California Highway Patrol officers snagged five drunk drivers during its DUI checkpoint on Saturday night at Silverado Trail and Trancas Street.

Teresa Santana was whisked off to the county jail after she was medically cleared for treatment of a broken hand on Sunday afternoon.

NAPA — The Napa schoolteacher charged with shooting her live-in boyfriend five times “was terrified for herself and her family,” according to her attorney Merv Lernhart.

LOS ANGELES — The jury in Phil Spector’s murder trial resumed deliberations Tuesday for a second day.

County roads are about to get a $1.9 million shot in the arm, but it may be too little too late.

Sept. 11 will be a day of remembrance throughout the world, but the organizers behind a community gathering at 6 p.m. today at Lyman Park in St. Helena want to recognize particularly the contributions of St. Helena police officers and firefighters.

St. Helena political junkies will see a familiar issue on their February 2008 ballots if Mayor Del Britton has his way.

During 17 years running Napa's Senior Center, Ginny Mosher picked up plenty of tips about what to do and not do in retirement.

Two boys were taken into custody after they allegedly armed themselves with a bat and a pipe and threatened several gang members on Sunday evening, police said.

Solar panels are becoming increasingly popular in Napa County, as they are installed on rooftops everywhere from the newest subdivisions of American Canyon to Calistoga wineries.

WASHINGTON -- The flow of products imported into the U.S. each year is so vast that simply increasing inspections would not adequately improve safety. Instead, the government should do more to ensure products are safe before they reach the nation's borders, an advisory commission to the president said Monday.

WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. general in Iraq outlined plans Monday for the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by next summer, drawing praise from the White House but a chilly reception from anti-war Democrats, including Congressman Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena.

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