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?
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.
Leaderboard expands in March Madness Hoops Challenge tourney
Here we go with the first set of Friday games done, and the group of leaders in
Hoops Challenge is getting larger.
104 molestation counts filed against Napa man
Audelino Gonzalez was booked Wednesday afternoon on 104 felony counts of child molestation.
12-year-old killed in Napa motorcycle crash
The 12-year-old boy involved in a car versus motorcycle accident early Friday morning on Silverado Trail has died.
Bud break’s on, work break is over
It’s springtime in Napa County, and vines are emerging from their winter sleep, producing the first buds of 2008.
Still making house calls in the age of HMOs, PPOs
Large health care facilities are getting a lot of foot traffic these days, but Napa County is also home to a handful of old-fashioned independent family doctors. One of these physicians, Dr. Jonathan Wheeler, said the numbers of independent family doctors may be dwindling, but he finds the rewards of remaining in private practice outweigh the challenges.