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.

Tortillas? Good for tacos, even better for throwing.

The Veterans Home of California at Yountville is looking at closing the acute care unit at Holderman Hospital, approximately 12 years after state auditors first recommended shuttering it.

A Sacramento couple who stole about $150,000 from their former Napa employer were sentenced to five years probation Thursday and forced to pay restitution to their victim.

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A group that rescues injured wildlife in Napa County — but has no brick-and-mortar home to call its own — hopes to make Clarke Ranch at the edge of American Canyon the county’s first rescue-and-rehabilitation center for wild animals and birds.

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Two Napa men were sent to jail Saturday night after one witnessed the other tinkle on a neighbor’s property.

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Special to the Register

An afternoon bike ride Sunday through Old Town Napa landed a 43-year-old Napa man in jail.

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.