Local Democrats, taking part in an unprecedented Democratic Party effort to put the official party platform in the hands of the people, declared at a Monday meeting that the environment is the No. 1 issue in national politics.

The former St. Helena High School wrestling and volleyball coach convicted of sexually molesting two students will not go to prison.

Almost two months ago, 2-year-old Mattea Reynolds was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver, very close to her Napa home. Her killer is still at large.

Mechanical problems may have caused a single-vehicle crash on Highway 29 on Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Sheriff’s investigators took a Rutherford man to the county jail on Wednesday morning for allegedly using another person’s identification to get a job, sheriff’s Capt. John Robertson said.

SAN FRANCISCO — Now that the flames have subsided some, firefighters have found dozens of additional homes destroyed by the wildfires in Butte County.

A little jewel on the outskirts of Napa turns 35 Friday, with a celebration and wine auction to support the mission of giving people with autism, Down’s Syndrome and other disabilities a lively, comfortable and beautiful home of their own.

Months after the former Napa County director of corrections stepped down from a short but unusual tenure marked by the early release of 25 prisoners, the Napa County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the appointment of a new director of corrections.

Several local wineries, an Upvalley restaurant and others in Napa County face thousands of dollars in fines for failing to file required pollution monitoring reports.