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News for Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Socket wrench attack ends with arrest

Shawn Michael Metoxen found himself inside a jail cell after, police say, he bashed a man over the head with a metal socket wrench on Monday.

Bad Check program collection reaches $100,000

The Napa County District Attorney's Office is touting a record high in its Bad Check Restitution Program with a return loss of more than $100,000 during the past three years.

Vintners bristle at feds’ AVA changes

Napa Valley wine industry leaders are protesting proposed changes in regulations governing American Viticultural Areas.

NVLA students help Congolese orphans

It’s like something out of “Hotel Rwanda,” said Napa Valley Language Academy Principal Deb Wallace.

Ghisletta annexation hits a county hurdle

County supervisors have thrown a wrench into city plans to annex 142 acres on Foster Road.

November DUI listings

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.

South county railroad bridge stuck up for copper

The Brazos railroad bridge is stuck in the up position thanks to some thieves who stole copper wiring and did significant damage to the span’s controls, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s department.

Fairy tail ending

“And they lived happily ever after.”

South Jefferson soil dump permanently closed

Bowing to neighborhood pressure, the Napa flood control board unexpectedly voted Tuesday afternoon to permanently close the South Jefferson Street soils dump.

Police seek clues in vandalism of cars at local hotels

Police investigators are trying to find the culprits who hold the "key" to a rash of vandalized parked cars over the weekend.

Angler wanted

The Wildlife Conservation Commission has an opening for an angler or person interested in wildlife sports. The position starts immediately and expires Feb. 1, 2010.

Mountain memories

Boy Scout Troop 832, sponsored by Elks Lodge 832, made the trip to the Sierra Nevada mountains to trek the trails in the Emigrant Wilderness between Sonora and Yosemite. The contingent of Scouts -- William Brazelton, Jacolby Martin, Svend Santos, Jerry Sharp, Greg Spinelli, Joshua Thornton and Gabriel Zarate -- was led by four adults on the adventure.

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