For Napa County Planning Commissioner Jim King, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina was personal. That's prompted him to launch a campaign to help a devastated community rebuild.

When disaster strikes in Napa, Police Chaplain Lee Shaw is usually on the scene to bring comfort and support to those who are suffering.

Napa Mayor Jill Techel discussed the importance of reading, keeping Napa clean and what it's like to be a mayor with 570 Napa Valley Language Academy students on Friday.

Vallejo man dies in crash

A Napa State Hospital patient was sentenced Friday to 26 years to life in prison for the murder of a fellow patient in 2002.