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News archive
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
JobCare closes in Napa, survives in St. Helena
The news traveled fast when St. Helena Hospital officials recently announced plans to close the Napa and Upvalley branches of JobCare — an arm of the hospital that provides work-related injury care and more to thousands of winery employees and others each year.
Counterfeit bills showing up in Napa
Napa merchants are on the lookout for counterfeit $5 and $10 bills after some bad bills were passed to at least one Napa business earlier this week.
Yountville, Calistoga get $6 million from state for 60 affordable housing units
The cities of Yountville and Calistoga today picked up a total of slightly more than $6 million to construct 60 affordable housing units in the two Napa County cities.
Fire destroys Napa County home
A late morning fire destroyed a home on Manley Lane near Highway 29, south of Rutherford.
Get-out-the-vote bus finds few takers in St. Helena
Perhaps it was the rain that kept the crowds away when Project Vote Smart’s bus rolled through St. Helena Tuesday. But Donn Black of St. Helena wonders if the low turnout is an indication of the local political mood.
Teen to be tried as adult in gang-related killing
Edgar Aguilar, 15, will be tried as an adult and face a murder charge in the stabbing of a Vallejo man last year, an incident that took place in broad daylight near the American Canyon Police Station.
County supervisors will talk Napa Pipe in March
The Napa County Board of Supervisors will likely address the city of Napa’s request to suspend study of the 3,200 home Napa Pipe proposal at a March 18 meeting.
State budget deficit, housing foreclosures, weakening economy, Oh my!
DUIs go way up on Super Bowl Sunday
The granddaddy of all football games is set for Sunday afternoon — Super Bowl XLII. Super Bowl Sunday is also one of the biggest days for DUI arrests. Napa County law enforcement officers will be out in full force Sunday to keep drunk drivers off the road.
Icy roads cause 4 morning crashes
Icy roads early Wednesday morning caused four Napa Valley crashes and numerous spinouts, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Jaret Paulson.
Napa man accused in $200,000 wine theft
A criminal complaint has been filed against Kevin Hall of Napa claiming he and two accomplices embezzled nearly $200,000 worth of high-end Bordeaux style red blends from Jackson Family Wines, part of the Sonoma County based well-known Kendall-Jackson Vineyards.
The Napa Valley Register publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence — and so-called “wet reckless” convictions — in Napa County. Statistics are published in print the first Monday of each month and online when they become available.
Propane-powered bus a Pope Valley school Green idea
The Pope Valley Union Elementary School District operates one school in a remote part of Napa County, and as such it is a throwback to simpler times.
Upvalley domestic violence arrest
What started out as a lovers’ quarrel ended in injuries and an arrest Monday evening.
A search of a red Chevrolet Beretta in American Canyon turned up a .357 magnum and six baggies of marijuana early Saturday morning. American Canyon police arrested two Vallejo men — Brandon Singleton and Terry Jasper, both 18 — on suspicion of possession of a dangerous weapon, carrying a loaded firearm in public, possession for sale of marijuana and other charges after the vehicle they were riding in came to a halt at Highway 29 and Mini Drive.
Last summer Fred Franzia, of Two Buck Chuck fame, announced that he planned to build a factory in Napa Valley to make bottles for his wine.
A Fairfield man was arrested in Napa Saturday evening after being stopped because one of his vehicle’s headlights was out. Don Lotz, 31, consented to a vehicle search at Brown and Pueblo streets, and Napa Police found Vicodin and morphine tablets in the car, Napa Police Sgt. Don Honey said.
Model Bakery is breaking bread in Napa
The crunch, the taste, the warmth. Nothing says fresh bread like a baguette pulled directly from the oven.
Napa Pipe review by Supervisors set for March
The Napa County Board of Supervisors will likely address the city of Napa’s request to suspend its analysis of the 3,200 home Napa Pipe proposal at a March 18 meeting.
Teen to be tried as adult for killing Vallejo gang member
Although the defense argued 15-year-old Edgar Aguilar was acting in self-defense when he stabbed a known Vallejo gang member to death, the court disagreed and held the American Canyon teen to answer to murder.
Counterfeit $5's and $10's showing up in Napa
Napa merchants are on the lookout for counterfeit $5 and $10 bills after some bad bills were passed to at least one Napa business earlier this week.
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