A large eucalyptus tree fell across Highway 29 late Wednesday morning, blocking southbound traffic and the Napa Valley Wine Train tracks between Trubody and Ragatz Lanes near Yountville.

Large plumes of smoke in the hills east of Napa prompted a number of calls of concern to fire crews and the Register offices earlier this afternoon.

Boosting confidence in the revitalization of downtown Napa, a popular neighborhood restaurant will join the burgeoning ranks of downtown dining rooms before summer’s end.

Napa’s new transit center will be built at the southwest corner of Fourth and Burnell streets, opposite Napa Valley Exposition.

Pacific Union College is resuming work on its Angwin eco-village project, but the Seattle-based developer that has guided the project since 2005 will assume a smaller role in the 380-unit project.

Anthony Lee Holley was booked in Napa County jail on Tuesday for suspected domestic abuse and a parole violation.

A two-acre grass fire threatened two homes on Old Soda Spring Road Wednesday, but firefighters extinguished the blaze before there was damage to either structure.

SACRAMENTO — Foiled by a dispute over education funding, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders remain at odds over how to close California’s $26.3 billion budget shortfall.

In case you don't flip through our Opinion section, we thought we'd point out a guest commentary today by George Altamura, owner of the long-shuttered Uptown Theater.

The son of Merced County's district attorney has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for a car crash that killed a 22-year-old from Calistoga.

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the nation’s largest gay rights groups is urging activists in California not to go back to the ballot next year to repeal the state’s same-sex marriage ban.