Napa City Update
West Pueblo rehab
Down the drain
I have a lot of prescription drugs and want to throw away the ones I don’t use. Do I throw them out or is there an agency or nonprofit group that accepts them?
September 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.
5 locals top Week 5 Pro Football Pool winners
Napa County dominated the rankings, as four Napa residents and one from American Canyon took the top five spots in Week No. 5 of the Can You Beat Randy pro football pool at NapaValleyRegister.com
Arrests made in 2007 Napa gang murder
Four men have been arrested and charged with murder in the gang-related shooting of Napa teen Ricardo Gonzalez in December.
Fire damages Napa home
A fire damaged a Napa house Tuesday afternoon in a quiet residential neighborhood.
Who won the town hall Presidential debate?
McCain and Obama squared off in a town hall style debate Tuesday night, who had the upper hand?
Simpson raised, spent more money than Caldwell
The race for supervisor in the South County may not be the most expensive of all.
Martin under fire for failing to file contribution reports
Napa Sentinel publisher Harry Martin may have run afoul of election laws by failing to report contributions to his campaign for Napa County supervisor.
Funding light in Napa races
As expected, Napa City Council candidates have dialed back their fund-raising to match a low-key campaign, with two council members having just one challenger and the mayor running unopposed.
Lobbying for flood money during financial storm
While the president and the Congress anguished over the $700 billion set aside to rescue America’s financial markets, Napa County representatives were in Washington asking for a piddly $65 million for the local flood control project.
Armed attack leads to arrest
A Napa woman was arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of attacking her boyfriend with a razor cutter, Napa Police reported Tuesday.
All-night work tonight on First Street bridge
Construction of the new First Street bridge over the Napa River will go all night tonight so emergency repairs can be made to a cofferdam, city spokesman Barry Martin said.
3 facing murder charges due in court this afternoon
Three of the four people accused of murdering Ricardo Gonzalez during a gang fight in Napa in December 2007 are due in court this afternoon for arraignment.
3 charged in gang murder have hearing delayed
The arriagnment for 3 teens charged with the murder of Ricardo Gonzalez is delayed until Oct. 29.
Teacher pleads to assault with gun for shooting lover
Roxanne McWilliams, the Napa school teacher accused of attempted murder for shooting her boyfriend five times in a north Napa domestic dispute, on Tuesday pleaded to a lesser charge and agreed to spend eight years in state prison.
For the Record
The DUI conviction list published on Oct. 6 inappropriately included the name of a person, Cynthia Rene Tucker of Napa, who was not convicted in September 2008 and whose name should not have appeared on the list.
Are grocery prices getting to you?
Attention grocery shoppers: