Napa Valley Register

OAKLAND — A judge says no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the murder trial of a San Francisco Bay area transit police officer who shot an unarmed man. Full Story »

Napa County’s wet season hasn’t begun in earnest, but that is expected to change next week, forecasters say. Full Story »

SANTA ROSA -- Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Gnoss this afternoon reduced by nine years the 12-year, four-month sentence of Dylan Morse, the son of Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse, in connection with a fatal DUI crash in Sonoma County in February. Full Story »

The battle of Calistoga ended Thursday with a federal decision to grant a new American Viticultural Area appellation to Calistoga, forcing one local winery to change its business. Full Story »

In case it wasn’t clear before, county officials are trying to drive the point home: In Napa County, it is illegal to rent your home for less than 30 days. Full Story »

Napa County will receive $1.6 million to help more than 100 families threatened with homelessness. Full Story »

A Santa Rosa engineering firm, Winzler & Kelly, was awarded a contract Tuesday to design erosion repairs at two Redwood Creek locations along Redwood Road. Full Story »

The Napa City Council awarded a $951,352 contract Tuesday for the construction of an 80-space park and ride lot on Solano Avenue at Redwood Road. Full Story »

A man was arrested Wednesday after he was found with drugs and admitted to providing drugs to a juvenile. Full Story »

Napa police arrested a man Wednesday for allegedly having drugs, a weapon and drug paraphernalia. Full Story »

Employees of a Napa Safeway store apprehended a man Wednesday who fled when he was confronted about allegedly stealing from the store. Full Story »

Police arrested a man Wednesday who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol on a parole violation. Full Story »

The Napa Police Department has received a grant of more than $27,000 to enforce seat belt laws. The money is for the 2009-10 Click it or Ticket project. The goal is to increase seat belt use to 96 percent by Sept. 30, 2010. Full Story »

The Napa County Sheriff’s Department is putting on a crime prevention and safety fair in Yountville on Dec. 12. The fair will run from noon to 4 p.m. at the new Yountville Community Hall. Full Story »

Starting Jan. 1, all appliances, not just electronics, can be dropped off free at Napa’s Recycling and Composting Facility on Levitin Way near the county airport. 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 »

Federal authorities on Thursday granted American Viticultural Area status to the Calistoga region of the Napa Valley, ending a years-long fight over the use of the Calistoga name. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles County Judge Robert J. Perry has been assigned to preside over the murder trial of a former BART police officer who shot an unarmed man. Full Story »

OPENING LINE — 49ers by 1 RECORD VS. SPREAD — San Francisco 7-2-2; Seattle 4-7 Full Story »

Student leaders at Napa Valley College say campus administrators are blocking them from launching a student-organized food relief program, but officials say they’re just looking out for students’ health. Full Story »

Wells Fargo & Company announced Wednesday it will merge its two Wachovia branches in Napa with its Wells Fargo banks on Main and Trancas streets as part of a statewide consolidation. Full Story »

Downtown retailer JV Wine & Spirits has a new landlord. Todd Zapolski of Zapolski Real Estate purchased the property at 301 First St. Full Story »

For the first time, the city of Napa is willing to consider providing drinking water to residents of unincorporated Coombsville, an area beset with failing wells and a dropping water table. Full Story »

A man was arrested in Napa early Wednesday morning after police say he tackled a woman and pushed her to the ground. Full Story »

Napa County’s Public Health Division will host a free clinic to dispense the H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Full Story »