Alcohol blamed for 2 highway crashes
California Highway Patrol officers say a Woodland man was under the influence of alcohol when he sideswiped one car and rear-ended another Saturday night on Highway 113 between Davis and Woodland....
View ArticleBicyclist hurt in collision with car
A bicyclist was injured Monday morning after being struck by a vehicle in South Davis, police said. Ridge Tolbert, 60, was biking through the intersection of Mace Boulevard and El Macero Drive at about...
View ArticleDavis molest case set for fall trial
A November trial date has been set in the case of a Davis man accused of molesting two fellow church members more than a decade ago. Justin Prentice Morejohn, who turns 32 this week, has pleaded not...
View ArticleSecond suspect charged in Dunnigan murder attempt
A second man has been indicted by the Yolo County grand jury in connection with a shooting and stabbing incident last fall in Dunnigan. David Earl Bristow, 55, of Bakersfield, already had three stints...
View Article2 nabbed for Davis, Soda Springs burglaries
Yolo County sheriff’s investigators say they solved the recent burglaries of a Davis family’s primary and vacation homes with the arrests of two men Thursday following a monthlong investigation....
View ArticleSecond-alarm blaze damages two West Davis homes
The Davis Fire Department is investigating the cause of a Friday morning blaze that heavily damaged a West Davis home and spread to a neighboring structure. Capt. Bobby Weist said the fire broke out...
View ArticleTeen arrested for assaulting father
A 16-year-old Davis girl was arrested early Saturday for hitting her father over the head with a wine bottle. The two had gotten into an argument at about 6:30 a.m. in their home on the 1000 block of...
View ArticleLocal man seriously injured in solo bicycle crash
A Davis man was seriously injured early Saturday after riding his bike into a metal gate that leads into the city’s wastewater treatment plant off of County Road 28H in northeast Davis. Plant workers...
View ArticleMan narrowly escapes serious injury in I-80 rollover
A matter of inches may have saved one man’s life Saturday in Davis. While driving in the fast lane heading westbound on Interstate 80 at about 1:15 p.m., Thomas Baird, 73, fell asleep at the wheel and...
View ArticleInjured biker’s condition improves
A Davis man who was injured when his bike struck a metal gate near the city’s wastewater treatment plant was listed in fair condition Monday at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Plant workers...
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Man rescued after fall
A man suffered injuries to his legs — possibly fracturing them — after falling from the Yolo Causeway east of Davis on Sunday morning. California Highway Patrol Officer Cindy Leal said the man,...
View ArticleStolen-property investigation nets four arrests
Davis police announced Tuesday the arrests of four Sacramento men in connection with several local burglary cases. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the events leading to the investigation began July 7, when...
View ArticlePair of car-bike collisions reported
Davis firefighters responded to two car-versus-bicycle collisions Tuesday. The first occurred at 11:23 a.m. on LaRue Road near Russell Boulevard, sending the female bicyclist to Sutter Davis Hospital...
View ArticleWoman arrested for brandishing, spitting
A 27-year-old San Francisco woman was jailed Tuesday after allegedly brandishing a knife at an Amtrak conductor. Davis police Lt. Glenn Glasgow said Monyea Monique Johnson “became agitated” at the...
View ArticleWoodland woman accused of assaulting officer
Woodland police say a woman assaulted an officer with his own handcuffs Wednesday morning as he attempted to take her into custody. Ruby Marina Lucero came to officers’ attention shortly before 9 a.m....
View ArticleWoman hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure
A woman was hospitalized Tuesday night after the carbon monoxide detector activated in her South Davis apartment, according to the Davis Fire Department. Spokeswoman Evelyn George said a crew was...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in rural Yolo County crash
California Highway Patrol officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a rural Yolo County crash that left a motorcyclist dead Wednesday morning. Denis Fred Bartz Sr., 61, of...
View ArticleKey hearings in Davis, Woodland court cases postponed
WOODLAND — The often lengthy process of collecting and reviewing evidence led to preliminary hearing delays for two high-profile cases this week in Yolo Superior Court. The attorney for Troy Anthony...
View ArticleDriver gets 23 years to life in prison for fatal DUI crash
A Davis High School graduate received a state prison sentence of 23 years to life Friday for his role in a Jan. 6, 2012, drunken-driving crash that killed a Woodland man and seriously injured two...
View ArticleYolo DA seeks warrant in UCD explosives case
Yolo County prosecutors announced Friday they have requested an arrest warrant for a former UC Davis researcher’s friend, who allegedly cleared volatile chemicals and other evidence from a campus...
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