Tony the dog certainly didn’t expect this.

Anna-Claire DeWitt is a sweet-natured 8-year old with curly, blonde hair. Her favorite color is pink, and she loves hugs.

In an effort to provide information and reliable techniques to teachers and parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Napa County Office of Education is compiling a resource guide based on the findings of leading experts in the field.

Safeway could sell wine on the Internet from an office in American Canyon tucked inside an existing warehouse.

HARDWICK, Ga. — Razor wire topping the fences seems almost a joke at the Men’s State Prison, where many inmates are slumped in wheelchairs, or leaning on walkers or canes.

Two congregations of local Jehovah’s Witnesses and scores of volunteers from around the San Francisco Bay Area are ramping up to perform something of a miracle — building an entirely new church over three weekends, starting in mid-October.

A Napa man sustained moderate injuries in an auto wreck along Freeway Drive Saturday afternoon. The Napa Police Department said speed was factor in the accident.

Napa Police officers arrested Esmeralda Fernandez, 24, of Napa, on suspicion of drug possession and being under the influence of meth early Saturday morning.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Jenna Bush looked poised as she stepped to the podium, but she couldn’t quite hide the butterflies as she stood before an eager bookstore crowd Saturday to introduce her new book, “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope.”

RENO, Nev. — Dozens of searchers set off into the rugged Nevada backcountry Saturday after analysts scanning radar and satellite images spotted what may be clues to the whereabouts of missing adventurer Steve Fossett.