The remains of a woman have been discovered near Lake Berryessa, and investigators are trying to find out who she is.

St. Helena native Lee Pierce has decided to vie for the Assembly seat of Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, whose term ends next year and cannot run for re-election.

According to those who saw it, Napa’s Fourth of July parade last year qualified for Guinness world’s shortest parade honors.

In a decision that would have been unthinkable only a few years ago, the St. Helena City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to allow the Napa Valley Wine Train to make stops in St. Helena.

A Copia creditor filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against Copia’s bond insurer and two banks involved with Napa’s bankrupt center for food, wine and the arts.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 23-year-old Oakland man who was found walking along Highway 29 near South Kelly Road Wednesday morning with a loaded handgun in his backpack.

A 26-year-old Napa man was arrested for violation of probation Wednesday morning after a citizen reported he had made unauthorized purchases on a credit card, Napa police reported.

Frank F. Folster, 20, 4474 Dumas St., was taken into custody Wednesday morning after Napa police searched his room while investigating another call. Folster was booked for investigation of possession of an illegal drug, ecstasy, and possession of ammunition. Both allegations are probation violations, Sgt. Mike Hensley said.

The California Highway Patrol investigated a minor injury collision between two pickups Thursday morning on Silverado Trail near Chimney Rock Winery. The accident was reported at 5:12 a.m. Both vehicles were towed.

Princess Chelsea, crowned the ugliest dog in the world, will be making a star turn in Napa this Saturday as part of a launch party for author Hillary Homzie’s tween novel, “Things Are Gonna Get Ugly.” The event is at Copperfield’s Books from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, June 13.

They’re technically adults now, but Vintage High School’s graduating seniors will always be their parents’ children. Just ask Anne Base, mother of Shannon Base, her 18-year-old middle child and one of Vintage’s most recent graduates.

A blue silhouette beneath the Memorial Stadium bleachers, John Baker was waiting for the Napa High School graduation ceremony to begin Wednesday afternoon when he was jolted with the realization: Once he crossed that stage, everything would change.