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Dan Ross articles
Dan Ross is NapaValleyRegister.com's Online Editor/Multimedia Producer. Dan can be reached at dross@napanews.com
October 27th, 2009
High rollersHow do two people who run a San Francisco-based graphic design firm come to develop their own wine brand?
October 26th, 2009
The play's the thing...Working with one of their Hatch Design clients, Joel Templin and Katie Jain and their JAQK Cellars wines ended up as part of the biggest poker tournament in the world.
October 24th, 2009
High rollersHow do two people who run a San Francisco-based graphic design firm come to develop their own wine brand?
October 16th, 2009
Video: 3 Napa elementary schools may closeNapa school district officials are considering the option of closing Carneros, Capell Valley and Wooden Valley elementary schools after the end of this school year due to severe state budget cuts in education.
September 10th, 2009
Murder charge for former BART copJohannes Mehserle is going to face a murder charge in November when he is tried for killing Oscar Grant on New Year's Day at the Fruitvale BART station.
September 9th, 2009
Happy 09-09-09The numbers are lining up today for those who look at the number 9 as their lucky number.
August 28th, 2009
Ready to use your real name yet?There you are, sitting in front of your computer monitor, fingers flying across the keyboard while firing out one angry response after another, responding to perceived (or real) attacks against you and your opinions. You smile as the sarcastic tone reads just right, and the personal attack almost qualifies as well hidden. All that is left is for you to send it off. So you add your name ...
August 27th, 2009
Video: Wal-Mart evacuatedThe Wal-Mart Supercenter in American Canyon was evacuated early Thursday afternoon when a forklift struck and broke open a gas service line. Customers and employees waited in the parking lot for more than one hour before being allowed back in the building.
August 24th, 2009
Bank robbery try in American CanyonPolice began responding just before 1:30 p.m. today to a report of an attempted bank robbery at the Westamerica Bank branch on Broadway in American Canyon.
August 20th, 2009
Should marijuana be legalized?Many California cities -- now including Napa -- have approved the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries within their city limits.
August 19th, 2009
Video: Niners D too much for Raiders QB'sSan Francisco 49ers defensive back tormented Oakland Raiders quarterbacks Wednesday morning during joint team drills at the Raiders Training Camp in Napa.
Niners defense thumps Raiders offense in drillsSan Francisco 49ers defensive back Nate Clements was very vocal about how well his defensive teammates were shutting down the Oakland Radiers offense during combined drills this morning at the Raiders Training Camp in Napa.
August 18th, 2009
Video: Smash-mouth time at Raiders v. Niners practiceMembers of the Oakland Raiders linebackers corps had a chance Tuesday morning to smash into San Francisco 49ers running backs during a joint workout between the two teams.
Video: Raiders lose Schilens to broken footOakland Raiders wide receiver Chaz Schilens broke his left foot during drills Tuesday morning at the Raiders Training Camp in Napa. Schilens was hurt while running plays against San Francisco 49ers defenders.
Video: Raiders coach Cable says 'Nothing happened,' with fightOakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable Tuesday morning denied there was any altercation between himself and a Raiders assistant coach two weeks ago that resulted in the assistant, Randy Hanson, going to Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa with a broekn jaw.
Getting to hit at Raiders v. Niners practiceAlthough it took a while for things to heat up Tuesday morning at the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers joint practice in Napa, there was some early smash-mouth hitting between the Raiders linebackers and Niners running backs.
Napa's Tea Party organizer on health care reformPam Silleman, coordinator of the Tea Party group in Napa, spoke with Fox News about health care reform and what members of her group are doing to protest.
August 15th, 2009
Video: Favorite Fair FoodsUp and down the food row, there's plenty to choose from at the 2009 Napa Town & Countyr Fair
August 14th, 2009
What is your favorite Fair food?Come on, admit it, when you walk through the Napa Town & Country Fair you start looking at all the food booths and thinking what you can grab to eat.
Video: Getting hypnotized at the FairFifteen people volunteered to be hypnotized on stage Thursday afternoon at the Napa Town & Country Fair.
August 5th, 2009
American Canyon teen arrested for Vacaville bank robberyAn American Canyon teenager is under arrest in Solano County on suspicion of robbing a Bank of America branch at gunpoint Monday in Vacaville.
August 4th, 2009
Ellis working as new Raiders defensive endFormer Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Ellis, signed by the Oakland Raiders during the offseason, is taking plays with the first unit as Derrick Burgess continues his holdout from Raiders Training Camp in Napa.
American Canyon teen arrested for Vacaville bank robberyAn American Canyon teenager is under arrest in Solano County on suspicion of robbing a Bank of America branch at gunpoint Monday in Vacaville.
August 3rd, 2009
Russell's progress for RaidersJaMarcus Russell, his progress as a quarterback and what he needs to do for the Oakland Raiders to be successful is the subject of this video, with comments from Raiders head coach Tom Cable.
July 31st, 2009
Video: First day at camp for Heyward-BeyDarrius Heyward-Bey goes through drills in his first appearance at Oakland Raiders Training Camp at Redwood Middle School in Napa.
Heyward-Bey's opening day at Raiders camp in NapaFirst round draft pick Darrius Heyward-Bey had a relatively quiet first morning of practice at the Oakland Raiders Training Camp in Napa.
July 30th, 2009
Niners join Raiders in Napa mid-AugustOakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable talks about why he and San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary agreed to two days of joint workouts Aug. 18-19 at the Raiders Taining Camp in Napa.
July 29th, 2009
Video: Russell or Garcia as Raiders starting QB?WIll it be JaMarcus Russell or Jeff Garcia as the starting quarterback for the 2009 Oakland Raiders.
Burgess a holdout at Raiders camp, no place for VickOakland Raiders defensive end Derrick Burgess did not report to training camp in Napa, head coach Tom Cable said this afternoon.
July 13th, 2009
Spare The Air day TuesdayHigh temperatures and expected poor air quality for Tuesday have prompted officials to declare a Spare The Air day for Tuesday.
July 9th, 2009
What stores would you like to see in downtown Napa?As Register writer Kevin Courtney's article states, the city of Napa is spending nearly $100,000 to have a consultant come up with a plan for filling 105,000 square feet of new commercial space and another 76,000 square feet in older buildings that sit empty.
July 1st, 2009
Video: Reconstruction helps ID dead womanUsing a facial reconstruction bust, local law enforcement was able to identify a woman whose body was dumped at Lake Berryessa and found in May 2009.
Facial reconstruction leads to ID of woman found at Lake BerryessaA facial reconstruction bust of a woman whose body was found dumped alongside a Lake Berryessa roadway nearly two months ago has led to the identification of the woman.
June 29th, 2009
Fire at Berryessa blackened 20 acresA weekend brush fire that burned 20 acres was in an area that was quite difficult for fire crews to reach.
June 23rd, 2009
Video: Do you know this woman?Napa law enforcement is turning to the public to try and identify a woman whose body was dumped at Lake Berryessa up to a year ago.
Do you know this woman?Law enforcement officials Tuesday unveiled a reconstruction of the face of a murder victim found early last month at Lake Berryessa. The unknown woman was killed up to a year ago, and as of today, police have been unable to identify the woman.
Tiny quake rumbles below NapaA magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck the Napa area late Monday night, causing no damage and creating little notice throughout the valley.
June 17th, 2009
Wagenknecht v. Monez, who would get your vote?As Jillian Jones stated in her June 17 article, Former Napa Police Chief Dan Monez is considering a run for supervisor next year against Brad Wagenknecht, the slow-growth advocate who has represented District 1 for the last 11 years.
Domestic violence arrestAn argument ended Monday with a Napa man facing possible domestic violence and other charges.
Napa parents arrested after child welfare visitOfficers conducting a welfare check on a Napa couple’s children arrested the parents on drug counts Monday.
Napa woman arrested for DUI crashA Napa woman is under arrest for reportedly causing a vehicle collision Monday night while being drunk.
June 16th, 2009
Napa woman arrested for DUI crashA Napa woman is under arrest for reportedly causing a vehicle collision Monday night while being drunk.
May 17th, 2009
Excerpts from the Web diary of Dannille VanderpoolDannille Vanderpool kept family, friends and those who donated money to help her battle cancer up-to-date on her fight through a page on the social networking Web site MySpace. In the wake of her arrest, Napa police say she has confessed that she does not suffer from cancer. Her are some excerpts from her online diary:
Helping a friend in need — or so they thoughtThey all have close ties to local law enforcement, but those aren’t the ties that bound this group of people together for the past two years. Instead, they came together to help Dannille Vanderpool, a friend and Napa police dispatcher they all believed was soon to lose her life to a virulent form of ovarian cancer.
May 14th, 2009
Napa teen arrested for domestic batteryA Napa teenager was arrested last night on suspicion of domestic battery after reportedly hitting a woman's head against a wall.
May 9th, 2009
No injuries as car crashes into storeRuss Moore has operated Napa Sew & Vac for 30 years, but he never considered it a drive-in business — until Friday.
May 8th, 2009
No injuries as car crashes into storeThe people at Napa Sew & Vac had quite a jolt this morning as a vehicle crashed through the front windows of the Solano Avenue business.
DUI arrest after late-night crashA Napa man was arrested late Thursday evening on suspicion of DUI after crashing his car into another vehicle on Silverado Trail.
May 5th, 2009
Driver caught after fleeing crash sceneA Napa man was booked this morning on suspicion of hit-and-run after fleeing the scene of a single-vehicle crash that closed a south county road for nearly two hours.
May 4th, 2009
Driver caught after fleeing crash sceneA Napa man was booked this morning on suspicion of hit-and-run after fleeing the scene of a single-vehicle crash that closed a south county road for nearly two hours.
April 25th, 2009
Armed robbery at Napa gas stationAn individual was robbed at gunpoint just before 9 p.m. Friday at a Jefferson Street gas station in Napa.
April 23rd, 2009
College lockdown suspects may have stalked robbery victimThe two men accused of armed robbery and who caused a full lockdown of Napa Valley College earlier this week apparently came to Napa three different times to learn the habits of the person they robbed.
Public outcry over St. Helena superintendent choiceMany St. Helena residents are working to convince the local school board to reconsider its choice on hiring a new school district superintendent.
April 22nd, 2009
Suspects named in robbery, Napa Valley College incidentPolice have released the names of two Oakland men who robbed a man in front of a Napa bank on Monday and then holed up inside the Napa Valley College library for more than three hours.
April 21st, 2009
Suspects named in robbery, Napa Valley College incidentPolice have released the names of two Oakland men who robbed a man in front of a Napa bank yesterday and then holed up inside the Napa Valley College library for more than three hours.
High temperatures expected Tuesday for NapaHow many of you are already sick of people coming up and asking, "So, is it hot enough for you?"
April 18th, 2009
Police: Ex-dispatcher admits lying about having cancerThe ex-Napa police dispatcher accused of fraud reportedly admitted to police investigators she lied about having ovarian cancer and used that lie to obtain slightly more than $50,000 in donations and city pay.
April 17th, 2009
Police: Ex-dispatcher admits lying about having cancerThe ex-Napa police dispatcher accused of fraud reportedly admitted to police investigators she lied about having ovarian cancer and used that lie to obtain slightly more than $50,000 in donations and city pay.
April 16th, 2009
Ex-dispatcher accused of fraud in custodyThe ex-Napa police dispatcher accused of collecting $50,000 in donations by faking claims she suffers from ovarian cancer turned herself in Thursday afternoon and is in custody.
April 15th, 2009
Donors who contributed to Vanderpool cancer fundHere is the list of donors who contributed slightly more than $50,000 to funds to asisst ex-Napa police dispatcher Dannille Vanderpool with medical and personal expenses after she informed people she was battling ovarian cancer.
Local first responders gave thousands to VanderpoolUsing terms such as “incredulous” and “shocked,” Napa County police officers and firefighters reacted with disbelief to news a former dispatcher is accused of making off with more than $50,000 in donations by falsely claiming she had cancer.
Faking it?A former Napa police dispatcher is accused of conning friends, coworkers and residents out of more than $50,000 by falsely claiming she had ovarian cancer.
April 14th, 2009
Ex-Napa dispatcher charged with faking cancer claimProsecutors say a former Napa police dispatcher duped residents and coworkers into believing she had cancer and bilked them out of tens of thousands of dollars.
April 9th, 2009
Help needed finding dog that bit Napa childThe Napa County Sheriff’s Department Animal Services Division is requesting the public’s help in locating a dog that bit a teenager.
April 1st, 2009
Suspended Vintage teacher faces molestation trialA suspended Vintage High School math teacher facing 10 counts of sexual abuse against a minor is set to go to court in Sonoma County next month.
Teens arrested for music store burglaryTwo teens were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing $1,000 worth of guitars from a Napa music store.
March 31st, 2009
Poll: What do you think of sales tax increase?Starting April Fools' Day, the sales tax in Napa and all California counties jumps 1 percent to help solve the state's massive budget crisis.
Suspended Vintage teacher faces molestation trialA Vintage High School math teacher facing with 10 counts of sexual abuse against a minor is set to go to trial in Sonoma County next month.
Teens arrested for music store burglaryTwo teens were arrested yesterday on suspicion of stealing $1,000 worth of guitars from a Napa music store.
March 27th, 2009
Extra DUI patrols in Napa tonightNapa police are planning extra DUI patrols Friday night within the city limits.
March 20th, 2009
Confessions of a March Madness junkieHi, I’m Dan, and I have a problem. I am a March Madness-aholic.
March 17th, 2009
Any St. Patrick's Day traditions at your house?We do a few things when St. Patrick's Day rolls around, and have for decades.
March 13th, 2009
Video: Teacher rally draws hundredsMore than 200 teachers, parents and students protested in front of the Napa Valley Unified School District administrative offices Friday afternoon, showing support for more than 80 teachers who may lose their jobs due to pending state budget cuts.
Video: Newsom in Napa and Prop. 8San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom hosts a town hall meeting in Napa as part of his tour of california cities as he explores the idea of running for governor.
Man who bolted traffic stop arrested after foot chaseA Napa man wanted for leaving the scene of a traffic stop on Tuesday was arrested Wednesday morning after police traced him to a Cayetano Drive home.
March 12th, 2009
Man who bolted traffic stop arrested after foot chaseA Napa man wanted for leaving the scene of a traffic stop on Tuesday was arrested Wednesday morning after police traced him to a Cayetano Drive home where he was hiding.
March 11th, 2009
Court tomorrow for 2 accused of murder over $10 and cell phoneThe two individuals accused of killing a Napa teenager last year during a robbery that netted the pair $10 and a cell phone have a preliminary hearing scheduled for Thursday morning in Napa County Superior Court.
March 6th, 2009
Napa's American Idol says thanks for votingJust 36 hours after being voted off American Idol, Kristen McNamara stopped in Napa to say thanks to those from her hometown who voted for her.
February 17th, 2009
No McNamara in this week's American IdolNapa County's Kristen McNamara is one of American Idol's 36 semifinalists, but she is not scheduled to perform as part of this week's show on Fox television.
February 16th, 2009
Weather Watch: Mudslides and flooded yards ... what about you?Napa County cities talking in December and January about water restrictions due to drought conditions. Mid-February comes and it basically has been raining for 36 hours straight.
February 14th, 2009
Two severely injured in early-morning crashTwo people received major injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Napa early this morning.
February 9th, 2009
Can Napa's McNamara make American Idol's Top-36Can Kristen McNamara make it to the semifinals of the hit Fox television show, "American Idol?"
February 5th, 2009
Poll: What would you do with Napa's Downtown Trolley?Napa's downtown trolley, little used by tourists and locals alike, is facing a grim future should downtown Napa business owners decide to stop an annual $50,000 subsidy of the trolley.
Napa's McNamara advances on American IdolNapa County’s Kristin McNamara has “made it to Hollywood,” as part of the hit TV series American Idol.
February 2nd, 2009
Are comment guidelines here too strict?Comment guidelines are posted right next to where readers post the thoughts on every napavalleyregister.com article. Each article is read by one of our moderators before either being posted as-is to the site, deleted, or set aside for another moderator to read and decide to post/delete.
Make your Super Bowl predictionSuper Bowl time is finally here, so get out your thinking caps and make your prediction.
January 28th, 2009
How would you improve downtown Napa?Napa city officials this week approved a $600,000-plus review of what to do with its downtown.
December 22nd, 2008
Jamieson Canyon closed due to crash, chemical spillA pest control truck overturned early this morning on Highway 12 — Jamieson Canyon Road — closing the highway all morning from I-80 in Solano County to Highway 29 in Napa County.
December 17th, 2008
Biggest Loser is over, are you ready to be Napa's version?Cheryl Forberg, the nutritionist to NBC's hit show "Biggest Loser," writes a monthly column for the Register on eating right, offering ways to improve your overall health through better eating habits and providing great recipes.
Weather Watch: What did you see out there?Rumor has it snow should fall today at elevations of 1,000 or lower in Napa County.
December 12th, 2008
Best Happy Hour spots in the Napa ValleyCheryleigh Corshen Corshen lists in her most recent column a series of great Happy Hour and Locals NIght options for those of us living in the Napa Valley ... and for visitors alike.
December 11th, 2008
Wood fires for heating, cooking banned today in NapaThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has called a Spare the Air day through tomorrow morning for Napa and eight other Bay Area counties due to unhealthful air quality.
December 5th, 2008
100,000 comments: Are we doing this right?Sometime this weekend, the number of story comments made to NapaValleyRegister.com articles will hit the 100,000 mark. The milestone says a great deal about the desire for this community to have an online forum for their thoughts, but is this forum set up in the best manner?
Copia's creditors: The list of everyone owed moneyBelow is the list of the 369 businesses and individuals owed money by Copia, Napa's wine, food and arts center.
December 4th, 2008
Best Happy Hour spots in the Napa ValleyCherylleigh Corshen lists in her article this week a series of great Happy Hour and Locals NIght options for those of us living in the Napa Valley ... and for visitors alike.
December 3rd, 2008
Copia's creditors: The list of everyone owed moneyBelow is the list of the 369 businesses and individuals owed money by Copia, Napa's wine, food and arts center.
December 2nd, 2008
Cranberry explosion wins Thanksgiving Dinner Disaster contestMore than 700 of you voiced your opinion, and from that we have a winner in NapaValleyRegister.com’s first-ever Thanksgiving Dinner Disaster story contest, sponsored by Vallerga’s Markets in Napa.
December 1st, 2008
Video: bankruptcy for CopiaCopia filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday afternoon
Cyber Monday: What are you buying online?OK, admit it, you're surfing all the shopping sites online today while at work, buying Christmas presents for family and friends rather than balancing the end-of-month books or responding to all the e-mail that piled up while you were away from work on Thanksgiving break, right?
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