Napa County drug agents are gearing up for the countywide pot eradication.

A fire in the Silverado Country Club area destroyed a single-family residence on Wednesday afternoon.

It’s graduation time in the Napa Valley. Pomp and circumstance will be the No. 1 hit again this week, but some graduates are in store for more pomp with the gifts they receive.

Under a hot sun, Vintage High School’s graduating class of 2008 vaulted beach balls high into the air at Wednesday’s commencement ceremony.

Napa High School graduate Chris Franco, 17, is beginning his journey into adulthood, but there is apprehension in his voice. “It’s kind of scary when I think about it,” he said. “No more (of the) sheltered life.”

It wasn’t exactly the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but for one Napa motorist, it was a terrifying experience.

Off-leash dog areas at Alston Park should be expanded by eight acres, but no more, Napa’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission voted Wednesday night.

Riding the VINE and local community shuttles will be free Thursday ,June 19 as part of a Bay Area “spare the air” program.

The multi-faceted growth issue — everything from housing and jobs to water and traffic — will be explored Friday at Napa County’s first Growth Summit.