Elections Department encourages early voting

Teen goes on shooting spree in upscale neighborhood, before killing himself

It only took 28 minutes to change the lives of Napa's Helfrich family forever.

Peregrine falcons in the vicinity of a controversial home proposed to overlook the Stags Leap area may not bring the project to a screeching halt, but they have caused some delays.

American Canyon's future high school doesn't have a name, but it has an educational plan.

Pirates, goblins, ghosts, Darth Vader and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took over the streets of downtown Napa Saturday afternoon during the 2nd annual Napa Downtown Merchants Hometown Halloween Parade.

The sights and colors of fall came alive Saturday morning at Connolly Ranch's Farm Day event. Several families congregated at the ranch for a day of outdoor fun.

WASHINGTON -- Uncle Sam has tried to feed millions of hurricane victims this year with Meals-Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, only to fear that some of them have become Meals-Ready-for-eBay.

Ella Baker. Septima Poinsette Clark. Fannie Lou Hamer.

WASHINGTON -- The prosecution's conclusion: Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff zealously pursued information about a critic who said the Bush administration manipulated intelligence to make the case for war.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Hundreds of people slowly filed past the body of civil rights icon Rosa Parks on Saturday, just miles from the downtown street where she made history by refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Of all the measures Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is promoting on his special election ballot, none has energized conservatives and threatened Democrats as much as a measure to weaken the political clout of public employee unions.

SAN ANDRES ISLAND, Colombia -- A strengthening Hurricane Beta headed for Central America's Caribbean coast Saturday after lashing the small Colombian island of Providencia with harsh winds, heavy rains and high surf.

NEW DELHI -- Near-simultaneous explosions rocked the Indian capital Saturday evening, tearing through a bus and two markets crowded with people shopping for gifts for a Hindu festival. At least 58 people were killed and dozens wounded in the blasts, which the government blamed on terrorists.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli aircraft and artillery pounded the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, targeting roads and open areas it said Palestinians used to launch rocket attacks against southern Israel.