Resident slain at Napa senior apartments
A Napa man was shot and killed Tuesday evening inside his home at a senior apartment complex, and police said they have a suspect in custody.
The wheels on the bikes go ‘round and ‘round
A Springtime Parade — Laurie Ware, director of the Napa Valley Nursery School, leads her crew of bikers along Randolph and Division streets to school from Fuller Park for “Spring Park Day.”
Ag, winegrapes dropped 13 percent in 2006
The overall value of ag crops in Napa County for 2006 took a nearly 13 percent drop from the previous year, but local officials said there is no reason for concern.
County faces cities’ ire over housing bill
County Supervisors are working to defuse alarm by Napa Valley cities over a proposed housing law intended to protect local agriculture.
Downtown garage getting in gear
Construction of a 484-space parking garage behind the Napa County jail will start this summer, county officials said Tuesday.
Children’s summer camp stats
The Register is collecting information about summer camps for children.
Police: Murder suspect confessed to killing Napa man
The 25-year-old Napa man arrested in the death of a senior apartment complex resident told police multiple times that he killed the other man, according to court documents.
Electronics recycling in St. Helena
Outdated electronic equipment can be recycled this weekend during a free two-day collection event in St. Helena.
Yountville town manager quits
Yountville Town Manager Kevin Plett resigned Monday and has been replaced on an interim basis by planning director Robert Tiernan.
Many states don’t send mental health records to gun check database
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Since 1968, federal law has prohibited the sale of guns to anyone adjudged mentally ill. But more than half the states cannot — or will not — supply the necessary mental health records to the FBI database that is used to conduct background checks on would-be gun buyers.
Prosecution lays out murder case in opening statements for Phil Spector
LOS ANGELES — An actress shot to death at Phil Spector’s hilltop castle was the last of several women victimized by the legendary music producer in a decades-long series of alcohol-fueled confrontations, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday as they began hearing the case.
One NY trooper dead, another hurt in manhunt
MARGARETVILLE, N.Y. — Authorities recovered a body Wednesday night from the shell of a house that burst into flames just as police were storming in during a hunt for a man suspected of shooting three state troopers, one fatally.
N.C. hog farm quarantined after shipment of deadly pet food
RALEIGH, N.C. — A farm in western North Carolina has been quarantined after a chemical blamed for more than a dozen pet deaths was found in its hogs, state officials said Wednesday. None of the hogs have entered the food supply.
Monterey County judge kicked off bench for inappropiate behavior
SAN FRANCISCO — State regulators on Wednesday removed a Monterey County judge who they said improperly threatened defendants with jail time and meted out unduly harsh sentences to many others.
House passes legislation ordering troops to begin coming home this fall
WASHINGTON — A sharply divided House brushed aside a veto threat Wednesday and passed legislation that would order President Bush to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq by Oct. 1.
State’s top lawmakers say they have deal for prison reform
SACRAMENTO — Racing a court-imposed deadline, California’s top legislative leaders on Wednesday said they had reached a wide-ranging, $6.1 billion deal to ease severe overcrowding in the nation’s largest state prison system.
Some scrutinize police delay in entered Virginia Tech building to stop gunman
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The bloodbath lasted nine minutes — enough time for Cho Seung-Hui to unleash 170 rounds from his two pistols, or about one shot every three seconds.
Around the globe: Congress orders testimony from Bush aides
WASHINGTON — Putting their congressional control to work, Democrats approved new subpoenas Wednesday — and a grant of immunity — for probes ranging from the prosecutor firings and White House political activities to President Bush’s justification for the war in Iraq.
All residents declared accounted for after tornadoes kill 10 on Texas-Mexico border
EAGLE PASS, Texas — All residents were accounted for Wednesday after crews scoured the mangled remains of houses and trailer homes in the wake of tornadoes that killed at least 10 people in this border community and its Mexican neighbor. The storm killed two other people in Louisiana and Arkansas.
Nevada’s illegal-immigrant convicts deported, most to Mexico
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Forty-five Nevada inmates, all illegal immigrants, got sentence-reducing pardons Wednesday in an aggressive effort to ease prison overcrowding by turning them over to federal authorities for deportation, mainly to Mexico.
What’s the number?
BAGHDAD — U.N. officials accused Iraq on Wednesday of withholding civilian death figures to try to deflect attention from escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis despite the U.S.-led Baghdad security crackdown.
New grants for charities from Community Foundation
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St. John the Baptist Catholic School Honor Roll
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Local sources of help, information
Anne Payne, program manager for Alzheimer's Day Care Resource Center -- part of Adult Day Services of Napa Valley -- is a great resource for memory issues.
