Mexican Independence Day is a special time for the valley’s Mexican community and on Sunday afternoon the spirit and pride of the day came alive in downtown Napa. Cries of “Viva Mexico!” filled the air above Dwight Murray Plaza as hundreds of participants feasted on the flavors, sights and sounds of the celebration.

Forget about trying to pigeonhole artist V.E. Long — aka Vicki Long, Vicki Cooley, or, more than a decade ago in her commercial art mode, Vicki Hoffman.

Developers in American Canyon are moving for approval for a 17-acre retail project near the city’s Wal-Mart Supercenter, even as legal opponents take their fight to the court of appeals.

Growing up, Alejandra Flores wanted to become an artist but her father objected.

SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers are considering a compromise plan to end California’s longest-ever budget stalemate, while acknowledging it will not solve the state’s ongoing fiscal problems.

Four days after receiving a bone marrow transplant, 16-year-old Grant Beltrami was playing video games at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Monday as his parents waited for signs that the operation was a success.

Two players are battling it out for top honors in week No. 2 of napavalleyregister.com's Can You Beat Randy? weekly pro football pool.