Benicia News

A Here's some nearly unbelievable local bird news: bald eagles have been spotted in Alhambra Valley.

There are few people who can look at the Golden Gate Bridge and say their grandfather worked on it.

BIG MONEY LEAD: Assembly District 11 Democratic candidate and Oakley Councilman Jim Frazier has outraised and outspent his five opponents by a large margin.

Incumbents in two of three Solano County supervisor races have raised the most campaign gifts for the upcoming primary, finance statements filed with election officials showed Thursday.

Workers have been busy in recent weeks putting it in place. It is called the Cordelia Junction sign and will advertise various businesses in that immediate business district of Fairfield.

A routine traffic stop led to a Rio Vista man's arrest this week after a Benicia police officer found two loaded guns in his Ford pick-up truck.

Seifert's challenger Steve Messina, a Benicia school board member and former mayor, added $8,403 in contributions to his campaign.

This is theA crime bulletin for Tuesday, May 22, 2012A from the Benicia Police Department .A Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.A 9:16 a.m.: The guy walking around on Getty with a gas can ended up getting a ride from his dad.

At about 1:20 p.m., Benicia firefighters were dispatched to a report of smoke in Braito Park, located below Cambridge Drive, between Rose and Hastings drives.

The fact is the high-concept whodunit honcho has probably racked up more miles than any commuter except, perhaps, an international airline pilot, with his far-flung theatrical empire.

When Vallejo resident Althea Gonzalez went to prison for drug-related offenses six years ago, she realized she needed to change direction and began learning the construction trades while still behind bars.

When it comes to household goods that present a challenge to reuse proponents, the worst offender may come as a surprise.

BENICIA, Calif. -- It was about 1 a.m. on a Monday, when the firefighters at Benicia Station 12 were dispatched to a report of a "female in active labor." Firefighter/Paramedic Wayne Fraser suited up, and jumped into the engine with two other firefighters to respond to the call.

Soltrans staff may have found a way to save some threatened Sunday bus service in Vallejo and Benicia, while still cutting enough service to make up for a large deficit.

For the first time Vallejo's Corporation Yard opened its doors to the public Sunday as a part of the National Public Works Week celebration.

This April 21, 2001 file photo shows the battleship USS Iowa being towed through the Carquinez Straits near Benicia, Calif., as it makes its way toward the mothball fleet in Suisun Bay.

Mortgage broker: David Cary, California Mortgage Advisors, Sausalito, 400-2772, davidcary.com. Property type: An owner-occupied single-family residence in Benicia.

Air pollution's blowin' in the wind, but so, say organizers, is the fate of a community air-monitoring program tied to the Valero oil refinery.

For those who want to cast their ballots in the June 5 primary, Monday is the last day to register to vote.

"I love it," said Christopher Gordon, a 12-year-old Hogan Middle School student who came in fourth place during a hurdle event.