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Napan Tricia Hicks said she didn't want to have the county's first baby of the new year.

Russ and Carolyn Davenport have been "treasure hunting" for years, but they struck gold this week. Actually, they struck diamonds.

If anything good can be said about Napa's New Year's flood, it's that it occurred at a time when mosquito breeding in standing water is not a major health concern.

The developers of the Montalcino Resort and its accompanying golf course probably wish it all had been this easy.

A Napa State Hospital patient was arrested Monday after he allegedly attacked a male staff member.

Ten wineries in Napa County will be put under a microscope to see if they are in compliance with the conditions imposed by their use permits.

* Assistance with water damage, environmental cleanup, general contractors, janitorial services, equipment rental, plumber and electrical contractors call the Napa Chamber of Commerce at 226-7455 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Napa County flood damage estimates are holding at more than $135 million, but are expected to climb as more data becomes available.

State and federal agricultural leaders toured flood-ravaged vineyards in Napa Valley Wednesday afternoon, taking stock of the damage in hopes of soon extending aid.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney tried a one-two punch Wednesday in defense of the Iraq war, a domestic spying program and the terrorism-fighting Patriot Act they want Congress to renew.

STAMFORD, Conn. -- A woman whose husband disappeared during their honeymoon cruise last summer was found sleeping in a corridor far from the couple's cabin the night he vanished, the cruise line said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON -- Another courtroom, another guilty plea for Jack Abramoff. And another day in a Republican-led scramble by lawmakers to ceremoniously cut ties to the lobbyist who once wined and dined them.

SACRAMENTO -- A federal judge on Wednesday rejected bail for a Lodi man involved in a terrorism investigation, finding that his relatives could not properly post his $1.2 million bond.

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. -- With their escape routes blocked by heavy smoke, most of the 13 miners caught in an explosion did what they were trained to do: They retreated deeper into the mine and hung a curtain-like barrier to keep out toxic gases while they waited for rescuers to find them, officials said Wednesday.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A pastor who has spoken out against homosexuality was arrested after propositioning a male undercover police officer outside a hotel, authorities said.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) -- Police are searching for the driver of an errant van that crashed into the living room of a home, barely missing an 11-year-old boy watching television, police said.

SAN JOSE -- A Frontier Airlines passenger who had a notebook that contained the words "suicide bomber" was taken into custody Wednesday and questioned for several hours before being released to his family, police said.

Ted Koppel joins Discovery channel team