Napa High School’s newest program for students with disciplinary problems was disbanded in recent weeks, after its instructor was arrested on suspicion of vandalism.

Napa County prosecutors have dropped charges against Napa resident Jacob Weyandt, who was arrested at a Jefferson Street home in August and charged with domestic violence in a child custody dispute.

The Philadelphia Eagles today selected UC Berkeley offensive lineman Mike Gibson, a Napa resident and 2004 Napa High School graduate, in the sixth round of the NFL Draft.

A 28-year-old Fairfield woman was arrested Saturday afternoon for investigation of burglary and possession of stolen property, Napa police reported.

By KERANA TODOROV

Elycia Scriven, 17 of Napa High School, became Napa Valley’s 2009 Junior Miss on Saturday night.

A section of Dry Creek is back to its natural, fish-friendly state this spring with the removal of an irrigation dam north of Napa.

Agriculturally rich as it is, the Upvalley is not fully tuned into the plight of the honeybee. Beekeeper Rob Keller warns that could lead to disaster.

Napa County Superintendent of Schools Barbara Nemko fended off pointed questions from the St. Helena School Board over disputed property tax revenue from the Howell Mountain and Pope Valley school districts at a meeting earlier this month.

A Napa man who managed a Marin County movie theater has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing money from the business.