06/21/11 BENICIA -- The Benicia Police Department once again participates in the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run on Wednesday.For more than 15 years, the police department has been involved in the run with other Solano County law enforcement agencies as the torch is
06/21/11 Several locals are among 18 charged in a nationwide drug-smuggling ring centered in the Vallejo/Benicia area, and one Vallejo man remains a fugitive, federal authorities announced.Marvin Powers, Jr., 39, of Vallejo remains at large after coordinated arrests Thursday netted
06/19/11 S MUSIC The Civil Wars The duo's minimalist approach to music is refreshing. No back-up band, just bare-bones musical arrangements. The Civil Wars' signature song, "Poison and Wine," was heard on "Grey's Anatomy." Then...
06/18/11 It turns out that the Mothball Fleet, a collection of abandoned warships in Suisun Bay, is host to an unexpected aviary.Sandy Plate, a volunteer with the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek, recently boarded a rusted-out oiler to save a barn owl.
06/18/11 Joblessness showed little signs of improvement in Solano County in May and grew rapidly in the rest of the Bay Area, according to numbers released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
06/18/11 Joblessness showed little signs of improvement in Solano County in May and grew rapidly in the rest of the Bay Area, according to numbers released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.The unemployment rate in Solano County was 11.
06/17/11 Seven Sacramento and Bay Area residents are among 18 people charged in federal court in Virginia for allegedly participating in a nationwide distribution ring smuggling high-quality marijuana from Northern California to mid-level dealers in numerous states throughout the county.
06/12/11 The 29th annual Omega Golf Tournament will be June 20 at Blue Rock Springs Golf Club in Vallejo. Shotgun start is 1 p.m.A new automobile will be awarded for a hole-in-one on a selected hole. A barbecue dinner will be held immediately following the tournament.
06/10/11 Recent incidents at a Healdsburg gas station marks at least the 2nd time in a year criminals have targeted a Sonoma County station with devices that secretly record customer credit card information.
06/09/11 California Citizens Redistricting Commissioner Connie Galambos Malloy of Oakland will be a speaker at an upcoming League of Women Voters Benicia forum on redistricting.The forum takes place 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Benicia City Council Chambers, 250 East L St.
06/09/11 RICHMOND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mechanics Bank has tapped insider Scott McAdams, to head its Corporate Banking unit.
06/09/11 Connie Galambos Malloy, an appointee to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, will speak Saturday at a forum on redistricting hosted by the League of Women Voters in Benicia. more...
06/05/11 Registration is being accepted for this year's Vallejo City Golf Championships on June 25 and 26 on both courses at Blue Rock Springs in Vallejo.The entry deadline is June 18. No late entries will be accepted.The entry fee for the 36-hole Northern California Golf
06/05/11 SAN FRANCISCO -- A powerful storm system broke rainfall records as it moved across Northern California, where precipitation is rare in June, the National Weather Service said Saturday.Though no data was immediately available for Vallejo, the weather service noted that
06/04/11 Today has the potential to be the wettest June 4 in the Vallejo area since the National Weather Service has kept track - more than 100 years - a spokesman said. It also promises to be some 20 degrees cooler than usual for this date, though the record of 45 degrees was set
06/03/11 Benicia's League of Women Voters was chosen as one of five leagues statewide to host community educational forums on redistricting. The local forum takes place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11, at the Benicia City Council Chambers, 250 East L St.
06/02/11 California's State Parks face an uncertain future. Because of budget cuts, Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed closing as many as 70 historic sites, beaches and recreation areas by July 2012.
06/01/11 The Junior Golf Association of Northern California has embraced the age of instant-information.
05/31/11 Jerry Brown's plan to close seventy state parks in California violates state and federal laws. by Robert Gammon From the start, Jerry Brown's decision to close seventy state parks next year because of California's budget crisis seemed odd. Not only had no governor ever closed a state park in California before, but it became immediately clear that Brown's May 13 announcement wasn't going to have ...
05/31/11 Here's a look at what's biting, and what's not, in the Central Valley and Northern California. Fishing report for June 1, 2011. | 
