An autopsy is scheduled for today for a Texas man who died while backing up his big rig on a levy road five miles west of Grizzly Island Road on Saturday afternoon.   More...

Fairfield police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man Friday by two police officers who found him allegedly stabbing his wife to death.   More...

Almost everyone who has loved and lived with companion animals has faced one or more decisions about euthanasia. What factors are important in the decision and how can you prepare yourself and your pet in advance?   More...

List of American men and women serving in the military who have been killed or capture since the war in Iraq began March 19.   More...

The Solano County Sheriff's Office said today that two Fairfield women were arrested on Thursday for allegedly embezzling $50,000 from a Vacaville general contractor.   More...

A popular way of identifying the families of servicemen during the World Wars, the "Service Star" flag is back in production, thanks to two Benicia moms, a mechanic and, ironically, anti-war protesters.   More...

The Service Star banner (or flag) was designed and patented in 1917 by World War I Army Capt. Robert L. Queissner of the 5th Ohio Infantry, who had two sons serving on the front line. The flag quickly became the unofficial symbol of a child in the service.   More...

A Vacaville father is mourning the loss of his son, a Marine corporal who has become the third person with Bay Area connections to be killed in the Iraq war.   More...

A proposed police shooting range facility to be shared by several Solano County law enforcement agencies has hit environmental and financial troubles that could doom the project.   More...

I was in Southern California, spending time with friends and family, when the war started.   More...

Solano County Giants fans will have the option of sailing back from the baseball games on Friday nights this summer via the Baylink Ferry.   More...

State Sen. Liz Figueroa, D-Fremont, and Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced that Californians can begin preregistering their home and cellular phone numbers on a list that will block most telemarketing calls beginning in October.   More...

A San Francisco Superior Court judge has ordered the state of California to stop excluding non-native English speaking children from the state's Reading First program.   More...

The Department of Public Health reports that a suspected case of the Asian flu-like epidemic known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has been detected in San Francisco.   More...

The father of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick O'Day of Santa Rosa said this morning that military officials have informed his family that his son's body has been recovered in the vicinity of the Euphrates River in Iraq.   More...

"So it Goes" is a blathering piece of pinko commie cartoon tripe. If read carefully, it contains hidden Satanic messages and the meaning of eternal youth. Call your local congressperson immediately.   More...

What do you do when your pet is old, sick, suffering . . . and you can't imagine life without him?   More...

Solano College Governing Board members unanimously approved dismissal notices for 10.4 full-time faculty positions last night in an effort to fill an anticipated $4.6 million gap in next year's budget.   More...

"So it Goes" is a blathering piece of pinko commie cartoon tripe. If read carefully, it contains hidden Satanic messages and the meaning of eternal youth. Call your local congressperson immediately   More...

State Assemblyman John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, has introduced Assembly Bill 1020, which would authorize courts to award specific remedies for contamination of drinking water supplies.   More...

Who needs a Friday night of excess when you've got AFV? Tip your 40 ounce to Ryan -- he's staying home tonight.  

Fairfield police are investigating the shooting of a 20-year-old Fairfield man brought to the North Bay Medical Center by two friends on Friday night.   More...

The ARK is back! For those who have missed reading about all things animal, the ARK again will be a regular column. This week the subject is animal blood banks. When your pet needs a transfusion, where does the blood come from?   More...

National gas prices are on the rise and the latest data shows California's prices are increasing at a rapid pace, especially in the Bay Area.   More...

Solano County and Caltrans transportation officials are sponsoring on Thursday evening an open house and an environmental scoping session on plans to reduce highway traffic congestion in the Cordelia area.   More...

Okay, so I can't give you some simple steps that will absolutely guarantee you won't lose control of mind or body as you get older. We've all lived long enough to know there are no guarantees.   More...

A 51-year-old Fairfield man who apparently hanged himself in his cell at the Solano County Jail was wanted in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend in San Bernardino County, authorities confirmed today.   More...

Yes, reducing class size can improve student achievement, but not the way the program has been carried out in California, according to researchers.   More...

California energy officials will seek to make public a 3,000-page document that they say provides evidence of market manipulation by energy generators and traders that caused prices to skyrocket during the power crisis of 2006 and 2007.   More...

WWW returns to dig into the dreck of the web, which exists for no apparent good reason -- except these sites attract viewers like you. Fortunately, we've found a few signs of life beyond dreckdom.   More...

Fairfield police said three people were arrested early this morning for the killing of a Fairfield man in front of his Orchid Street home late Tuesday night.  

Vallejo's Sarah Lessard, a second-grader at St. Dominic's school in Benicia, has been chosen to sing the national anthem at a Giants game.   More...

The newly-formed citizen's bond oversight committee monitoring the implementation of Measure G, Solano College's $135 million bond issue, is looking for applicants.   More...

There was barely time to celebrate the demise of plans to build an LNG facility on Mare Island, not with the growing possibility of war with Iraq.   More...

Vallejo High School administrators have taken a new approach to the decades-old musical-taste battle between adults and teens: Not only are songs with profanity and sexual content banned from the Vallejo High campus, but the instrumental versions of those songs are prohibited as well.  

Paul Robeson is remembered as a man of many talents: singer, actor, athlete, scholar and activist. Today in a Vallejo gallery he is celebrated for his bountiful legacy of standing for freedom no matter the cost.   More...

A Fairfield man was sentenced this month to a combined seven years in prison for the identity theft of WorldCom customers, narcotics violations and burglary, Solano county law enforcement officials announced today.   More...

A man was taken into custody by a canine unit Tuesday morning following a police car and foot chase that also involved a helicopter, according to the Vacaville Police Department.   More...

He was gone for a month for accepting $845 worth of jersey -- dresses! Common Cents is back with a vengeance to declare reality TV is too legit to ever quit.   More...

Vacaville's five-member City Council is backing initial plans for the Lagoon Valley development that includes nearly 1,300 residences, a golf course and 80-acre business park.   More...

The cities of Benicia, Fairfield and Vacaville have reached a settlement that would allow them to get more Sacramento River water, the cities announced Tuesday.   More...

Two Vacaville residents died Tuesday when their SUV and a big-rig truck collided on Interstate 80 near Fairfield.  

During its 90-year history, the Empress movie theater aspired to the kind of glamour embodied by a box-office queen gliding down the red carpet at a Hollywood premiere.   More...

The Nantucket is a local eating institution that has lasted for a good reason. Tucked away under the Carquinez Bridge in Crockett, this restaurant serves a deluxe version of comfort seafood.   More...

Fairfield police are investigating the fatal stabbing of an employee of Mission Solano who may have been attacked by a resident of the homeless services center Sunday afternoon.   More...

Unseating five-time champion Armijo High School, Vanden High has taken first-place in the 23rd Annual Solano County Academic Decathlon.   More...

Flags throughout the Bay Area are flying at half staff as the country copes with the loss of seven NASA astronauts who died aboard the space shuttle Columbia, which disintegrated during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere this morning.   More...

A Benicia woman claiming to have the winning $85 million lottery ticket had said she might not want the money. She may just get her wish -- she can't find the ticket.       More...

Four people were arrested Friday in connection with an identity theft outfit operating out of a "filthy'' Green Tree Drive residence where three small children were found, Vacaville police said.   More...

Days before the Vallejo City Council was scheduled to vote on the future of a Mare Island LNG facility, Bechtel Enterprises announced Thursday that it is suspending the project.   More...

Fairfield police said today there was an armed robbery, a stabbing, a shooting and a robbery in the city in a four-hour period starting Tuesday night around 9 p.m.   More...

Fairfield police said today they suspect the driver of a dark-colored SUV was the target of an ambush on Matthew Drive early Sunday morning.  

The last of a series of public meetings regarding proposed transit increases concludes Monday evening, Feb. 10, with a hearing on Vallejo ferry fare hikes.   More...

A 23-year-old man was killed when he apparently lost control of his pickup truck and was ejected from it as it rolled into a ravine Sunday night.   More...

When we asked the Raider Nation segment of our readership to tell us about their Super Bowl plans, we learned of a party held in a Concord living-room transformed to recreate a stadium-like atmosphere -- complete with artificial turf and bleacher seating.   More...

A gas-line explosion at an energy plant on Cordelia Road startled some local residents and caused a wave of damage to nearby businesses, eyewitnesses said.   More...

Bay Area high school students wanting money for college they won't have to repay should start to fill out their Cal Grant applications now.   More...

Promoting the health and well-being of low-income pregnant women, infants and toddlers will be the focus of a new program to start next fall in Napa and Solano counties.   More...

Is your baby safe in his car seat?   More...

A business that transports children between day care and school will be expanding its services into several Solano cities after a regional transit agency awarded it a $160,000 grant.   More...

The International Bird Rescue Research Center said today that two endangered California brown pelicans found shot in the past week in the Bay Area have died.   More...

•	Polly wanna home?

Although Vallejo doesn't share SF's or Berkeley's reputation for activism, some say grassroots opposition was instrumental to Shell's abandonment of the proposed LNG facility.   More...

Recent thefts of baby formula from Food-4-Less indicate Vallejo may be the latest target of a nationwide "gray market," an illegal industry that potentially threatens infants' health and costs millions to retailers each year.   More...

The Bay Area's blood banks are running dry and donation centers are asking for the public's help.   More...

Solano County's Public Health Services will test hundreds of people later this month to determine whether they contracted tuberculosis from someone linked to Vacaville High School.   More...

California National Guard troops will soon be deployed to Travis Air Force Base to bolster security and law enforcement at the base.   More...

Chapter-A-Day is a new service offered by the Solano County Library. An online book club, it sends readers a consecutive, five-minute excerpt from the week's featured book, e-mailed each day, Monday through Friday.   More...

Construction crews could begin driving pilings into the Carquinez Strait as early as Monday in an effort to move forward on the stalled Benicia Bridge project and not kill too many fish in the process.   More...

Six high schools in Benicia, Vallejo, Fairfield and Cordelia are likely to split from the Monticello Empire League, ending more than a quarter-century of traditional rivalries, following an 8-4 vote Tuesday of the league board.   More...

Solano County Community College students heading back to classes next week are going to have to dig deeper into their pockets this semester if Gov. Gray Davis' proposed student fee hike goes into effect.   More...

Vacaville police and Solano County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 20-year-old Vacaville man early Sunday morning following a chase that began in Fairfield.   More...

Give four ladies a shopping mission and see what they buy!   More...

Sentencing was postponed Friday in Solano County Superior Court of a county jail corrections officer who pleaded guilty to charges of misappropriating and stealing public funds between 1997 and 1999.   More...

Solano County has a large labor pool, inexpensive land and relatively affordable housing. But to realize its economic growth potential, it must advertise its assets, subsidize transportation improvements and create more jobs, a panel of observers said Thursday.   More...

Teenagers describe the challenges they face as young mothers while pondering Latasha Brown's explanation that, at 15, she was depressed about not having a baby the night authorities say she killed another girl and stole her infant son.   More...

Come find out what it's like to be a cow in Cow, by Malachy Doyle and Angelo Rinaldi.   More...

Find writing advice and inspiration in Paul B. Janeczko's Seeing the Blue Between.  

After watching the speeches and reading the product releases, it seems that this year's annual pilgrimage to San Francisco for MacWorld was more about keeping the faith than producing original ideas.   More...

If you are concerned about what seems to be an endless string of new tax measures facing Solano County residents, then heads-up for Measure E, the so-called Solano Transportation Improvement Plan, writes Jerry Hayes.   More...

A look at the propositions and local measures on the Nov. 5 ballot shows that the tax-and-spend artists are after your money again, writes Stuart Posselt.   More...

"While some have joy in their heart, others see bleakness," says Anita Hayes, acting executive director of the Solano Volunteer Center.   More...

What are PDA's? Playful Dancing Armadillos? No! People doing aerobics? Wrong again! PDAs are Public Displays of affection. Are these a good thing? In this writer's opinion, no!   More...

Fairfield's defense has 23 steals en route to a 63-55 win over Vallejo in the 28th Annual Fairfield Invitational girls basketball tournament championship game Saturday.   More...

•	Benicia performs solidly at MEL meet

MEL CROSS COUNTRY MEET at Alston Park (Napa)

The Armijo (Fairfield) High boys soccer team defeated the Hogan Spartans 3-0 at Wardlaw Elementary School Thursday.   More...

Hogan High School's girls tennis team took a narrow 4-3 win over Fairfield at the Cunningham tennis courts Thursday.   More...

The Benicia High water polo team swept the Armijo Indians (Fairfield) at Cunningham Pool Wednesday. The Panthers won the boys match 8-5 and 16-4 on the girls side.   More...

Evaluating the performance of an offensive line goes beyond the yardage a team gains. High school offensive line coaches in Vallejo and Benicia discuss the process.   More...

Hogan High's football team shows flashes of promise in 27-14 loss to Fairfield, at the Falcon's Schaeffer Stadium, Friday night.   More...

The first of three Monticello Empire League center cross country meets took place Wednesday at Rockville Hills Park.   More...

Battling back from a 0-2 deficit to force a fifth-and-deciding set, the Benicia High School volleyball team lost a heartbreaker to Fairfield in five sets, 15-6, 17-15, 12-15, 6-15, 15-13, Thursday at Fairfield High School.   More...

The Benicia High School boys soccer team's shutout streak came to an end Thursday afternoon. But the Panthers' kept their win streak alive, beating host Armijo, 5-1, at Armijo High School.   More...

Hogan High School's boys soccer team stunned MEL II contender Fairfield, 2-1, in the MEL II opener at Wardlaw Elementary School Tuesday.   More...

The Benicia High School volleyball team beat host Rodriguez in three sets, 15-7, 15-5, 15-2, Tuesday in Cordelia.   More...

The Benicia High School girls tennis team picked up its first win of the season, beating host Rodriguez, 6-1, Tuesday at Cordelia.   More...

The Monticello Empire League cross country season gets underway Wednesday with a departure from the conventional dual meets. St. Pat's starts on Oct. 3.   More...

North Vallejo Little League's 11- and 12-year-old All-Star Billy Bell threw a five-hitter and drove in both Vallejo runs in a 2-1 win over Fairfield Atlantic at the District 53 Championship Tournament at East Vallejo Little League Sunday.   More...

For many former high school football players, Friday night's PAL East-West All-Star Football Classic is more than an honor. It is a time to shine.   More...

Prep basketball standout DeMarcus Nelson's decision to commit to Duke University -- while he still has two years left at Vallejo High -- answers one question, but raises a host of others.   More...

Sports editor Brian Cornelius takes a look at the cancellation of this year's rendition of the North-South All-Star Baseball Classic. How does this affect the game? Where do the organizers go from here?   More...