Janet McCoy is the kind of woman you’d expect to run a library: Calm, collected and soft-spoken. But her effect on the county’s library system has been anything but quiet and her work may echo for years to come now that McCoy, 59, is retired.

The Napa teen convicted of shooting another youth in a parked car in west Napa last year is going to a California detention camp for the next year.

Downtown Napa is not the ideal place for a center that provides services to the homeless, but finding another site will require a lot of time and effort, the Napa City Council said Thursday night.

For most of the football season, Napa High School junior Steven Robles would venture no farther than Memorial Stadium to cheer on the Indians.

With New Technology High School as its model, Napa Valley Unified School District is preparing for what may be the biggest change in local education since entering the Information Age — a bold move to tap into the technological advances of the times to improve education at Vintage and Napa high schools.

For most of the football season, Napa High junior Steven Robles would venture no farther than Memorial Stadium to cheer on the Indians.

The Napa County Board of Supervisors is hoping the federal government might subsidize the cost of pumping recycled water into east Napa neighborhoods.

As St. Helena workers struggle to afford homes, Upvalley employers are struggling to find local workers.

Sandy Biale’s trip to a gas station turned into something more heroic Saturday night.

A hit-and-run accident sent and 39-year-old Napa woman and her 9-year-old daughter to the hospital Friday afternoon and landed an 18-year-old Napa man in jail.

A 31-year-old Napa woman was taken to jail Friday after she hit her husband, police said.

A new plan to close the achievement gap among Napa students was unveiled at Thursday night’s school board meeting, in response to the district’s failure to consistently meet federal standards.

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.

Yosef Fine, 21, dances after lighting the third candle of the Menorah on the third night of Hannukah, at the Napa Town Center hosted by the Chabad of Napa Valley. “It is a holiday that enriches our lives with the light of tradition,” said Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum. “Today, we rededicate ourselves to making this world a better and brighter place.” Lianne Milton/Register

American Canyon City Councilwoman Cindy Coffey has been appointed to the California League of Cities Public Safety Policy Committee, according to a press release from the city of American Canyon Friday.

Napa Valley Food Bank is in immediate need of food collection barrels. All their barrels are either full of food or out at collection sites around the community.

Tonight Napa radio and TV veteran Ward Glenn launches his new radio show, “Moon River,”  on Sonoma station KSVY, 91.3 FM.