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House boat burns on Lake Berryessa
A houseboat went up in flames on Lake Berryessa in Napa County Wednesday, authorities said.The Napa County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Thursday that its Marine Unit about a houseboat on fire which was docked at the Markley Cove houseboat slips just west of State Road 128 at the east end of the lake.The houseboat was cut loose to prevent the fire from spreading, the Sheriff's Office said. Cal Fire and Capell Fire helped put out the flames and there were injuries. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Napa Police Arrest Vallejo Man After Standoff, Firearm and Illegal Drugs Seized
Officers from the Napa Police Department apprehended a man after a tense standoff involving a vehicle that contained suspicious individuals and illegal contraband. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon on the 4400 block of Linda Vista Avenue when authorities were alerted to suspicious subjects in a car. Upon arrival, the officers...
16 Fun Things to Do This Week (4.29.24)
The whispers and rumors are true: A new downtown monthly music festival is finally happening!. Here’s what else is on this week: nerd out at a special screening of Star Wars while the SF Symphony plays the iconic score live, let your freak out at the How Weird Street Faire, pony up to the bar for mint juleps at Kentucky Derby watch parties, party poolside at the Phoenix Hotel on Cinco de Mayo, entertain the whole family at de Youngsters Day Out, and much more.
Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation and other abuses under new rule
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Temporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under a Labor Department rule announced Friday. Each year about 300,000 immigrants, mostly from Mexico, take seasonal jobs on U.S. farms. The new rule, which The post Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation and other abuses under new rule appeared first on KION546.
City, school district may be key to getting more sports fields, new complex in Napa
With a dearth of quality sports fields in Napa, a group of local parents and youth sports officials have for years been exploring ways to add new fields and shape up old ones, though they’ve been unsuccessful so far. But a reinvigorated push has come together to hopefully solve...
Napa County judge set to strike down second effort to stop Mayacamas Countywide Middle School from opening
A Napa County Superior Court judge on Wednesday is set to strike down a second effort to prevent the Mayacamas Countywide Middle School from opening in Napa, according to a tentative ruling issued Tuesday. The ruling comes after the Napa Valley Unified School District sued the Napa County Office of...
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