UPDATE: Lightning Complex Fire now 15 percent contained
UPDATE: Fire crews gained some ground on the LNU Lightning Complex Fire during the night, achieving 15 percent containment even as the blaze grew to nearly 315,000 acres in size. The California...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘No mercy’: Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist gets life in prison
SACRAMENTO — The sentence came as no surprise. Nearly two months after pleading guilty to 13 murders and admitting to dozens of sexual assaults he committed as the Golden State Killer and East Area...
View ArticleCrews gaining ground on LNU Lightning Complex fires
Mother Nature dealt firefighters a break this week, failing to deliver on extreme lightning strikes and strong winds that promised to worsen conditions for crews battling the LNU Lightning Complex...
View ArticleYolo DA warns of tax lien scam
Now that tax season has come and gone, scammers are coming up with new ways to attempt to scam Yolo County residents. A new twist on the tax scam is the tax lien letter, which seeks to scare...
View ArticleNo shirt, no shoes, no pants …
Davis police arrested a man on public intoxication charges Sunday after receiving several reports of him walking around town sans clothing. Franklin Anthony Christopher, 41, was contacted by officers...
View ArticleFormer UC Davis professor pleads guilty to tax evasion
Jack Ray Snyder, a world-renowned equine surgeon and former professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of tax evasion. Snyder, 63, retired from UC...
View ArticleSuspect in South Davis rape attempt arrested
Davis police announced Tuesday evening the arrest of a Sacramento man in connection with the attempted rape of a woman in South Davis that occurred earlier this month, and they believe he may have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Man allegedly attempts to flee officers in Winters
Winters Police Department assisted in the arrest of a man who allegedly fled from probation officers Tuesday during a routine probation search, the agency announced on social media. According to the...
View ArticleBike, golf-ball picker thefts land man in jail
Davis police say a man stole a bike from a garage, then upgraded to a golf-ball picker Monday morning before officers caught up to him. Joshua Barrios first came to the Police Department’s attention...
View ArticleAttempted-rape suspect pleads not guilty
WOODLAND — A Sacramento man accused of assaulting and attempting to rape a woman in South Davis earlier this month pleaded not guilty to the allegations during his initial court appearance Thursday....
View ArticlePolice send in robot amid reports of suicide
The Davis police and fire departments responded to an East Davis street Wednesday in response to reports of a suicidal man inside his home. According to Lt. Art Camacho, officers responded to the...
View ArticleBurglary triggers lengthy standoff at 2nd and I streets; suspect arrested
A break-in at a Davis wellness center led to an hours-long police standoff that ended early Friday morning with the alleged burglar’s arrest. The chaotic situation began at about 9:20 p.m. Thursday,...
View ArticleFire fundraising letter may be misleading, Davis firefighters’ union warns
Davis’ firefighters union, Local 3494, is advising the community to be cautious about a fundraising mailer arriving in local mailboxes that may lead residents to believe the proceeds go directly to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Does jailhouse letter clear two accused killers?
WOODLAND — A potentially exculpatory letter has derailed next week’s scheduled trial for the two remaining suspects in the disappearances and presumed deaths of two Yolo County teens. Now, a Yolo...
View ArticleLNU wildfire now 69 percent contained; Yolo evacuations modified
Yolo County began the process of repopulating two rural areas ordered evacuated last week after wildfire jumped Highway 16 and threatened residences there. Zone 1, in the county’s northwestern corner,...
View ArticleChinese researcher to be released on bail
Visiting cancer researcher is accused of hiding ties to Chinese military Juan Tang, 37, a Chinese national who was recently a visiting cancer researcher at UC Davis, will be released on bail, a...
View ArticleDavis police warn of ‘arrest warrant’ phone scam
Davis police are warning the community about a current phone scam in which the caller “is using the names and ranks of current Davis Police Department officers to solicit funds in a fraudulent...
View ArticlePolice investigate attempted child abduction in East Davis
Davis police officers responded this week to a “suspicious circumstance” call involving a suspect in a white van who allegedly attempted to lure a 3-year-old child into the car.Deputy Police Chief...
View Article
