Napa Police are searching for suspects in a stabbing attack Friday night that left two people hospitalized in intensive care.
The attack was reported to police at 11:18 p.m. and took place on downtown Second Street near a parking garage and the old Napa County courthouse, according to Sgt. Nick Dalessi. Witnesses reported seeing numerous people fighting in the area, and arriving officers found blood on the street, Dalessi said.
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Shortly afterward, five people arrived at Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center with stab wounds of varying severity, according to Dalessi. Two of the victims had serious injuries and were in the Queenâs intensive-care unit as of Saturday morning, while the other three victims were treated and released, Dalessi said.
Two separate collisions in Napa County on Saturday resulted in arrests on suspicion of drunken driving, the California Highway Patrol reported.
At about 7 a.m., 18-year-old Brayan Roger Sanchez of Fairfield was driving a 2009 Chevrolet south on the Silverado Trail north of Yountville Cross Road when his vehicle left the pavement and struck trees and bushes, according to Marc Renspurger, spokesperson for the CHP Napa bureau. An 18-year-old Calistoga woman in the vehicle was taken by American Medical Response ambulance to Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center for what the highway patrol described as minor injuries.
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Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa is planning to make cuts to its staff. Officials announced over the weekend that 10 employees at the hospital will be laid off. The coronavirus pandemic had an impact on Providence in 2020 according to officials. Six of the eliminated workers are emergency department technicians, and four are cooks.
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