Napa County’s new jail director has resigned, only six months after taking the helm.

Napa schools are pulling beef from their menus in response to allegations that a Chino-based meat distributor used inhumane and illegal practices on sick and injured cows.

Federal immigration officials have asked that Napa authorities hold without bail the man charged with felony DUI and hit and run in an east Napa accident that resulted in the amputation of a woman’s legs above the knee.

Third-graders at Vichy Elementary School let out a collective “Whoa” when Volta, a 20-year-old bald eagle, appeared on stage before their eyes.

Despite a spike in prices, a 10-plus ton decrease in last year’s harvest drove down the total value of Napa Valley’s grape crop by $2 million in 2007. Crop value totaled $463 million last year.

Contractors State License Board investigators want to know if any Napa homeowners have been victimized by a man they say stole thousands of dollars from homeowners in several counties.

Jereme Mendez, an installer with Arrow Sign Company of Oakland, works on the sign at the Oxbow Public Market during a recent break from the wet weather.