Grass fire scorches 450 acres
Napa County firefighters are dueling a grass fire that’s scorched 450 acres of brush since it began Friday evening.
Fire crews delayed by light in AmCan
American Canyon firefighters are waiting for the green light, literally, before they move into their new digs.
St. Helena's 2007 Firefighter of the Year
St. Helena firefighter Sean Ashby was honored as 2007 Firefighter of the Year last week.
ACLU v. Redwood dress code
When the ACLU helped a group of Redwood Middle School students and their parents sue the Napa Valley Unified School District over their school's dress code policy in March, it ignited controversy around the world in the court of public opinion.
Something wild
A few months ago Freckles was roaming the countryside, eating grass and living at a Twin Peaks herd area with fellow burros and mustangs. That changed when U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) captured the 3-year-old blue burro and entered it into its Wild Horse and Burro Program.
Asphalt canvas
Eyes glowing, the red-eyed tree frog appeared to jump off the pavement, his green legs poised for flight. The frog may have drawn with chalk on pavement, but mother-daughter artist-team Christine Pasadis, and Michelle and Jessica Fowler, managed to create one lifelike amphibian.
Purse-snatchers get away at Bel Aire Plaza
Napa Police officers are searching for the two men responsible for a strong-arm robbery that occurred Friday night.