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News for Saturday, December 20, 2008

November 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.

What the local nonprofits need this holiday season

Each holiday season, people start to think of ways they can offer material goods or some of their own time to help out others in this community.

Schwarzenegger: Lawmakers must try again on budget

FRESNO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said today that he would call lawmakers back to the Capitol for a third special session in two months to try to close the state’s growing budget deficit.

Deep Throat dies at age 95 in Santa Rosa

He was many things — inspiration to a generation of investigative journalists, Judas Iscariot of the Nixon cabal, a shadowy figure whose very vagueness encapsulated an unsettling, confusing era.

An artful parking job

It looks good. It hosts public art that pays tribute to Napa history. It even has a big clock that tells the time. And if that weren’t enough, it parks cars, too.

Evans at front of tug of war over budget

As the California Legislature stumbles through the budget process, the assemblywoman representing Napa County is seeking federal assistance for California’s massive — and growing — deficit.

Copia workers to get paid

A judge in Santa Rosa has granted Copia’s request to pay workers at the bankrupt center for food, wine and the arts, which shut its doors last month after seven years of operation on the edge of downtown Napa.

Queen's 'Love from Home' program helps hundreds of troops

Napans gave enough clothing, non-perishable food items and letters of support to create 434 care packages this holiday season for soldiers serving in the Middle East.

Three hurt in 2-car crash

Three people were injured Friday in a crash on the Silverado Trail in Rutherford, the California Highway Patrol reported Friday.

More solar thefts

Forty solar panels were stolen from the city of Napa’s water treatment plant at Lake Hennessey, the Napa County Sheriff’s Department reported Friday.

Appreciating both sides

Shontaine Brayton had just gotten back on her feet after a breakup left her homeless, when another disaster forced her and her daughters out of their new home a week before Christmas.

Biggest Loser is over, are you ready to be Napa's version?

Cheryl Forberg, the nutritionist to NBC's hit show "Biggest Loser," writes a monthly column for the Register on eating right, offering ways to improve your overall health through better eating habits and providing great recipes.

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