Arrests made in case of missing Yolo County teens
Three arrests have been made in connection with the 2016 disappearances of Yolo County teenagers Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore, the Woodland Police Department announced Sunday night. “The details of...
View ArticleMurder suspect: ‘I’m just a witness that didn’t call the police’
WOODLAND — Chandale Shannon says he never killed anyone, let alone his friends Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore. “I’m just a witness that didn’t call the police,” a tearful Shannon, 21, said during a...
View ArticleLife term handed down for local farmer’s murder
WOODLAND — A Calaveras County man was sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison Tuesday for last year’s fatal stabbing of Dustin “Dusty” Dougherty, a rural Davis farmer who had been dating the...
View ArticleDavis police warn of ‘Microsoft’ scam
The Davis Police Department reported on its Facebook page this week it is receiving reports of a computer-virus scam. The gist: A company pretending to be Microsoft says your computer has a virus, and...
View ArticleMarsh returns to Yolo County in July for juvenile court proceedings
WOODLAND — Daniel Marsh, convicted at 17 of a brutal double-homicide in Davis, will return to Yolo Superior Court in July to begin the process of undergoing a juvenile transfer hearing granted to him...
View ArticleFiery crash closes southbound I-5 near Woodland
A stretch of Interstate 5 east of Woodland was shut down for hours early Saturday morning following a fiery two-vehicle collision on the Vietnam Veterans Bridge. According to the California Highway...
View ArticleUPDATED: Man fatally shot in Knights Landing; six suspects arrested
Six people are in custody in connection with a shooting homicide Monday in the Knights Landing community, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office announced this morning. Armando Mendez, 29, and Trevor Morgan,...
View ArticleKnights Landing homicide suspects make first court appearance
WOODLAND — Relatives and friends of Rosendo Amavizca shuttled between two Yolo County courtrooms Thursday as five of the six people accused of killing the Knights Landing man were arraigned on charges...
View ArticleWoman robbed on K Street
Davis police are investigating a robbery that occurred Wednesday night on K Street. Lt. Paul Doroshov said the female victim walking in the 500 block of K Street sometime between 9:30 and 9:55 p.m....
View ArticleSuspects in Yolo County teens’ murders plead not guilty
WOODLAND — Three suspects in the 2016 disappearances and apparent homicides of Yolo County teens Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore pleaded not guilty to murder, kidnapping and other charges Friday....
View ArticleCharges upheld in Winters human trafficking case
WOODLAND — Criminal charges have been upheld against a 22-year-old Contra Costa County man accused of human trafficking and other offenses in connection with his sexual relationship with an underage...
View ArticlePlea deal resolves Davis elder-abuse case
WOODLAND — A former employee of a Davis assisted-living facility was sentenced Wednesday to serve probation and community service for an incident in which he bound an elderly woman’s hands with a belt....
View ArticleSuspicious package on campus was geocache
The Yolo County Bomb Squad was dispatched to the UC Davis campus Thursday afternoon to investigate a suspicious package that turned out to be a geocache container, campus officials said. UCD spokesman...
View ArticleWest Sacramento man sentenced for child molestation
A 36-year-old West Sacramento man was sentenced to 13 years in state prison Thursday for the molestation of his teenage stepdaughter, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced. A Yolo County...
View ArticlePolice investigate indecent-exposure incident
A man exposed himself to two young girls last week at a local summer camp, the Davis Police Department reported Friday. Police received the report at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday from two 9-year-old girls...
View ArticleLATEST: County Fire grows to 70,000 acres; evacuations ordered for Highway...
Firefighters gained little ground overnight in the battle against the County Fire burning in unincorporated Yolo County. The County Fire has burned more than 44,500 acres since it ignited Saturday...
View ArticleDavis resident graduates Mental Health Court
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on Monday, June 11, 28-year-old Davis resident Jessie Tessler graduated from Mental Health Court in Department Six of the Yolo County Superior...
View ArticleFirefighters make progress against blaze
By Matthew Keys McNaughton Newspapers Fire crews continue to make headway against the multi-county wildfire that once threatened rural portions of Winters. The County Fire has consumed 88,375 acres...
View ArticleHot spot
Reader Stephen de Ropp snapped these photos of Davis Fire Department crews putting out a brush fire Thursday, just east of town.
View ArticleCapay Valley structures destroyed by County Fire
By Matthew Keys McNaughton Newspapers Cabins, homes and other structures have been destroyed by the County Fire in the Capay Valley, according to a land owner there. Wyatt Cline, the operator of the...
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