What to look for in 2009

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

OAKLAND — About 200 protesters rallied peacefully at a West Oakland train station Monday over the death of a young unarmed black man shot and killed by a white transit officer on New Year’s Day.

VALLEJO — Police say six men are under arrest on suspicion of attempted murder for the beating of a 17-year-old high school basketball player.

A group of students from New Technology High School in Napa are in Washington D.C. for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. The students are sending in text messages about the day for readers to follow along.

Editor’s Note: Napans John Bonick and Dona Kopol-Bonick are filing reports and photos from Washington, D.C., as the nation prepares for the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, introduced legislation last week that would make it easier for homeowners and small businesses to purchase solar technology with help from state and local governments.

In the wake of a complaint from Napa prosecutors, an online drug retailer has paid more than $30,000 in penalties and reimbursements to customers who bought diet patches that were not approved for sale by the federal government, according to the Napa County District Attorney’s Office.

Trading in patient charts for pruning shears and paint brushes, about a dozen Kaiser Permanente employees rolled up their sleeves Monday to pitch in at Cope Family Center.

The man charged with the 2003 murder of a well-liked security guard at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville is behind bars in Napa County jail.

Barack Obama was sworn in a few moments ago as the 44th President of the U.S.

MILWAUKEE — Kellogg Co. said Monday federal authorities have confirmed that salmonella was found in a single package of its peanut butter crackers, as a Midwestern grocer and General Mills Corp. recalled some of its products because of the scare.

Two Napa boys, 16 and 17, were arrested for allegedly tagging park equipment with gang graffiti at Monarch Park in North Napa on Sunday night.

Wanting a sense of community for a historic event, some 100 Napa residents came to Oxbow Wine Merchant Tuesday morning to watch Barack Obama take the oath of office on two flat screen TVs.

Here is the database showing the people and businesses listed as creditors holding unsecured priority claims against Copia, Napa's Wine Food and Arts center that closed in late November.

Below is the list of creditors who have non-priority claims pending in bankruptcy proceedings against Copia, Napa's food, wine and arts center that closed without warning in late November 2008.

Napa police were kept hopping Sunday night with three reports of armed robberies on the city streets within about 30 minutes of each other

Editor’s Note: Napans John Bonick and Dona Kopol-Bonick are filing reports and photos from Washington, D.C., as the nation prepares for the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Barack Obama.