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.

A record 906 Napa County homeowners tried to sell a home in July. Only 61 were successful.

The Napa Valley Unified School District’s student proficiency rates in English, history, math and science surpass state averages, according to California’s 2006/07 Standardized Testing and Reporting scores released Wednesday.

One of the biggest traffic impacts from construction next week will be the closure of Fifth Street between Coombs and Main, said Barry Martin, a city spokesman.

Deacon Bob Little from the St. Helena Catholic Church blesses the grapes and the winery’s winemaking team, and the cellar, vineyard and visitor center staffs to mark the start of harvest.

School starts next week. And as it has been for nearly 30 years, the end of summer vacation and the start of the new school year will be ushered in with the annual Napa Cruise Night.

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

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.

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.

A group of Berryessa mobile home owners and tenants are taking their lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Reclamation one step further.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The state has agreed to pay $925,000 to unwitting subjects of an infamous 1930s stuttering experiment — orphans who were badgered and belittled as children by University of Iowa researchers trying to induce speech impediments.

SAN ANTONIO — Rescuers searched Friday for people swept away in flash floods caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin, as wary residents across the Gulf Coast watched Hurricane Dean charging through the Caribbean.

BEIJING — Communist authorities have banned most state media from reporting on the deadly collapse of a bridge in southern China, with local officials punching and chasing reporters from the scene, reporters said Friday.

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Qualifying has provided Jeff Gordon with some real surprises this season.