The four-lane Highway 29 through American Canyon will have to be widened to six lanes to meet the ever-growing number of cars and commercial trucks, according to a city study.

Although he sustained a traumatic brain injury 16 years ago, Roger Bartley's disability is invisible. He is remarkably fit, more than six feet tall and has a well-developed tan. If you were still in high school, Bartley, possessing an easy calm and no pretensions, is the person you'd pick first to be on your gym class team.

Even as several North Bay communities, including St. Helena, have created measures to conserve their water, most cities in the county are in good shape for now.

Residents in southeast Napa looked on late Monday morning as 10 fire hydrants drained approximately 160,000 gallons of water onto residential streets due to a chlorine spill into the city's water supply.

Napa County's progressive land use policies and preservation efforts would be strengthened even further if the recipient of this year's Earl Thollander Environmental Award has his way.

Proponents of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in American Canyon pleaded their case for what they hope is the final time Monday, but Judge Ray Guadagni indicated he wants to hear more before deciding whether to approve the controversial retail center that stands nearly complete -- but empty -- at Napa Junction.

Napa police investigators are trying to sort out what happened early Monday morning that ended with the arrests of five people accused of kidnapping.