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News for Saturday, August 30, 2008

Play our NFL Challenge today

We are giving couch potatoes everywhere an excuse to plant themselves in front of the flat screen and watch every NFL game they can find.

Ag officials set Carneros quarantine

State agriculture officials have set the official boundaries for the Carneros quarantine prompted by the recent discovery of the Light Brown Apple Moth in the area. The pest was found in Napa County on July 23. A second moth was found in a trap 1.5 miles away in Sonoma County on Aug. 8.

AmCan cops help in Vallejo pursuit

A vehicle pursuit that started in Vallejo ended in Napa County in a big way.

City, contractor have looming deadline for span near Copia

Construction of the new Napa River bridge at First Street is going at a furious pace to beat the winter rains.

Fugitive's freedom snipped

Time ran out for Nelson Canonizadi Porlas.

Napan's husband shot by off-duty LA police officer

A Napa woman is mourning the death of her husband, Robert Day, 50, who was shot to death by an off-duty Los Angeles police officer on Aug. 25, at a convenience store near the Southern California town of Corona.

Napa High grad Gibson to miss Eagles' season

The Philadelphia Eagles today placed Mike Gibson, an offensive lineman from Napa, on injured reserve. The Eagles made the announcement on their Web site as they got to the NFL-mandated 53-man roster limit for the regular season. Gibson, a sixth-round pick of the Eagles in the 2008 NFL Draft out of UC Berkeley, suffered an injury to his labrum in camp. He played in the first two preseason games and Thursday's exhibiton finale against the New York Jets.

Olympic homecoming celebration for Robinson at Sunday’s River Festival

Napa’s Donny Robinson, bronze medalist in bicycle motocross (BMX) at the Beijing Olympics, is being honored Sunday evening during the Napa River Festival at Veterans Memorial Park in Napa.

Power outage in Coombsville area

Napa residents in the Coombsville area have been in the dark since about 1:10 a.m. as an equipment failure caused a power outage for 323 customers, according Jana Morris with PG&E.

August 2008 DUI Report

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

Yountville Measure O kicked off November ballot

Napa County Superior Court Judge Raymond Guadagni blocked Measure O from Yountville’s November ballot Thursday, ruling that it would interfere with the town’s administrative business.

Vote in RegisterOnline election polls today

Starting today, we've added reaqder polls for each of the 27 items than can appear on a ballot in Napa County, from the race for President to the one for Yountville Town Council, all the statewide Propositions and more.

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