Family recalls homicide victim as kind, ‘quiet spirit’
WOODLAND — Ever since he was a child, Herbert Ublic Rhodes Jr. got along with virtually everyone he met. “He would talk to anyone,” his younger sister, Regina Rhodes, said Wednesday in Yolo Superior...
View ArticleArrest made in 2016 Woodland murder
Woodland police announced Wednesday an arrest in a 2016 homicide case. The victim, 31-year-old Arnulfo Bermudez of Woodland, was fatally shot at about 12:40 a.m. June 29, 2016, in the 500 block of...
View ArticleGarage blast rocks Woodland neighborhood
WOODLAND — Police say an accidentally discharged firearm caused a garage explosion at a Woodland home that was felt by residents several blocks away. Multiple police and fire units responded to the...
View Article‘Sexsomnia’ defense doesn’t fly for Davis rape suspect
A Yolo Superior Court judge convicted a former Davis man of felony rape charges this week, rejecting the defense argument that “sexsomnia” made him do it, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig...
View ArticleCyclist injured in collision with car
A Davis bicyclist was injured Wednesday night in a collision at Fifth and L streets, Davis police said. According to Lt. Paul Doroshov, the crash occurred at about 7:30 p.m. when the driver,...
View ArticleWoodland man convicted of domestic violence
A Yolo County jury has found Woodland resident Carlos Ayala, 23, guilty Tuesday of domestic violence charges, District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced. The case arose from two incidents on Aug. 2, 2016,...
View ArticleIllegal marijuana grows busted in Dunnigan, Capay
Enterprise staff The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office continued its crackdown on illegal marijuana grows last week, seizing more than $8 million in plants and arresting three people at several rural...
View ArticleMan fatally stabbed in rural Woodland
Yolo County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Calaveras County man Friday in connection with a homicide in rural Woodland. Heder Miyoga, 33, is suspected of fatally stabbing 41-year-old Dustin Dougherty at...
View ArticleJail inmate convicted of possessing shank
A Yolo County jury last week found a 32-year-old West Sacramento man, Robert Lamar McInnis, guilty of possessing a weapon in the Yolo County Jail, District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced. According to...
View ArticleSmoke in our air is from Zamora vegetation fire
The smoke that drifted into Davis during the night is from a vegetation fire burning in Zamora, according to the city’s fire chief. “It’s just kind of hovering over the whole area,” Daryl Arbuthnott...
View ArticleHearing set for West Sacramento father charged with murder
WOODLAND — An Oct. 20 preliminary hearing date has been scheduled for the West Sacramento man accused of killing his three young children last month. Robert William Hodges, 32, appeared briefly Monday...
View ArticleTrio convicted as ringleaders in Davis burglary spree
WOODLAND — Three Bay Area men have been convicted for their roles in a 14-month Davis burglary spree targeting nearly three dozen residences, some more than once, and often while the residents were...
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Yolo County murder suspect pleads not guilty
WOODLAND — As family, friends and colleagues mourn a Yolo County man who was fatally stabbed late last week, his accused killer pleaded not guilty Tuesday to criminal charges related to the slaying....
View ArticleMan arrested for South Davis shooting
Davis police arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday after he allegedly shot at another man during a noise dispute. According to Lt. Tom Waltz, Giovanni Miguel Hernandez of Davis got into an argument with...
View ArticleMolest charges filed against former Woodland High School teacher
WOODLAND — Nearly five months after his arrest, a former Woodland High School teacher has been charged with the alleged inappropriate touching of a female student. A criminal complaint filed last...
View ArticleTrial begins for driver in fatal I-5 pursuit
WOODLAND — “This guy is going to kill somebody.” California Highway Patrol Officer Timothy Lovato made the ominous prediction on the night of Nov. 30, 2015, as he observed a silver Honda Accord...
View ArticleMore illegal marijuana grows seized in Yolo County
Yolo County sheriff’s deputies confiscated $778,000 in cannabis and arrested four people last week in its continued crackdown on unlawful marijuana grows. Previously, the Sheriff’s Office seized about...
View ArticleAppellate court upholds Yolo County child-abduction conviction
A California appellate court has upheld a Yolo County child-abduction conviction of a Korean woman who fled the United States with her infant daughter, saying she did so to escape domestic violence by...
View ArticleDriver in fatal I-5 pursuit convicted of second-degree murder
WOODLAND — A Washington man’s deadly run from the law amounted to second-degree murder, a jury ruled Friday following a weeklong trial in Yolo Superior Court. Thomas Phillip Leae also was convicted of...
View ArticleWoman arrested on suspicion of battery, hate crime
Davis police arrested a 24-year-old woman Thursday night following an alleged assault that initially has been classified as a hate crime. Lt. Paul Doroshov said officers responded shortly before...
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