Throwing a curve
The Maxwell Bridge curves while a straight bridge over the Napa River would be the shortest, simplest connection. I’d ask Caltrans, but since you earn a living doing this, why don’t you?
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?
New man at helm of Holderman Hospital
Seven months after a controversial audit of services at the California Veterans Home at Yountville and a handful of special legislative efforts to increase staffing at the home, a new high-level administrator has come on board to oversee medical care.
Farmers Market on the move?
The potential sale of Copia’s property downtown may cause Napa’s Farmers Market to move from its longtime home on First Street.
Search continues for missing Napa man
Sacramento County sheriff’s investigators are still looking for a missing Napa man who was last seen at the Sacramento International Airport.
Napa Chefs Online debuts
Tuesday kicks off a new NapaValleyRegister.com feature called Napa Chefs Online with L. Pierce Carson.
American Canyon fire bonus report still under wraps
Nearly two months after the Napa Valley Register first requested release of an American Canyon report on bonus payments to firefighters — and four weeks after the city agreed to release it — the American Canyon City Council has not made public the report.
State Supreme Court to hear Proposition 8 lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state’s new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules.
American Canyon council declines pay raise
The American Canyon City Council Tuesday decided against giving themselves a raise.
Vintage teacher arraigned on 10 sex charges
The Vintage High School teacher accused of child molestation was arraigned in Sonoma County court on Tuesday.
Calistoga man arrested in DUI crash
A Calistoga man ended up in the Napa County jail on Monday night after his car crashed into a motorcycle, injuring the driver and leaving the scene of the accident, police said.
Mike Dressler back home after heart transplant
Thanks to modern medicine, the heart of a 23-year-old beats inside the chest of Mike Dressler, a 51-year-old longtime Napa resident.
AmCan to give recruiters the thumb's up
The majority of the American Canyon City Council on Tuesday seemed receptive to a proclamation drafted by Councilman Ed West to make American Canyon a military recruiter-friendly zone.
Berg, Wilkinson promoted at sheriff's department
Two peace officers at the Napa County Sheriff’s Department have moved up the ranks.
Up in arms over farms
Napa County residents voiced their resounding opposition Wednesday to the Napa County Planning Department’s proposal to limit the number of farm animals on parcels of five acres or less.
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.