The Napa Valley Register’s Web site, napavalleyregister.com, this week was named the best local news Web site for a paper its size by the Suburban Newspapers of America.

Robert Mondavi, widely credited with being the driving force behind establishing the Napa Valley as one of the world's premier wine regions, died Friday morning at his home in Yountville at the age of 94.

About 100 desks that just weeks ago appeared destined for the recycling bin are being shipped to an impoverished Costa Rican school, thanks to the intervention of St. Helena’s John Heflebower and the St. Helena Kiwanis Club.

At 10 a.m. on a recent morning, David Rasmussen was only beginning what would end up being a very long day. Driving down Highway 101 in his Navigator L SUV, Rasmussen was en route to a San Francisco hotel to pick up a group of cardiologists visiting the area.

Although a past Napa County Grand Jury recommended that the Napa County Sheriff’s Office take over operations at the county jail — as is the case in most counties — this year’s grand jury sees things differently.

American Canyon’s assistant fire chief will leave the city in June, less than a year after he joined the American Canyon Fire Department.

A Napa man died when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree in Sonoma County on Sunday night. The driver of the car, also a Napa resident, was booked into Sonoma County jail for vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI, according to the California Highway Patrol.

When CHP officers attempted to stop a motorcyclist for lack of a license plate, the driver did not cooperate.

Five fire vehicles responded on Monday afternoon to a report of smoke inside the Boys & Girls Club on Pueblo Avenue in Napa.

Cadillac Flats, Napa’s first approved condo conversion project, will remain rental apartments until the residential market bounces back.

Robby White led the St. Vincent-Petaluma baseball team at the plate and on the mound in a 6-3 win over Justin-Siena on Tuesday, ending the Braves' season in the first round of the North Coast Section Class A playoffs.

Adri Schwartz did it all for Justin-Siena’s softball team Tuesday afternoon.

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck an 11-year-old boy at the intersection of Beard Road and Trancas Street around 9 p.m. Saturday evening.

GEYSERVILLE - The Calistoga High softball team picked the perfect time to correct its defensive problems as it defeated Geyserville 7-1 today in the CIF North Coast section Class B playoffs.