Woodland News

The Woodland Planning Commission agreed that businesses shouldn't be allowed to operate in Woodland if they violate state or federal law.

Following more than two weeks of testimony in Solano County Superior Court, a nine-woman, three-man jury on Friday afternoon began deliberating the fate of three Woodland residents charged with murder in connection with a 2006 home invasion robbery that fatally injured an elderly Vacaville man.

This weekend and next, Scouts throughout Woodland will be doing Scouting for Food.

A finger painting hangs to dry as children play in a corn-starch suspension. While funding for the Woodland Parent Nursery School only accounts for a fraction of the about $3 million in the school district's necessary cuts for 2010-11, outcry among parents is 100 percent.

Just 17 months after its formation, the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment has provided $5,000 in scholarship support to YCCD students for the Fall 2009 semester.

A traffic stop led to a major drug bust in Woodland late Wednesday night, police reported Thursday.

Woodland's Main Street may look a little prettier next year. There's hope the section of Main between East and Third streets will soon feature landscaped, traffic calming bump-outs at the corners, a new traffic signal for controlling the Fifth and Main intersection, and designer crosswalks.

Woodland Montessori School has received accreditation from the Association Montessori Internationale and is one of only 250 Montessori Schools in the United States to meet international standards for Montessori quality.

Times are much better these days for Rashmir Kaur, a Fijian immigrant and Woodland resident who was nearly deported twice because of her paperwork.

Receiving recognition from the Woodland League of Women Voters were Deborah Durst, Jim Durst, Fritz Durst and Pam Durst.

The Historic Woodland Downtown Business Association is celebrating All Hallow's Eve with the annual Trick-or-Treat on Main Street Saturday, from 3 to 5 p.m. Children and families are invited to look for orange and black balloons marking participating businesses along Main street from Sixth Street to the State Theater, several locations on Court and ...

When workers arrived at Sacramento's Loaves and Fishes shelter one morning in late September, they found Jean Miller on the doorstep.

EarthCapades is returning to Woodland, courtesy of the city with a free complimentary educational assemblies for area schools.

The Woodland Opera House is supposedly haunted by a long-dead firefighters. On Halloween, investigators from Sacramento will once again try and find evidence of paranormal activity.

A man suspected of being part of a crew who robbed the Arco AM/PM Gas Station in late September has been arrested in Oklahoma by U.S. Marshals.

AUTUMN CRUZ acruz@sacbee.com A memorial message is written on a mailbox at the Woodland home of Keith Campos.

The recent cooler weather and rain have ushered in the fall season. Because moisture from rain and fog meets the decreased moisture demands of lawns, only a little watering, if any, is necessary.

Tandy Scott Maxwell married Joel David Burton on Oct. 3, 2009, at the home of the bride's family in Woodland, where a reception was also held for some 200 guests.

Murder victim Andrew Keith Campos died of multiple sharp force injuries, according to preliminary autopsy results from the Yolo County Coroner's Office.

EarthCapades is returning to Woodland, courtesy of the city with a free complimentary educational assemblies for area schools.