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.

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.

A Napa woman and her parents are among the suspects in a $68 million Ponzi scheme, according to a complaint the Securities and Exchange Commission filed in Texas Thursday.

Healthy habits are a way of life for Delicia Patri of Yountville. But when the 82-year-old was a small child in her hometown of Asuncion, Paraguay, temptation led her astray at least once.

Addressing what many lawmakers say is the biggest obstacle to passing a balanced budget in California, Assemblymember Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, introduced legislation Thursday to get rid of the two-thirds vote requirement for budget or tax approval.

A north Napa man on Wednesday found a stranger in his Lucky Drive house smoking and enjoying a glass of wine as he returned from his vineyards at around 9 p.m., according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Department.

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.

SACRAMENTO — State officials on Friday said California will not receive enough direct aid from the federal stimulus package to prevent nearly $1 billion in program cuts and higher taxes.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — Regulators in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have taken control of an island bank that U.S. authorities linked to an alleged $68 million Ponzi scheme involving a Napa woman, her mother, father and brother, the prime minister said Friday.

OAKLAND — Thousands of mourners gathered with the families of four slain Oakland police officers for a joint funeral Friday that drew law enforcement officers from around the country.

Napa police are planning extra DUI patrols Friday night within the city limits.

Napa’s new shopper shuttle service for seniors is off and running after a kick-off event Thursday at the Napa Senior Center.