Water damage displaces dorm residents
UC Davis students were displaced from their dormitory Sunday after a stovetop fire triggered the building’s sprinkler system, according to the Davis Fire Department. Officials said burning oil caught...
View ArticleBar-stabbing trial pushed back to January
WOODLAND — Attorneys’ conflicting schedules have pushed back the trial date again for six men accused of murder, assault and criminal street-gang activity in connection with a fatal stabbing in...
View ArticleWoman arrested for DUI with kids in car
A Davis woman faces drunken driving and child endangerment charges following her arrest downtown on Saturday night, a Davis Police Department spokesman said. Rebecca Green Conners, 31, was contacted by...
View ArticleBike vandalism at Islamic Center called hate crime
Another act of vandalism has been reported at the Islamic Center of Davis. On Monday, the Davis Police Department was informed that a bicycle parked at the Russell Boulevard mosque had its tires...
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Homicide or accidental death? Coroner’s report on Pacifico death inconclusive
Yolo County coroner’s officials were unable to determine what caused the death of a Davis woman whose body was found at a South Davis housing cooperative earlier this year, according to a coroner’s...
View ArticleCalifornia DAs settle hazardous waste lawsuit
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with 35 other California district attorneys, announced this week that Yolo Superior Court Judge Samuel McAdam has ordered Tractor Supply Company Inc....
View ArticleUCD rollover crash causes minor injuries
The UC Davis Fire Department responded to a vehicle rollover Thursday afternoon at La Rue and Dairy roads. Photos posted on Twitter showed a black four-door hatchback that had rolled onto its roof...
View ArticleMan robbed at gunpoint in East Davis
Davis police are investigating a robbery that occurred Tuesday night on Chestnut Lane in East Davis. Lt. Tom Waltz said the male victim was walking southbound on the street shortly after 9 p.m. when a...
View ArticleWoman arrested on assault, burglary charges
A woman faces assault, burglary and other charges after allegedly being caught stealing from a truck, Davis police said. Officers were summoned at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 4800 block of Chiles...
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Case dismissed: Mental health court success story gets fresh start
WOODLAND — Dennis Cortopassi made history two years ago by becoming the first person to graduate from Yolo Superior Court’s mental health court. Last week, he achieved another milestone — becoming the...
View ArticleChild rescued from backyard pool
The Davis Fire Department reported responding to the near-drowning of young child Saturday at a West Davis home. Capt. Emily Lo said fire and ambulance crews were summoned shortly before 3 p.m. to the...
View ArticleFire damages two Woodland homes
Improperly discarded fireworks were to blame for a Woodland fire that damaged two homes early Wednesday morning. Eric Zane, battalion chief for the Woodland Fire Department, said crews were alerted at...
View ArticlePrison inmates from Yolo County granted early release
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office regularly publishes a list of local convicted criminals who have been granted early release from prison by the state of California. Since the last report,...
View ArticleManslaughter charge upheld against Baby Justice’s father
WOODLAND — Frank Rees may be an uninvolved, uninterested father, as his own attorney argued in court papers seeking to absolve him of criminal charges stemming from his infant son’s death more than two...
View ArticleWildfire burning near Winters
Fire crews endured high temperatures and gusty winds Thursday fighting Yolo County’s first major wildfire of the season, but gained some control of the blaze during the night as those conditions...
View ArticleTrain strikes vehicle in Dixon
One person was reported killed this morning when an Amtrak commuter train struck a vehicle in Dixon. The collision occurred at about 5 a.m. in the Pitt School Road area. No further details about the...
View ArticleDavis woman sentenced for auto insurance fraud
A Davis woman was convicted of auto insurance fraud last week in Yolo Superior Court, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced. Shelene Hopp, 27, was convicted of filing a false or...
View ArticleCrews gain more ground on Winters wildfire
Containment of a Winters-area wildfire grew to 75 percent Saturday night, though fire crews continued to battle high temperatures, erratic winds and steep terrain. The blaze, which began Thursday...
View ArticleCops nab alleged burglar, thanks to alert victim
A crime victim’s attention to detail helped police nab a suspected burglar Friday night. Sgt. Dan Powell said the burglary occurred the day before at the Avalon Apartments, 1617 Valdora St. in South...
View ArticleFire damages fence, two structures
The Davis Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a fence and two structures early Sunday morning. Capt. Ron Zoghbi said the fire broke out at about 3:15 a.m. along the fence...
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