Help for hungry families in the valley

Council approves transpo tax

A Napa State Hospital patient was booked into county jail and charged with the attempted rape of a female hospital employee.

Police are looking for two men believed responsible for a daytime home invasion robbery in Browns Valley.

The goal was to say thank you -- in gourmet fashion -- for the sacrifices and contributions of the 1,000-plus veterans living at the Veterans Home of California at Yountville.

Half a loaf is better than none, but a slowdown in federal funding for Napa's flood control project could mean a delayed completion date.

A sudden shortage of flu vaccine has forced at least two Napa County medical centers to postpone or cancel flu shot clinics.

LOS ANGELES -- The pharmaceutical industry scored a huge victory this week in beating back a consumer-sponsored initiative that would have penalized drug companies unless they provided low-cost prescriptions to uninsured Californians.

WASHINGTON -- Oil executives sought to justify their huge profits under tough questioning Wednesday, but they found little sympathy from senators who said their constituents are suffering from high energy prices.

Stranded women rescued from Delta

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The brother of a man accused of raping and strangling an 11-year-old girl wiped his eyes Wednesday as he recounted how his sibling described sexually assaulting and killing the girl.

NEW YORK -- The indictment of I. Lewis Libby has had one unintended benefit for the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney: The resurrection of his once forgotten literary career.

LOS ANGELES -- Arnold Schwarzenegger's rise to governor of the nation's most populous state two years ago made him so popular that some Republicans even hinted at a constitutional amendment that would allow him to run for president.

AMMAN, Jordan -- Suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three U.S.-based hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night, killing at least 57 people and wounding 115 in what appeared to be an al-Qaida assault on an Arab kingdom with close ties to the United States.