Napavalleyregister.com publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence — and so-called “wet reckless” convictions — in Napa County.

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake hit just outside Calistoga early this morning.

REDDING, Calif. — President Bush offered federal help and encouragement to some of the 25,000 firefighters working under a blazing sun to contain wildfires that make up the single largest fire event ever recorded in California.

As the presidential motorcade snaked its way down Highway 29 late Thursday, protesters kicked off an anti-war demonstration at the intersection of highways 29 and 221. Taking advantage of a bustling audience in the form of rush-hour traffic, members of a local anti-war group — United Napans Concerned Over the Iraq Lunacy — drove dozens of white crosses into the parched hillside.

When President George W. Bush arrived in our valley Thursday for a private fundraiser at Harlan Estate, a score of national journalists descended on Napa County.

Even the local KGO/ABC-7 news cameraman marveled over the magnitude of security at Sutter Home Winery’s distribution center Thursday, where the Marine One helicopter touched down later in the day with President George W. Bush. “It’s just like you see in the movies,” he said.

Dan Monez, Napa’s former police chief, announced Friday that he would not be running for City Council in November.

It was a lot of preparation, work and planning for a very short visit.

A petition to expand American Canyon’s boundaries has gathered enough signatures to qualify the petition for the ballot, the city announced Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO — More California voters say they would oppose a November ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in the state’s constitution than would support it, according to a survey released Friday.

Tucked away in the Napa hills, President George W. Bush dined at the ivy-covered Harlan Estate Thursday night against the backdrop of a smoke-tinged Napa Valley.

American Canyon police raced to a report on Thursday morning of shots being fired in the parking lot of the Gaia Napa Valley hotel on Highway 29. When they arrived both the shooter and intended victim had split, according to police.

Jeanette Pometta had a front-row seat for the presidential motorcade. Her front yard faces Oakville Grade.

Few Napans got to see President George W. Bush on Thursday. Gary Hall shook his hand.

SAN FRANCISCO — Fire crews on Friday had extinguished all but 38 of the more than 2,000 blazes ignited over the past month, allowing most mandatory evacuations to be lifted so residents could return home for the weekend.