How much time should a person serve in jail or prison for his or her crime? Which parent should be given custody when neither is willing to share? Should the court evict a family after their home has been foreclosed? Judges are called upon to make tough decisions every day; many are routine, but others can be gut wrenching.

The NapaValleyRegister.com publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence in Napa County. Statistics are published the first Monday of each month.

The Napa Police Department is on the lookout for two individuals suspected of robbing 7-11 on Silverado Trail early Sunday morning.

Matt and Maria Newman are the couple next door.

It was closing time 10 years ago at the Jefferson Street office of Teresa Foster when some unexpected guests stopped by for a visit. Six children Foster had never met — but whom she knew by name because she had been doing their immigration paperwork — were at her door.

The girl who sorted prunes on the family farm and attended Rutherford and St. Helena schools more than 68 years ago hasn’t changed much.

Napa City Councilman Mark van Gorder’s request that the city take a stand in support of same-sex marriage has triggered a flood of response, pro and con.

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s new state slogan isn’t all that new.

Alta Heights Elementary kindergartner Isabella Soto, bottom, entertains Briley Laret, top left, and William Roman Flynn with a puppet show during the school’s Family Literacy Festival Wednesday night.