SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Napa Residents' Property Tax Checks Being Stolen, Washed A FiDi tower once worth $320M just went up for auction and no one bid on it; a fiery Tesla crash caused a backup on 280 Tuesday morning; and Napa residents' property tax checks are being stolen out of the mail in a check-washing scheme.
SF News Two Killed in Fiery Crash Outside Travis Airforce Base While Fleeing Sheriff’s Deputies Two people were killed in a crash outside Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield early Tuesday after the driver fled Napa County Sheriff’s deputies during a traffic stop on Highway 12, which led to a chase.
SF News Vallejo Man Arrested for DUI In Napa Crash That Killed Three, Sent Four to Hospital Authorities arrested a Vallejo man on suspicion of driving under the influence of a drug Saturday in a "mass-casualty" crash near Napa’s Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, which killed three people and sent four to the hospital with major injuries.
SF News Napa Authorities Arrest Man Accused of Making AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Materials A 46-year-old American Canyon man was arrested on charges of possessing and manufacturing child pornography, which authorities believe was AI-generated, after the sheriff's office received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force.
SF News Three Small Children on Electric Motorbikes Injured In Napa County Vehicle Crash Two children, ages 5 and 7, had to be airlifted to UC Davis Tuesday after a crash involving a car in Angwin, in northern Napa County, and a third child also suffered injuries.
SF News Sunday Links: Ninety-Five Percent of Oakland Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike A body that was found in Napa County is believed to be connected to the kidnapping of a Sikh man in the Central Valley; cartel violence has taken over Puerto Vallarta; and Oakland’s teachers’ union is demanding a 12% pay increase as 95% of educators voted to strike.
SF News Video: 'Undercover' Santa Arrests Two In Napa County Christmas Tree Theft This strange and performative video has been going around from the American Canyon Police Department, showing a police officer dressed as Santa Claus putting a suspect in handcuffs.
SF News ICE Says Napa DUI Driver Suspected In Crash That Killed Six Was Deported Multiple Times, Has Drug Record The suspect in last month's deadly minivan crash in Napa County has a record of drug arrests and has been deported from the US multiple times, ICE says, making this case more likely to become a politically charged one.
SF News Alleged Drunk Driver In Deadly Napa Crash Had 3 Previous DUI Convictions The 53-year-old Stockton man who was driving a minivan and was allegedly intoxicated when he crashed into a tree and killed six of his passengers apparently had three prior DUI convictions, and also did not have a valid driver’s license.
SF News Six Killed, 2 Injured in Solo Minivan Crash in Napa County, Driver Arrested for Suspected DUI Six passengers were killed and another suffered major injuries Sunday evening when the driver of their vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree about 12 miles north of St. Helena. The driver, who survived, was arrested for suspected DUI.
SF News Pickett Fire May Have Ignited During Set-Up of Unauthorized Wedding at Napa Winery Cal Fire is investigating whether the 6,800-acre Pickett Fire was caused by an outdoor fireplace at Hundred Acre Wines in Calistoga during preparations for an upcoming wedding. Weddings have been banned at wineries in Napa since 1990.
SF News Photos: Pickett Fire in Napa County Spreads to 6,800 Acres, 11% Contained as of Sunday Afternoon Napa County declared a local emergency for the Calistoga area Sunday, calling for additional funding to fight the Pickett Fire, which broke out Thursday and reached nearly 7,000 acres Sunday afternoon.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Australian Bank Fires, Rehires Staff After Chatbot Fails Spectacularly The Pickett Fire in Napa County was at 7% containment on Friday afternoon; the vermin-infested Cupertino Whole Foods that shut down in April is still closed; and an Australian bank had to hire back the employees it fired when its new chatbot bombed.
SF News Pickett Fire, Which Began Thursday In Calistoga, Grows to 2,133 Acres A wildfire that is burning in a remote area of Napa County in northern Calistoga grew overnight to over 2,100 acres, and it is currently 0% contained.
SF News Brush Fire Breaks Out In Napa County, Dubbed the Berry Fire, Spreads to 50 Acres A brush fire spreading at a "moderate" speed began Friday morning near Lake Berryessa in Napa County, and has already scorched around 50 acres.
SF News Another Pair of Bay Area Parents Arrested In Fentanyl Death of Toddler A Napa mother has been charged with murder and a father has been charged with child endangerment in connection with the August 2024 death of their three-year-old son.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Napa Father Faces Murder Charge for DUI Crash That Killed Son Two people were found dead of gunshot wounds in an East Oakland apartment; a Napa father has been charged with murder for a DUI-related crash that killed his son; and San Jose again ranks high on unaffordability list.
SF News Bail Set for $1.5M for Napa Mother Arrested In DUI That Left Two Kids Dead A mother who was arrested and charged with DUI and vehicular manslaughter last week made her first court appearance Monday after being released from the hospital in Napa County.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pro Artem Chigvintsev Won't Be Charged In Napa Domestic Violence Case The Napa County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that Artem Chigvintsev will not face charges relating to a domestic violence arrest last month that made national headlines.
SF News Toll Fire In Napa Burns 50 Acres, Prompts Evacuations We now have a wildfire near Calistoga that broke out Tuesday morning, and it has grown to 50 acres and counting in the area of Old Lawley Toll Road.
Arts & Entertainment Napa’s Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Returning for Labor Day Weekend, Thankfully Without Dave Chapelle Emceeing The Blue Note Jazz Festival is somewhat scaled-down, moved to later in the summer, and is not bringing back Dave Chapelle, but still boasts an impressive lineup featuring John Legend, Andre 3000, and Jill Scott.
SF News Napa Considers Moving ‘Welcome’ Sign Because Too Many People Run Across Highway 29 to Instagram It A Napa County Instragam trap is causing worries that it could become a death trap, and the county is considering moving its picturesque “Welcome” sign because of unsafe behavior by motorists and pedestrians seeking pictures of it.
SF News Fault That Caused Massive 2014 Napa Earthquake May Be Far More Dangerous Than We Realize New geological research indicates that the West Napa Fault, which caused the destructive and deadly 2014 Napa quake, may be nine miles longer and potentially much deadlier than previously thought.
SF News Car Theft Suspects Caught In Oakland After Leading Police on 40-Mile Chase, Throwing Tools at Cop Cars A 2:30 a.m. Friday morning car chase started when two auto theft suspects were allegedly casing cars in Napa County, and police chased them all the way to Oakland, despite that the suspects were hurling construction tools at the police vehicles along the way.
SF News Napa Homeowner Allegedly Stabbed By Trespasser Pulls Knife Out of His Own Back, Stabs Suspect A Napa County resident engaged in a seriously cinematic act of self-defense on Saturday morning, attacking his attacker with the same knife he was stabbed with.
