Prosecutors in a Napa County murder trial say one of their principal witnesses is being intimidated.

Ritz-Carlton, one of the fabled names in hotels, comes before the Napa Planning Commission Thursday night for a public workshop on the proposed design for a 351-room resort in the Oxbow District.

If Napa County’s state senator gets her way, nurses working at the Veterans Home of California at Yountville will soon receive the same pay as those employed at state prisons.

The state Assembly voted 76-0 last week to approve a measure that would allow St. Helena to receive state money to reimburse some of the costs of its flood project.

Sunday also brought the arrest of a Napa man who was reportedly selling pirated DVDs and CDs near a Jefferson Street business that afternoon. Pedro Hernandez, 20, “did not have a vendor’s permit or business license” when he was found selling the items near La Morenita Market on Jefferson Street, according to Napa Police Sgt. Don Honey.

A heated argument between a Napa man and his wife ended in an arrest over the weekend. Early Sunday evening, officers arrived at the Golden Gate Drive home the couple shares, according to police records.

If June Wilson wanted to spend her days in morose contemplation, she’d have plenty to dwell on — a massive heart attack that felled her barely a month after moving to St. Helena from Sacramento, ovarian cancer that makes a routine appearance, a stent in her liver, a partially collapsed heart valve and an inherited back problem that makes walking a challenge.

Election day is here, and the results don't show up until shortly after 8 p.m.

The USGS has reported that a 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit Green Valley at 7:29 p.m. The earthquake was felt in the newsroom here in downtown Napa. Tell us what you felt.

The Napa City Council will consider approving a contract tonight to install up to 10 cameras to catch red light runners.

With Sen. Barack Obama, D- Ill. securing his party’s nomination in the 2008 presidential election, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, said Tuesday night that he and the rest of the Democratic superdelegates will cast their votes for Obama.

Rates charged by Napa Recycling and Waste Services would jump 3.45 percent on Sept. 1 if the City Council approves a staff recommendation Tuesday afternoon.

In very early mail-in returns in Napa County, Measure N is losing by a 51-49 percent margin.

Election results will be updated as they become available.