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News for Monday, January 30, 2006

End of the line for downtown sewage station

With Napa Sanitation District planning construction of an $8 million sewer siphon under the Napa River this summer, another piece in downtown's future is falling into place.

Legal loopholes open door for adoption abuse

Napa-based adoption firm Yunona USA is closed now. Its leader was reportedly arrested in Russia last week, and the accusations that Yunona scammed more than a dozen U.S. couples is now under investigation by Napa law enforcement agencies.

Library sets out privacy policy

The Napa City-County Library wants its patrons to know the records of their library activity are secure and confidential, but there are some circumstances under which they can be revealed to federal investigators.

Woman arrested after ramming house with Tahoe

A domestic dispute turned into something more serious for a 43-year-old Napa woman Saturday.

With help of church friends, Flores family has moved into a new house

For the Flores family the New Year's Eve flood is finally ending. After being washed out of their former Soscol Avenue, and house hunting for nearly a month, the family moved into a new home last week, several miles from the Napa River.

Felons and parolees banned from guns still get hunting tags

HELENA, Mont. — Hundreds of people barred from having guns because they are felons on parole or probation are still able to get hunting licenses in Montana with no questions asked, an Associated Press investigation found.

Mother accused of smothering 3 children left note; priest says she has ’tremendous remorse’

DE QUEEN, Ark. — A mother accused of smothering her three young children left notes that officials say could help determine what led to the killings, and her priest said Sunday that she had expressed “tremendous remorse.”

ABC News co-anchor Woodruff seriously injured in Iraq explosion

NEW YORK -- ABC "World News Tonight" co-anchor Bob Woodruff and a cameraman were seriously injured Sunday when the Iraqi Army vehicle they were traveling in was attacked with an explosive device.

Attendance at San Jose Tech Museum continues to dip

SAN JOSE -- A continuing slump in attendance at San Jose's Tech Museum of Innovation has officials there trying to figure out ways to increase interest.

Saddam Hussein’s trial degenerates into chaos

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A new judge cracked down Sunday in a chaotic session of Saddam Hussein’s trial, ordering a co-defendant and a lawyer expelled from the courtroom. The entire defense team left in protest and Saddam was escorted out after a shouting match in which he yelled, “Down with America!”

Rice rules out U.S. aid to Hamas government, says humanitarian aid to Palestinians likely

LONDON -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday ruled out any American financial aid to a Hamas government in the Palestinian territories and said Washington wants Arab nations and others to cut off money as well.

Polish authorities abandon hope of finding survivors as collapse death toll reaches 66

KATOWICE, Poland -- Rescuers abandoned hope Sunday of finding survivors beneath the wreckage of an exhibition hall that collapsed, killing 66 people, and authorities were bringing in heavy equipment to demolish what little remained of the building.

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