A $54 million government award to relocate Napa Valley Wine Train tracks has come under fire by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., as proof that the federal stimulus package is riddled with waste. Full Story »
Motorists can expect lane closures on Redwood Road, west of Dry Creek Road, on Tuesday. Full Story »
The attorneys involved in the case of Dylan Morse, who while under the influence caused a collision that killed a Calistoga man and two others, had differing reactions to the unusual decision by the judge in the case to dramatically reduce Morse’s prison sentence. Full Story »
Michael Ruiz of Calistoga realizes that nothing will bring back his son, Alex, who was 22 when he died in a Sonoma County car wreck on Valentine’s Day. Full Story »
Wage cuts could be on the way for all Napa Valley College employees. Full Story »
For the first time in the 30 years that Bill Blau has grown grapes near Calistoga, he did not sell his fruit this year. Consequently, 130 tons of high-quality merlot grapes will become premium mulch. Full Story »
A Napa man was arrested Wednesday morning after being released from jail on his own recognizance. Full Story »
A bicyclist was arrested Thursday after Napa County Sheriff’s deputies allegedly found him with drugs. Full Story »
A very cold air mass is expected to hang on for one more night, producing another round of sub-freezing temperatures Thursday morning for Napa County and many other Bay Area interior valleys. Full Story »
Are you one of the more than 100,000 people who had an IRS refund check sent back because your mailing address was wrong? Full Story »
Dozens of San Francisco State University students who occupied a building on campus were arrested this morning after a 24-hour protest of budget cuts and fee hikes to the state's public university system. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO — Work is under way to clean the first vessels removed from a fleet of decaying warships shedding toxic paint into waters near San Francisco Bay. Full Story »
Two months ago, in the wake of a 42-0 drubbing of his Braves, Justin-Siena High School varsity head football coach Rich Cotruvo offered what sounds like a typical sports cliché. Full Story »
American Canyon City Manager Rich Ramirez unveiled Tuesday what may be the first $400,000 of up to $1.5 million in eventual cuts to the city budget. Full Story »
A Napa man was arrested after he allegedly shoved a woman during an argument Tuesday. Full Story »
In a vote of confidence, the Napa City Council reappointed three incumbent planning commissioners with 18 years of collective commission service to new two-year terms Tuesday. Full Story »
ALAMEDA — Randy Hanson, who accused Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable of assault after a training camp scuffle, has returned to work in the team’s personnel department. Full Story »
Icy conditions caused delays and the cancellation of more than 20 flights at Bay Area airports this morning. Full Story »
Emergency crews have finished evacuating passengers from a BART train that derailed between the 12th Street and Lake Merritt stations in Oakland, BART officials said late this morning. Full Story »
You might call them three men bearing gifts for the holiday season: Full Story »
A Napa man and several others were arrested Monday in Glenn County after the Napan allegedly shot a pellet gun at a moving vehicle while he was in another car. Full Story »
Nearly $200 million in a suspected Ponzi scheme flowed through Napa’s branches of Washington Mutual Inc., according to a class-action suit filed recently in San Francisco. Full Story »
A man was arrested twice in two days on charges of harassing a woman who has a restraining order against him. Full Story »
A man was arrested for violating his parole Monday. Full Story »
A freeze warning is in effect from midnight tonight to 9 a.m. Wednesday for Napa and most of northern California. Full Story »
Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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