Pacific Union College officials announced Tuesday they have reduced their planned development in Angwin by 200 homes, but opponents made it known they still believe PUC’s plans to add homes in the Upvalley college town are a mistake.

When Napa Valley College golfer Andrew Richesin, 27, lay down on the evening of March 29 to relax with his dog Jessie, it seemed a quiet end to a day that included hours in the sun at a college golf tournament.

Napa’s homeless problem continues to vex city officials, with Police Chief Rich Melton warning Tuesday that the situation could get worse if the state cuts its prison population.

A free-for-all at a Lake Berryessa resort Wednesday night landed a Dixon man and a teen behind bars.

Pacific Union College officials announced Tuesday they reduced their planned development in Angwin by 200 homes, but opponents said Wednesday they will not give up their fight against the proposal until the college trims another 200 homes on top of that.

Deputies patrolling in St. Helena arrested a Napa man on possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia after they spotted a vehicle pulled off the road at the Zinfandel Bridge, sheriff’s Capt. John Robertson said.

Your average baby sitter doesn’t have the qualifications to care for a foster child.

An American Canyon woman was arrested after she forged two checks and cashed them, according to police.

Napa’s homeless problem continues to vex city officials, with Police Chief Rich Melton warning Tuesday the situation could get worse if the state cuts its prison population.

The last of downtown Napa’s new bridges, a replacement span over the Napa River at First Street near Copia, will be the fanciest.

When the Napa police dispatch recruits employees, they stay for many years.

LOS GATOS — A man has surrendered to authorities to face child pornography charges after investigators allegedly discovered more than 750,000 sexual photos of boys buried in his backyard.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — With a stunning $25 million fundraising haul for his presidential campaign, Democrat Barack Obama affirmed his status Wednesday as Hillary Rodham Clinton’s chief rival.

TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defused a growing confrontation with Britain, announcing the surprise release of 15 captive British sailors Wednesday and then gleefully accepting the crew’s thanks and handshakes in what he called an Easter gift.

WASHINGTON — As the government’s crackdown on illegal immigrant workers has intensified in recent months, so have the consequences for a large group of U.S. citizens: American-born children of illegal immigrants.

DAMASCUS, Syria — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi challenged the White House on Middle East policy Wednesday, meeting with Syria’s leader and insisting “the road to Damascus is a road to peace.”

FORT IRWIN — President Bush said Wednesday he knows the nation is weary of war and wondering if the U.S. can win.

MUNDA, Solomon Islands — Men perched on rocks peered out to sea through binoculars at a camp near the Solomon Islands town of Munda on Wednesday, watching for another deadly wave.