The California Transportation Commission has approved a plan to prevent Highway 37, one of the main routes into Wine Country, from sinking.
7 On Your Side is continuing to follow a growing crisis at the Napa County Tax Collector's Office, where property tax checks mailed to the office are being stolen. Many of the stolen checks are being altered and cashed through a type of fraud known as check washing. It is a story we first reported last week, and on Monday, even more victims came forward after receiving delinquent notices saying their tax payments were never received.
We're learning more about a growing crisis at the Napa County Tax Collector's Office, where more than 60 property tax checks have been reported lost or stolen. The checks are being stolen and altered through a type of fraud called "check washing." More victims are now coming forward.
The Napa County Tax Collector is urging taxpayers to review their bank records if they paid their property taxes by mail. Dozens of checks mailed to the office, totaling millions of dollars, have been stolen and altered through a fraud called "check washing," officials said. An investigation is underway.
With wildfire season fast approaching in the North Bay, firefighters in Napa County are preparing with a new tool designed to guide crews to the right roads and water sources during emergencies. The device, known as a Beacon Box, is being installed at key locations across the county.
Two people are dead after a pursuit overnight Tuesday that began in Napa County and ended in a fiery crash at the entrance to the Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, authorities say.