A group of people armed with cue sticks gathered in the parking lot of the Old Adobe Bar on Soscol Avenue early Thursday morning. They had no intention of playing a friendly game of pool.

SACRAMENTO — California’s jobless rate climbed to 10.5 percent in February, the second month of double-digit unemployment.

Napa Nuts, etc. of Napa recalled all peanuts this week because the products came from a company involved in a nationwide recall over salmonella concerns. No illness has been reported, with all products returned and disposed of by the Napa company.

Well, this is my last update for Friday, and boy is that tough for me to admit. I have family committments that will keep me away from the afternoon and evening games.

Cathy McNamara wants to get off drugs and keep her children from falling into trouble, too.

A Napa judge has ruled that the city of American Canyon did not violate public records laws when it withheld a report on firefighter bonuses, but the court set a new hearing to determine if the city may have violated a separate open meetings law when leaders discussed the firefighter controversy behind closed doors.

Charged with creating their ideal project for the Napa Pipe site, several dozen people gathered Wednesday night for the first in a series of workshops on the controversial south county development proposal.

A state law requiring hospitals to earthquake-proof their facilities is racking up considerable costs for cash-strapped California medical centers.

Napa County will get $660,000 worth of paving on Highway 29 outside Calistoga in addition to $6.7 million in federal economic stimulus money previously announced.

Top city administrators are giving up their raises this year in recognition of the hard times that lie ahead, City Manager Mike Parness said this week.

If someone has to take an economic hit in these tough times, should it be two small social service agencies or the big city of Napa?

After a three-year absence, Pamyla Means has returned to be interim city clerk while Napa searches for a permanent hire.

Late Wednesday night, a woman called police to report she was assaulted during an argument with Napa resident Greg Buffington.

A Napa police officer suffered scrapes and cuts to his elbow while trying to subdue the driver of the car he had stopped for a traffic violation, police said.