DUIs for September
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.
Mom pleads not guilty in baby's death
Ten-month-old Maddison Wesley’s death was a “horrible tragedy. But that doesn’t make it a crime,” according to Napa defense attorney Doug Pharr.
Teen charged with murder in AmCan stabbing
The Napa teen accused of fatally stabbing a Vallejo man in a gang-related fight has been charged in Napa County Superior Court as an adult.
Local man diagnosed with case of West Nile
A Napa County man in his 30s has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Napa County’s Health and Human Services Agency reported Wednesday. He is the first person to be diagnosed with the disease this year.
PUC gets latest win in bubble debate
To pop or not to pop? It may be too simple a question.
Man gets eight years for ladies room sex assaults
The Santa Rosa man who tried to sexually molest two women in the bathroom of the Rutherford Grill will be calling state prison home for the next eight years.
For the Record
A page one story on Tuesday about the flu season misstated the shopping center where one of the flu clinics at Longs Drug took place. The clinic was at Silverado Plaza. A full list of clinics is available
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Ballet postponed
The Friday performance by Ballet Gran Folklorico de Mexico at Yountville’s Lincoln Theater has been rescheduled to Nov. 10.
Union wants Napa city jobs back
The Napa City Council expects to begin rolling back millions of dollars in budget cuts on Nov. 20, restoring at least two eliminated jobs and possibly the DARE drug education program.
$73,000 to Calistogan who sued city over ADA issues
Better public access to some Calistoga city buildings is coming soon due to resolution of a lawsuit filed by a city resident.
Regional news: Agency apologizes for suspending California government Web sites
SACRAMENTO — The federal agency that oversees government Web sites apologized Thursday for ordering the shutdown of thousands of California government sites and e-mail systems for more than 10,000 state employees.
Postal officials crack down on international e-mail scams, seize $2.1B in phony checks
WASHINGTON — The e-mails arrive out of the blue, from Nigeria or other exotic countries. They tell of inheritances, political problems, other reasons someone needs to get money out of the country. If you help, they promise to let you share the money.
Searching for love tonight? Try 3-minute online dating
SAN MATEO — Could you find the love of your life during a three-minute video chat?
Bush keeps word, vetoes child health bill
WASHINGTON — President Bush cast a quiet veto Wednesday against a politically attractive expansion of children’s health insurance, triggering a struggle with the Democratic-controlled Congress certain to reverberate into the 2008 elections.