• The County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a hearing on the County’s Housing Element at 10 a.m. today at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 1195 Third St. in Napa.

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

The state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriages in California, should stand.

As the state grapples with what is now projected to be a $24 billion budget deficit, fallout from the May 19 special election could spell millions of dollars in additional cuts to Napa County government agencies.

Admission to this year’s Napa Town and Country Fair will cost $2 more than last year, with fees for RV camping and building rental going up Jan. 1.

Gamblers at Napa Valley Casino in American Canyon may get more elbow room.

OAKLAND — A Bay Area transit police officer who saw a fellow officer fatally shoot a 22-year-old train passenger said he could have prevented his own death had he followed orders.

The first public workshop to brainstorm a vision for downtown Napa will be June 9 at the Westin Verasa hotel.

Napa County jail is a far cry from the honeymoon suite at a tony wine country inn and spa.

A house fire caused $150,000 in damage but no injuries Wednesday morning in American Canyon.

Robert P. Peebles, 68, of St. Helena, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Hartford to one count of withholding information from the Internal Revenue Service, the acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.

The preliminary hearing for a former Napa police dispatcher accused of grand theft while faking a claim that she was dying of cancer has been delayed until late July.

The decision by the St. Helena school board to go in-house to hire a new superintendent has sparked a recall effort against four of the board members, the St. Helena Star is reporting in today's edition.

Sloppy drivers, beware.

Yasumi Jones of Napa reads the label of a tomato plant at the Napa Farmers Market on Tuesday. She wasn’t sure which variety to get and finally settled on a Beauty King from Morningsun Herb Farm in Vacaville.

A golfer moves between holes on the South Course at Silverado Country Club on a bright and sunny Friday morning.

If you signed up for Twitter, you're pretty familiar with communicating in 140-character messages. Now the very popular social media outlet wants to expand to television.