Daily Briefing
Napa City Council
News In Brief
13 new double-length busses added to San Fernando Valley transit system
Wood returns as an alternative heating source
Spooked by the prospect of paying 50 percent more for furnace heating this winter, Napa Valley residents are stocking up on firewood as a way to save money.
City offers council meeting audio recordings on Web site
Web-savvy Napans can now turn to audio clips of Napa City Council meetings for entertainment and edification. Council recordings can even be downloaded to iPods.
Oxbow school looks at removable flood barrier to preserve river view
The Oxbow School may ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to install a removable flood barrier instead of an earthen levee to protect parts of central Napa from flooding.
NVC conference aims to provide positive role models to young hispanic women
Napa Valley College hosted its second annual Latina Luminarias Conference Friday afternoon, celebrating education and empowering young Latinas to earn college degrees.
Police and Fire Report
Two men arrested in baseball-bat beating
After a dismal week, hope for a path to recovery for president, White House
WASHINGTON -- How does George W. Bush find the path to recovery after a week of bad news staggered his presidency?
Bush to unveil super-flu strategy
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration's long-awaited plan on how to fight the next super-flu will likely include beefed-up attempts to spot human infections early, both here and abroad.
Halloween gives New Orleans a chance to reclaim its mojo
NEW ORLEANS -- The margarita Diane Spieler sips during her nocturnal masquerade on Bourbon Street perfectly matches the glow-in-the-dark green of her hideous face, airbrushed in dreadful detail with reptilian scales and skeletal hollows.
Vegas clubs complain cabbies force them to pay for customers
LAS VEGAS -- Some Las Vegas strip and night club owners have lodged complaints with county and state regulators, claiming cabdrivers are extorting huge amounts of cash from them to steer customers their way.
Florida emergency rooms swamped in Hurricane Wilma's aftermath
PLANTATION, Fla. -- A week after Hurricane Wilma struck Florida, more than 1 million Florida homes are still without power and many doctors' offices remain closed, leaving hospitals swamped as the only source of medical care in some communities.
Rosa Parks honored by nation's leaders in Capitol Rotunda, Montgomery memorial
WASHINGTON -- Rosa Parks, the former seamstress whose defiant refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man inspired the civil rights movement, became the first woman to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Sunday, sharing an honor bestowed upon Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and the nation's highest leaders.
New committee will review claims that Getty Museum in California bought looted art
LOS ANGELES -- The board of the J. Paul Getty Trust has formed a special committee to investigate claims that its world-renowned museum purchased looted art and its chief executive spent lavishly with tax-exempt funds.
Barrier could reduce number of Golden Gate Bridge suicides
SAN FRANCISCO -- A suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge would deter suicides, leading many despondent people to seek help instead of plunging to their deaths, experts say.
Kashmiri militant group claims responsibility for deadly bombing spree in India's capital
NEW DELHI -- A little-known group that police say has ties to Kashmir's most feared militants claimed responsibility Sunday for a series of terrorist bombings that killed 59 people in New Delhi.
