On the scene
Davis firefighters and ambulance personnel tend to the victims of a two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 5900 block of Chiles Road in South Davis. Two people were...
View ArticleMom takes witness stand in Davis elder-abuse trial
WOODLAND — She was called as a prosecution witness, but a Davis woman came to the defense of her son Friday at his trial for allegedly causing the death of a mentally impaired man who spent several...
View ArticleCrash victim escapes from burning car
Tragedy was averted Saturday morning when a passenger in a West Sacramento crash was able to escape from the vehicle just before it burst into flames, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash...
View ArticlePolice warn of PG&E phone scam
The Davis Police Department is warning the public about a recent telephone scam in which the caller claims to be from PG&E. According to police, those on the receiving end of the calls — most of...
View ArticleEarly Picnic Day stats show arrests steady, citations down
Davis police arrested 44 people and cited 56 others, mostly for alcohol- and noise-related violations, during the Picnic Day enforcement period, according to preliminary numbers released Monday. So...
View ArticleDavis elder-abuse case wraps up
WOODLAND — Testimony in a Davis homicide and elder-abuse trial was expected to conclude this morning, with the jury hearing closing arguments and possibly beginning its deliberations this afternoon....
View ArticleCHP seeks owner of lost cash
The Woodland California Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s help in returning some money to its rightful owner. According to Officer Bryan Konvalin, a private citizen found the large amount of cash...
View ArticleJury deliberates murder, elder-abuse charges
WOODLAND — Someone is to blame for the death of Cecil Wachholtz. Yolo County prosecutors believe that blame lies with his final caretaker, James Matthew Mattos, whose failure to properly feed, bathe or...
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Former caretaker convicted of murder, elder abuse
WOODLAND — A former Davis man’s failure to properly care for an elderly man, who prosecutors say died as a result of the neglect, amounted to second-degree murder, a Yolo County jury ruled Thursday...
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Steadfast in their support
Peggy Easley of Davis, center, is surrounded by supporters of her husband, Ajay Dev, as they take part in a vigil Friday outside the 3rd District Court of Appeal building in downtown Sacramento. The...
View ArticleFire damages Woodland home
A Woodland resident had to flee early Sunday morning after their home was damaged by a fire. The fire broke out at about 1 a.m. in an attached storage room at the 70 W. Main St. residence, which was...
View ArticleUp in flames
Davis firefighters respond to the scene of a vehicle fire at about 2 a.m. Saturday along westbound Interstate 80 at Highway 113 in Davis. One person was transported to Sutter Davis Hospital with a burn...
View ArticleWoman struck by train near Davis
A woman was killed this morning after being struck by an Amtrak passenger train west of Davis, officials at the scene said. Officers with the Union Pacific Police Department and Amtrak said the adult...
View ArticleArrest made in courthouse arson attempt
A 24-year-old West Sacramento woman turned herself in to authorities Wednesday night in connection with alleged arson fires that disrupted operations at the Yolo County Courthouse earlier that day....
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Neighbors mourn loss of popular wildlife-viewing platform
As they do most mornings, joggers, dog walkers and stroller-pushing parents descended Thursday upon the quiet pathways at North Davis’ Northstar Park. But those hoping to take advantage of the...
View ArticleRash of tire slashings investigated in Woodland
Woodland police are seeking information about a rash of tire slashings in the city’s south area this week. Sgt. Brett Hancock said officers took 20 reports at 18 homes Thursday in which at least two...
View ArticlePediatrician’s testimony wraps up first week of alleged abuse trial
WOODLAND — An entire courtroom sat in silence Friday, no one uttering a word for a full 5 minutes. That was the amount of time that a 2-month-old boy went limp in his father’s arms on Sept. 11, 2012,...
View ArticleHomicide trial nears for Davis woman
WOODLAND — A Davis woman’s trial on allegations that she drowned her young daughter appears on track to begin next week. Aquelin Crystal Talamantes, 29, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to...
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Woodland police investigate suspected murder-suicide
WOODLAND — The man suspected of fatally shooting his girlfriend at her Woodland home while her three children were in another room had a history of domestic violence, child molestation and animal abuse...
View ArticleSmoothie shop clerk robbed at gunpoint
Davis police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the Jamba Juice in The Marketplace shopping center over the weekend. Lt. Tom Waltz said the unidentified suspect entered the business at...
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