Shoo fly!
I walked into Big D Burgers for lunch one day and noticed that there were two Ziploc bags hanging near, but not directly over, the two doorway entrances. Each bag was filled with water and contained a penny. Why? Do they represent cash flow? Liquid assets?
April 2008 DUI report
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.
Calistoga man killed in Highway 29 crash
A Calistoga man was killed early Wednesday morning when the van he was driving slammed into a tree on Highway 29.
20 acre fire blackens woodland area
A woodland grass fire blackened about 20 acres on Tuesday afternoon off Knoxville Berryessa Road.
Santa Rosa man, 21, killed in Afghanistan
Register wire services
DUI patrols hit Napa streets
The Napa police are doing their part this Friday to get drunk drivers off the road.
Argument lands Napa man in jail
Police responded to a report of an argument between Billy Castro and a woman in the 1600 block of Pueblo Avenue on Tuesday night.
Armed robbery in Coombsville
It was not the welcome wagon that met a man returning to his Coombsville home early Wednesday morning.
Stage topples after high winds
Weakened by wind stress, eight steel poles holding shade cloth over Napa Valley Exposition’s Plaza Stage toppled like dominoes last week, creating a scene of chaos but fortunately no injuries.
Bike rodeo teaches kids safe ways to ride
Jay Young faced her fears. When it was over, she was all smiles and grins.
School officials mull merger of Wooden Valley, Capell Valley campuses
Napa County’s last remaining one-room school house could be forced to close its doors for good.
Local firefighters return home
CORRALITOS — The fire that ravaged more than 4,200 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains was fully contained Wednesday, while Napa County firefighters who assisted in fighting the blaze returned to their normal routines.
Collin Raye, Manhattan Transfer highlight Fair performers
The entertainment lineup for the Napa Town and Country Fair will include jazz, soul, rock and country and western acts.
Insanity verdict gets killer committed to Napa State Hospital
The Napa man found insane when he fired five shots into the head of a 62-year-old Napa friend has been committed to Napa State Hospital for treatment.
For the Record
Wednesday’s page one cutline did not accurately describe how a crane was used to position a steel support beam inside the Uptown Theater. The beam was rolled through a side door, then lifted on a line dropped through a hole in the roof.