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News for Thursday, March 26, 2009

Napa City Update

New flood risk maps on the way

Up in smoke

I see signs at shopping centers that say “No Smoking Within 20 Feet of Entrance.” Is this a city ordinance? I work at a place where co-workers stand at the door and smoke. If this is being violated, how do we resolve it?

February 2009 DUI report

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.

Vallejo man arrested on molestation charge

A Vallejo man was taken into custody after a family member told authorities he had sexually molested her for two decades, according to sheriff’s Capt. John Robertson.

Swinging after hours

On the 18th green at Napa’s Kennedy Park, Eric Holdsworth and Bartley Moore shake hands with the other two members of their foursome, Dave Reignier and Jeff Chiu.

Napa Pipe developers will pay for eco studies

The Napa County Board of Supervisors agreed this week to accept $245,000 from Napa Pipe developers for county costs associated with the project, from studying water at the proposed site of 2,600 townhomes to hiring a public relations firm.

Community garden planned for Napa

The dream of a group of local gardeners is about to be grounded in reality at the corner of Jefferson Street and Trower Avenue, as the city of Napa is about to get its first community garden.

Autopsy could shed light on Montana plane crash

BUTTE, Mont. — Authorities investigating a Montana plane crash that killed 14 — including a St. Helena family — say an autopsy on the pilot’s body could reveal whether a medical emergency was at fault in the still-unsolved accident.

Memorial Saturday for family killed in plane crash

A memorial service for the five members of the Jacobson family who died in a plane crash this week will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Pacific Union College Church in Angwin.

Spector defense attacks chauffeur’s testimony

LOS ANGELES — The defense in Phil Spector’s murder retrial argued Wednesday that jurors should not believe a pivotal story told by the music producer’s chauffeur or the testimony of five women who claimed Spector confronted them with guns years before the shooting death of actress and former Napa County resident Lana Clarkson in 2003.

Napa woman, mother named in $68 million Ponzi scheme

A Napa woman and her mother are named by the Securities and Exchange Commission as defendants in a $68 million scheme involving the sale of fictitious high-yield certificates of deposit through a Caribbean-based bank.

Video: Spector murder case goes to jury

The case of music producer Phil Spector being accused of killing actress and former Napa County resident Lana Clarkson has gone to the jury.

Indians hold off Crushers in Big Game

Steven Nagy threw a four-hitter and helped his cause with his first varsity home run, a solo shot in the fourth inning that opened the scoring, as the Napa High baseball team defeated cross-town rival Vintage in a 5-3 thriller this afternoon.

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