Auction sets new record: $10 million +
Auction Napa Valley's silver anniversary will long be remembered as the one that broke new ground.
Principal 'rips up' year books to prevent distribution of inappropriate materials, suspends honor students
About half a dozen Calistoga high students were cooling their heels off campus just days before graduation after they were accused of stealing about a dozen yearbooks to prevent Principal Elizabeth Kaufman from censoring their editorial contributions to the tome.
Calistoga winemakers mark '76 Paris wine tasting with redo
Twenty-nine years ago, two Napa Valley winemakers turned the wine world on its ear, and the local residents have been celebrating ever since.
Vintners share American success story
Meeting the Ceja family -- listening to Pedro talk about his grapes, listening to his father Pablo talk about his 10 kids, listening to his wife talk about her passion for good wine, listening to his younger brother Armando talk about his dual role as vineyard manager and winemaker -- was a true revelation for me.
Time passages
All of this week's graduation activities is making my head spin -- in a nice way.
Council gets audit report
The Calistoga City Council Tuesday learned that although the city bank book maintains a healthy balance, its wastewater treatment enterprise was about $1.6 million in the hole last year at this time.
Principal for day 'didn't expect' work
Sitting behind a desk in the principal's office at Calistoga Elementary School on June 2, Lauren Maxfield, 11, wore a little green name tag indicating that she was the boss. Principal. The big cheese. The woman in charge.
St. Helena still hunting for more water
In St. Helena, the long-term water supply has been a long-term political problem, despite the efforts of past and present civic leaders.
Calistoga High principal pulls racy pages from student yearbook
Sexual innuendoes and mild profanity in the senior memories section of Calistoga Junior-Senior High School's yearbook prompted the principal to order several pages yanked last week, setting off a firestorm of student opposition.
Chefs Market tweaks formula to address criticism
Starting Friday, two criticized features of this year's reformulated Chefs Market will be scrapped.
City OKs 25 new homes in East Napa
The Napa City Council approved a 25-home subdivision in the Terrace-Shurtleff area Tuesday, overcoming concerns about traffic impacts of the development.
County leaders mull possible parks department
Napa County remains one of three in the state that do not have a parks department, but that could change by 2010.
City of Napa to replace plastic water lines
St. John's adding pre-kindergarten class
St. Helena still hunting for more water
In St. Helena, the long-term water supply has been a long-term political problem, despite the efforts of past and present civic leaders.
Calistoga High principal pulls racy pages from student yearbook
Sexual innuendoes and mild profanity in the senior memories section of Calistoga Junior-Senior High School's yearbook prompted the principal to order several pages yanked last week, setting off a firestorm of student opposition.
Chefs Market tweaks formula to address criticism
Starting Friday, two criticized features of this year's reformulated Chefs Market will be scrapped.
City OKs 25 new homes in East Napa
The Napa City Council approved a 25-home subdivision in the Terrace-Shurtleff area Tuesday, overcoming concerns about traffic impacts of the development.
Tobacco Advisory Board members sought by Napa County
County leaders mull possible parks department
Napa County remains one of three in the state that do not have a parks department, but that could change by 2010.
City of Napa to replace plastic water lines
Google Maps tinkerers make demographic data come alive
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tracking sexual predators in Florida. Guiding travelers to the cheapest gas nationwide. Pinpointing $1,500 studio apartments for rent in Manhattan.
Police crack down on taggers in park
City Council gets a rosy budget preview
Hospital ship returns to San Diego after treating tsunami vics
SAN DIEGO -- The hospital ship USNS Mercy returned home Wednesday after treating thousands of the sickest survivors of the tsunami and earthquake that ravaged Indonesia.
Pico Rivera man gets life in prison for killing five children
From The Associated Press
Father, son charged with lying about son's training with al-Qaida
LODI -- A terrorism investigation in this quiet Central Valley farming town has led to the arrest of a father and a son who said he trained at an al-Qaida camp in Pakistan and planned to attack hospitals and supermarkets in the U.S.
Bolivians pray for peaceful end to country's deep political divide
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- On one side were riot police guarding the Government Palace with tear gas launchers. On the other were the peasants, students and labor activists who brought down Bolivia's government this week.
Wet weather may spur bumper crop of noble rot in 2005 harvest
The rain that started early Wednesday morning and kept up throughout the afternoon may be little more than an inconvenience for growers this early in the season.
House votes to end slaughter of horses for food
WASHINGTON -- The House voted Wednesday to stop the slaughter of American horses to feed diners in European and Asian nations where the meat is considered gourmet fare.
GOP fundraiser to include porn star
From The Associated Press
Jackson attorney disavows news conferences for client
SANTA MARIA -- Soon after Michael Jackson's jury went home Wednesday without reaching a verdict, his lead attorney issued a statement saying no one had been authorized to hold news conferences on his client's behalf.
