A roaring brush fire has destroyed 400 acres of vegetation since it began Friday morning in the hills west of Yountville, but California Department of Forestry and fire protection crews from Napa County had the blaze 60 percent contained Saturday morning. Full control of the fire is expected on Sunday, at 8 p.m., said CDF Fire Information Officer Ron Lynch said.

Government agencies throughout the county have chased after what they charge are illegal bed and breakfasts, suspected to be part of an underground industry in Napa Valley.

The cost of riding VINE and VINE Go buses and vans is likely to rise come the new year.

The wind that blew wildly through the valley was kind to Napa County firefighters Friday evening and allowed them to gain the upper hand on a brush fire in the hills west of Yountville that has scorched 400 acres of vegetation since it began Friday morning.

Three Napa Valley vintners face possible license suspensions or stiff fines Tuesday when they come before an administrative law judge in Napa.

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Less than 10 minutes after lifting off from the airport, the helicopter entered the frozen world suspended above Alaska's capital.

WASHINGTON -- More than one-third of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans seeking medical treatment from the Veterans Health Administration report symptoms of stress or other mental disorders -- a tenfold increase in the last 18 months, according to an agency study.

WASHINGTON -- It's safe to eat spinach grown outside California's Salinas Valley, federal health officials say, and the leafy greens could return to produce shelves in a few days.

WEST ORANGE, Texas -- Sam Henry swept dead pigs off Highway 87 two days after Hurricane Rita tossed them there. Then his job turned really unpleasant.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- High winds, heavy rain and tornadoes pounded parts of the Midwest and the South, leaving seven people dead and stranding others in trees and shelters while forecasters warned Saturday of more stormy weather to come.

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SAN JOSE -- As demand for clean energy rises around the world, the nation's high-tech hub is looking to squeeze more money out of silicon.

ELK GROVE -- Leon Nunn stepped out his front door one recent afternoon only to be waved back by a squadron of drug agents using a battering ram on a neighbor's home.

SANTA ROSA -- The Sonoma County Sheriff has launched an internal investigation into the department's handling of the John Mark Karr child pornography case.

OTAY MESA -- Under the glare of the port lights, federal agents watched as the GMC Yukon approached the immigration booth. Aurora Torres, the suspected smuggler, was behind the wheel.

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- The military is toughening a new jailhouse for suspected al-Qaida and Taliban militants to protect guards after a spate of attacks and evidence that detainees have organized themselves into groups to mount uprisings, officials said.

CAIRO, Egypt -- An al-Qaida-linked group posted a Web video Saturday purporting to show the bodies of two American soldiers being dragged behind a truck, then set on fire in apparent retaliation for the alleged rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by U.S. troops from the same unit.

PARIS -- A leaked French intelligence document raises the possibility Osama bin Laden died of typhoid, but President Jacques Chirac said Saturday the report was "in no way whatsoever confirmed" and officials from Kabul to Washington expressed skepticism about its accuracy.