A 43-year-old Napa man was booked into the county jail for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old girl.

The child at the top of the slide at Shearer Elementary isn’t likely to be thinking about the No Child Left Behind Act the moment before he takes the plunge.

Vince Compagno takes the car sales business personally. “When I see someone driving a car from out of town I ask myself, ‘What did we do wrong?’” said the owner of Napa Nissan.

A frosty crowd gathered around Robert Hulog’s 1923 Ford T-Bucket Saturday at the Napa County Fairgrounds in Calistoga. The hot-rod’s engine seemed to provide a bit of warmth for the car enthusiasts who watched as Hulog revved it up and gave them a small show.

After receiving a tip, sheriff’s detectives took Loren Bingham into custody on Friday morning.

Paul William Otterman was arrested on Thursday morning after a woman accused him of physically assaulting her, police said.

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The Napa County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has scheduled an agricultural plastic container recycling event for Oct. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Napa County Corporation Yard, 7292 Silverado Trail, Yountville.

Some folks collect vintage coins. Others rare stamps. Gregory Hunter, a St. Helena attorney, collects marathon medallions. A major difference between Hunter and other collectors is that he runs 26.2 miles to secure each addition to his collection.

Napa Police officers were busy over the weekend responding to domestic violence calls.

Ultimately, rising seas will likely swamp the first American settlement in Jamestown, Va., as well as the Florida launch pad that sent the first American into orbit, many climate scientists are predicting.