Napa Mayor Jill Techel will run unopposed for her second term in office, as rival Don Huffman announced Friday that he is withdrawing his candidacy.

A St. Helena man apparently drowned Thursday in the Bolinas Lagoon.

A single-vehicle crash Thursday evening sent a Napa woman to the hospital with major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Grape harvest 2008 is upon us. On Thursday, winemaker Mitch Cosentino of Cosentino Winery said crews picked 4 1/2 tons of sauvignon blanc grapes from one of the winery’s Pope Valley vineyards.

Yountville town leaders are going to court to stop a measure from appearing on the November ballot.

While the city of Napa ballot got smaller Friday, a familiar name joined the race for mayor in American Canyon.

State Sen. Patricia Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa, is thinking about new legislation to protect consumers’ identities after she had her personal e-mail account hacked.

At around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, two men were stopped in Napa after police determined the 1986 Toyota van they were riding was a stolen vehicle, Napa Police said Saturday.