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?

Seventy supporters and critics of the St. Helena’s flood control project showed up at a public hearing last week to tell state officials whether the project should get a $3.1 million state grant.

Gordon Huether’s artistic tribute to automobiles, his window-dresser father and Napa’s golden age of shopping will be unveiled when the new downtown parking garage opens next month.

Samuel Horace Thomas was pulled over on Thursday afternoon on a traffic violation on Highway 121, according to sheriff’s Capt. Jean Donaldson.

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

A St. Helena woman reported to police that on Wednesday morning when she returned home after taking her son to school, she found a man inside her house, St. Helena Police Cpl. Ramon Jovel said.

Highway 121 in Carneros remained closed in both directions for hours Friday due to a multi-vehicle crash.

Placing the winter homeless shelter in a commercial area behind Wal-Mart was supposed to be a slam-dunk, but it turned out to be anything but.