The Napa Valley Register is seeking personal tales from the New Year's Eve flood to publish in an upcoming special report. Where were you? What happened to your home or business? Who is an unsung hero?

The New Year's Eve flood delivered debris and mud all around Napa. But for Napa resident Terri McDonald, it also delivered a new car.

Russian authorities have apparently detained Ivan Jerdev, the owner of Napa-based adoption firm Yunona USA, and will likely charge him with fraud and illegal disclosure of confidential information, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.

Competing ideas on funding flood control projects in Napa and around California are emerging in the state capital.

The man charged with the murder of a 60-year-old woman in a Jamieson Canyon traffic accident took the stand on the fifth day of his trial Wednesday, and described the his life after two years of being addicted to prescription drugs.