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Thursday, February 07, 2008
Napa County election results by the numbers
This is the most recent Napa County election tally. No further election numbers are expected to be released today by the county elections office. These are preliminary numbers, as there are more mail-in ballots still to be counted.
The Napa police are doing their part to get drunk drivers off the road Friday.
NapaValleyRegister.com publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence — and so-called “wet reckless” convictions — in Napa County.
Bush budget $15 million short on Napa flood project
Citing inadequate federal funding, Napa officials estimate that the Napa flood project will be finished in 2016, not 2015 as was predicted a year ago.
Services set for 4 killed in Napa house fire
Services for the Napa grandmother, her boyfriend and her two grandchildren killed in a Monday morning Napa house fire are set for later this week.
Fund for crash victim whose legs were amputated
A fund has been set up to offset some medical costs for the Napa woman whose legs were crushed when she was hit by a drunk driver last Sunday night.
Decrease in voters at the polls; thousands of votes still to be tallied
Napa County Registrar of Voters John Tuteur still has some counting to do, but said he doesn’t expect changes in the outcomes in any of the Feb. 5 races when his staff completes the tally.
School, community mourn deaths of four in Monday blaze
In the breezeway at Alta Heights Elementary School a poster is scrawled with messages to Matthew Castanon, the 12-year-old boy who died in a house fire with his family early Monday morning.
Mother of two happy to be alive after losing legs in accident
The Napa woman whose legs were crushed when she was hit by a drunk driver Sunday night has a long, tough road to recovery.
Anti-growth measure heads to voters
The Napa County Board of Supervisors found itself between a rock and hard place Tuesday.
Smoke alarm saved Napa man from fire
A smoke alarm most likely saved a Napa man from serious injuries in a fire on Wednesday morning.
Man dragged by pickup suffers major injuries
A Napa man suffered critical injuries when he was dragged by a pickup truck for more than two blocks and then hurled to the street when the driver hit a parked car on Main Street between G Street and Jackson Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
Money and mudslinging in Growth Initiative debate
A campaign funded by Napa Pipe developers has so far raised eight times more money than the coalition to pass the Responsible Growth Initiative.
Napa High football jerseys at state Capitol
It was a friendly wager on a high school football game, ending with Napa High School being victorious not only on the field but also at the state Assembly.
Memorial Stadium upgrades on school board agenda tonight
A stakeholders committee organized by the Napa Valley Unified School District is expected to make a controversial recommendation to the school board tonight with regards to upgrades planned for Napa Memorial Stadium.
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