Napa’s year in review and plans for 2008

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.

The family of an elderly woman who died in hospice care is suing a local nursing home, charging that the staff's failure to follow a care plan resulted in acute dehydration that crippled the woman.

He may be the new guy in town, but John Goold brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to one of the county's top law enforcement positions.

Shocked by three weeks of escalating gang violence that culminated in a fatal shooting last weekend, Napa law enforcement officials are mobilizing to prevent further clashes, Napa Police Chief Rich Melton told the City Council Tuesday night.

Drivers in the unincorporated county may find themselves slowed down by crews in work trucks traveling below posted speed limits today through Saturday. The trucks are equipped with light-sensing devices designed to figure out how bad the county's roads really are.

A Dec. 8 page one story about the sentencing of Napa teen Daryl Yadao for the shooting of another teen misstated the first name of the prosecutor in the case. He is Napa County Deputy District Attorney Fred Gutierrez.

Approximately 360 Napa homes lost power early Tuesday evening after a truck knocked over a power pole on Trower Avenue near Justin-Siena High School.