Napa city Web site gets overhaul
Want to read the minutes of Napa City Council meetings in French? Read hundreds of pages of studies about Soscol Gateway redevelopment? File a report about tree branch obscuring a stop sign?
Teen arrested after fleeing crash
Blake Adam Robles ran, but he couldn’t hide for long.
Wrong wallets
Paul Edward Burnett was found to in possession of two wallets containing identification and credit cards that were not his, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Department.
Car plows 60 feet in to church, ends up on stage
It isn’t all that uncommon for someone to drop by church unexpectedly. That is, unless that someone is behind the wheel of a car and crashes through a building’s wall to make an entrance.
Milder weather, lower yield lead to profitable predictions
As November dawns just about all Napa County grapes have been harvested, and while overall tonnage may be down from record highs in recent years, local grapegrowers say the quality of this year’s vintage is very good.
Grass Valley murder trial comes to Napa court
The death occurred more than a hundred miles away, but Napa County jurors will decide the fate of a Nevada County man accused of killing his estranged wife with a nail gun.
Local school off by 'three bubbles'
“Three bubbles,” Napa Valley Language Academy Principal Deborah Wallace sighed.
Soscol redevelopment OK'd by city council
The Napa City Council adopted a redevelopment plan Thursday night that promises to remake the Soscol Avenue entry to downtown over the next 30 years.
Kick a door, go to jail
Leslie Paul Butterworth blew his temper and landed in a jail cell early Thursday morning.
Drug arrest
Officers stopped the car Braulio Calderon was driving for a traffic violation on Old Sonoma Road on Thursday evening.
Car into house
Driving her car into a house didn’t stop Megan Robertson, who put the vehicle in reverse and drove off, police said.
Vandals hit Vintage with graffiti
A group of vandals were up to more than trick-or-treating on Halloween. They left their mark at Vintage High School, writing graffiti on the walls, windows and any other place where the mood struck them all over the campus.
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South Jefferson dirt dumping