Napa attorney Steven Flinn wants to be the next Napa County District Attorney.

A look back at the history of elections for Napa County's top officials shows not a single year since 1974 has gone by without a challenge for at least one post.

How many ways can a road fall apart?

Disgustingly high gas prices, a rapidly growing jelly donut-like roll around my middle and a plunging overall fitness level are three good reasons for me to commit to participating in Bike To Work Week starting Monday.

A pair of light earthquakes less than a minute apart rattled dishes and nerves Upvalley early Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

American Canyon Fire crews dueled a house fire Friday morning that began with a pot on a stove and caused an estimated $15,000 worth of damage.

During a celebratory lunch Friday, two Napa Valley College professors received the college's highest honor, the McPherson Distinguished Teacher Award. Among an audience of their peers and past winners, Denise Rosselli, associate professor of English, and Noreen Martin, associate professor of nursing, accepted their awards and words of praise.

Maxwell bridge set to open Wednesday

St. Helena's Wine Train battle drags on

American Canyon residents could one day walk or bike to Napa, traversing alongside wetlands and stretches of the Napa River.

A federal grant meant for Napa County and other California counties damaged by winter floods could create up to 50 short-term jobs in Napa to assist with flood recovery and cleanup efforts.

Mother's Day is extra special this year for Veronica Simpson and her daughter, Jessica Fisher. It is a celebration of life, as the two women recall how the mother, a retired nurse, saved her daughter's life by performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation just a few weeks ago.

Dry Creek Road stretches 9 miles out of Napa into the Mayacamas Mountains, a country road where most homes are nestled deep in the forest. People who live out there say they sought their retreats specifically to escape from the hustle and headache of city living.

WASHINGTON --"It obviously at this point is just a mess," new White House press secretary Tony Snow said good naturedly, summing up his rocky first question-and-answer session with reporters.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A second round of DNA testing in the Duke University lacrosse rape case came back with the same result as the first -- no conclusive match to any member of the team, defense attorneys said Friday.

LOS ANGELES -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been out of state all or part of 163 days since his inauguration in November 2003 -- on average, a road trip nearly every fifth day he's been in office.

LAS VEGAS -- A former nursery school teacher and nanny has been sentenced to two to eight years in prison for shaking and striking an infant.

TRUCKEE -- Archaeologists will soon launch a major dig at the main Sierra campsite of the tragic Donner Party.

SACRAMENTO -- The state plans to map the homes of nearly 2,000 sexual offenders using Global Positioning System satellite technology to certify they are staying far enough from schools, the head of the corrections department announced Saturday.

SAROKI, Pakistan -- More than 50,000 people attended the funeral Saturday of a Pakistani student who died while under arrest in Germany for allegedly planning to attack a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Thousands rallied on a downtown Seoul boulevard on Saturday to protest a plan to relocate American military bases, the largest anti-U.S. demonstration in the South Korean capital this year.

CAIRO, Egypt -- It took six months of wrangling and a last-minute push by a top U.S. diplomat to negotiate a Darfur peace agreement -- and it was signed only by Sudan's government and the largest rebel group in the sprawling, arid region.

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia -- Edi sat calmly on a mat sipping his coffee while the volcano spat flaming lava and belched clouds of ash behind him. He was waiting for a signal from the spirits.