Two high-profile criminal probes that have sparked public interest are still with the Napa County District Attorney’s Office, awaiting further investigation and toxicology results.

For Howard Kahn, magic isn't a hobby -- it's a way of life.

Napa's Traffic Advisory Committee will recommend flashing lights for the Browns Valley Road crosswalk at Austin Way, but not the lights requested by neighbors.

The county is creating its very own CIA, but no secret agents or pastry chefs need apply.

Napa City Council

A new traffic signal on Jefferson Street just south of Pueblo Avenue where the new Commuter Bike Path crosses Jefferson is scheduled to be activated this week. When activated, the signal can be triggered by cyclists or pedestrians seeking to safely cross Jefferson. Drivers should pay special attention to the changed traffic pattern in this area at the time of the signal activation. Message boards are being used to alert drivers to the changed conditions./Register

So far, the 2007 grape harvest looks promising, if a tad early.

On any given work day, Gloria Gallegos travels from her Rutherford home to her job at St. Helena Hospital using Highway 29. The road is often congested with a rush of morning commuters who drive Upvalley to work, Gallegos said.

A fire destroyed a North Napa home Sunday afternoon.

LOS ANGELES -- Last year Justin Miloro had to wear long sleeves to conceal the Buddha curling around his left forearm and the yellow-orange sun rays on his right. Pants covered the depiction of Earth on one leg and wings on the other. The sun spreading across his back was under wraps. The plugs in his earlobes were obscured by bandages.

STONEWALL, Texas -- Lady Bird Johnson arrived at her final resting place beneath a canopy of oak trees Sunday, beside the late President Lyndon Baines Johnson at the family's ranch in the Texas Hill Country.

LOS ANGELES -- Cardinal Roger Mahony, leader of the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese, apologized Sunday to the hundreds of people who will get a share of a $660 million settlement over allegations of clergy sex abuse.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrat Barack Obama ended the first half of the year with a formidable $34 million cash on hand for the presidential primary contest, while boosting his overall financial picture from April through June with a vigorous fundraising drive, the campaign said Sunday.

Eighth Grade 4.0

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Militants in northwest Pakistan disavowed a peace pact with the government and launched two days of suicide attacks and bombings that killed at least 70 people, dramatically escalating the violence in the al-Qaida infiltrated region.