Vallejo News

A massive wildfire in Vallejo Friday night shut down several lanes of Interstate 80 and threatened nearby neighborhoods.

Fire Officials in Vallejo think a downed power line at the California Maritime Academy may have caused a nine-alarm grass fire that burned 75 acreas and took firefighters all night to control.

Joey Chestnut, 25, of Vallejo won his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, consuming 68 in total and setting a new record.

A downed power line at the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo appears to have ignited a nine-alarm grass fire that burned for more than six hours Friday night and this morning, a Vallejo assistant fire chief said.

Solano County advocates have targeted Vallejo as "ground zero" to push for tobacco licensing control.

Firefighters were battling a massive alarm fire near the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, fire officials said Friday night.

Action on a court injunction aimed at curtailing the activities of the Norteo street gang in Fairfield was postponed Thursday after an attorney successfully moved to disqualify a Superior Court judge.

Cordero Kelly, 19, of Rodeo is being held at the Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez in lieu of $1.1 million bail.

In a move certain to draw national ridicule and exact financial hardship on business owners and taxpayers across the state, California is slated today to begin paying billions of dollars in bills with IOUs instead of cash.

A new fiscal year in Vallejo kicks off this morning with the closure of the city's third of eight fire stations, this time on Mare Island.

It's been 21 years since Camp Treillond -- a.k.a. "Vallejo Day Camp," bid farewell to its last camper.

County agricultural officials announced Monday that two light brown apple months were detected Friday in separate areas of Fairfield.

Vallejo police have identified 17-year-old Demar Anderson of Fairfield as the city's sixth homicide victim of the year.

The Vallejo school district's proposed 2009-10 budget is in the hands of the state administrator after a final presentation Wednesday at a special meeting.

Tom Voight can't help but chuckle. The man behind Zodiackiller.com Web site and a guy who has researched every nook and cranny of the unsolved mystery, agreed that the actual killer has died or will die before the interest in him does.

A Vallejo city council member said Monday that the bankrupt city may consider merging its police force with the Solano County Sheriff's Department as a money-saving measure.

Vallejo school district officials tonight will present a proposed budget for the 2009-10 school year that includes a 3.5 percent reserve.

Vallejo Police Chief Bob Nichelini told local residents Wednesday night that "every city is in danger" of further cuts to public safety.

The city of Vallejo was poised to approve a new budget Tuesday night that includes pink slips for an additional 16 police officers.

Delayed raises for three city workers went into effect last week, to the surprise of Vallejo City Council members in the midst of bringing the city out of bankruptcy.