Woodland murder trial gets underway
WOODLAND — Jury selection begins in Yolo Superior Court this week in the murder trial of a Woodland woman accused of fatally shooting her husband in the kitchen of the couple’s condominium last year....
View ArticleYolo deputies help bust Butte fire looter
Yolo County sheriff’s deputies have been protecting evacuated homes from looting during the Butte fire in Calaveras County, and their work paid off Sunday. Sheriff’s Sgt. Matt Davis said Yolo and...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Winters shooting incident
Winters police announced Tuesday the arrest of a Fairfield man in connection with a shooting incident last week. Ramon Ramirez-Mendoza, 48, had been taken into custody on unrelated drug and...
View ArticleCoroner’s investigation sheds little new light on Davis murder-suicide
The day before he became the triggerman in a shocking West Davis murder-suicide, Joseph Hein created a computer document he titled, “Last words.” “Hello all. I am sorry for the mess,” Hein wrote on...
View ArticleCortés sworn in as Yolo County’s first Latina judge
WOODLAND — Sonia Cortés could have picked any number of locations for her swearing-in as the 11th judge on the Yolo Superior Court bench. Her choice? The theater at Woodland’s Pioneer High School “in a...
View ArticleSpeeding lands car inside apartment building
Speeding was the likely cause of a car accident Friday evening that left a car inside an apartment building in the 600 block of Alvarado Avenue near Anderson Road. Davis Police Corporal Eric Labbe said...
View ArticleWest Sacramento police investigate another motel homicide
West Sacramento police are investigating the second homicide to occur at a local motel in a three-month span. At about 8:45 a.m. Sunday, West Sacramento police and firefighters were summoned to the...
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Family mourns ‘gentle giant’ who went to his brothers’ aid in bar fight
Peter Alexander Gonzales came to Davis for one of the happiest of occasions — his sister’s much-anticipated wedding, scheduled for Sunday in a Capay Valley vineyard. Nearly 200 relatives and friends...
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Arrests made in deadly bar fight; one more suspect sought
Davis police have identified the two additional suspects they are searching for in the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old man early Saturday morning following a fight inside KetMoRee Thai Restaurant and...
View ArticleHomicide suspects due in court; 1 still at large
UPDATE: The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has filed felony murder charges, with an enhancement for participation in criminal street gang activity, against Martyn Contreras and Zackary Sandeno....
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Frustration? Self defense? Lawyers duel over motive
WOODLAND — “I just wanted him to shut up.” Those are some of the words a Yolo County jury is expected to hear today at the trial of Susan Kathleen Hoskins, a Woodland nurse accused of fatally shooting...
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Arraignments delayed for Davis murder suspects
WOODLAND — Two suspects in a downtown Davis homicide made their first court appearances Wednesday but did not enter pleas, saying they wanted to first hire private defense attorneys to handle their...
View ArticleFather of baby Justice resolves drug case
The father of a Woodland infant whose mother is accused of killing the child has made a plea agreement Wednesday in his unrelated criminal case. Frank Rees, 29, admitted to charges of illegally...
View ArticleArrest made in West Sacramento homicide
West Sacramento police have announced an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting at a motel earlier this week. Cristopher McAdams, a 26-year-old transient, was taken into custody Wednesday morning,...
View ArticleMan arrested following ATV pursuit
A San Leandro man is facing evasion and stolen property charges following a pursuit Thursday morning involving an all-terrain vehicle, according to the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Matt Davis...
View ArticleCHP seeks driver in hit-and-run collision
The California Highway Patrol is seeking the driver of a vehicle that fled the scene after striking a bicyclist on East Chiles Road. Bicyclist Ronnie Vergos, 57, of West Sacramento, sustained minor...
View ArticleDA seeks volunteers for Neighborhood Court, homeless offender programs
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is seeking volunteers to participate in the Neighborhood Court program and the new Homeless Restorative Justice Program. Neighborhood Court is an adult...
View ArticleCompetency trial ordered for hit-and-run suspect
A competency trial has been scheduled for a man charged with attempted murder and other crimes after he allegedly struck three bicyclists on South River Road near Clarksburg. Yolo Superior Court Judge...
View ArticleYolo traffic collisions claim two lives
A bicyclist and a motorcyclist were killed in separate traffic collisions Sunday, the California Highway Patrol reported. The first occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on eastbound County Road 19 west of...
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Hoskins jury hears of alleged jailhouse conspiracy
WOODLAND — Ten days after her arrest for allegedly killing her husband, Susan Hoskins got a new cellmate at the Yolo County Jail: Alisa Dove, a reputed con artist with a criminal history dating back...
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