The Napa County Sheriff’s Department is planning on putting 11 more deputies on the force in the new year.

Morris Curry, a longtime fixture of civic and religious life in American Canyon, announced this week that he has stepped down as pastor of Hosanna Life Renewal Christian Fellowship Church and accepted the position of full-time pastor at San Quentin State Prison.

Boots were made for walking, but on a damp Friday they found a different purpose for Napa city firefighters as they participated in this year’s Fill the Boot fundraising event to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

Six people escaped serious injury Sunday morning during a traffic collision along Highway 29, near the intersection of Highway 121.

Marcia Stagnaro covers a lot of miles each week, and so do the rest of her colleagues with Calistoga Volunteers for Independence.

KHAO LAK, Thailand — Martin Bleck is still spooked by water. He vividly remembers the wave that swept him and his mother away, and the field of corpses through which he waded to safety. He chooses to live on high ground, away from the shore.

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Teams looking for three missing climbers on Mount Hood found a body after searching a second snow cave near the summit on Sunday, an official said.

SALINAS — A long-simmering feud pitting established restaurants against back-of-the-truck taquerias has moved to the front burner of this central California agricultural hub.

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — The U.S. military is rehearsing for hearings on whether 14 top terror suspects can be held indefinitely without charge as enemy combatants, but defense lawyers say the outcome is preordained.

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