Muslim city worker claims religious harassment
A city of Napa engineer charges in a recent civil rights lawsuit that he's being harassed at his job because he is a Muslim -- and he says his treatment briefly affected the city's water supply.
City Council approves riverfront condo hotel
Riverbend Resort Hotel plans to set up a sales office this fall to begin selling Napa's first condo hotel on McKinstry Street, north of the Napa Valley Wine Train's office.
Daily briefing
City to fill sidewalk gap near senior housing
Neighbors oppose group home addition
Napa residents upset by a growing number of group homes for recovering addicts in their neighborhood turned out in force Thursday night to oppose expansion of a house on Lernhart Street.
Upvalley briefs
St. Helena flood plan
Two arrested after American Canyon traffic stop
A traffic stop in American Canyon landed two men in jail Thursday evening.
Multi-state bike ride raises funds for rare disease afflicting local kid
Just after her sixth birthday, Samantha Hernandez of Napa complained about a bump on her head. Her family had no idea it would be life altering.
Judge's error causes prison inmate to serve 10 years too many
TAMPA, Fla. -- A man who spent 10 years too many behind bars because of a judge's sentencing error walked free Friday into the arms of his family.
Texas mother who cut baby's arms off is found not guilty by reason of insanity
McKINNEY, Texas -- A mother charged with murder for cutting off her baby daughter's arms in what her lawyers portrayed as a religious frenzy was found not guilty by reason of insanity Friday by a judge.
Senate votes down immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON -- Landmark legislation offering eventual citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants suffered a potentially fatal blow Friday in the Senate, the latest in a series of election-year setbacks for President Bush and the Republicans who control Congress.
The leak-hating president as leaker-in-chief?
WASHINGTON -- President Bush insists a president "better mean what he says." Those words could return to haunt him.
Salmon fishermen hope for disaster relief in wake of closure
HARBOR, Ore. -- A faded photo of hundreds of salmon spilling over the deck of Bill Woods' fishing boat is hung on the cabin bulkhead of his wooden-hulled troller, Melissa, a memory of the good old days nearly 30 years ago when a fisherman could make a good living chasing salmon anywhere he liked on the ocean.
Study: 9/11 survivors have psychological, respiratory problems
NEW YORK -- A majority of survivors of the 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center suffered from respiratory ailments and depression, anxiety and other psychological problems up to three years later, federal health officials said Friday.
Tornadoes sweep through Tennessee, killing 10 people
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes marched across the nation's midsection Friday, peeling away roofs, overturning cars and killing at least 10 people in Tennessee, officials said.
California officials warn of flood danger, levee failures
SACRAMENTO -- State water officials on Friday warned of the potential for flooding and levee breaks throughout the San Joaquin Valley as California braced for another wave of storms, with a major system predicted to slam the state by early next week.
Suicide bombers hit Shiite mosque in Baghdad killing 79
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Suicide bombers, one dressed as a woman, blasted worshippers as they left a Shiite mosque after Friday prayers, killing at least 79 people and wounding more than 160 in the deadliest attack in Iraq this year.
