After eight months of planning, construction should start this month on the $65 million Wine Train relocation contract, flood control officials said Tuesday.

The city of American Canyon will have to dip into its reserves to maintain the same level of services next fiscal year, city officials said Tuesday, but no city staff layoffs are expected.

Even if the California Legislature siphons off several million dollars to balance the state budget, Napa expects no layoffs or service cutbacks over the next two years.

OAKLAND — A judge ruled Thursday that a former BART police officer should stand trial on murder charges in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man on a train platform.

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

Napa will use a special pot of federal stimulus money to improve play equipment at two parks and contribute to the salary of an intake worker at the battered women’s shelter.

Yountville is preparing to launch a one-month capital improvement project to resurface Jefferson and Pedroni streets, as well as portions of Yount Street and Oak Circle.