The September issue of Plant Disease published a study suggesting that common vineyard weeds may help spread Pierce's disease, an affliction known to vintners everywhere, spread by the glassy-winged sharpshooter.

Shouting with joy and dancing around are not technically part of the curriculum at Carneros Elementary School. But these days, staff at the school on a rural lane among the vines southwest of Napa are celebrating some very good news.

Editor's note: Napa attorney Dave Meyers is riding a bicycle coast to coast. His wife, Jane, is following in a vehicle, sketchbook in hand. This is their seventh report.

Two dynamos of the marketing industry told a group of Napa County VIPs Friday that Napa is in the crosshairs of its competitors, and creative and thoughtful promotion is the key to continuing success.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- A tropical storm warning was in effect for the Cayman Islands on Sunday and residents began preparing for the worst.

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. -- The ruddy slopes of 12,392-foot Mount Emmons loom over this town, drawing hikers, backcountry skiers and snowshoers. But to residents such as Jim Starr, they also stand for what is wrong with the nation's antiquated mining laws.

OSSEO, Wis. -- A bus carrying high school students home from a band competition crashed into a tractor-trailer that had jackknifed on the interstate early Sunday, killing four adults and an 11-year-old girl, officials said.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's landmark constitution seemed assured of passage Sunday after initial results showed minority Sunni Arabs had fallen short in an effort to veto it at the polls. The apparent acceptance was a major step in the attempt to establish a democratic government that could lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

From The Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Emergency and utility crews across the Northeast worked Sunday to repair the damage caused by several days of rain and floods, but strong winds continued to cause problems.