Christie Kirmse had her day in court. She won her case, and did it without a lawyer.

On March 5, the California Highway Patrol will be closing sections of the Silverado Trail, Oak Knoll Avenue, Big Ranch Road and El Centro Avenue. This is for the safety of the runners in the Napa Valley Marathon./Register

€ Person filing claim must be 18 or older

To the stunned dismay of city officials, Napa County has suspended plans to build a Third Street parking garage this summer.

Thanks to a Comcast employee, a blind Napa man is safe and sound after falling into a ditch.

A Calistoga man who bilked at least 10 victims out of close to $110,000 has pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft.

It's the Chinese Year of the Dog, prompting The Register to seek heart-warming stories about "man's best friend."

In the mix of proposals to aid California flood projects, there's a chance St. Helena may be left out to dry.

The meeting was meant to give residents near Napa Creek, especially those in the Behrens Street area, a chance to vent about flood problems and possible solutions.

GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- The Highway 128 bridge near Geyserville, heavily damaged by the flood New Year's Day, will be replaced, state officials said.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday cleared the path for renewing the USA Patriot Act, swatting aside objections while adding new protections for people targeted by government investigations.

WASHINGTON -- An error has allowed oil and gas companies to avoid paying federal royalties on hundreds of offshore leases issued in the late 1990s, an Interior Department official said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON -- In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans' Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential video footage.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Flying fast and low, U.S. helicopters skimmed just above dusty fields dotted with bombed-out remnants of war. Door-gunners gripped machine guns, watching for any threat from the ground or the air. The mission: Safely ferry President Bush on his surprise visit to boost Afghanistan's fragile democracy.

A U.S. Senate bill introduced Wednesday would level the playing field in tax policies that give bigger breaks to small business owners who buy large SUVs than those who buy environmentally friendly hybrids.

Firefighter caught in prositution bust

LOS ANGELES -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign on Wednesday sought to assure supporters that he is "well positioned" to win a difficult reelection race, as he moves to restock his drained political bank account.