Trancas grass fire singes 3 acres, vines
Fire trucks rolled to a three-acre grass fire on the west side of the Napa River near Trancas Street and Old Soscol Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.
Stabbed in the back
Police are looking for the man who stabbed a man at the USA gas station around 7 p.m., Tuesday.
What do you think of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?"
Add your "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" review here ... but here's the warning, folks. People are going to give their full opinions, and that might include notes about what happens to various characters or opinions on the book's ending.
Napa's changing face
The owners of the Napa Food Center on Kilburn Avenue in west Napa first noticed changes in their customers about a decade ago.
Longtime prosecutor turns over new leaf
Eight years ago, Napa County District Attorney’s Office hired its first gang prosecution attorney.
Upvalley luxury resort to open
The city of Calistoga has issued a temporary certificate of occupancy to Auberge Resorts, clearing the way for opening 70 of 89 guest cottages at the luxurious new Solage spa facility on Silverado Trail.
Guilty verdict in death of Vintage grad
A San Diego County jury has returned a second-degree murder verdict in the stabbing death of a Vintage High School graduate.
Grass fire burns small area off Trancas, Big Ranch
Fire crews are reporting the grass fire contained at this time. The fire burned about four acres, according to emergency personnel.
Online voters provoke at dems debate
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Young, Internet-savvy voters challenged Democratic presidential hopefuls on Iraq, the military draft and the candidates’ own place in a broken political system, playing starring roles in a provocative, video-driven debate Monday night.
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan arrested while calling for Bush’s impeachment
WASHINGTON — Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Monday at the Capitol for disorderly conduct, shortly after saying she would run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the California Democrat’s refusal to try to impeach President Bush.
Heavy rain floods Britain, forcing evacuations; River Thames rising
TEWKESBURY, England — Emergency workers rescued hundreds of trapped people Monday as water swallowed swaths of central England in the worst flooding to hit the country for 60 years. Officials said some rivers were still rising, with the western section of the rain-swollen River Thames on the verge of bursting its banks.