Are you interested in meeting our local leaders, learning about Napa government and improving the administration of county business? If so, the Napa County Superior Court seeks your application to serve on the 2009-2010 grand jury.

Are the following myths actually true?: Does coffee sober you up? Do you get more drunk if you don’t eat? Do any of the rumored techniques to fool the Breathalyzer work?

NapaValleyRegister.com publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence — and so-called “wet reckless” convictions — in Napa County.

Noreen Evans admits there is something for everyone to like and dislike about the six ballot measures headed to voters in May.

Hoping to alleviate the bottleneck of cars entering Bel Aire Plaza, workers have dug up the center’s southeast parking lot to draw shoppers to a little-used second entrance.

Everyone’s heard of monster trucks. Kim Gernhardt has carved a monster bench for Napa’s Fuller Park.

St. Helena Chamber Singers’ founder and director Craig Bond and the group’s former coordinator Nancy Garden took a stroll down memory lane last week, stopping frequently to examine the roadside flora.

• Time: 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday

An argument between a Napa man and his girlfriend landed the man in jail Saturday evening.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Napa County and much of the entire Bay Area through 8 p.m., and a Spare The Air Day has been called for as well.

It’s time that heavy garbage trucks begin to pay for the damage that they do to city streets, the Napa City Council said Tuesday.

Napa Valley College was brought to a standstill Monday afternoon when two men suspected of robbing a patron at a nearby bank made their way onto campus.

If you were on the Napa Valley College main campus Monday and witnessed the events related to the successful police pursuit of an armed suspect, we would like to hear your story.

Steve Moulds, left, Doug Burnett, middle, and Robin Stewart share a laugh Saturday during the Cycle for Sight Wine and Music festival at Justin-Siena High School.

This is from one of our friends on our Facebook page, who asks how can anyone be expected to abide by Spare The Air regulations on April 20, or 420?