Former Napa dentist Michael Posey’s attempt to have his murder conviction overturned has gained momentum.

One person remained unaccounted for Friday morning after authorities evacuated a Solano County retirement home where a four-alarm blaze was raging.

RENO, Nev. — Wildfires are projected to burn twice as much land across the West by late this century if the climate warms as expected, a conservation group said in a report.

Jena Danielle Cloud didn’t know when to stop.

After years in limbo, a corner at one of Napa’s busiest intersections appears to have a new lease on life.

Samantha Allen helped out with her own arrest, leaving her identification for police to find.

A Napa man is in hot water after text-messaging two minor females with explicit sexual messages, police said.

A grass fire burned 75 acres late Friday in southern Lake Berryessa near Spanish Flat and Capell Creek, CalFire officials said. Authorities closed Berryessa Knoxville Road due to smoke conditions and downed power lines. As of 7:30 p.m. the fire, which started at 5:44 p.m., was not contained. No further information was available.

It’s a four-way race for two seats on the St. Helena City Council.

Seen practicing his swing through his golf cart, partially submerged from a mound, Peter Czerkies practices during in later afternoon at the Kennedy Park golf course. On Aug. 22, Kennedy Park will be the site of the Day for the Vet golf tournament, sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of California. The tournament benefits veterans of all eras and conflicts and includes golf, dinner, live entertainment and more. For more info, call 246-8313 or visit www.vietvets.org.