Guadalupe "Lupita" Cortes Lopez Tafolla, 36, came to the United States about a year ago to make a better life for her family. She dreamed of seeing her four children graduate from college and one day owning a home in Napa.

LOS ANGELES -- The death toll from five days of torrential rain in Southern California reached 21 on Tuesday as authorities discovered more bodies and rescuers searched for survivors in tons of mud and debris that buried part of a coastal community.

A woman suffering from dementia is suing the owners of a local mobile home park, claiming they illegally sold her home and violated her civil rights.

With the first in a series of seven meetings scheduled for next Wednesday, Napa County is about to begin reworking its road map to the future -- the county's General Plan.

The potential for genetic engineering to dramatically impact the wine industry by producing disease resistant vines or reducing its reliance on pesticides or water is an idea that looms on the horizon, but the Napa Valley Grapegrowers would like to see it discussed before it moves any closer.