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.

Kate Hanni made headlines in 2007 for trying to get Congress to pass an airline passenger’s bill of rights.

For the last several weeks, Register readers have been calling, writing and e-mailing their nominations for the homes with the most festive holiday displays.

In Napa County, land use is always the issue. From the shores of Lake Berryessa to the banks of the Napa River, the question of who moves in and who moves out may be decided in 2008. And big tests await educators, both at the polls and in classrooms. Here's a look at five stories to watch in 2008.

Nena Talcott helps run an organization that most Americans have never heard of, helping tribes of people most of us don't know even exist.

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Compared to today's New Year's Eve celebrations, with blaring televisions showing the ball dropping in Times Square, those in the 1940s were simple.

WASHINGTON -- The last time I was in Baghdad, I'd gone to fetch my dog. Wiley had stayed with me for most of the two years I'd been based in Iraq as a reporter, and now, 10 months after my departure, it was time for Wiley to leave, too.

Every December, reviewers all around the world delve into their libraries and dig out their top-whatever lists for the past year. Inevitably, one game must be named as the best.