Tough new recycling regulations now make it harder for anyone wanting to properly throw away a flashlight battery, fluorescent bulb or cell phone.

After coming close to a strike, union workers at Napa Recycling and Waste Services and Napa County Recycling and Waste Services have approved a four-year contract.

If three times is a charm, then a Napa man overdid it when he entered Target on Soscol Avenue Thursday and attempted to steal a car radio, police said.

Napa High School math teacher Jorge Francisco Covarrubias will have to answer to 16 counts of sexual abuse against a former student.

Weighing in at a record 180,813 tons, Napa Valley's 2005 grape crop is the largest ever harvested.

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A state senator's proposal to name zinfandel as California's official state wine created a buzz in Napa Valley's wine community Friday, as winemakers and growers pondered the potential pros and cons of such a christening.