Napa County Health and Human Services officials say their agency is feeling the strain of dwindling funding at a time when the public’s need for its programs is escalating dramatically.

Even as the hard-fought battle over land use rules in Angwin came to an end on Tuesday, the real work on the proposed Angwin eco-village is only just beginning.

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, announced Tuesday that the Napa River Project will receive more than $99 million in federal funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The pair accused of killing a Napa High School student for $10 and a cell phone pleaded not guilty to all charges against them Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — The Geneva-based World Health Organization on Wednesday raised its alert level for the fast-spreading swine flu to its next-to-highest notch, signaling a global pandemic could be imminent.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that the spread of swine flu does not merit closing any of the nation's borders.

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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Tuesday to help California agencies coordinate efforts in response to the outbreak of swine flu.

LOS ANGELES — Swine flu fears led authorities to close a Northern California high school and quarantine a sick Marine at a Southern California base, while San Diego State University officials were investigating a student’s illness.

SAN FRANCISCO — The attorney for the former BART police officer from Napa who is accused of murdering an unarmed man on New Year’s Day asked for the district attorney to be removed from the case.

SAN RAFAEL — Marin County health officials say they have confirmed two swine flu cases, the first identified in the San Francisco Bay area.