Napa News

Solano and Napa students can meet representatives from nearly 30 colleges and institutions at the second annual fall college fair sponsored by Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville, Benicia, and Napa.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. Agricultural officials opened a second front Wednesday in the fight against two invasive moth species, one known for the controversy surrounding it, the other a newcomer that already is creating anxiety for its presence in a score of Napa ...

This will be a graduation day, of sorts, for approximately three-thousand Light Brown Apple Moths.

The first sterile apple moths were released in California's wine country. They were bred to stop an invasion by the pest that could cost California farmers billions of dollars.

A fire that destroyed a two-story house in unincorporated Napa County Monday was started accidentally by decorative candles, the Napa County Fire Marshal's Office said Tuesday.

A grisly car accident claimed the life of a male motorist in the 20,000 block of Broadway in the mid-morning hours of October 31.

A new grape pest has been discovered in Napa County, and valley grape growers are hoping it doesn't hitch a ride south.

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will perform "An Evening of Bluegrass and Banjo" at 8 p.m. Nov.

Heritage meats prepared over hardwood fires is the Primal Napa theme. Photos Jeff Allen.

Bank of Napa, N.A. announced its third quarter 2009 financial results. The bank's total deposits at September 30, 2009 were $61.6 million, an increase from the third quarter of 2008 of $18.0 million.

The Napa County Public Health Division will hold a meeting Thursday on how the H1N1 flu could affect local businesses.

In speaches, poems and songs, hundreds Friday paid tribute to the late Napa Valley College president Chris McCarthy.

As flood season approaches, the Napa County Sheriff's Office announced this week that it is encouraging residents to sign up with a community information service that provides information about traffic advisories, public safety emergencies, crime trends and safety tips.

The California Highway Patrol is at the scene of an accident involving a bicyclist and a hot air balloon in unincorporated Napa County.

Erik Adkins spends a lot of time on ice. As general manager of the Heaven's Dog bar in San Francisco he's very particular about what ice goes into his cocktails, preferring hand-carved chunks for slow-sipping drinks and oversized clear cubes for lighter concoctions.

If there's any bright side to the durned Great Recession, it's that terrific places have embraced some Great Recession prices, such as Stark's Steakhouse , recently lauded in these pages for its crazy cheap weekday happy hour from 3pm to 6pm.

Reporting from Sacramento - The state auditor Tuesday identified more than 100 nurses and psychiatric workers on the state payroll who have at least doubled their salaries with overtime, working as many as 90 hours a week.

Mercedeh Sanati Published on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 3:19PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Oct.

The Napa County Agricultural Commissioner's Department, in cooperation with Interstate Ag Plastics, holds an agricultural plastic container recycling event Monday, the county announced.

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