Local news from the Napa Valley http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=qHvSKXLB3BGFT7jFCB2yXQ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:39:08 -0800 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b06f1904b466037451713.txt Watch what happend when a 700 pound pumpkin, grown by the Register's John Hawkley, plummets into the newspaper's parking lot. newsys-454538324 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:45:07 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b05d75a9117c023582283.txt OAKLAND — The trial of a former BART officer charged in the killing of an unarmed black man will be moved to Los Angeles County because of extensive media coverage and other possible distractions to trial participants, a judge ruled Thursday. newsys-455987904 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:39 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b05c16d02d7c662937159.txt Are you one of the more than 100,000 people who had an IRS refund check sent back because your mailing address was wrong? newsys-454997608 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:34:31 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b0639883dc0c322577139.txt Nearly 200 people turned out Wednesday at Redwood Middle School, where Napa school district officials hosted the second of two public meetings about likely school closures. newsys-456814690 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:34:31 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b0641f4a4ae3573694046.txt The city of Napa is seeking public comments as it develops an ordinance regulating medicinal marijuana dispensaries. newsys-452326791 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:12:55 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b063bd18e1fe042605029.txt Quotes taken from people’s sticky notes appended to development options for downtown at Wednesday’s Downtown Specific Plan meeting. newsys-451206820 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:12:55 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b063a3461b76878943029.txt A St. Helena woman who pleaded guilty to loan-sharking was sentenced to 90 days in jail Thursday, among other penalties. newsys-451206823 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:12:55 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b0641afd8b93488284184.txt A Sonoma man was arrested for suspected drug possession after a traffic stop Wednesday. newsys-451206821 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:12:55 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b06419f954b4873681130.txt About $20,000 worth of tools were stolen last weekend from a construction trailer at a closed resort near Lake Berryessa, a contractor reported to the Napa County Sheriff’s Office. newsys-451206822 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:12:55 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/local/doc4b0639ca32dd8707876860.txt Nearly 100 people turned out Wednesday night to give their two cents on what the downtown Napa of the future should look like. newsys-451206818 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:12:55 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/news_briefing/doc4b063bee042b4532100264.txt A Nov. 16 front page article about short horror films made by local teens misstated the name of actress who played a lead role in “Deadly Deja Vu.” She is Heather Vautrin. newsys-452326798 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:12:55 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/diane_montanez/doc4b04c093b1787621571270.txt Why are some sidewalks in Napa unpaved? I’ve noticed several well-traveled blocks where pedestrians tread on dirt and gravel alone: Yajome and Napa streets (west side), Jefferson Street near Old Sonoma Road (east side), Old Sonoma at Almond Avenue (north side). newsys-454789821 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:11:07 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/most_wanted/doc4af4c4e7c3a03815690793.txt If you have knowledge of the location of any of these wanted people, please call the Sheriff's Department warrants Bureau at 707-253-4209 or E-mail sheriff@co.napa.ca.us newsys-450419966 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:52:28 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/dui/doc4af08488daed3373672684.txt NapaValleyRegister.com publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence in Napa County. newsys-443824199 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:44:46 -0800