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News for Thursday, April 02, 2009

Juror ill; Spector deliberations stop

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A juror’s illness has interrupted the third day of deliberations in the retrial of music producer Phil Spector, accused of killing a woman who grew up in Napa County.

Report: Montana plane crash pilot asked to divert, gave no reason

WASHINGTON — A preliminary report released Thursday on the Montana plane crash that killed a Napa County family of five and nine others two weeks ago said the pilot twice asked air traffic controllers to divert from the flight’s original destination but gave no reason either time.

Angwin Eco-village planning on hold

The environmental study of the proposed Angwin eco-village, a key document in getting the project before Napa County officials and the public, is on hold pending the outcome of the county’s bubble debate.

Napa Pipe meeting moved

The Napa County Planning Commission voted on Wednesday to reschedule the second meeting in a series of public workshops on the Napa Pipe development proposal.

Main Street closed Friday for paving

Main Street will be closed all day between Third and Fifth streets, starting before dawn Friday and lasting until about 4 p.m. for paving around the Riverfront commercial/condo project, city officials said.

Golik Named to Planning Commission

The Napa City Council picked Jay Golik, a local architect with deep roots in the community, to serve on the Planning Commission Wednesday.

Protesters gather, say 'no' to tax measure

They may not have been throwing tea over the Third Street Bridge, but in downtown Napa Wednesday a group of about 40 locals engaged in the centuries-old tradition of gathering in public to protest tax policy.

Napa man arrested for threatening woman

A Napa man kept police at bay in his home for 15 minutes Tuesday night after a woman said he had threatened her with a knife.

Napan arrested for false imprisonment

Police arrested a Napa man Tuesday afternoon after a woman said he had dragged her from her car and into a home during a domestic dispute.

Woman arrested for drug possession

A woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a Napa police officer reported spotting her smoking metamphetamine in a field near the 1100 block of Imola Avenue.

Deliberations canceled for week in former Napan's death

LOS ANGELES — Deliberations in music producer Phil Spector’s murder trial were suspended Thursday until next week due to a juror’s illness.

Commission comes to terms on plans in Angwin

Members of the Napa County Planning Commission duked it out Wednesday during a three-hour-long hearing on the Angwin urban bubble, a divisive Upvalley issue that will ultimately land before the Napa County Board of Supervisors later this month.

Police see ties in bank robberies

Detectives from three counties announced Thursday afternoon that they believe there is a connection in four local bank robberies that occurred over a 14-day period last month.

'A haven and a home'

The party was at the Veterans Home of California at Yountville on Wednesday, when locals enjoyed an ice cream social with a few hundred of their best friends for the Vets Home’s 125th anniversary.

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