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News for Monday, November 21, 2005

Building inspectors keep a look out for safety and code compliance

Replacing your water heater? Converting your garage into a bedroom? Remodeling your kitchen?

Living by the book, teacher changed students' lives

By MARSHA DORGAN

Simpson taps a new No. 2 at sheriff's department

Longtime peace officer Mike Loughran is about to become the second man in the chain of command at the Napa County Sheriff's Department.

Wine is fine but art turns the valley divine

Wine is fine, but add a bit of art and the valley turns divine. That's the mantra of Community Foundation of Napa Valley, an organization that wants to turn Napa into a premium destination for performing arts.

Las Vegans remember deadly MGM Grand fire 25 years ago

LAS VEGAS -- Twenty-five years ago today, a fire killed 87 people at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas and sparked a clamor for tougher fire codes.

New Englanders stingy about charitable giving; Bible Belt most generous in nation

PORTLAND, Maine -- New Englanders remain among the most tightfisted in the country when it comes to charitable giving while Bible Belt residents are among the most generous, according to an annual index.

8 suspected terrorists killed in gunfight

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. forces sealed off a house in the northern city of Mosul where eight suspected al-Qaida members died in a gunfight -- some by their own hand to avoid capture. The White House said Sunday that it was "highly unlikely" that the terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among the dead.

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