Napa City Council

Men arrested after driver killed in street race

The number of complaints about nursing home care in California has shot up since 2000, at the same time the number of citations the state issued has dropped and the state has cut funding for inspectors.

When Bob Harrison, now 77, began his first night at the now-defunct Pleasant Care Napa nursing home to get the care he needed for Alzheimer's disease, he was given water in a dirty glass.

Barbara Walton has some advice for Napa County residents diagnosed with cancer or heart disease: Don't keep it a secret.

Napa Valley College is currently facing a difficult decision, and it doesn't have to do with classes or finances. This month, Vice President of Student Services Dr. Ed Shenk is retiring from the college after nearly 30 years of service.

Name released of motorcycle victim

WASHINGTON -- Only $114 a month stands between Shawn Williams, a Hurricane Katrina evacuee, and eviction from her temporary apartment in suburban Houston.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain said Sunday that America's image abroad could be ruined if Congress doesn't ban the torture of prisoners in U.S. custody.

WOODWARD, Iowa -- Jackie and Bill Seeman sorted through the wreckage of their home Sunday to see what was spared by a tornado that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes across central Iowa.

BEIJING -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger left for China on Sunday for a six-day mission to encourage Chinese officials to crack down on the piracy of copyrighted music, movies and software and to promote California products.

AMMAN, Jordan -- Wearing a disabled explosives belt and a white headscarf and wringing her hands as she spoke, the Iraqi woman calmly described how she tried and failed to join her husband in a suicide attack on a hotel wedding party.