Fairfield News

Police shot a man dead early Monday after he reached into his waistband for what turned out to be a metal object and not a gun, police said.

By Bay City News Service Two juveniles were arrested Sunday night after being seen walking away from a school that had silent alarms activated, Fairfield police said.

The weather wasn't the only thing heating up in Andrews Park on Sunday as brave Fiesta Days attendees prepared to bring the week-long celebration to a close with the annual jalapeo- and onion-eating contest.

The Solano County Registrar of Voters is encouraging the more than 110,000 citizens with vote-by-mail ballots to turn them in early.

A group of dedicated volunteers congregated at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Saturday morning, two days in advance of Memorial Day, to place flags on the graves of our nation's veterans.

FOR 40 years now, the Posey family has been going a mile a minute--both on and off two wheels.

"It's prayer time, it's prayer time, it's intercessory prayer time" was Rev. Walter Saulter's call to prayer.

Napa Valley College 's 69 th annual commencement was held May 25 in the college gym with some 823 degrees and certificates awarded to 637 students.

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.

According to its website , The City of Fairfield Community Resources Department extends an invitation to come out and swim Memorial Day weekend at the Aquatics Complex .

Next month's scheduled jury trial for a former Travis Air Force Base airman facing a murder charge for a deadly drunken driving crash was postponed Friday until October.

The estranged wife of a 35-year-old man accused of staging a series of beatings and mutilations on his wife with the bizarre goals of getting his ex-girlfriend deported and gaining custody of their daughter finished a second day of testimony Friday, detailing a macabre scheme.

It has been a couple of months since I last wrote a column, and it is a challenge to sit in front of the computer with the days getting longer and the sun shining.

Information from Solano County: The Registrar of Voters is encouraging the more than 110,000 citizens with vote-by-mail ballots in their homes to turn them in early.

Fairfield and the Fairfield Police Activities League invite the publicA to drop off e-waste and confidentialA papersA from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SaturdayA to be shred at the PAL Center at 250 Travis Blvd.

Worships at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday at 1147 Broadway St. VACAVILLE - Worships at 6 p.m. Saturday, 1101 Ulatis Drive, and 8:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Sunday at 621 S. Orchard Ave.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cooley celebrated 50 years of marriage on May 6, 2012 at Sandy's 101 OmeletsA in Fairfield.

With less than weeks to go before the June 5 election, a little mud is being thrown in the race for the Fifth District seat on the Board of Supervisors.

Predicted growth for Solano County continues to fall under the latest Plan Bay Area vision to guide housing, jobs and transportation in the region for the next quarter-century. Plan Bay Area is a response to state housing and greenhouse gas reduction laws.

The Solano County Emergency Medical Services Agency partnered with the county's Exclusive Advanced Life Support Ambulance provider, local hospitals, fire departments, air ambulance providers, and others to celebrate Emergency Medical Services Week, acknowledge the hard work of emergency services professionals, and bring special training ... (more)