The Napa Fire Department will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2006. But the nearly century-old fire service has just experienced a first.

Editor's note: When the holidays come around, many of us go out of our way to help others in need. But some dedicated Napa County residents go to extraordinary lengths to help others year-round. This series of articles tells some of their stories.

The typical inmate at the Napa County jail is an unmarried male, not well educated and could well have a substance abuse problem.

Wet weather pounded the valley over the weekend and made for bad driving conditions.