Oak Valley Middle School in 4S Ranch and Mesa Verde Middle School in Rancho Peñasquitos have earned 2024 California Distinguished School recognition. The two campuses were among 21 in San Diego County ...

Oak Valley Middle School’s quiz bowl team has been steadily improving over the years and recently had its best showing nationally. The six-member team returned with an eighth-place trophy and medals ...

The Healdsburg City Council branched out from its usual City Hall business, such as street improvements and housing developments, to tackle something a little more … rooted, one might say. After ...

Zack Fresco first noticed signs of an unwelcome visitor in his neighbor’s tree — a magnificent valley oak branching high above a patch of sprawling lawn on the other side of his fence. New spring ...

It began its life about the time of the Mayflower’s journey to America. After 400 years, it thrives on the edge of Pico Canyon Park in unincorporated Santa Clarita Valley, saved from being knocked ...

An ancient oak tree thought to be the oldest plant in California is caught in the middle of a proposed housing development project for the newest town in the state. Although the recently released ...