On June 1, the Napa Police Department, Napa City Fire Department, Napa County Sheriff’s Office, Calistoga Police Department and the California Highway Patrol launched a free  community information service called Nixle. Using Nixle, these agencies can notify residents in real time when there are public safety emergencies, traffic advisories, crime trends, safety tips and public safety agency special events. Like Twitter, messages are sent to cell phones, e-mails or other Web-enabled devices that allow instant access to information. Nixle allows subscribers to follow agencies in multiple locations, so not only can you follow your home area but also follow any area where you may have family or friends. As Nixle grows, more areas are added monthly. This service is completely free to Napa County residents, except for any charges you may incur for receiving text messages.

• 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.

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.

A late afternoon crash Thursday on Silverado Trail near Skellenger Lane caused the death of one man and caused major injuries to a Napa woman.

Residents in the Circle Oaks neighborhood of Napa County should avoid parking or driving on newly sealed roads the week of June 8, when Circle Oaks Drive, Country Club Drive, Ridgecrest Drive and Ridgecrest Court will be treated with an asphalt sealcoat.

The Napa flood control district will keep the services of a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm to work for additional federal funding.

The next public workshop on Napa Pipe has been rescheduled to June 24, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Napa Pipe property, 1025 Kaiser Road.

The county’s newly-released recommended budget reveals a cautiously balanced budget with a warning: In this economic climate, anything could change.

At 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, Eric Martin Anderson, 42, of Napa, was booked in Napa County jail for possession of a controlled substance and violation of probation.

American Canyon police arrested a 25-year-old Vallejo woman after a citizen reported seeing two children unattended in a vehicle Wednesday afternoon.

Most people move through Donaldson Way Elementary School in about six years, going from kindergarten to fifth grade.

The mood was jubilant at Justin-Siena High School’s 40th graduation ceremony Thursday evening, when student speakers looked ahead to the future and extended their good wishes to fellow classmates.

The city of American Canyon has a new public works director, the city announced Thursday.

A hiking trip at Stanislaus National Forest ended on a cold but happy note for a group of seventh-grade students from Napa’s Stone Bridge Charter School on Friday. Tuolumne County emergency crews rescued the group of more than 30 students, teachers and chaperones after they got caught in a snowstorm early Friday morning.

The driver who survived Thursday’s two-vehicle, head-on collision on the Silverado Trail is in stable condition, according to information from Queen of the Valley Medical Center.

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

Napa artist Gordon Huether smiles at the unveiling of his sculpture ‘Barrel of Leggy Fun’ on the Coombs Street side of the Fifth Street garage on Wednesday afternoon.