Browns Valley News

Keeping with the spirit of giving, several groups set out Saturday in Vacaville with the common goal of making the holidays a little brighter for those in need.

Several holiday events are set for this weekend, including these here. To have your event included in a future edition of The Union, contact City Editor Trina Kleist at tkleist@theunion.com or 477-4230. Railroad holiday Christmas at the Railroad Museum will feature a visit from Santa Claus , refreshments, a silent auction, door prizes and shopping ...

After more than 20 years of wrangling, a coalition of agricultural, environmental and fisheries interests reached agreement on instream flows for a 25-mile stretch of the Yuba River - and the resulting Lower Yuba River Accord has been successful enough to merit praise from participants and observers, plus an environmental award from Gov.

The 17th annual Christmas in the Foothills will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Dec.

VACAVILLE , Calif. -- Neighbors in north Vacaville should be on the lookout for a young man who's described as polite, clean-cut and a crook, according to the police department.

In less than two weeks, police say he struck 17 times in Browns Valley, and hit 10 more homes in the north Alamo area.

Browns Valley resident Josephine Ciolino came face to face with the suspect on Thursday.

Test results released Thursday confirmed Alexis Clara, a Vacaville first-grader who died Sunday after showing flu-like symptoms, was infected with the H1N1 virus.

One of two Vacaville schools closed last week because of H1N1 flu worries reopened Monday, while the second campus was set to resume session on Tuesday.

Friday night's football game between Vacaville Christian High School and Foresthill High School is postponed because of H1N1 flu concerns.

Inside, the hallways were quiet Friday ar Browns Valley Elementary School, which has told students to stay home until Tuesday.

An elementary school and a high school in Vacaville will be closed until next week because of the H1N1 flu.

Solano County health officials are trying to determine if a first-grade girl from Browns Valley Elementary School in Vacaville died of the H1N1 Swine Flu virus.

The downtown Sacramento bank startup group that tried for a year to get regulatory approval to open an office downtown switched tactics and bought an existing bank.

Arrests Douglas Eugene Russell, 53, of Red Bluff was arrested Thursday on Walnut Street.

It was day two of the 30th annual Western Sighthound specialty show in Ryon Park, but instead of running wild, the day started out with some very well behaved hounds following the familar commands of sit, stay and come.

Air tankers snuffed a Yuba County wildfire before it burned a home Monday, according to Steve Bradley of Calfire, the state's fire and forestry agency.

The Yuba County Sheriff's Department is investigating a downed helicopter near the community of Smartsville.