Dillon: Thumbs down on PUC plan
If Pacific Union College decides to go forward with its proposal to create a 591-unit housing development in Angwin, it will do so without the support of Supervisor Diane Dillon.
New digs for AmCan police and fire
American Canyon’s new fire and police building, placing both agencies under one roof for the first time, could open this summer east of Highway 29.
The tricks of a private eye
June Kirkpatrick isn’t the kind of private eye seen on detective shows. She owns a gun, but doesn’t carry it. She’s been shot at a couple of times, but the St. Helena resident’s most frequent challenge is convincing a reluctant witness to give an interview.
Nature smiles on Napa marathon
Mother Nature put on a perfect smile for Sunday’s running of the 29th annual Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon, offering temperatures in the low 40s, overcast skies, and hardly a breath of wind at the starting line in Calistoga at 7 a. m.
A note to readers
Beginning this week, readers will see several changes in the print edition of the Napa Valley Register.
Rogal moves ahead with his Napa Pipe vision
While city and county leaders debate turf issues, Keith Rogal is marching ahead with plans for the largest residential-industrial development in Napa County history — bar none.
Three years in prison for purse-snatching
Luis Marquez Gonzalez was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for snatching an elderly woman’s purse in a Napa grocery store parking lot.
DUIs for February 2007
The Napa Valley Register publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence in Napa County. Statistics are published the first Monday of each month.
Convicted murderer likened to ‘Godfather’ character up for parole
SAUSALITO— An inmate who boasted of his mob connections is up for parole Tuesday, but Marin County prosecutors and relatives of his victims say the convicted killer should stay behind bars.
Alaska questions science behind polar bear ‘threatened’ listing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Officially, the state of Alaska has not decided whether to back a federal proposal to list polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Lean times for wildlife refuges
LOS BANOS — The San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex, where tule elk bugle across grassy uplands and migratory waterfowl splash in languid sloughs, has been run for years out of a strip mall 12 miles away.
Skygazers watch first total lunar eclipse in nearly 3 years
LONDON — The moon darkened, reddened, and turned shades of gray and orange Saturday night during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world.
Unpaid federal taxes amount to $2,680 per household
WASHINGTON — Think of the uses of $300 billion, the annual gap between what taxpayers owe and what they pay.
Senators vow quick action, seek commission in wake of scandal at Walter Reed
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers promised a quick response and sought an independent commission as they expressed outrage Sunday over the poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
White Supremacist gang gains clout
BUENA PARK — The white supremacist gang Public Enemy No. 1 began two decades ago as a group of teenage punk-rock fans from upper-middle class bedroom communities in Southern California.
Taiwan president calls for ‘independence’
President Chen Shui-bian made unusually strong pro-independence remarks Sunday in a message apparently aimed at provoking rival China and shoring up his base.
U.S., Iraqi forces sweep Sadr City
BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. and Iraqi troops poured into Baghdad’s main Shiite militia stronghold Sunday, encountering no resistance in the one-time Sadr City combat zones but testing the Shiites’ commitment to the U.S.-promoted campaign to drive militants from the capital.
Treasury leader not worried about market dip
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the economy is healthy, inflation seems under control and the U.S. should not perceive China as an economic enemy.
NAACP president resigns after 19 months at civil rights organization
NEW YORK — NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon is quitting the civil rights organization, leaving after just 19 months at the helm, he told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Former senator, VP candidate Thomas Eagleton dies at 77
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential nominee in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died Sunday. He was 77.
Around the globe: March 5
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