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Samantha Green murder trial postponed
WOODLAND — Next week’s trial for murder defendant Samantha Green was postponed Wednesday following a contentious Yolo Superior Court hearing that saw prosecutors accusing Green’s defense attorneys of...
View ArticleDavis man killed, Winters woman injured in Bay Area crashes
A Davis man was killed and an ambulance driver from Winters was among several people injured in separate collisions early Thursday morning in an Interstate 80 construction zone in Contra Costa County,...
View ArticlePolice respond to report of knife fight downtown
Davis police responded to a reported confrontation in the E Street plaza Saturday afternoon where one of the two subjects involved was described as holding a knife. When officers arrived, however, the...
View ArticleExplosive device found outside Motel 6
Members of the Yolo County Bomb Squad were called to the Motel 6 on Chiles Road Saturday afternoon after an employee found a suspicious device outside the motel. The device — which turned out to be an...
View ArticleYolo bomb squad operations might get noisy
The Yolo County Bomb Squad will conduct disposal operations from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday at its training range County Road 102 north of the Davis city limits. As a result, the sound of small explosions may...
View ArticleFamily Dollar Stores settles hazardous waste allegations
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with 22 other California district attorneys and two city attorneys, announced Friday a settlement with Family Dollar Stores Inc. over alleged hazardous...
View ArticleHit-and-run convict violates probation
A Davis man serving probation for his role in a 2014 hit-and-run collision that badly injured a motorcyclist now faces possible prison time following a drug arrest last week. Police reported finding...
View ArticleMan sentenced in Davis child molest case
A Sacramento man has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for molesting a Davis girl more than a decade ago, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced this week. Duane Scott, 47, was...
View ArticleDavis man faces assault charge
Davis police arrested a 20-year-old man Monday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Sebastian James Campbell allegedly threw a knife at his mother — which missed — during an argument in their...
View ArticleParole denied for 1978 Davis killer
A man serving a life sentence for a 1978 Davis murder was denied parole for the 14th time earlier this week, according to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. Charles McNeill, 63, was sentenced...
View ArticleJudge: Yolo DA can have Woodland mom’s medical records
WOODLAND — A nearly yearlong battle over a Woodland murder defendant’s jailhouse medical records waged on this week, with a Yolo Superior Court judge ruling that prosecutors should now have access to...
View ArticleInjured jogger’s condition improves
UPDATE: Deborah Westergaard’s condition has been upgraded from critical to fair, a UC Davis Medical Center spokesman reported this afternoon. The collision remains under investigation. Original story:...
View ArticleMan’s reckless driving blamed for two Yolo County crashes
A Sacramento man faces reckless driving charges after allegedly causing two collisions — including one involving a California Highway Patrol officer — in Yolo County on Thursday. According to a CHP...
View ArticleDavis jogger discharged from hospital
The Davis woman who was struck by a vehicle on F Street on Thursday has been released from the hospital, a UC Davis Medical Center spokesman said Saturday. Deborah Westergaard, 48, suffered injuries to...
View ArticleSuspect in Davis library assaults arrested
Davis police announced Saturday the arrest of Dennis Lee Azevedo, 59, of Davis, in connection with a series of sexual assaults on a teenage boy at the local branch of the Yolo County Library. Azevedo...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts KetMoRee homicide suspects
WOODLAND — The Yolo County grand jury handed down a felony murder indictment Sunday against the six suspects in a September stabbing death at a downtown Davis nightclub. Yolo Superior Court Judge David...
View ArticleWhistleblowers help recover $13 million in False Claims Act settlement
Two whistleblowers represented by a Davis law firm brought fraud allegations against shippers of military freight and helped the Government to recover $13 million in a False Claims Act settlement...
View ArticleWhistleblowers share in $13 million False Claims Act settlement
Two whistleblowers represented by a Davis law firm will receive part of a $13 million settlement between the federal government and two shippers of military freight accused of submitting false and...
View ArticleMen impersonating city workers, police warn
Police are warning of an incident in which two men posed as city workers while possibly casing a West Davis house. According to a Nixle alert, two men wearing orange safety vests with “City of Davis”...
View ArticleMore charges, bail for Davis library assault suspect
WOODLAND — The alleged sexual assaults on a teen boy inside a Davis library bathroom took place over the course of nine months, starting last June and ending when he filed a police report in late...
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