A Napa man was robbed while walking in the 600 block of First Street early Tuesday morning, according to police.

Two Napa men have been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for the savage beating of Jose Gregorio Gomez, 41, last August.

St. John's open house

There is no doubt that a drug-addled Brian Hust killed a 60-year-old woman in a Jamieson Canyon car crash last year. The only question before jurors this week was whether Hust was guilty of second-degree murder or a lesser charge.

Napa arts groups, nonprofits, political candidates and others who put on special events have some new rules to live by.

An anonymous donor working through the Community Foundation of the Napa Valley has earmarked $25,000 for an open space study in Napa County.

While President Bush painted a rosy picture in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, said afterward, "He spent a lot of money tonight."