Freelance sports writer Marty James covers various people and topics with ties to the Napa Valley sports scene.

Eric Musselman brings in five-star Alijah Arenas, the kind of move USC men's basketball needs in order to reach the big time ...

This coastal valley made famous by the novelist John Steinbeck is sometimes known affectionately as “America’s salad bowl,” though the planting and harvesting is done mostly by immigrants from Mexico.

A look back at the success of the UC PRIME medical education model, seen through the experiences of PRIME alums.

Lockdowns. Social distancing. Shuttered schools and businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic and its sweeping disruptions set off a ...

That changed when a UC Merced research team, looking at data it had started to gather before the pandemic, discovered children ages 3½ to 5½ tested before and after COVID lockdowns revealed a ...

Despite its sanctuary policies, California’s undocumented immigrant population faces more questions and possible detention by ...

With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, an estimated 500,000 acres of farmland may be taken out of cultivation by 2040 ...

A new report suggests that climate change-induced factors, like reduced rainfall, primed conditions for the Palisades and ...

Brea Seeks To Crack Down On Homeless Camps: Brea is the latest in a wave of Orange County cities taking aim at homeless camps. Its city council voted unanimously to take the first steps toward making ...