DUI report for February 2008
The Napa Valley Register and napavalleyregister.com publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence — and so-called “wet reckless” convictions — in Napa County.
Glad You Asked: In the bag
In the Register’s “Going Green” supplement earlier this year, I noticed that customers for Upper Valley Disposal & Recycling Service can put plastic bags in the recycle cart. However, an article from Napa Recycling & Waste Services says no plastic bags, please. Where can you recycle plastic bags?
Time tunning out to fill in your March Madness brackets
Can North Carolina run the table and grab another National Championship?
Two-way First Street proposed
Saying it is essential to improving shopping in downtown Napa, a group of property owners is floating a plan to return First Street to two-way traffic between Main and Jefferson.
Two busted for drugs in Calistoga
A traffic stop landed two out-of-county men in jail facing felony drug charges.
Easter egg hunt at Kennedy Park
The Napa Active 20-30 Club invites kids to bring their favorite Easter baskets to the annual Easter egg hunt at Kennedy Park in Napa on Saturday at 11 a.m. There are age-group specific hunts for children 0-12. Face painting, balloons, a Napa fire engine, a storyteller and costumed character greetings begin at 10:15 a.m. We also expect a special visit from the Easter Bunny. The Easter Egg Hunt includes candy, prizes, free children’s books and more. Info, 287-4410.
Critic taps Ubuntu for best restaurant list
For a place dedicated to the serene art of yoga, Ubuntu is generating a lot of excitement.
Napa High students march for teacher facing deportation
With neon-colored signs made from poster board and markers, with cut-out photos of Spanish teacher Esther Colorado, with chants of “Let her stay!” about 50 students marched through the Napa High campus Wednesday, to the district building where three assistant superintendents waited.
Traffic cones come down at Bel Aire Plaza
Anyone driving through Bel Aire Plaza might notice it’s become less orange.
Transferring bus companies
After 17 years with one management company, the VINE bus system and VINE-Go paratransit will have a new operator on July 1.
CHP find man’s Porsche, stolen in 1969
It’s been almost four decades since Stephen Christensen patted the fenders of his beloved 1960 Porsche Roadster.
Pot garden found at Napa home
A parole search at a home in east Napa netted a pot garden and the arrest of two men.
7 tied for first in March Madness Hoops Challenge tourney
OK, folks, March Madness is finally here, and so is the Napa Valley Register's
Hoops Challenge college basketball tournament brackets.
104 molestation counts filed against Napa man
Audelino Gonzalez was booked Wednesday afternoon on 104 felony counts of child molestation.
Arrest made in 2003 murder of Vets Home guard
Napa County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested the man who they believe killed a popular Veterans Home of California at Yountville security officer more than four years ago.
Napa council wants to reel in vacation rental properties
The Napa City Council wants to bring order to a segment of the tourism industry that allows domestic stays in homes in the city’s neighborhoods rather than in hotels or B&Bs.
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