Just as Napa County approved a $5.4 million roads budget this week, the state Legislature proposed a reduction in funding for local roads by almost half that.

Three people were hospitalized Saturday in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 12, according to police and fire authorities.

Editor’s note: Today in Washington, D.C., there is no memorial dedicated to those who fought in World War I. If someday that changes, it may be due to the work of a small group of students from St. Helena.

The St. Helena Unified School District has come under fire for retirement packages awarded to administrators and teachers, but district officials say the deals are saving the district money.

 About 100 people walked Saturday in downtown Napa for Napa Valley Pride 2009, an event in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. The group left Veteran’s Memorial Park on Main Street, crossed the Napa River on First Street Bridge, followed Soscol Avenue before returning to the park by crossing the river on the Third Street Bridge.

Napa County Farm Bureau announced it has again “dropped everything” to protect the county’s world-renowned agricultural land.

Senior living community Aegis of Napa will relive the era of flappers, flim-flam and fuzz while raising money for the Queen of the Valley Medical Center on Friday, June 26. Activities will include gaming tables, music by Big House Trio and Giggle Water.

Traffic snarls are likely today for drivers leaving Napa for Marin County and San Francisco because of the Toyota/Save Mart 35 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma.

The public is invited to attend the outdoor showing and Napa premiere of “Rivers of a Lost Coast,” a documentary about flyfishing in northern California and how it has changed in the past 60 years.