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

Napa ended its fiscal year on June 30 in good shape, but trouble looms, city Finance Director Carole Wilson told the Napa City Council this week.

Environmental concerns are making it less likely that even a portion of Napa Creek flood protection could start construction next summer.

An advocacy group for those who have been sexually abused by priests is still calling for Monsignor John Brenkle to be removed from his position as head of a sex abuse review panel — even though the altar boy who was the subject of a false accusation against Brenkle is asking them to leave Brenkle alone.

CalFire crews gained the upper hand Sunday morning on a fire that scorched 300 or more acres of brush in the hills east of St. Helena. The fire began on Friday afternoon when a truck left the roadway and struck a rock, causing a spark to ignite the brush.

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The public is invited to a behind-the-scenes tour Thursday of Henry Michalski’s collection of presidential campaign memorabilia at the Napa County Historical Society.

According to the IRS, more than 2,700 Napa County seniors and veterans remain eligible to receive a 2008 economic stimulus payment, but have yet to apply.

More than 100 Democrats marched to the Napa Valley Register building Monday evening with picket signs and chants of, “Change your minds! Change your minds!”

ANGEL ISLAND STATE PARK — Firefighters made significant progress Monday against a wildfire that charred more than half of San Francisco Bay’s largest island but spared scores of historical structures, some dating back to the American Civil War.

A Napa man suffered major injuries Tuesday in a crash on the Silverado Trail south of the Oakville Cross Road, according to the California Highway Patrol

An Upvalley battle spanning more than 56 hours ended at 8 a.m. Monday morning, when fire officials declared the Deer Fire under complete control.

LOS ANGELES — Flames whirled dangerously close to homes Tuesday as gusty Santa Ana winds sent the biggest of Southern California’s wildfires flaring in hilly brushlands on the city’s northern edge.

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