Russ and Margaret Hale arrived at Nancy Courtney’s east Napa mobile home dressed as if they were about to play a game of croquet at Meadowood.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzennegger may have ended the pain over state budget negotiations by cutting $700 million through his line-item veto powers last week, but what was a lawmakers’ problem is now a problem for children, mentally ill and elders.

American Canyon police stopped a vehicle on Highway 29, near Rio Del Mar because the driver was driving erratically on late Thursday night.

One lane on First Street, next to Napa City Hall, will be closed to traffic next week as part of a gas line project, said Barry Martin, a city spokesman.

An Aug. 23 front page story about a criminal case against Jeffrey Brice Ogle misstated the age range of the girls who police say are victims of Ogle. The girls ranged in age from 16 to 18.

Jay Nicolas and his 3-year-old miniature pinscher Paris roll along the sidewalk at Pacific Union College under clear blue skies. “She likes it,” said Nicolas. “She’s trying to lose some weight.” Jorgen Gulliksen/Register

Fire investigators believe “bug bombs” set off in a Browns Valley home may have contributed to a kitchen fire on Friday morning that did extensive damage to the kitchen and living room.

A Vallejo man arrested by Napa police for more than 30 counts of child pornography has been held to answer to four felonies and a laundry list of misdemeanors.

A crash along Highway 29 Saturday afternoon in American Canyon, north of Green Island Road, sent a female driver and her male passenger to the hospital.