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 the blink of an eye, store fronts devoted to lingerie, deli sandwiches, sports memorabilia, household lighting, and yoga classes have disappeared from Napa’s downtown.

The mother of a 10-month-old baby who died after being left for about six hours in the back seat of the family vehicle has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

California education officials toasted improved test scores this week for students taking the mandatory high school exit exam, and Napa County schools largely kept pace with their peers around the state.

You don’t have to be driving a car to get busted on a traffic stop.

A Napa police officer on routine patrol stopped around 1 a.m., Friday to check an occupied vehicle on Thornehill Drive, near Browns Valley Road.

Linda Dunseth doesn’t own a vineyard or a fancy car, but she considers herself to be one of the lucky ones in Napa Valley — the 60-year-old Calistoga resident owns a townhome.

They could have been at Mondavi or Beringer or one of the secluded “by reservation” wineries, but no, they had come to downtown Napa for their first glass of wine of the day.

Motorists should expect heavy traffic on highway 121 and 37 near Infineon Raceway due to Motorola Indy 300 events taking place today through Sunday, according to a Caltrans statement.

An Aug. 24 front page story about Yountville’s new town manager misspelled the name of the town’s administrative services supervisor. Her name is Julie Baldia.

Saint Helena Police are searching for three individuals who walked into Sunshine Foods in St. Helena Saturday afternoon, shoplifted a bottle of tequila and assaulted a store manager after he confronted them about it.

ATHENS, Greece — Forest fires raged out of control across southern Greece on Friday, sweeping into towns and villages and killing at least 16 people, some found trapped in vehicles and two locked in an embrace.

TOKYO — Japan claims its project is the biggest since Apollo. China says it is readying its probes to study the lunar surface to plan a landing.

KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. warplane mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on British troops after they called for air support in Afghanistan, killing three soldiers and seriously wounding two others in an accident that could re-ignite debate about America’s heavy use of air power.