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Thursday, November 08, 2007
The Napa Valley Register publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence -- and convictions for so-called "wet reckless" convictions -- in Napa County.
Yountville to try out shuttle service to Lincoln Theater
On performance nights at the Lincoln Theater, lines of cars wind through the Veterans Home campus. Paid parking is one lot. Further from the theater entrance, free parking is available on a dusty lot or a grassy field. As showtime nears, herds of theater-goers in heels and sports coats shuffle through the dark from their cars to the lobby.
Flood control officials to seek alternatives to south Napa fill site
Flood control officials aren’t making any promises, but the search for an alternative to the South Jefferson Street soils disposal area has begun.
Cell phone leads to weapons arrest
Usually people talking on cell phones don’t draw much attention. But that wasn’t the case for Michael Lawrence Patterson.
A female cashier at the Wal-Mart Superstore in American Canyon was arrested on Wednesday. Store security had been watching Trinette Bowman with surveillance equipment, police said.
Cindy Green was booked into the county jail after a man accused her of assaulting him during an argument.
Visiting winemaker target of credit card theft
A New Zealand winemaker spending time at an Upvalley winery found herself a victim of credit card theft.
Will Napa subdivision be a fire risk?
A local developer will be able to carve a six-home subdivision out of an oak forest in east Napa despite neighborhood fears that the project will increase the area’s fire risk.
Knife-wielding suspect arrested
Police arrested a knife-wielding Napan who chased a man down the street attempting to stab him.
Curbing alcohol at Kennedy Park
Police have been given an extra weapon for curbing wild times at Kennedy Park.
Students at Napa High celebrate Spirit Week with a “Rock Your Hair Day.” Napa and Vintage high schools will face each other in Big Game XXXVI Friday night. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. at Napa Memorial Stadium. Lianne Milton/Register
St. Helena tap water healthy, but with off taste, odor
St. Helena’s Department of Public Works announced Thursday that although water customers may notice a musty or earthy taste and odor in their tap water, it is harmless and not a health hazard.
Getting everything squared away — Workmen climb high above downtown Napa as they work on the Napa Square project along First Street. Offices, retail and a restaurant are planned to go into the building which will have an underground parking garage. J.L. Sousa/Register
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