Pushing a mini grocery cart full of plastic fruit and vegetables, 3-year-old Isabelle Dowd paused, contemplating her next move at Scientopia.

Sloppy drivers, beware.

Nearly six years after popular Veterans Home of California at Yountville guard Manny Reyes was slain on Dry Creek Road, a man has been ordered to stand trial for murder.

Madeline Carvalho may not know it, but on Mother’s Day she was arrested and spent the night in the Napa County jail. The following afternoon she pleaded guilty to three traffic-related violations. She may not know that, either.

The California Highway Patrol officers will conduct a driving-under-the-influence checkpoint between 6 p.m. and midnight Saturday at an undisclosed location.

From Sunday through Wednesday, Caltrans maintenance crews will pave sections of Highway 29 in Napa County. Traffic delays are expected. The locations and times of closures :

Could George Altamura be the next owner of Copia?

A sea of students representing some of this year’s 690 Napa Valley College graduates celebrated their achievement Friday.

Police are looking for a dog that bit a 4-year-old girl at Kennedy Park Sunday.

Vintage High School’s 650,000-gallon pool will be in use all summer, thanks to recent negotiations between Napa Valley Unified School District and local water sports groups.

Hit by a barrage of last-minute legal criticism, the Napa City Council is delaying for a month the adoption of its new seven-year housing plan.

LOS ANGELES —Phil Spector was sentenced Friday to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress and former Napa County resident Lana Clarkson, who was shot through the mouth in the music producer’s home six years ago.