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News for Sunday, June 03, 2007

Man arrested for lewd acts

By CARLOS VILLATORO

Domestic violence, kidnapping

An argument that began in Napa ended in Vallejo with the arrest of a Napa man.

Haedt has managed some big Napa's construction projects

Today, the 30-foot gray walls rising near Highway 29 east of the Napa County Airport exit may look like a plain concrete box, but when Amy Haedt is finished, the building will be much more than that. It will be the home for Tulocay & Co., a manufacturer of olive oil, marinades and sauces made from locally grown products.

Nailing down the business

It all started with two Toms.

Learning the Dental 'Ah'-B-Cs

Baby's first tooth just busted through. Grab the camera! Cue the drool! Call the dentist!

From 'Nam to Napa

Challenged yet unsettled by my decision to leave family and friends for the promise of California, I nevertheless pulled into Napa four decades ago today, armed only with recent memories of fighting an unpopular war and experiencing a thankless homecoming.

Daily briefing

AmCan public

Coming full circle at Trinity Prep

Trinity Grammar and Prep School has gone full circle.

Napa Valley Adult School grads ready to embrace future

The nights of doing homework, preparing for tests and balancing school, work and family life are over -- at least for now -- for the 84 graduates of Napa Valley Adult School. Saturday's commencement ceremony at Memorial Stadium meant the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another in the lives of the graduates.

Guest farmworkers say contractors cheat them on wages

ARCADIA, Fla. -- Kenny Jesus Zavala heard too many horror stories to enter the U.S. illegally. But when a recruiter came to his central Mexico hometown and offered him a legal path as a temporary worker, it sounded too good to pass up.

Investors say oilman swindled them out of millions, then turned up on MTV's 'Sweet 16'

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -- Not long after entrusting millions to a Kentucky oilman, the investors started asking questions: Where was the oil? Where was their money? And where was the oilman?

Many believe Katrina stress, depression is still killing

NEW ORLEANS -- The bodies are no longer being dragged from houses and buildings toppled by Hurricane Katrina, but nearly two years later many in the medical community think the storm is still killing.

Four charged in JFK Airport terror plot

NEW YORK -- Federal authorities announced Saturday they had broken up a suspected Muslim terrorist cell planning a "chilling" attack to destroy John F. Kennedy International Airport, kill thousands of people and trigger an economic catastrophe by blowing up a jet fuel artery that runs through populous residential neighborhoods.

Three types of deeds

When someone buys property, there are often two types of deeds involved. The first is usually a grant deed which transfers the interest of the seller in the property to the buyer. If there is no mortgage on the property and the buyer pays cash, this may be the only deed involved. This deed is almost always recorded with the County Recorder to give notice that the property has changed hands and to identify the new owner.

Federal judge bars state from seizing unclaimed assets

SACRAMENTO -- A federal judge has barred the state controller's office from seizing unclaimed bank accounts, securities and safe deposit box valuables until it improves its efforts to find the owners.

California curbs carbon emissions with energy efficiency

SAN FRANCISCO -- When it comes to their role in causing global warming, Californians can feel slightly less guilty than most Americans.

Cloaked women looking beyond black

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Manal Fageeh never liked the abaya, the long black cloak she was forced to begin wearing at 13. She resented the fact that it was obligatory for women in Saudi Arabia, and the black absorbed heat in the often-scorching climate.

40 years after Six-Day War

JERUSALEM -- Hanan Porath's army unit was among the first to reach the Western Wall in old Jerusalem, Judaism's holiest site -- and it felt like deliverance after 2,000 years of exile and persecution.

Masked G-8 protesters, police clash in violent demonstration ahead of summit in Germany

ROSTOCK, Germany -- Protesters with black hoods and bandanas covering their faces showered police with rocks and beer bottles Saturday, before the heavily armored officers drove them back with water cannon and tear gas during a rally against an upcoming Group of Eight summit.

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