The lawyer for a Napa school teacher facing a charge of attempted murder said Monday his client had been threatened and sexually assaulted on the night she shot her live-in boyfriend five times.

The planned Ritz-Carlton resort at First Street and Silverado Trail will be a much grander project than the hotel first approved for the location five years ago.

Police have arrested an American Canyon teen for the Monday afternoon stabbing death of a 24-year-old Vallejo man.

The Napa Valley Register publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence in Napa County. Statistics are published the first Monday of each month.

A Vallejo man died after being stabbed in American Canyon Monday afternoon, and police are still looking for suspects.

New traffic signals in 2008

The parent company of Napa manufacturer Dey LP is expected to be acquired in major pharmaceutical transaction this week, one valued at roughly $6.6 billion.

About six months ago Jesus Torres Maravilla wasn't doing much in his hometown of Chavinda, in the Mexican state of Michoacan. He would spend his days doing any work he could find, making an equivalent of about $20 a day.

Firefighters are climbing the career ladder in American Canyon lately.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- David Chadwell believes boys and girls can get through the awkward middle school years better when they're separated, learning in classrooms tailored to the learning styles of each gender.

SAN'A, Yemen -- NATO ships responding to a "catastrophic" volcanic eruption on a tiny Yemeni island rescued two survivors Monday but also pulled four dead from the Red Sea, officials said. Two people remained missing.

BEITUNIYA CHECKPOINT, West Bank -- Greeted by throngs of jubilant well-wishers, 57 Palestinian prisoners got off buses Monday and kissed West Bank ground after Israel freed them in a goodwill gesture ahead of a U.S.-sponsored peace conference.

MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin, in a surprise announcement, opened the door Monday to becoming Russia's prime minister and retaining power when his presidential term ends next year.

SAN DIEGO -- Mexico's crackdown on drug traffickers has helped cut cocaine supplies in the U.S., the White House drug czar said Monday as the Bush administration prepared to seek an aid package to help Mexico fight drugs.