’s cleaning to be done. Again, this isn’t organizing ...

Napan Zach Smith works full time at home. His column appears monthly in the Napa Valley Register. Reach Smith at ...

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include ...

The latest study should be a comfort for caffeine drinkers, but isn't necessarily a sign to start a new habit.

In the wake of the recent celebratory opening of an eight-mile Napa Valley Vine Trail segment between St. Helena and ...

Twice a year, the sun doesn’t play favorites. Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status – at least when it comes to the ...