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News for Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Shopping carts

Abandoned shopping carts appear on Napa street corners and are sometimes dumped in the Napa River. Are they expensive? Do stores try to reclaim them?

October 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.

Win $100 for your Thanksgiving Dinner Disaster story

Did the gravy turn out all lumpy, or maybe it spilled all over Uncle Louie? Did the dog grab the turkey leg and hide under the dinner table with it, growling at anyone who walked by?

Local model railroad buffs keeps the trains running on time

An ocean liner delivers the newest models of popular vehicles to the shores across the way from Napa Passenger Station, where commuters wait patiently for the next train with suitcases and handbags in tow; a small dog urinates on a fire hydrant.

Napa Chefs Online debuts today

Tuesday kicks off a new NapaValleyRegister.com feature called Napa Chefs Online with L. Pierce Carson.

Speed may be cause of fatal crash

The California Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation into the crash that took the lives of four Pacific Union College students late Saturday night.

Small farm law draws controversy

A bucolic ranchette with a grazing horse or a llama, a few sheep or maybe a handful of chickens — and an old car or two — is not an unusual site around Napa County.

Vintage teacher arraigned on 10 sex charges

The Vintage High School teacher charged with numerous counts of child molestation was arraigned in Sonoma County court this morning.

Calistoga man arrested in DUI crash

A Calistoga man ended up in the Napa County jail Monday night after crashing his car into a motorcycle, injuring the driver and leaving the scene of the accident, police said.

Vintage High teacher arrested for sex crime

A Vintage High School math teacher has been arrested and charged with child molestation.

Landscaping scrape in Calistoga

More than a year after the Calistoga City Council declared that John Busk’s hillside landscaping projects constituted a public nuisance and hauled the offending construction materials away, he’s hauling the city into court.

Police seek knife-wielding female thief

Napa police are looking for the knife-wielding woman who robbed the Pueblo Market on West Pueblo Avenue around 8 p.m. Sunday.

Changes in election results in two Napa County races

The final count of Napa County ballots has changed the preliminary election night result in both the St. Helena and Calistoga city council races.

Eye on Napa County

Counting the ballots

Big rig overturns at Imola Avenue, snarls traffic

A big rig attempting to make a U-turn at Imola Avenue and Coombs Street Monday morning overturned and dumped its load at the intersection, according to police.

Rummage sale Saturday

New Life Tabernacle, at 2625 First St., Napa, holds a rummage sale Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Friends in Need ministry.

Downtown gallery looking for old toys

Quent Cordair Fine Art in downtown Napa is seeking people who have toys from the original Napa Toy Store, which was at 1301 First St. in downtown Napa from 1952 to 1991.

Blood drive today

Blood Centers of the Pacific hosts a blood drive today,

What should be done with the Copia building?

Officials with Copia — The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts — announced their intention to sell off the entity's 12-arce campus and building in Napa, located between the Oxbox Public Market and the soon-to-build Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

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