Citing design and fire response concerns in Browns Valley, the Napa City Council decided late Tuesday night to delay a decision on the proposed 43-home Carmel Drive subdivision until early next year.

Construction of an illegal second story on a home on Lernhart Street may result in the city regulating homes for people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.

The fate of two large housing projects in Browns Valley may hinge on the city coming up with a plan for faster fire and medical emergency response to west Napa.

If Napa officials can convince the feds the local flood control project has meaning for the entire country, it could result in a financial windfall.

A Sept. 7 on page C1 about Falcor Wine Cellars misstated the location of the proprietors' law office, It is in Charleston, W.Va.

Motorists may encounter delays Thursday at the intersection of Soscol Avenue and Third Street due to utility work.

How would you like to see a photo of Andre Agassi with long hair in the Davis Cup in the 1980s? Or early photos of Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Chris Everett, Laurie McNeil, Stan Smith, Michael Chang, Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg and others? A collection of historic tennis photos by Gregory Ross is now featured in the Napa Valley College Library as the college dedicates its new tennis courts today.

For about four-and-a-half years, Napa resident Tad Parker has raised her two grandchildren.

WASHINGTON -- Curious about how much of your money is going to encourage hydroponic tomato production in Ohio -- or to build bridges to nowhere in Alaska? A user-friendly Web site is going to help you find out.

TRENTON, N.J. -- A Princeton University computer science professor added new fuel Wednesday to claims that electronic voting machines used across much of the country are vulnerable to hacking that could alter vote totals or disable machines.

Senator who questioned Iraq war beats conservative fellow Republican for re-election

'Under the Wire'

MONTREAL -- Scores of panicked teenagers fled into the streets of downtown Montreal after the shooting began. Some had clothes stained with blood; others cried, clung to each other and clutched their backpacks. Many held their hands above their heads to show police they were not carrying a weapon.