Faith in action: Kolbe marks 25th year
From Register staff
Moving violation shifts to drug charges
A traffic stop landed a Napa women behind bars, facing drug charges.
Bush tours Rita-stricken Louisiana: 'This area is hurting'
LAKE CHARLES, La. -- President Bush got a firsthand look Tuesday at Hurricane Rita's damage to U.S. energy resources in the birthplace of the modern oil industry. "This area's hurting," Bush said.
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Illegal immigration increases; Mexico accounts for one-third of all U.S. immigrants
WASHINGTON -- Illegal immigrants are increasing despite tighter border security and now outnumber foreigners moving to the United States legally.
Fair Pay word play: Land Stewards, supes grapple over ballot language
Concern over wording in the Fair Payment for Public Benefit Act forced a week's delay before it is officially placed on the June 2006 ballot.
Report: Local workers struggle to keep up with rising cost of living
After 65 years of living in the Napa Valley, Vada Silva, 70, is still working hard to make ends meet, supplementing income from a reverse mortgage and Social Security by serving a stream of customers at Napa Bowl's service counter.
Top al-Qaida in Iraq insurgent killed
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi and U.S. forces claimed a major blow against one of the country's deadliest insurgent groups Tuesday, saying they killed the No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq who masterminded a brutal escalation in suicide bombings that claimed nearly 700 lives in Baghdad since April.
Monster mold is now a big threat to Katrina-ravaged residents
NEW ORLEANS -- Wearing goggles, gloves, galoshes and a mask, Veronica Randazzo lasted only 10 minutes inside her home in St. Bernard Parish. Her eyes burned, her mouth filled with a salty taste and she felt nauseous.
Reports of rape, murder at Katrina evacuation sites were probably exaggerated, officials now say
NEW ORLEANS -- On Sept. 1, with desperate Hurricane Katrina evacuees crammed into the convention center, Police Chief Eddie Compass reported: "We have individuals who are getting raped; we have individuals who are getting beaten."
Million-dollar homes are now a dime a dozen
NEW YORK -- Everything about Frank Fazio's new two-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side is decidedly average, including its price: a hair under $1 million.
News in Brief
Eight charged in LA in illegal release of latest 'Star Wars' film
From The Associated Press
Putin drops hint about new role after 2008 term end
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin told the nation Tuesday that he was against changing the constitution to extend his rule, but he dropped a vague hint about a mysterious new role he might assume after stepping down.
BREAKING NEWS :: Police make arrest in double homicide
Eric Matthew Copple, 26, of Napa has been arrested in connection with the murders of Leslie Mazzara and Adriane Insogna, both 26.
