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.

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The Napa police dispatch center is a hub of dedicated men and women whose job is to remain calm in the most horrendous situations.

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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.

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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.

One Napa mother received the ultimate gift for Mother's Day this year and it didn't involve a bouquet of flowers, a fancy breakfast or a piece of expensive jewelry. Jeffrey Devlin FitzGibbon was born on Wednesday at Queen of the Valley Hospital, giving Katie Devlin a nine-pound reason to celebrate Mother's Day.

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Editor's note: This is the third in an occasional series where Register outdoors columnist George Carl and his wife Andi Carl chronicle their experience as George goes through a bone marrow transplant.

The Napa police dispatch center is riding the road of high technology.

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.

WASHINGTON -- The prosecutor in the CIA leak case said more than six months ago that he was not alleging any criminal acts by Vice President Dick Cheney regarding the leak of agency operative Valerie Plame's identity.

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WASHINGTON -- Seat belt use is reaching record levels, so just who are the holdouts who fail to buckle up? Often they are young men who live in rural areas and drive pickups, the government says.

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.