Napa planning commissioners are encouraging George Altamura to fine-tune a proposed five-story retail/condo project in the heart of downtown.

Listed in the table below is every Napa County school and the percentage of students who tested "Proficient" or above (at grade level) in the 2007 STAR tests.

In an effort to keep Napa safe, the Napa Police Department provides the following information about recent property crimes involving homes, businesses and vehicles. Residents are encouraged to report any suspicious activity in their neighborhoods in the city. Please call 257-9223.

Analytical eyes are about to peer beneath the pretty pictures to see if the residential/industrial development proposed for the sprawling Napa Pipe site makes planning sense.

Spy craft, or just another private jet at Napa County Airport?

The Napa County Hispanic Network will hold its 24 Annual Scholarship Banquet on Sept. 14, starting at 5:30 p.m. with no host cocktails, at the Silverado Country Club in Napa.

Damage from a Napa fire that charred a kitchen in the condos in the 800 block of Cabot Way is estimated around $30,000, according to fire officials.

John Glaser, Napa's school district superintendent, released this statement to parents and the public after the district revised its dress code for Redwood Middle School.

Napa High School classrooms took a beating on Wednesday night from vandals who broke windows and helped themselves to items inside.

Four American Canyon youngsters got a scare when they thought they saw an intruder in their home on Thursday afternoon.

Redwood Middle School in Napa devised an interim dress code as of Aug. 9 in response to a judge's ruling on a lawsuit filed over the dress code.

Is bottled water a wasteful, expensive habit that contributes to global warming, or is it a healthy alternative to soft drinks for people on the go?

ICA, Peru  — The death toll rose to 450 on Thursday in the magnitude-8 earthquake that devastated cities of adobe and brick in Peru’s southern desert. Survivors wearing blankets walked like ghosts through the ruins.

MIAMI  — Jose Padilla’s jury gave the Bush administration the biggest victory it could have Thursday, convicting him and two defendants of supporting terrorism. But some legal experts say it was a loss for the government’s argument that it can’t use civilian courts to prosecute hundreds of detainees suspected of being terrorists.

JACKSON, Miss. — Even from beyond the grave, Elvis Presley still generates big bucks. That’s even more true this week.

CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA decided Thursday that no repairs are needed for a deep gouge in Endeavour’s belly and the space shuttle is safe to fly home.